Yiwen Wang is an Associate Researcher at the Green & Smart River-Sea-Going Ship, Cruise Ship and Yacht Research Center, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, China. She earned a Ph.D. at the Ship and Marine Structure Design and Manufacturing, Wuhan University of Technology and Marine Engineering Technology Center of the University of Lisbon, Portugal. She has been engaged in research work on slamming loads and the hydro-elastic response of structures entering water, wave-induced vibration and slamming flutter, etc., and has been focusing on major strategic needs and international scientific frontiers in the fields of national defense and ship and marine engineering equipment technology.