Dr. Xiaoliang Yu received his Ph.D and Bachelor’s degrees, both from Tsinghua University. He is currently an Assistant Professor (Research) at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) . He has received a variety of funding, including the highly competitive Young Collaborative Research Grant (YCRG) and Innovation and Technology Fund in Hong Kong, with a total amount of over HK$ 10 million. Prof. Yu’s research focuses on smart and sustainable battery manufacturing, from electrolyte formulation, electrode preparation to cell fabrication, health monitoring, and recycling. He has published more than 50 peer-reviewed research papers with more than 3000 Google citations with an H-index of 26. He is a reviewer for many prestigious journals, such as Nat. Commun., Adv. Mater., Adv. Energy Mater., etc. He serves as a Lead Guest Editor of Frontiers in Chemistry (JCR Q2, IF=5.2).