Prof. Li has been actively involved in the research community by serving as an associate editor and reviewer for technical journals, and as an organizer/co-organizer of numerous international conferences. He is currently a Fellow of IEEE and IET/IEE, and a Distinghished Member of CCF (Chinese Computer Federation). He is the chairperson of the Hong Kong Web Society, and also served/is serving as an executive committee (EXCO) member of IEEE-Hong Kong Computer Chapter and ACM Hong Kong Chapter. In addition, he serves as a councilor of the Database Society of CCF, a member of the Big Data Expert Committee of CCF, and a Distinguished Member of CCF. He has been a Steering Committee member of DASFAA, ER, ICWL, UMEDIA, and WISE Society.