Yang Yu is currently working as a research officer at the Institute of Biomedical Technologies (IBTec) at AUT. He obtained his Bachelor's degree from the prestigious University of Jinan, China in 2016. In July 2018, he earned a Master's degree in mechanical engineering with first-class honours from AUT, where he was involved in a project that focused on developing tissue-mimicking materials to simulate the mechanical and dielectric properties of human muscles. In recognition of his outstanding research skills, Yang Yu was awarded his PhD in IBTec from AUT in 2022. His research project involved the estimation of arterial blood volume change using bio-impedance measurement, which has significant implications for the field of hemodynamic monitoring.