Dr. Mi Zhao is a professor at the College of Architecture and Civil Engineering, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing, China. He obtained his bachelor’s degree from Northeast Electric Power College (now Northeast Electric Power University) in 2001 and his master’s degree and Ph.D. from Beijing University of Technology in 2004 and 2009, respectively. Then, he was a postdoctoral researcher at the Department of Civil Engineering, Tsinghua University. In October 2011, he joined Beijing University of Technology. He has presided over key projects of the National Natural Science Foundation of China and national 973 projects. He has published more than 200 academic papers and was included on the list of top 2% scientists in the world. He won the first prize of the China Transportation Association Science and Technology Progress Award as the first finisher and the second prize of the National Science and Technology Progress Award as the main finisher. He also serves as vice president, deputy director, standing committee member, and member of secondary branches or special committees under national societies/associations, such as the Chinese Society of Rock Mechanics and Engineering and the Chinese Seismological Society. He is engaged in the research and development of soil-structure dynamic interaction analysis methods and software, as well as seismic resistance and vibration reduction research for major engineering structures, such as underground structures and nuclear power.