Prof. He is a leading scientist in mining safety science and engineering acquiring over 35 years of experience in teaching and research. His research focuses theoretical and technological developments in mining safety science and engineering. Prof. He has been leading numerous major national and international research projects as the Principal Investigator from National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC), Ministry of Science and Technology of China (MOST), and listed mining and energy companies. He has significantly contributed towards scientific community by supervising over 15 postdoctoral research scholars and over 75 doctorates. He served as the Chair of the International Committee on Mine Safety Science and Engineering (ICMSSE) since 2017. Prof. He has been awarded over 6 national level science and technology-oriented awards and honors, over 30 provincial or ministerial level awards and honors. He has published 422 research articles (167 indexed by Science Citation Index-Expanded, 44 indexed by EI-Compendex, and others indexed by CNKI), over 20 monographs, over 65 Patents (including 4 US patents). The total citation reached 17966 times. His achievements have been applied in more than 350 mines both domestically and internationally, promoting technological progress in mine safety, with significant safety and economic benefits. Some applied mines increased sales by 19.2 billion RMB year-on-year, with an additional profit of over 6.3 billion RMB.