Jian Li is a research program director and technology strategy leader at Huawei Technologies. He was the chief architect of Huawei's FusionInsights big data platform. He is currently leading strategy and R&D efforts in IT technologies, working with global teams around the world. Before joining Huawei, he was an executive architect and research scientist with IBM where he worked on advanced R&D, multi-site product development and global customer engagements on computer systems and analytics solutions with significant revenue growth. A frequent presenter at major industry and academic conferences around the world, he holds over 20 patents and has published over 30 peer-reviewed papers. He earned a Ph.D. in electrical and computer engineering from Cornell University. He has also hold adjunct or visiting scholar positions at Texas A&M University, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Tsinghua University among other similar academic roles. In this capacity, he continues to collaborate with leading academic researchers and industry experts.