Dr Xiaohui Hu is an economic geographer who received his Ph.D. from the University of Kiel, Germany, in 2015. He recently worked at the School of Geography, Nanjing Normal University, China, as an associate professor and 'Young Leading Talent' in the University. His research interests include evolutionary economic geography, restructuring of old industrial areas, regional economic resilience, and regional/urban industrial policies. He was a postdoctoral research fellow at Hong Kong Baptist University, China, and the University of Lethbridge, Canada, in 2016 and 2018, respectively. Previously, he worked at Zhejiang University of Finance and Economics, and was awarded a talent plan at the Zhejiang provincial level called "the Qianjiang Talent Plan" in 2017. As a PI, he has hosted several international, national and provincial-level research projects (e.g. the British Academy with Sheffield University, National Natural Science Foundation, as well as National Social Science Foundation).Dr Xiaohui Hu has published more than 60 journal articles, 21 of which are SSCI/SCI indexed, mainly in the fields of economic geography and urban studies. He serves as an editorial board member in Transactions in Energy and Sustainability, and Humanities and Social Sciences Communications.