Prof. Yongping Li 

Beijing Normal University, China 

Yongping Li is a Changjiang Scholar Professor at Beijing Normal University, China. She receives her MSc and PhD Degrees from the University of Regina, Canada. Her research interests involve in energy and environmental systems analysis, environmental pollution control, water resources management, and decision making under uncertainty. Since 2005, Li has led or involved in over 50 energy- and environment-related research projects supported by industrial, governmental and international organizations. She has produced over 280 peer-refereed international journal papers (with an SCI-based H-index of 36 in Science Citation Index under Thomson Reuters' Web of Science), and supervised over 60 Master/PhD students. Dr. Li was received a number of awards such as Distinguished Young Scientist Award, New Century Excellent Talents in University, the National Natural Science Funds for Distinguished Young Scholar, the National Award for Youth in Science and Technology, and the National Award for Youth Female Scientist. She is Secretary General of the International Society for Environmental Information Sciences (ISEIS), and the Chair of technical commission named as “Decision Sciences and Operational Research” of ISEIS. She also acts (or acted) as guest editor for 5 international journals, associate editor or editorial board member for over 10 journals, and was conference chair, keynote or invited speaker at over 30 international events. She has also served the United Nations Development Programme as international scientist for its Program of Rural Water Resources Management and Drinking Water Safety.