JianQiang Hu is the Distinguished Professor of Fudan University and the Hongyi Professor of Management Science in School of Management, Fudan University. He received his B.S. degree in applied mathematics from Fudan University, China, and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in applied mathematics from Harvard University. His research interests include discrete-event stochastic systems, simulation, stochastic optimization, with applications in supply chain management, financial engineering, and healthcare. He has published over 100 research papers and is a co-author of the book, Conditional Monte Carlo: Gradient Estimation and Optimization Applications (Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1997). He won the Outstanding Simulation Publication Award from INFORMS Simulation Society twice (1998, 2019) and the Outstanding Research Award from Operations Research Society of China in 2020.