Hanli Wu, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor in the School of Transportation Science and Engineering at the Harbin Institute of Technology (HIT), and also serves as the Assistant to the Dean for International Cooperation. He earned his Ph.D. in Geotechnical Engineering from the Missouri University of Science and Technology (USA), and holds an M.S. in Bridge and Tunnel Engineering and a B.S. in Civil Engineering from Hunan University. His research focuses on transportation infrastructure in cold regions and digital and intelligent structural inspection. Dr. Wu has achieved significant accomplishments in multiphysics modeling, climate-soil-structure interaction, high-performance computing, and frozen ground engineering. He has authored numerous high-quality publications in internationally renowned journals, including Cold Regions Science and Technology, Transportation Research Record, and Transportation Geotechnics, and has received over 10 international academic honors, such as the GeoShanghai 2024 Best Paper Award. As a Principal Investigator and Technical Lead, he has presided over and participated in multiple research projects funded by various organizations, including the National Key Research and Development Program of the Ministry of Science and Technology of China, the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF), and the U.S. National Center for Transportation Infrastructure Durability and Life-Extension (TriDurLE). Additionally, he has frequently served in various roles at international academic conferences, including as an Organizing Committee Member, Session Chair, and Competition Judge.