Dr. Yu-Cheng Chen received a PhD degree in Biomedical Engineering from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor in 2017 and became the first student to accomplish PhD degree within two years in the school history. Later he joined Nanyang Technological University, Singapore upon receiving the prestigious Nanyang Assistant Professorship Award. His research mainly focuses in optofluidics, biolasers, biophotonics, biosensors and imaging, nanophotonics, neural-engineering, and novel on-chip laser devices. Since 2012 he has already published more than 60 SCI journals and proceedings, which was reported by more than 300 media and news worldwide. Currently, he is a Nanyang Assistant Professor at NTU in Singapore. He is also the recipient of 2021 MIT Under 35 Innovators Award. EDUCATION The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA. Ph.D., Biomedical Engineering (Bioelectronics) 2015-2017 National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan. MS, Photonics and Optoelectronics 2010-2012 The University of Arizona (UA), AZ, USA. Visiting Student, Optical Science Center 2008-2009 National Central University, Taoyuan, Taiwan. BS, Optics and Photonics 2006-2010

Biological Lasers and Systems Single cellular living lasers Multi-functional bio-lasers Bioinspired laser systems Biointegrated/ Plasmonic lasers Biological resonators & microsystems Light-activated robotics Molecular orientation and biophysics Micro/Nanophotonics Devices Intelligent Laser-Biochips Laser-based biosensing devices Plasmonic resonance devices Nanophotonic biosensors Novel resonators and tiny lasers​ Nano-cavity quantum emitters Optofluidic ring resonators Laser-Emission Imaging and Biophotonics Advanced laser imaging system Super-resolution imaging DNA laser imaging Cancer diagnostics with laser Neuro-imaging. Neurological diseases Image analysis and machine learning Photonic neural networks

Wang Z, and Y.C. Chen*. Motor-like Microlasers Functioning in Biological Fluids. (2022) Lab on a Chip doi.org/10.1039/D2LC00513A Gong, C., Sun, F., Yang, G., Wang, C., Huang, C., and Y.C. Chen*. (2022) Multifunctional Laser Imaging of Cancer Cell Secretion with Hybrid Liquid Crystal Resonators. Laser & Photonics Reviews, 2100734. Yuan, Z., Huang, S. H., Qiao, Z., Gong, C., Liao, Y., Kim, M.,and Y.C. Chen*. Direct Imaging of Weak‐to‐Strong‐Coupling Dynamics in Biological Plasmon–Exciton Systems. Laser & Photonics Reviews, 2200016. Yang, X., Gong, C., Zhang, C., Wang, Y., Yan, G. F., Wei, L., Y.C. Chen, Gong, Y. (2022). Fiber optofluidic microlasers: structures, characteristics, and applications. Laser & Photonics Reviews, 16(1), 2100171. Yuan, Z., Wu, P. C., and Y.C. Chen*. (2022). Optical Resonator Enhanced Photovoltaics and Photocatalysis: Fundamental and Recent Progress. Laser & Photonics Reviews, 16(2), 2100202. Jie, R. A., Gong, X., Qiao, Z., and Y.C. Chen*. (2022). Monitoring osmotic pressure with a hydrogel integrated optofluidic microlaser. Journal of Materials Chemistry C, 10(21), 8400-8406. Wang, C., Yan, Z., Gong, C., Xie, H., Qiao, Z., Yuan, Z., and Y.C. Chen*. (2022). Multicolor Light Mixing in Optofluidic Concave Interfaces for Anticounterfeiting with Deep Learning Authentication. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 14(8), 10927-10935. Gong X., Zhen Qiao, Yikai Liao, Song Zhu, Lei Shi, Munho Kim, and Y.C. Chen*, "Enzyme‐Programmable Microgel Lasers for Information Encoding and Anticounterfeiting." Zhang, Y., Wang, Z. and Y.C. Chen*, 2021. Biological tunable photonics: Emerging optoelectronic applications manipulated by living biomaterials. Progress in Quantum Electronics, 80, p.100361 (2021) Qiao Z., Hongmei Xu, Na Zhang, Xuerui Gong, Chaoyang Gong, Guang Yang, Sing Yian Chew, Changjin Huang, and Y.C. Chen*. "Cellular Features Revealed by Transverse Laser Modes in Frequency Domain." Advanced Science 9, no. 1 (2021): 2103550. Qiao, Z., Gong, C., Liao, Y., Wang, C., Chan, K.K., Zhu, S., Kim, M. and Y.C. Chen*, 2021. Tunable Optical Vortex from a Nanogroove-Structured Optofluidic Microlaser. Nano letters, 22 (3), 1425-1432 (2021) Gong, Chaoyang, Zhen Qiao, Song Zhu, Wenjie Wang, and Y.C. Chen *. "Self-Assembled Biophotonic Lasing Network Driven by Amyloid Fibrils in Microcavities." ACS Nano 15, no. 9 (2021): 15007-15016. (2021) Zhiyi Yuan, Xin Cheng, Tsungyu Li, Yunke Zhou, Yifan Zhang, Xuerui Gong, Guo-En Chang, Muhammad D. Birowosuto, Cuong Dang, and Y.C. Chen * "Light-Harvesting in Biophotonic Optofluidic Microcavities via Whispering-Gallery Modes." ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 13, no. 31 (2021): 36909-36918. (2021) Wang, Chenlu, Chaoyang Gong, Yifan Zhang, Zhen Qiao, Zhiyi Yuan, Yuan Gong, Guo-En Chang, Wei-Chen Tu, and Y.C. Chen *. "Programmable Rainbow-Colored Optofluidic Fiber Laser Encoded with Topologically Structured Chiral Droplets." ACS Nano, 2021, 15, 7, 11126–11136 (2021). Qiao, Zhen, Wen Sun, Na Zhang, Randall Ang, Wenjie Wang, Sing Yian Chew, and Y.C. Chen *. "Brain Cell Laser Powered by Deep‐Learning‐Enhanced Laser Modes." Advanced Optical Materials (2021): 2101421.(2021) Xuerui Gong, Shilun Feng, Zhen Qiao, Y.-C. Chen*, "Imaging-based Optofluidic Biolaser Array Encapsulated with Dynamic Living Organisms". Anal. Chem. 2021, 93, 14, 5823–5830 (2021) Yuan, Z., Zhou, Y., Qiao, Z., Eng Aik, C., Tu, W.C., Wu, X. and and Y.C. Chen *, 2021. Stimulated Chiral Light–Matter Interactions in Biological Microlasers. ACS Nano. 2021, 15, 5, 8965–8975 (2021) Chaoyang Gong, Zhiyi Yuan, Pin Chieh Wu*, and Y.C. Chen *, "Topological Encoded Vector Beams for Monitoring Amyloid‐Lipid Interactions in Microcavity". Advanced Science (2021) Qiao, Zhen, Xuerui Gong, Peng Guan, Zhiyi Yuan, Shilun Feng, Yiyu Zhang, Munho Kim, Guo-En Chang, and Y.C. Chen*. "Lasing action in microdroplets modulated by interfacial molecular forces." Advanced Photonics 3, no. 1 (2021): 016003. (2021) Wang, Z., Xu, T., Noel, A., Y.C Chen, and Liu, T., "Applications of liquid crystals in biosensing", Soft Matter, 17(18), pp.4675-4702. (2021) ​