Yifei Yu joined the Huazhong University of Science and Technology as a professor in 2023. She obtained her MPhil and PhD degrees in optoelectronics from the University of Cambridge in 2012 and 2017, respectively, working on optical fibre sensing system design and signal processing. She worked as an assistant professor (research focus) at the Energy Innovation Centre of the University of Warwick with responsibility for leading research on battery sensing and diagnostics through a range of different academic and industrial projects. Her research portfolio covers areas from optical fibre sensing systems to multi-physics data interpretation, mainly for transport electrification and renewable energy applications.