Li Yang holds a PhD in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from The University of Manchester and a PhD in Electrical Energy and Power Systems Engineering from Shandong University. Currently serving as Sub Project Lead for HVDC Secondary Systems at TenneT TSO B.V., Li also holds the position of President of IEC CEB-BEC 8A and has experience as a Visiting Professor at KU Leuven. Previously, Li worked as an Expert in Power Electronics and HVDC at Elia, in addition to serving as Chairperson for CIGRE Belgium NGN.