Yeong-Lin Lai
received the Ph.D. degree from the Institute of Electronics, National Chiao Tung University, Taiwan, in 1997. Dr. Lai is currently a Distinguished Professor with the Department of Mechatronics Engineering, National Changhua University of Education, Taiwan. He is also the Dean of the College of Engineering and the Director of the Baoshan Campus Joint Services Center, National Changhua University of Education. His research interests include Internet of things, intelligent systems, artificial intelligence, integrated circuit design, opto-electronic materials and devices. From 1985 to 1989, he was with the Electronic Systems Research Division, National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology, Taiwan, where he worked in the field of electronic system design and testing. From 1992 to 1993, he was a Senior Engineer at Macronix International Co., Ltd., Hsinchu Science Park, Taiwan, where he was engaged in VLSI design. In 2001 and 2003, he was the visiting scholar of Communication Research Center, Ottawa, Canada. From 2012 to 2017, Dr. Lai was the Director of the Mechatronic Integration and System Control Research Center, National Changhua University of Education. From 2012 to 2018, he was the Chairman of the Department of Mechatronics Engineering, National Changhua University of Education. From 2018 to 2020, Dr. Lai was the Dean of the General Affair and the Director of the Center of Environmental Protection and Occupational Safety and Health, National Changhua University of Education. Dr. Lai is the Fellow of the ElectroMagnetics Academy.