Li Rui, Associate Professor, PhD from Wuhan University, Visiting Scholar at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). Joined the School of Urban Design at Wuhan University in 2004, where she has been engaged in teaching and research in urban and rural planning for over two decades. Her research focuses on the protection of cultural heritage, urban design, and urban renewal. She has published over ten core academic papers, authored one monograph, and co-edited six books. She has led or participated in over ten national and provincial-level research projects. She holds one national utility model patent and three software copyrights. She serves as an expert in the National Graduate Education Assessment and Monitoring Expert Database of the Ministry of Education's Degree Centre; a member of the Hubei Provincial Committee for the Protection of Historical and Cultural Cities, Towns, and Villages; a member of the Historical and Cultural Cities Professional Committee of the Hubei Provincial Department of Housing and Urban-Rural Development's Science and Technology Committee; a member of the Hubei Provincial Society of Territorial Space Planning; a senior expert in the Hubei Provincial Science and Technology Hall's Science and Technology Expert Database, and the first Responsible Planner of Wuhan City.