Prof. Ting Qu is a full professor at the School of Intelligent Systems Science and Engineering, Jinan University (China). He received his BEng and MPhil degrees from the School of Mechanical Engineering at Xi'an Jiaotong University (China) and his Ph.D. degree from the department of Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering at the University of Hong Kong. His research interests include IoT-based smart manufacturing systems, logistics and supply chain management, and industrial product and production service systems. He has undertaken over twenty research projects funded by government and industry and has published nearly 200 technical papers in these areas, half of which have appeared in reputable journals. He serves as the director or board member of several academic associations in industrial engineering and smart manufacturing.