Yong-Lai Zhang received his BSc (2004) and PhD (2009) from Jilin University, China. He joined Jilin University in 2010 and is currently a full professor in the State Key Laboratory on Integrated Optoelectronics, College of Electronic Science and Engineering, Jilin University. In 2011, he was awarded a “Hong Kong Scholar” postdoctoral fellow.

Dr. Zhang research interests include smart laser processing, graphene-based microdevices, smart robotics, biomimetic surfaces and Lab-on-a-Chip systems.