Dr. Xueguan Song is currently a professor in the School of Mechanical Engineering at Dalian University of Technology (DUT), China. He received the B.S. degree in mechanical engineering from DUT in 2004, and the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in mechanical engineering from Dong-A University, Busan, South Korea, in 2007 and 2010, respectively. He was a Researcher Associate in the Department of Electrical & Electronic Engineering at Newcastle University, UK, from 2012 to 2014. He has published over 200 peer-reviewed journal/conference papers and two books in the field of computational modelling and simulation, surrogate-based design optimization, design of high-performance valves. He is the recipient of best paper award at a number of international conferences. He led the development of a cloud-based DAta-Driven Optimization Software ‘DADOS’ (www.dados.com.cn). His current research expertise and interest lie in the field of surrogate modeling, multiphysics simulation, multidisciplinary design optimization, and digital twins.