**Qing Yang**

Dr. Qing Yang has been working as a professor of geotechnical engineering at Dalian University of Technology (DUT). He received his Ph.D. in School of Civil and Resource Engineering at University of Science and Technology Beijing in 1993. He is currently the director of geotechnical engineering institute in DUT and Dalian Geotechnical Engineering Research Center. He is mainly engaged in teaching and scientific research in the field of geotechnical and geology engineering. He is currently involved in research on the mechanism of marine geotechnical disasters, new subsea foundations, reinforcement and treatment of extremely soft clay, stability analysis and evaluation of urban underground structures, etc. He is serving as an Editorial Board Member of several reputed journals and the chairman or member of many international academic committees. He has authored more than 290 research articles, one monograph, and 20 patents.
