Prof. Lemiao Qiu received a Ph.D. degree from the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China, in 2008. He is currently a Professor at the Department of Mechanical Engineering, at Zhejiang University. He was a Postdoctoral Fellow at Zhejiang University from October 2008 to September 2010, and a Visiting Scholar at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology from November 2015 to October 2016. His research interests include mechanical design and theory, digital product design and manufacturing, manufacturing informatization, intelligent manufacturing, and digital factories. He has hosted more than 10 national-level projects such as the National Key R&D Program and the National Natural Science Foundation of China. He has achieved one second prize in the National Science and Technology Progress Award, four first prizes in the Provincial and Ministerial Science and Technology Progress Award, and two second prizes in the Provincial and Ministerial Science and Technology Progress Award.