Songping Mai received his Ph.D. degree in electronic engineering from Tsinghua University, Beijing, China, in 2008. After that he joined Graduate School at Shenzhen, Tsinghua University, where he is currently an assistant professor. His research interests focus on ASIC design, including IC chip for cryptography and security, low-power embedded microprocessor, intelligent medical microsystem (cochlear implant, neuro-stimulator), etc. He also teaches the course “Digital Large-Scale Integrated Circuits” for graduate students. He has presided over or participated in several research projects, including “Research on low-power processor for fully implantable artificial cochlea” supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China, “Research on key technologies of SoC” supported by the National Key Basic Research and Development Program (973 Program), “SoC platform for High-Definition TV” supported by the VLSI (Very Large Scale Integration) design project of 863 Program, “Study and development on technologies of Implantable artificial cochlea” supported by the Basic Research Foundation of Tsinghua University, “Chip design for one-time password application” commissioned by enterprise, etc. He has published one translated book and over 10 papers, and holds two China patents. He gained the Outstanding Staff Award in 2010. He currently serves also as an expert of Shenzhen Integrated Circuit Design Committee and a scientific and technological expert of Nanshan district in Shenzhen.