He received his Ph.D. degrees in computational mathematics from Xi’an Jiaotong University of China in 2008. From July 2010 to December 2013, he was a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Institute of Mathematics and Systems Science, CAS. He was a Visiting Scholar at the Business School, National University of Singapore, from October 2012 to September 2013. He has authored more than 20 papers in international journals. His current research interests include robust optimization, portfolio choice with robustness, financial engineering and risk management, dynamic investment, and consumption problems. Dr. Ling has received many programs and awards, including two National Natural Science Foundation of China and Humanities and Social Sciences awards of Jiangxi province.