Prof. Jun Yin is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Applied Physics at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University and holds the conferred title of Presidential Young Scholar since 2022. He received his Ph.D. degree in Physics from Nanyang Technology University (NTU). He then joined King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) as a Postdoctoral Fellow and was promoted to Research Scientist before joining PolyU. He has published over 250 research papers with h-index of 78, including publications in Science, Nature, Nature Energy, Nature Photonics, and Nature Synthesis. He has been recognized among the world’s top 2% most-cited scientists by Stanford University from 2022 to 2024. His research focuses on leveraging machine learning to bridge theoretical insights with practical device applications, aiming to accelerate the development of next-generation materials for energy conversion and quantum technologies.