Dr. Ling Guan is a Professor of Electrical Engineering at Ryerson University. He holds a Tier I Canada Research Chair in Multimedia and Computer Technology. Professor Guan is highly respected by his peers for his pioneering work on the paradigm of 'elemental concept', and 'hierarchical processing architecture' which laid the foundational framework for diversified research frontiers in information engineering and technology, firmly establishing him a world leader in adaptive image processing, human computer interaction, and video transmission over distributed communications systems. Professor Guan has been awarded numerous prestigious awards and honors for his outstanding achievements, including FIEEE, FEIC, 2014 IEEE Canada C.C. Gotlieb Computer Medal and 2005 Best Paper Award of IEEE Trans on Circ. and Sys. for Video Technology, .