Yip Wai Sze is currently a assistant professor in the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. She received Ph.D. degree in ultra-precision machining from The Hong Kong Polytechnic University in 2018. She obtained Double degrees of BBA in Marketing and BEng in Industrial and Systems Engineering from The Hong Kong Polytechnic University in 2014, and BEng degree in Electronic and Communication Engineering from City University of Hong Kong in 2006. Before joining ISE of PolyU, Dr Yip worked as a Research Fellow in National University of Singapore. Her researches focus on ultra-precision machining of difficult to cut materials, sustainable precision machining and sustainability development of precision manufacturing. Dr Yip has published in top tier SCI journals such as Energy, Journal of Cleaner Production, Journal of Alloy and Compounds and IEEE Access. In 2018, one of the papers in Scientific Reports was awarded for top 100 paper in materials science. In 2019, she received the Excellent Thesis Award, 9th Hiwin Doctoral Dissertation by Chinese Mechanical Engineering Society.