Yong Zhang is a Professor at the Nanjing Institute of Astronomical Optics & Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing, China. He earned his Bachelor's Degrees in Measurement and Control Technology and Instrumentation and Computer Application at the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) in 2000, and he received his Ph.D. in Astrophysics from the Nanjing Institute of Astronomical Optics and Technology (NIAOT) and the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (UCAS) in 2005. His research areas of interest include astronomical instruments and methods, active optics (AO); optical engineering; measurement and control technology and instrumentation; and computer science and technology.