Dr. Ling Li serves as the Dean of the Alpha College. With a distinguished career as one of the top lecture professors at Westlake University, his principal research interests revolve around mathematical modeling of complex environmental systems. Dr. Li's contributions to the field of oceanland interactions have yielded innovative concepts and promising research directions. He developed the first theoretical model of submarine groundwater discharge (SGD) that incorporates oscillating groundwater flow and circulation driven by tides and waves. Dr. Li’s research interests also cover broadly the areas of eco-hydrology, multiscale multiphase porous media flow and transport processes with hydro-mechanical coupling, eco-environmental system modelling, environmental pollution and control, impact of major engineering projects on the environment and global changes.