Dr. Li graduated from the University of Southern California in 2014, where he received a PhD degree in Civil Engineering and two Master degrees in Civil Engineering and Computer Science. He received the PhD Achievement Award and the Best Dissertation Award upon graduation. Dr. Li has published over 30 journal and conference papers and serves as an associate editor of Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering (JCCE) and a board member of the International Association for Automation and Robotics in Construction (IAARC). He has recently been selected into the One Thousand Young Talents Plan in China. His research interests include informatics and intelligence for buildings and infrastructure systems, and urban and community resilience.