Dr. Zhili Du is currently an Associate Professor and Ph.D. Supervisor at the School of Management, Xiamen University. His primary research focuses on energy and environmental economics. He has published over 30 papers as the first or corresponding author in leading academic journals, including Energy Journal, Journal of Global Information Management, Energy Policy, Energy Economics, and Tourism Economics. Dr. Du has received multiple awards for his research contributions, including the 15th and 13th Fujian Provincial Outstanding Achievement Awards in Social Sciences. He has led several competitive research projects funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China, the Ministry of Education, and Fujian Province. At Xiamen University, he teaches courses in Advanced Microeconomics and Advanced Energy Economics.