Ni Li

Ni Li is a Lecturer and doctoral candidate in the Department of Water and Climate at the Faculty of Engineering, Vrije Universiteit Brussel. Their research focuses on climate extremes, environmental data analysis, and natural language processing applications in climate science. Ni has presented at international workshops such as the Helmholtz Center for Environmental Research (UFZ) and the COMPASS Workshop on Climate Risks. They have also engaged in teaching activities, including a workshop on Shell & Git for big data and modeling. Ni’s interdisciplinary work bridges climate science, text-mining techniques, and music technology, as evidenced by their diverse publication record.

Research Interests:

• Climate Impact Analysis using LLMs
• Text-as-data methods in hydrology and natural hazards
• IoT applications for environmental comfort
• Algorithmic fairness in recommendation systems
• Rhythm perception in music and language development

Recent Activities:

• Keynote speaker at the UFZ workshop on Big Data and Modelling (Feb 2025)
• Presentation at ClimateNLP 2024 on climate impact databases
• Teaching workshops on computational tools for researchers