Summary
Yitong Li is a professor and researcher specializing in dynamics of low-carbon power grids with converter-based renewable resources, combining eight years of research experience across Imperial College London and Xi'an Jiaotong University. He is the architect and lead developer of Simplus Grid Tool, an open-source platform for automated analysis of large power grids that reflects his focus on practical, reproducible tooling for system-level stability studies. Holding a PhD and MSc from Imperial College London, Yitong bridges rigorous academic methods with hands-on software engineering to tackle grid decarbonization challenges. Based in Xi'an, he is active in open research dissemination (Google Scholar, GitHub) and uniquely blends power-system theory with developer-first tooling to accelerate adoption of converter-rich grid solutions.
8 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) at Imperial College London
Bachelor’s Degree, Bachelor’s Degree at University of Birmingham
Bachelor’s Degree, Bachelor’s Degree at Huazhong University of Science and Technology
English, Chinese