LIU Jinkun received BS, MS and PhD degrees from Northeastern University, Shenyang, China, in 1989, 1994 and 1997, respectively. He was a postdoctoral fellow in Zhejiang University from 1997 to 1999. He is currently a full professor in Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics. His research interests include sliding mode control, intelligent control and robust control. He has published more than 100 research papers and eight books.