Prof. Lihai Zhang is a Professor of Infrastructure Protection and Management and the Leader of the Engineering Management Discipline in the Department of Infrastructure Engineering at the University of Melbourne. He is best known for his expertise in the numerical modelling of fluid flow, mass transfer, and reactive transport in deformed porous media, as well as engineering reliability analysis. Prof. Zhang received his Master of Engineering degree from the National University of Singapore. Following a successful ten-year career in industry, he obtained his PhD from the University of Melbourne in 2009. His research work focuses primarily on reliability-based life cycle assessments of built infrastructure, encompassing building cladding subjected to hailstorm impacts, corrosion of construction materials, and structural health monitoring using advanced non-destructive testing techniques. Notably, his expertise in interdisciplinary research gives him a leading advantage and a unique perspective in solving complex problems in Biomedical Engineering, particularly in Orthopaedic Biomechanics and Mechano-Biology. Prof. Zhang is an Adjunct Professor in the School of Clinical Sciences at Monash Health, Monash University.