Curriculum Vitae

Education

• Ph.D. in Civil Engineering
  The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST), Hong Kong SAR, August 2016 - September 2020
  • Thesis: Multiscale modeling large deformation in granular media
  • Supervisor: Prof. Jidong Zhao
• B.Eng (honor)
  Sun Yat-Sen University (SYSU), China, September 2012 - July 2016
  • Major: Theoretical and Applied Mechanics

Experience

• Research Assistant Professor
  • The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, July 2022 - present
  • Cooperator: Prof. Zhen-Yu Yin
• Post-doctoral Fellow
  • The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, September 2020 - June 2022
  • Supervisor: Prof. Jidong Zhao
• Visiting Scholar
  • University of California, Berkeley, September 2019 - March 2020
  • Host supervisor: Prof. Kenichi Soga

Awards

• Top cited paper, International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics, 2022
• Top downloaded paper, International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics, 2020, 2023
• Oversea research grant, HKUST, 2019
• Best presenter award, KKHTCNN, 2018
• Postgraduate studentship, HKUST, 2016 ~ 2020
• Xu Zhilun outstanding students award, The Chinese Society of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, 2016
• Honors graduates, SYSU, 2016
• Third prize, National Zhou Peiyuan Competition on Mechanics, 2015
• Meritorious Winner in The Mathematical Contest in Modeling (MCM), 2014
• Miscellaneous scholarships and awards at SYSU, 2012 ~ 2016

Academic service

• Guest Editor, Computers and Geotechnics
• Member, International Society of Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (ISSMGE)
• Member, Hong Kong Geotechnical Society (HKGES)
• Secretary, The 17th International Conference of the International Association for Computer Methods and Advances in Geomechanics (IACMAG), Dec 18 - 21, 2025, Hong Kong.
• Secretary, International Symposium on Innovations in Geotechnical Engineering towards Sustainability (IGES2023), Nov 30 - Dec 4, 2023, Hong Kong.
• Journal reviewer:
  The Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), Computers and Geotechnics, Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering (ASCE), European Journal of Environmental and Civil Engineering, Engineering Computations, Soils and Foundations, International Journal of Geomechanics (ASCE), Journal of Zhejiang University - SCIENCE A, International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics, Transportation Geotechnics, Journal of the Brazilian Society of Mechanical Sciences and Engineering, Scientific Reports

(Last update at: April 2025)