Dr. Li received her Ph.D. degree in Mathematics from the University of Oklahoma. She worked as a software developer and system analyst in numeric modeling for 5 years in different companies such as Goldman Sachs, Inc. and Conoco, Inc. She taught as an Assistant Professor in Eastern Washington University and in Kean University before she joined the Department of Computer Systems Technology at NYCCT in 2002. She brought her expertise and years of experience. Currently, her research interests are mathematical modeling, system identification by Neural Networks and software applications. She is working on a granted project that investigates the estimation of oil saturation using neural networks.