Yidi Wang was born in Urimuqi, China, in 1986. He received B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees in aeronautical and astronautical science and technology from National University of Defense Technology, China, in 2009, 2011, and 2016, respectively. He is an associate professor at National University of Defense Technology. His research interests include X-ray pulsar-based navigation and nonlinear estimation.