Prof. Dr. Yuping He received the Ph.D. degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Waterloo, Canada, in 2002. From 1995 to 1998, he was an Associate Professor with the Beijing Institute of Technology. In 2006, he joined the University of Ontario Institute of Technology (UOIT), where he is currently a Professor in automotive engineering. He has published more than 180 journals and conference papers in vehicle system dynamics, driver/vehicle/road interactions, design optimization, active safety systems, and autonomous ground vehicles. He won the Research Excellece Award from UOIT in 2010. He is an Associate Editor of the International Journal of Vehicle Performance, Transactions of the Canadian Society for Mechanical Engineering, and the SAE International Journal of Vehicle Dynamics, Stability, and NVH. He is a fellow of CSME and a member of ASME and SAE.