Li Yan was born in November 1975 and is an Associate Professor and Master's Supervisor. In July 1998, she graduated from Qufu Normal University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematics Education. In June 2006, she graduated from Shandong University of Science and Technology, majoring in Operations Research and Cybernetics with a Master's degree. In June 2015, she graduated from Shandong University of Science and Technology, majoring in control theory and control engineering and received her Doctorate degree in Engineering. She has presided over one National Natural Science Foundation project and participated in one National Natural Science Foundation project and two Shandong Provincial Natural Science Foundation projects as a main member. She won the second prize for natural science in Shandong Province. She has published 14 academic papers, including 40 SCI papers and 31 EI papers.