Zili Wang is currently an Associate Professor and a Master tutor at the School of Mechanical Engineering, Zhejiang University. His research interests include the metal tube forming, design and manufacturing of metal plastic forming equipment, reliable prediction of product performance driven by intelligent algorithms, multi-performance simulation analysis and optimization design, digital-twin, etc. He has hold or participated in 15 national research projects, and published over 60 SCI papers in journals like Journal of Manufacturing Systems, Robotics and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing, Applied Soft Computing, Advanced Engineering Informatics, Materials & Design, Expert Systems with Applications, etc. He has been granted 2 US patents, 1 Japanese patent, and over 30 Chinese invention patents. Dr. Wang is a young editor of Journal of Intelligent Manufacturing and Special Equipment, and a reviewer for over 20 international journals. He has been selected as a 2023 Outstanding Reviewer for Future Generations Computer Systems Journal. Dr. Wang won Gold Award at the Nuremberg Global Invention Exhibition in Germany 2023. He has won one first prize for provincial and ministerial level scientific and technological progress award, and three times second prize for provincial and ministerial level scientific and technological progress award.