Dr. Linkan Bian is a Thomas B. & Terri L. Nusz Endowed Professor in Industrial and Systems Engineering Department at Mississippi State University. He received his Ph.D. in Industrial and Systems Engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology, and B.S. in Applied Mathematics from Beijing University. Dr. Bian’s research interests focus on the analytics of Big Data generated from complex engineering systems. Methodology of his research includes machine learning, surrogate modeling, and uncertainty quantification. His research has been applied to areas including additive manufacturing, predictive maintenance, cybersecurity, and other engineering systems. Dr. Bian has published one book and over 60 peer-reviewed papers that appear in prestigious journals. His research has received federal funding from NSF, NIH, DoD, DoE, and industrial companies. Dr. Bian received the Outstanding Young Investigator Award from Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineering (IISE), as well as multiple Best Paper Awards. He was the president for IISE Quality Control and Reliability Engineering division (2020-2022).