Zan Li received the B.Sc. degree in communications engineering and the M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees in communication and information systems from Xidian University, Xian, China, in 1998, 2001, and 2006, respectively. Since 2001, she has been a Faculty Member of the School of Telecommunication Engineering, Xidian University, China, where she is currently a Vice President of Xidian University and a Full Professor with the State Key Laboratory of ISN. Her current research focuses on wireless communication and signal processing, particularly covert communication, spectrum sensing, and cooperative communication.
Prof. Li was a recipient of China Youth WOMEN Scientists Award, China Youth Science & Technology Award, and XPLORER PREZE. She was awarded as a Distinguished Young Researcher from NSFC. She is a fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET), the China Institute of Electronics (CIE), and the China Institute of Communications (CIC). She is serving as the vice Editor-in-chief for China Communications Journal, and serving as the associate editor for IEEE Transactions on Cognitive Communications and Networking, Engineering, Journal of Communications and Information Networks, etc.