Professor at Beijing Normal University and Doctoral Supervisor, Co-Dean of the Smart Learning Institute, Director of the National Engineering Research Center for Cyberlearning and Intelligent Technology, Director of the Educational Informatization Strategy Research Base of the Ministry of Education, P.R.C. (Beijing), UNESCO Chair UNESCO Chair on Artificial Intelligence in Education, Secretary-General of the Expert Panel on Educational Informatization of the Ministry of Education, Member of the Expert Advisory Committee on Educational Digitalization of the Ministry of Education, Chair of the 7th Academic Committee of the China Association For Educational Technology, Member of the Science Subject Expert Committee of the National Textbook Committee, Member of the MOE Expert Group on AI Science and Technology Innovation, Deputy Leader of the Expert Group for the Ministry of Education’s “Smart Education Demonstration Zones” Initiative, Member of the Management Expert Group for the 2030-“Next-Generation Artificial Intelligence” Major Project under the National Key R&D Program of China, and Editor-in-Chief of the international journals Journal of Computers in Education and Smart Learning Environments.

His research focuses on educational informatization, smart learning environments, technology-supported innovative teaching models, and artificial intelligence in education. His courses have been selected as National Excellent Courses and National Excellent Resource-Sharing Courses. He has received numerous honors, including the National Teaching Achievement Award, the Beijing Higher Education Teaching Master Award, the Award for Outstanding Scientific Research Achievements in Higher Education, the National Award for Outstanding Achievements in Educational Science Research, as well as recognitions such as Beijing Excellent Teaching Team and Beijing Outstanding Teacher.

He has undertaken more than 100 national, provincial/ministerial, and institutional research projects, published over 60 books and edited volumes in Chinese and English, and authored more than 400 academic papers. He has applied for 76 intellectual property rights, with 60 approved registrations, including 29 patents.