Prof. Yale LI

Co-Founder and Executive Chairman of the WDTA

Prof.Yale LI （中文名：李雨航）

Professor Yale Li (Li Yuhang) is a renowned strategist in digital technology, celebrated for his visionary leadership and contributions to the field. He is the Co-Founder and Executive Chairman of the World Digital Technology Academy (WDTA) and serves as the Chairman of the Cloud Security Alliance Greater China Region (CSA GCR). With over 30 years of experience in global digital technology, cybersecurity, and information security, Professor Li has held influential leadership roles across the industry.

His professional journey includes over 15 years at Microsoft Corporation in the United States, where he served as the Global Chief Security Architect and held other senior positions. He has also worked as the International Chief Security Officer (CSO) at Huawei Technologies and as the Chief Technology Architect at IBM Global Services.

Professor Li has been recognized for his academic contributions, having been elected as a Foreign Academician of the Ukrainian Academy of Engineering Sciences (UAES). He has held esteemed academic appointments, including Senior Fellow and Adjunct Professor at Xi' an Jiaotong University, Practice Professor at Zhejiang University, and Graduate Supervisor at the University of Washington.

In addition to his professional achievements, Professor Li has provided strategic cybersecurity guidance to numerous heads of state and governments. He is the author of over a dozen influential books in both English and Chinese, including "Digital Technology 360°", "Microsoft 360: Enterprise and Culture", "Cloud Computing 360°: An In-depth Look at the Cloud Era", and "Enabling the New Era of Cloud Computing: Data Security, Transfer, and Management".

Throughout his career, Professor Li has received numerous prestigious awards, such as the UNIDO Scientific and Technological Innovation Advancement Award, the International Cybersecurity Leader Award, and the Big Data Technology Communication Award.·

ACADEMIC POSITIONS

• Foreign Academician, Ukrainian Academy of Engineering Sciences

• Practice Professor, Zhejiang University

• Advisory Professor, Shanghai International Studies University

• Visiting Fellow & Chief Scientist (Security), Chinese Academy of Sciences

• Senior Fellow & Adjunct Professor, Xi’an Jiaotong University

• Adjunct Professor, Nanjing University of Posts & Telecommunications

• Honorary Professor, Peking University

• Graduate Supervisor, University of Washington

BOOK PUBLICATIONS

• “Digital Technology 360° - A global view”, BPB Publications, 2025

• “Generative AI Security : Theories and Practices”, Springer, 2024

• “Data Security Guide”, Publishing House of Electronics Industry, 2023

• “5G Security: A Cyber Security Guide for the Digital Age”, Publishing House of

Electronics Industry, 2023

• “AI Ethics and Security”, Tsinghua University Press, 2022

• “Cyber Service Security and Monitoring”, Publishing House of Electronics Industry,

2021

• “Software-Defined Perimeter (SDP) Security Architecture Technical Guide,

Publishing House of Electronics Industry, 2021

• “Big Data Revolution - Theory, Model, Technology”, Publishing House of

Electronics Industry, 2014

• “Enabling the New Era of Cloud Computing: Data Security, Transfer, and

Management”, IGI Global, 2013

• “Cloud Computing 360º - An In-depth Look at Cloud Era ”, Publishing House of

Electronics Industry, 2013

• “Microsoft 360 º - Enterprise and Culture”, Publishing House of Electronic Industry,

2007

INTERNATIONAL AWARDS

• 2021 China AI Golden Goose award winner

• 2020 CSA Ron Knode Service award winner

• 2019 UNIDO Scientific and Technological Innovation Advancement award winner

• 2019 International Cybersecurity Leader award winner

• 2018 Big Data Technology Communication award winner