Chi Hai was financially supported by China Scholarship Council, and conducted his Ph.D. work at Lab. of molecular microbiology at Norwegian University of Life Sciences in 2012. On completion of his Ph.D., Chi Hai now mainly focuses on the food quality and safety control, foodborne pathogens monitoring and inhibition, antimicrobial peptides (bacteriocins) and their applications on the seafood and aquariculture. Till now, Dr. Chi Hai has published approximately 60 academic papers, 6 patents in China, and obtained scientific rewards from Shanghai and National bureau of oceanography.