Dear readers, as the incoming Editor-in-Chief (EiC) of IEEE Network, I am deeply honored to embark on this two-year journey. My sincere gratitude goes to the IEEE Communication Society (ComSoc) for entrusting me with this significant role. Throughout my career, I have served in several editor positions, including IEEE Network (Associate EiC, 2023-), IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Vehicles (2023-), IEEE Internet of Things Journal (Area Editor, 2023-), IEEE Transactions on Cognitive Communications and Networking (2019-2021), IEEE Transactions on Network Science and Engineering (2019-2023), ACM Transactions on Embedded Computing and Systems (2016-2020), IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics (2014-2023), IEEE Transactions on Control of Network Systems (2013-2016), IEEE Transactions on Parallel and Distributed Systems (2013-2015), IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics (2011-2015), as well as the General Chair of flagship conferences including ACM SenSys 2024, IEEE ICCC 2024, IEEE RTCSA 2019, IEEE DataCom 2019, and Vice General Chair of ACM MobiHoc 2015.