Stan Z. Li, IEEE Fellow. He received his Ph.D. degree from Surrey University, UK, in 1991. He was awarded Honorary Doctorate of Oulu University, Finland, in 2013. He was the director of the Center for Biometrics and Security Research (CBSR) , Chinese Academy of Sciences, 2004~2019. He worked at Microsoft Research Asia as a Research Lead, 2000~2004. Prior to that, he was an associate professor (tenure) at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. He joined Westlake University as a Chair Professor of Artificial Intelligence in February, 2019. His current interests include fundamental research in machine learning, data science, and applied research in multiple AI-related interdisciplinary fields (computer vision, smart sensors, life science, material science, and environmental science).