Dr. Kaile Zhou received his B.S and Ph.D. degree from the School of Management, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, China in 2010 and 2014 respectively. He was with the Eller College of Management, The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA, as a visiting scholar, from 2013 to 2014. He is now Professor at the School of Management, Hefei University of Technology, China. His research interests include smart energy systems, environment management, and data analytics. His work has been published in Applied Energy, Energy, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, and Energy Policy among others.