Zhang Zhanglu is a professor and doctoral supervisor of China University of Mining and Technology (Beijing). He is also the chief discipline leader of the Doctoral Program of Engineering Management, a member of the Beijing Informatization Expert Group, and a director of the Beijing Operations Research Society. Xu Jing, a native of Suzhou in Anhui Province, is a post-doctoral researcher at the school of Earth and Space Sciences, Beijing University, focusing on urban informationization and smart cities. She has participated in the Smart Changyang master plan for Changyang Town Government in Fanghsan District, Beijing, and the Digital Changde master plan for the Changde Municipal Government in Hunan Province. Her other projects include the Smart Pinglu master plan of Pinglu District Government in Shuozhou, Shanxi Province, the Digital Dagu River engineering design in Qingdao, Shandong Province, and the interoperability of the Haidian District Government e-government standardization research.