Yi Xu is a professor of School of Computer Science and Technology, Anhui University, China. Her research interests include intelligent computing, granular computing and edge computing. She has published over 60 papers in influential international academic journals and at various conferences. She has led many national and provincial research projects, including those funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China and the Natural Science Foundation of Anhui Province. She serves as a member of CAAI’s Professional Committee on Granular Computing and Knowledge Analysis and a senior member of CCF.