Dr. Jianzhong Jiao is an internationally recognized expert for LEDs and lighting technology development, products design, testing, standards, and regulations. He is an independent consultant in the areas of technology, product, and business strategies, standards, regulations and compliances, civil and intellectual property litigations, and technology investments. He is the past Chair of the SAE Lighting Committee, past Chair of NGLIA, past Chair of NEMA SSL Section Technical Committee, and current Chair or active member of the committees in SAE, IES, ANSI, NEMA, UL, ASABE, CIE-USA, IEEE, JEDEC, and SEMI. He is the Organizer and Chair for SAE World Congress Lighting Technology Conference, member of the Organizing Committee and Chair of SPIE SSL Symposium, member of the Technical Panel of SIL. Dr. Jiao also teaches seminars and short courses for SAE, SPIE, SIL, and LFI. He is titled to 9 U.S. Patents and has authored and co-authored over 40 technical papers and magazine articles, and given numerous invited presentations to international events. Dr. Jiao is an SAE Follow, a Senior Member of SPIE, and has received multiple industry awards.