Lianping Chen is an independent researcher and consultant, currently works as Chief Continuous Delivery Expert of Products and Solutions at Huawei Technologies, a Fortune 100 company, and is leading the implementation of Continuous Delivery across its R&D organization that has tens of thousands of staff. Lianping Chen has 14 years of experience in software development and research and gained extensive experience in all aspects of software development (architecture, hands-on programming, project/team management, requirements, QA, delivery, process improvement, etc.) in both large multinationals and SMEs. He has published 15+ peer-reviewed papers in leading international journals and conferences. These papers have been cited by 900+ other papers/books.

At Huawei, we define human progress by innovations that enrich humanity. We do not view connectivity as a privilege, but a necessity. We believe that the impact of information and communications technology should be measured by how many people can benefit from it. Huawei is a leading global ICT solutions provider. Through our dedication to customer-centric innovation and strong partnerships, we have established end-to-end capabilities and strengths across the carrier networks, enterprise, consumer, and cloud computing fields. Our products and solutions have been deployed in over 170 countries, serving more than one third of the world's population.