Yan Tieyi, currently a professor at the Law School of Dalian Maritime University. He graduated from Dalian Maritime University with a Bachelor of Engineering degree in July 1992, obtained a Master of Law degree from Dalian Maritime University in 1995, and earned a Ph.D. in Law from Korea Maritime University in 2009. He is engaged in teaching and research in administrative law, environmental law, port law, maritime administrative law, and salvage emergency management.