Dr. Cunbao Li received a B.S. in civil engineering and a Ph.D. in geotechnical engineering from Sichuan University in 2012 and 2017, respectively. Currently, he is a Distinguished Researcher and Assistant Professor at the College of Civil and Transportation Engineering, Shenzhen University, China. He is a member of the Chinese Coal Society and the Chinese Society of Rock Mechanics and Engineering. He was selected for the Young Talent Support Project of the China Association for Science and Technology. He is engaged in the theoretical research and technological development of key rock mechanics in deep energy development and has formed a set of research systems combining laboratory testing, theoretical modeling, and numerical development and application. In particular, he has made valuable research results in microplane theory, experimental testing techniques for rocks or rock masses, rock damage mechanics and energy principles, etc.