Prof. Yuan received the Ph.D. degree in Microelectronics and Solid State Electronics from the Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, China, in 2014. He has served as an Associate Professor at Northeastern University since 2016. He has been involved in the research work of nanostructured gas sensor and microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) since graduation. Currently, Prof Yuan has completed more than ten projects supported by the National Natural Science Funds of China 973 and National 863 as the Director and the main principal. He has published more than 50 academic articles and 10 invention patents in China.