Dr. Meiling Dai earned her PhD in Solid Mechanics from Southeast University in 2014 and then worked at the School of Civil Engineering at the same university as a postdoctoral researcher. She joined the Guangdong University of Technology in 2018 and serves as an Associate Professor. She spent a year at Nanyang Technological University as a visiting scholar. Her research focuses on experimental solid mechanics, cement-based materials, porous materials, etc. She serves as a Youth Committee Member of the Guangdong Mechanics Society.