Publication Chair

Prof. Pengpeng Ni

Sun Yat-sen University, China

Biography:

Pengpeng Ni is a professor and doctoral supervisor at the School of Civil Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University. he holds a PhD in Geotechnical Engineering from Queen's University in Canada, where he studied under Ian D. Moore, a Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Engineering, and W. Andy Take, the Chief Scientist in Geotechnical Engineering in Canada. In recent years, his research has focused on the design and safety assessment of major infrastructure projects in the field of geotechnical engineering, achieving significant results in soil-structure interaction related to pipeline engineering, tunnel engineering, and foundation engineering. He has published over 100 academic papers in prestigious international journals, including *Géotechnique*, *Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering*, *Canadian Geotechnical Journal*, and *Soils and Foundations*. he also serves as the associate editor for *Geotechnical and Geological Engineering* and *International Journal of Geotechnical Engineering*, and is on the editorial board of *Geotextiles and Geomembranes*. Prof. Ni has been recognized in Stanford University's 2023 and 2024 "Top 2% of Scientists Worldwide" list.

Prof. Wei Gao

Hohai University, China

Biography:

Wei Gao, a male born in 1971, holds a Ph.D. He is primarily involved in the stability analysis of geotechnical engineering in complex environments and the research and teaching of big data and artificial intelligence technology in geotechnical engineering. To date, he has published over 100 academic papers (including more than 40 SCI-indexed papers), 5 monographs, and 2 textbooks. Additionally, he has successfully completed more than 40 research projects as either the principal investigator or main participant, including key projects funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC), the 973 project, and surface projects of NSFC. His research achievements have been recognized with the second prize for National Scientific and Technological Progress and the first prize for Hubei Provincial Scientific and Technological Progress.