Dr. Wei Chen is currently an associate professor and master tutor in the School of Civil Engineering, Central South University. He has more than 20 high-level professional papers published in international journals, and obtained 4 patents. His research topics are mainly related to fracture, damage, crack propagation and time-dependent damage characteristics of rock, concrete and masonry structures, mechanical properties of rock under multi-field coupling condition, stability and safety analysis of landslide. He has several research projects which are respectively funded by National Natural Science Foundation of China, China Postdoctoral Science Foundation, and China State Railway Group Co.,Ltd. In addition, he is the reviewer for several international journals, for example, Engineering Geology, Engineering with Computers, Geotechnique, Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences, and Canadian Geotechnical Journal.