Prof. Dr. Wei Li is now a Professor at the School of Marine Science and Technology of Tianjin University. He received his bachelor’s degree in Applied Physics from Tianjin University in 2000, his master’s degree in theoretical physics from Tianjin University in 2003, and his Ph.D. in Physical Oceanography from Ocean University of China in 2010. From June 2007 to January 2008, he was a visiting scholar at the Earth System Research Laboratory of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. He previously worked at the National Marine Information Center and the Key Laboratory of Marine Environmental Information Technology of the State Oceanic Administration. His research interests mainly include ocean data assimilation, ocean numerical simulation, and ocean numerical analysis and forecasting.