Prof. Dr. Linwei Ma holds a Bachelor of Engineering degree and a Doctor of Engineering degree in Thermal Engineering and Power Machinery and Engineering from Tsinghua University. He was a postdoctoral fellow in the School of Environmental Science and Engineering at Tsinghua University. Currently, he is an Associate Professor and Deputy Director of Human Resources in the Department of Energy and Power Engineering of Tsinghua University, Director of the Tsinghua-Rio Tinto Joint Research Center for Resources, Energy, and Sustainable Development. His research areas are energy systems and energy strategies, with a main focus on regional energy systems and energy strategies, energy technology evaluation, and pathways of the metal industry towards carbon neutrality. He is a key member of two 973 projects of the Ministry of Science and Technology, and the head of around 30 research projects supported by Chinese Academy of Engineering, National Energy Administration, Chinese energy companies, and international organizations.