She received her PhD degree and MSc degree in electrical and computer engineering at Georgia Institute of Technology in 2007 and 2003, respectively. She also earned the MEng degree in Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, in 1999 and the BEng degree in Tsinghua University, China, in 1996, both in mechanical engineering. Her studies focus on theoretical investigations on intracavity nonlinearities and dynamic behaviors of nanoscale optoelectronic structures. She also extends her research interests to the biomedical applications of optoelectronic technologies.