Hong Liu received the B.S., M.S. and Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from Tianjin University in 2002, 2005 and 2009, respectively. He is currently an Associate Professor with the School of Electrical and Information Engineering, Tianjin University. His research interests include simulation, analysis, operation and planning in smart distribution system and integrated energy system. He has contributed to a number of research projects granted from National Natural Science Foundation of China and industry corporations as Principal Investigator. He has published more than 40 peer-reviewed academic papers and hold more than 10 invention patents of China.