Xuesong Zhai is a Distinguished Researcher at the College of Education, Zhejiang University, whose research interests include interactive learning, the construction of smart learning environments, and emerging technology-enhanced learning. Currently, his research team contributes to the construction of a resilience education ecosystem with an educational metaverse to promote educational equality between urban and suburban areas. To optimize the efficiency of information technology in the education sector, his team has employed the Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) and big data approaches to measure the development index of information technology in China. Moreover, he has served as a guest editor for IEEE TLT, a section editor for iTDAF, an associate editor for Applied Computing and Intelligence, and an editorial board member for EAI Transactions on e-Learning and STEM Education. He has also hosted many reputed and influential international conferences, such as GCCCE and IEEE-Tale. He has published over 50 research papers in indexed journals, including Educational Technology & Society, Interactive Learning Environments, Higher Education, and the Journal of Computer Assisted Learning.