Xiaolin Hu is a Professor of the Computer Science Department at Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Arizona, Tucson, in 2004. His research interests include modeling and simulation theory and application, complex systems science, agent and multi-agent systems, and advanced computing in parallel and cloud environments. His work covers both fundamental research and applications of computer modeling and simulation. He was a National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER Award recipient.