Haizhou Xu received a B.S. degree in biological engineering from Central South University of Forestry and Technology, Changsha, China, in 2010 and M.S. degree in forest protection from Central South University of Forestry and Technology, Changsha, China, in 2017. He is currently working towards a Ph.D. degree in forestry at the College of Forestry, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, Changsha, China. His research interests include forest fire monitoring and detection.