Jili Tao received the B.Sc. and M.Sc. degrees from Central South University, Changsha, China, in 2001 and 2004, respectively, and the Ph.D. degree from Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China, in 2007. She is currently an Associate Professor with the Institute of Ningbo Technology, Zhejiang University, Ningbo, China. Her current research interests include intelligent optimization, modeling, and its applications to electronic system design and control system design for HEV, chemical processes.