Dr. Fuping Gao is currently a full professor at the Shenzhen International Graduate School, Tsinghua University. Before joining Tsinghua in 2025, he had been affiliated with the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) since 2003. He obtained his PhD in Engineering Mechanics from the Institute of Mechanics, CAS in 2001. Dr. Gao conducted research as a Visiting Research Assistant at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology in 2000, and subsequently held Post-Doctoral Research Fellow positions at Griffith University and the University of Western Australia from 2001 to 2002. He has authored over 180 peer-reviewed journal and conference papers. His research specializes in offshore engineering mechanics, focusing on fluid-structure-seabed interactions.