Xufeng Ling received a PhD in Pattern Recognition and Intelligent Systems from Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, China, in 2001; a Master’s degree in Image Processing and Pattern Recognition from Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, China, in 1996; and a Bachelor's degree in Electronic Engineering from Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, China, in 1993. Dr. Ling works as a professor at AI School, Tianhua College, Shanghai Normal University. His scientific research interests include self-supervised learning, reinforced learning, image processing, natural language processing, and speech processing. Dr. Ling has rich research experience in artificial intelligence. He has led many important information systems in Shanghai, China. He has authored/co-authored more than 30 journal and conference papers in highly reputed journals and conferences. He is currently leading many important projects in smart education and multimodal learning.