Dr. Hao Xu is an Associate Professor at the School of Civil Engineering, Chongqing University, China. In 2023, he was awarded the Young Elite Scientists Sponsorship Program by the China Association for Science and Technology (CAST).

Dr. Der-Shen Yang is an Associate Professor at the College of Civil Engineering, Tongji University, China. In 2024, he was awarded the Excellent Young Scientists Fund Program (Overseas) by the National Natural Science Foundation of China.

Dr. Yeong-Bin Yang is Honorary Dean of the School of Civil Engineering, Chongqing University, China. He is a member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering and the European Academy of Sciences and Arts, and a foreign member of the Austrian Academy of Sciences.