He is known for hs proposal of the "oriental Wu-li Shi-li Ren-li system approach.
"[1] He is an academician of the International Academy for Systems and Cybernetic Sciences.
[2] Gu was born in Shanghai, with his ancestral home in Zhenhai, Zhejiang.
[2] He obtained his Ph.D. from the USSR Academy of Sciences with a major in operations research in 1963.
[1] He also served as honorary editor of the journal Systems Research and Behavioral Science[3] and is currently Vice President of the International Academy for Systems and Cybernetic Sciences.