Shuping Ma received her B.S. degree in Mathematics from Shandong University, China, in 1992, and, her M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Mathematics and System Science of Shandong University, China, in 1997 and 2000, respectively. She joined School of Mathematics at Shandong University in 2000, where she is currently a professor. Her research interests include singular systems, time-delay systems, Markov jump systems, robust control and sliding mode control.