Ming Li is the Associate Director of Collaborative Generative AI (Co-GenAI) Research Centre at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University and Associate Director of Artificial Intelligence Research Centre at the PolyU-Daya Bay Technology and Innovation Research Institute. Prior to joining the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Li was a lecturer at the  School of Intelligent Systems Science and Engineering, Jinan University and postdoctoral fellow at the HKU-ZIRI Laboratory for Physical Internet (pi-Lab), University of Hong Kong. He received his PhD degree and master’s degree (Distinction) from the Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering, University of Hong Kong, in 2018 and 2013 respectively. He also obtained dual bachelor’s degrees in computer science (major) and finance (minor) at the South China University of Technology in 2012. He has conducted research projects in the field of Generative AI, Blockchain and Cyber-Physical System for Smart Manufacturing and Logistics with substantial government and industrial grants over 20 million HK dollars. He has published more than 80 papers on leading international journals and top conferences, including IEEE T-II, IJPE, JMS, RCIM, and etc. He has also obtained more than 40 patents and copyrights. He is the Core Member of the 2019 Guangdong Special Support Talent Program – Innovation and Entrepreneurship Leading Team. Now he is a senior member of IEEE and CCF, a member of HKIE, ASME, IISE and IET, as well as the Co-founder of CommaTech.