Zuping Zhang received a Ph.D. degree in Computer Application Technology, Central South University, in 2005, a master's degree in Foundation of Mathematics, Jilin University, in 1992, and a bachelor's degree in Foundation of Mathematics, Hunan Normal University, in 1989. He is now a Professor in School of Computer Science and Engineering, Central South University, ChangSha, China. His current research interests include big data and knowledge engineering, information fusion and information system and biology computing.