Yaodong Yang is a professor in the School of Mechanical and Automotive Engineering at Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), China. He obtained his Ph.D from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University and a bachelor’s degree from Zhejiang University, China. His research interests include using advanced experimental methods such as machine learning to design and fabricate smart materials and building new smart systems. He has published approximately 85 papers and has an H-index of 18. He is a board member of Scientifc Reports. Yaodong can be reached by email at yaodongy@qlu.edu.cn.