Prof. Dr. Wei Li received his bachelor's degree from Jilin University in 2005 and his doctorate from the Institute of Semiconductors, Chinese Academy of Sciences, in 2010. After graduation, he worked at the institute as an assistant researcher. From 2011 to 2012, he was funded by the Humboldt Foundation to work at the Technical University of Berlin as a "Humboldt Scholar". After returning to China in January 2013, he served as an associate researcher at the Institute of Semiconductors, Chinese Academy of Sciences. In January 2015, he was promoted to research by exception. In February 2015, he served as a doctoral supervisor. In recent years, with microwave photonic technology as his main line, he has carried out research on high-precision broadband RF signal generation and processing, microwave photonic radar, optical communication, and the next generation of optical wireless communication systems. He is an "Outstanding Young Scientist" of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, a "Science and Technology Rising Star" of Beijing, and a member of the "Youth Innovation Promotion Association" of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. He has won the "Lu Jiaxi Youth Talent Award" of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, the "Youth Science and Technology Award" of the Institute of Semiconductors of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and the "Excellent Mentor Award" of the Chinese Academy of Sciences in 2020.