Yidong Huang was born in Beijing, China. She received the B.S. and Ph.D. degrees in optoelectronics from Tsinghua University, Beijing, China, in 1988 and 1994, respectively. From 1991 to 1993, she was with Arai Laboratories, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan, on leave from the Tsinghua University. In 1994, she joined the Photonic and Wireless Devices Research Laboratories, NEC Corporation, where she was engaged in the research on semiconductor laser diodes for optical-fiber communication and became an assistant manager in 1998. She received “Merit Award” and “Contribution Award” from NEC Corporation in 1997 and 2003, respectively. She joined the Department of Electronics Engineering, Tsinghua University in 2003, as a professor, and be appointed by the Changjiang Distinguished Professor and the National Talents Engineering in 2005 and 2007, respectively. She was Vice Chairman (2007-2012) and Chairman (2013-2019) of the Department of Electronics Engineering. Now she is Vice Chairman of Academic Committee of Tsinghua University. Professor Huang is presently engaged in research on nano-structure optoelectronics. She authored/co-authored more than 350 journal and conference papers and holds more than 140 patents. She is the founder of H-chip Tech Co., Ltd, Seetrum Tech Co., Ltd, and Lightfunction Tech Co. Ltd. Yidong Huang is a Fellow of OSA, deputy member of Director Board of Chinese Optical Society, Vice President of Chinese Electronic Education Association, Associate Editor of ACS Photonics.