Ying's paper describes the design of a light-guiding plate based on low-cost polymer materials, suitable for use in liquid crystal display backlighting systems, and was chosen as the best paper in the category Displays and Solid Lighting.

The Asia Communications and Photonics Conference was held in Shanghai in December 2010. It is Asia's premier conference and exhibition in the Pacific Rim for photonics technologies, including optical communications, biophotonics, displays, illumination and applications in energy. There were 400 student papers accepted, the shortlisted candidates' performances were judged on the contents of their papers, their presentation skills, and their performance at answering questions.