Haotong Xu is a newly enrolled PhD student at the School of Mechanical, Medical, and Process Engineering within the Faculty of Engineering at Queensland University of Technology (QUT). He holds a BEng in Internet of Things Engineering from the Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications and Queen Mary University of London, along with an MSc in Computer Science from the University of Hong Kong. His research interests encompass software development and machine learning. Currently, his research is centred on the design of innovative software solutions for diagnosing coronary artery plaque rupture.