Hailiang Jia obtained his PhD degrees in Civil Engineering and Geological Engineering from China University of Geosciences (Wuhan) in 2010 and 2016, respectively. He is a full professor at Xi’an University of Science and Technology since 2023. His research interests include (1) rock and soil mechanics and geohazards in cold regions, (2) polar environment and engineering geology and (3) weathering of stony cultural relics and its conservation. He has participated in a number of Chinese national projects regarding the above subjects. To date, he has published over 100 peer-reviewed journal papers regarding the above subjects. He is a member of the Chinese Society for Rock Mechanics and Engineering (CSRME) and the European Geosciences Union (EGU).