**Xiaohua Jin**

Associate Professor Dr Xiaohua Jin is an associate professor in project management and the director of Project Management Programs and the Ddirector of Construction Law Programs at Western Sydney University, Australia. He holds a PhD from the University of Melbourne, Australia. His main research interests include construction economics; project management; risk management; infrastructure procurement; relational contracting; and ICT in construction. Dr Jin has published over 100 peer-reviewed technical articles and been engaged in many industry-funded research projects. He received the Building Research Excellence Award from the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB). Dr Jin is a member of the International Council for Research and Innovation in Building and Construction (CIB), the Australian Institute of Project Management (AIPM), and the International Centre for Complex Project Management (ICCPM). He is also a joint coordinator of CIB Working Commission W055 Building Economics. Dr Jin has been an expert referee for the Australian government. He is also an editorial panel member for several internationally renowned journals. He was a construction project manager before transiitoning to academia.
