Yang Lei lives in Jining, Shandong. From 2017 to 2021, he earned a B.S. degree in Mining Engineering from Taishan College of Science and Technology. From 2021 to 2024, he earned an M.S. degree in Mining Engineering from Shandong University of Science and Technology. His main research interests include (1) roadway surrounding rock and rock control; (2) the mechanisms of impact ground pressure, as well as its prevention and control.