Donghua Zhu is a Professor and deputy dean of the School of Management and Economics at Beijing Institute of Technology. His main academic research fields including science and technology data mining, technology innovation management, technology forecasting and management. He is main technical backbone and project designers of DOD project and NSF program shouldered by TPAC.

Yun Liu is a Professor in the School of Management and Economics at Beijing Institute of Technology. His main field of research include:Science and Technology Evaluation and Technology Management, Research and Development and Technology Innovation Management, Patent Monitoring and Intellectual Property Strategy, Cross-border Investment and Industrial Competitiveness.

Xuefeng Wang is an Associate Professor, deputy director of High-tech Monitoring Research Center, SME, Beijing Institute of Technology, deputy director of the Knowledge Management and Data Analysis Laboratory. His main academic research fields including science and technology data mining

Lu Huang is a faculty member of the School of Management and Economics, Beijing Institute of Technology. Her major concentration is technology management and forecasting.

Ying Guo is a faculty member of the School of Management and Economics, Beijing Institute of Technology. Her major concentration is technology management and forecasting.