[1] Yu is most known for his work on nonreciprocal optics,[2] solar cells,[3] and machine learning,[4][5] with his research published in academic journals such as Science and Nature.
[1] Yu began his academic career as a postdoctoral scholar at Stanford University from 2009 to 2012.
In 2013, he joined the department of electrical and computer engineering at the University of Wisconsin – Madison.
[7] Yu has authored research papers on a range of topics, including optics and photonics, computational electrodynamics, and the application of machine learning in physics simulation.
He is a Highly Cited Researcher by Clarivate, ranked in the top 1% by citations for his field(s) and publication year in the Web of Science.