Prof. Kai Chen received his BSc and MSc from Nankai University of China in 2001 and 2004, respectively. He received a PhD degree from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (VT) in the United States in 2009, with a background in physics. Since then, he has worked as a researcher at Boston University in the United States, the University of Vilzburg in Germany, and NIMS in Japan. His research interests include fundamentals and applications of nano-optics, surface enhanced infrared spectroscopy, optical nano antenna, and nano manufacturing.