Junfei Qiao received B.S. and M.S. degrees in control engineering from Liaoning Technical University, China, in 1992 and 1995, respectively, and a Ph.D. degree in control theory and control engineering from Northeastern University, China, in 1998. He is currently a Professor with the Faculty of Information Technology, Beijing University of Technology, China. His current research interests include neural networks, intelligent systems, and modeling and optimal control of complex industrial processes.