Dezhong Yao (Senior Member, IEEE) received the Ph.D. degree from the Chengdu University of Technology, Chengdu, China, in 1991. He is the Dean and founder, Sichuan Institute for Brain Science and Brain-Inspired Intelligence, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China (UESTC). His main research interests are Brain-X interaction including brain-computer interface, brainwave music interface, and Neuro-Imaging on music, epilepsy, cerebral palsy and plasticity.