Dr. Leilei Ji is an associate professor at National Research Center of Pumps, Jiangsu University, China. He obtained his PhD in Engineering in Fluid Machinery from Jiangsu University in 2021. He was a visiting scholar in Prof. Ramesh Agarwal’s group at Department of Mechanical Engineering & Materials Science, Washington University in St. Louis from 2019-2020. And, from July 2024, He is a sponsored researcher in Prof. Xuesong Wu’s group at Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Imperial College London. His research interest is focused on design and optimization of advanced devices for high-efficiency pumped storage and hydropower utilization. He has published more than 70 original papers, hold over 10 patents, and has authored two technical books