Reyes Garcia is an Assistant Professor in Structural Engineering at the University of Warwick (UK). He obtained his 5-year Degree in Civil Engineering (Graduated with Honours) from the University of Michoacan (Mexico), his MSc in Earthquake Engineering and Engineering Seismology from the ROSE School (Italy) and University Joseph Fourier of Grenoble (France), and his PhD in Structural Engineering from The University of Sheffield (UK). Reyes has 20+ years of research/consultancy experience in the fields of earthquake engineering, structural concrete and FRP composites for construction. He has been heavily involved in the management and coordination of multi-partner EU and Research Council-funded projects in excess of £10M. He has been a member of committees and invited speaker or keynote speaker in various international conferences in Latin America and Asia. He is also Visiting Professor at Walailak University, Thailand.