Xiaofei Zhu, was born in Shandong province, China, in 1987. He received his B. S. degree in mechanical manufacturing and automation from Yantai University in 2012. He received his M. S. degree in mechanical engineering from Harbin University of Science and Technology in 2016. He is currently pursuing the Ph. D. degree in mechanical design and theory from Harbin University of Science and Technology. His current research interests include mass customization, production scheduling and intelligent optimization algorithm.