Rui Ren is an Associate Professor at the School of Highway, Chang’an University. She earned her Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Design and Automation, Master’s degree in Geotechnical Engineering, and Ph.D. in Bridge and Tunnel Engineering at Chang’an University in 2004, 2007, and 2011, respectively. She became an Assistant Professor at Chang’an University in December 2014 and was promoted to Associate Professor in December 2019. She won the second-class prize of the Science and Technology Award of China Highway Society in 2019 and 2020, respectively, and won the first-class prize of the Shaanxi Science and Technology Award in 2010. She is engaged in teaching and research in highway tunnel and underground engineering.