Xiang Ping, a professor at the School of Civil Engineering, Central South University, his research interests includes dynamics of rail-rail coupling system of high-speed railway, traffic safety of high-speed railway bridge under earthquake action, Finite element Method of computational mechanics, meshless method of computational mechanics, prefabricated building, composite structure, Computational micro and nano mechanics and biomechanics. He is the Deputy director of the National Engineering Laboratory of High-speed Railway Construction Technology, and the selected expert of Hunan Province's Introduction of Overseas High-level Talents Program. He received his PhD from City University of Hong Kong in 2012, and served as a postdoctoral researcher and associate researcher in City University of Hong Kong from 2012 to 2017. He presided over the National Natural Science Foundation of China, published more than 100 SCI papers, including ESI high citation and a number of top Region I SCI papers, and obtained 3 patent authorization, 3 software copyright. As the representative of outstanding teachers of Central South University, he was cordially received by the vice Chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference. He is the Associate editor of the SCI journals Frontiers in Materials and Structural Materials，and also the Guest editor of SCI journals Crystals, Frontiers in Materials, Advances in Civil Engineering, Coatings.Liangdong Zuo, born in Dezhou, Shandong, is a senior engineer and a postdoctoral fellow at Shanghai Jiao Tong University with a Ph.D. in engineering. He mainly engages in research on structural damage identification and monitoring technology. He has successively hosted and participated in more than 10 science and technology projects, including the National Natural Science Foundation of China, the Western Science and Technology Project of the Ministry of Transporte, the Chongqing Natural Science Foundation, and the Chongqing Transportation Science and Technology Project. Dr. Zuo has published more than 20 academic papers in domestic and foreign academic journals and obtained 5 patents. With rich engineering practice experience, he participated in the design, consultation, and construction of more than 30 engineering projects, including Chongqing Garden Expo Park, Longxing Park of Chongqing Liang Jiang New Area, and the regulation of Jialing River Channel in Chongqing, with a total investment of more than 1 billion yuan.
