Ping Li received his Ph.D. in Statistics from Stanford University, where he also earned two masters’ degrees in Computer Science and Electric Engineering. Ping Li is a recipient of the AFOSR (Air Force Office of Scientific Research) Young Investigator Award (AFOSR-YIP) and a receipt of the ONR (Office of Naval Research) Young Investigator Award (ONR-YIP). Ping Li (with co-authors) won the Best Paper Award in NIPS 2014, the Best Paper Award in ASONAM 2014, and the Best Student Paper Award in KDD 2006.