Prof. Faxing Ding

Central South University, China

Faxing Ding, male, Ph.D., professor at Central South University. Engaged in research on material strength theory and seismic and fire safety of structures. Presided over four national projects and six provincial projects, published more than 240 academic papers, among which more than 120 papers with 2000 citations are indexed in SCI journals. Recognized as one of the top 2% global scientists in civil engineering in 2023. Published monographs include "Damage Ratio Strength Theory for Engineering Material" and " Confinement Principles of Concrete Filled Steel Tube Columns." Led two first prizes for scientific and technological achievements from industry associations, received the 2023 Top 10 New Technology Award in Engineering Construction from the China Construction Enterprise Management Association, and contributed to two 1st prizes for provincial scientific and technological progress (2/8). The achievements in Damage Ratio Strength Theory and the efficient seismic technology for stirrup-confined concrete filled steel tube (CFST) columns have been widely covered by major media outlets, with a total readership of 2.5 million.

Prof. Xiaomeng Hou

Harbin Institute of Technology, China

Xiaomeng Hou is a professor and doctoral supervisor at the School of Civil Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology. He is mainly engaged in the research of fire resistance performance and fire resistance design of concrete structures, dynamic performance and design method of activated powder concrete structures, identification and reinforcement of existing buildings. He has presided over the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) projects, sub-projects of Key R&D Program, and Excellent Youth Science Foundation of Heilongjiang Province. He has published more than 60 academic papers in Cement and Concrete Composites, Engineering Structures and other journals. He has published three books, which were awarded the National "Three Hundred" Original Book Publishing Project Award. Authorized more than 20 national invention patents and software copyrights. He was awarded the second prize of National Scientific and Technological Progress (ranked 8) and the first prize of Heilongjiang Provincial Scientific and Technological Progress (ranked 3).

Assoc. Prof. Lizhao Dai

Changsha University of Science & Technology, China

Lizhao Dai is an associate professor and doctoral supervisor with a double doctorate degree from China and France. He was selected as one of the "Lotus Tip" innovative talents in Hunan Province and "Hunan Scholar" in Changsha University of Science and Technology. He has presided over 5 projects of the National Natural Science Foundation of China (youth and surface) and Hunan Provincial Natural Science Foundation, and participated in more than 10 projects of the National Key Research and Development Program, National 973 Program, etc. He has been published in the Journal of Structural Engineering, Journal of Bridge Engineering, and Journal of Civil Engineering. He has participated in the National Key Research and Development Program and the National 973 Program as a key player in more than 10 projects. He has published more than 50 academic papers in Journal of Structural Engineering, Journal of Bridge Engineering and Journal of Civil Engineering. He has applied for/authorized more than 20 national invention patents. He was awarded the second prize of national teaching achievements, the first prize of Hunan higher education teaching achievements, the first prize of science and technology of China Highway Society, the silver prize of Geneva International Invention Exhibition, and Changsha Intellectual Property Transformation Award.

Assoc. Prof. Yu Chen

Sun Yat-sen University, China

Yu Chen, Associate Professor, Doctoral Supervisor of Sun Yat-sen University, is a member of the "Hundred Talents Program". He has long been engaged in tunnel engineering, subway engineering, underground engineering support, artificial intelligence, numerical simulation modeling development and theory, geotechnical multi-field multiphase coupling, engineering toughness support mechanism, engineering testing and other aspects of research. He has rich scientific research and practical experience in urban underground space development, rock engineering, mountain tunnels, large-scale cross-sea tunnels, etc. His scientific research achievements have been widely recognized by domestic and foreign counterparts, and he maintains close scientific cooperation with overseas universities and industrial circles. He has been selected as one of the 100 outstanding recipients of China Postdoctoral Science Fund. He has presided over or undertaken a number of scientific research projects related to tunneling and underground engineering at home and abroad, and has published academic papers in renowned journals at home and abroad, and acted as a scientific editor, a member of the editorial board of the journals, as well as a reviewer for the young and middle-aged editors.

DECRA Research Fellow and Senior Lecturer Junjie Zeng

University of South Australia, Australia

Dr Junjie Zeng is currently a DECRA research fellow and senior lecturer at the University of South Australia. Dr Zeng received his PhD degree from The Hong Kong Polytechnic University in 2017. Dr Zeng's research interests include fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) composites for construction, FRP reinforced ultra-high-performance concrete structures, durable marine concrete structures and additive manufacturing of concrete and continuous FRP composites. Dr Zeng has made significant advances on applying FRP composites in civil engineering applications. The impacts contributed by Dr Zeng are demonstrated by his successful attraction of more than one million dollars worth of grants as CI, including an Australian Early Career Researcher Award. The significant contributions from Dr Zeng in his field are reflected by his strong publication track record including more than 120 co-authored journal articles and over 3,300 citations. Dr Zeng has involved in many administration activities such as serving as an editorial board member of journal of Composite Structures.