**Jihn-Sung Lai**

Dr. Jihn-Sung Lai is currently a research fellow of the Hydrotech Research Institute at National Taiwan University (NTU). He is also the Chief Executive Officer of the Center for Weather Climate and Disaster Research, NTU, and the R&D Center for Hydrometry, Hydrotech Research Institute, NTU. His research expertise includes river mechanics, sediment transport, hydraulic structure, hydraulic physical and numerical modeling, reservoir sediment desilting techniques, flood inundation simulation, and disaster prevention and response. Dr. Lai has authored over 70 peer-reviewed SCI journal paper publications in his areas of expertise. In addition, he served as an associate editor of several journals and the co-chairman of the 3rd International Workshop on Sediment Bypass Tunnels, held in Taipei, Taiwan, in 2019. In addition, he has received 25 patents in the development of flow and sediment monitoring and measurement devices.
