Professor Shibin Gao is based at the School of Electrical Engineering, Southwest Jiaotong University (SWJTU), and the director of the National Rail Transit Electrification and Automation Engineering Technology Research Center (NEEC); he has presided over more than 50 national/ministerial and provincial-level scientific research projects, including 2 national science and technology support programs, 1 national high-tech R&D program (863 Program), 6 programs supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China, and 25 science and technology development programs (key programs) supported by China Railway Corporation.