Prof.Mukhtiar Ali Soomro

China University of Mining and Technology, China

Mukhtiar Ali Soomro is a Professor and PhD & Master’s Supervisor at the School of Mechanics and Civil Engineering, China University of Mining and Technology. He is a Pakistani national. He obtained his PhD in Geotechnical Engineering from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. His main research interests include soil-structure interaction, tunnel engineering, deep excavations, pile foundations and energy piles, slope stability, ground improvement, and unsaturated soil mechanics. His research focuses on the influences of tunnelling and excavation construction on adjacent pile foundations and buildings. He conducts research using geotechnical centrifuge tests and finite element simulations. He has supervised numerous PhD and master’s students, led and participated in multiple relevant research projects, and published a number of academic papers in the field of geotechnical engineering. He actively engages in international academic exchanges. His research findings provide theoretical support for underground engineering construction and geohazard prevention and mitigation.

Prof. Chaofeng Zeng

Hunan University of Science and Technology, China

Leader of Civil Engineering Discipline of Hunan University of Science and Technology

Chaofeng Zeng is a PhD (postdoctoral), professor, and doctoral supervisor, currently leading the civil engineering discipline at Hunan University of Science and Technology as a Xiangjiang Scholar. He serves as the director of the Analytical Testing Center and deputy director of the State-owned Assets and Laboratory Management Office. His research focuses on disaster prevention and mitigation in underground engineering. He has hosted 12 national and provincial projects including National Natural Science Foundation projects and Hunan Provincial Outstanding Youth projects. As the first or corresponding author, he has published 47 SCI/EI papers in high-level journals such as the "Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering" and "Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology." He has received the Second Prize of the Hunan Provincial Natural Science Award and holds 20 public patents. He has contributed to the publication of one translated work and two industry standards. Zeng is a member of various committees including the Soft Soil Engineering Committee of the China Civil Engineering Society and serves as a reviewer for 64 domestic and international journals. His primary research areas include disaster evaluation and prevention in geotechnical and urban underground engineering, environmentally friendly foundation support systems, groundwater management, and the theoretical assessment of defective and permeable piles.