**Cheng Fang**

Dr. Cheng Fang is currently a Research Professor and Assistant Dean in the College of Civil Engineering, Tongji University. He received his BEng in Civil Engineering from Tongji University in 2007 and subsequently obtained his MSc and PhD in Structural Engineering from Imperial College London in 2008 and 2011, respectively. Prior to joining Tongji University in 2015, he worked as a structural engineer in ARUP; a Post-Doctoral Fellow at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University; and an Assistant Professor at Newcastle University, UK. His main research areas include steel and composite structures, smart materials and structures, and seismic resilience. He has authored 4 books, published 90 refereed articles in leading SCI-indexed journals, and secured more than 20 research projects as the Principle Investigator (PI).
