My name is Hsiao Darn-Horng, and I served in the Department of Civil Engineering at the National Kaohsiung University of Sciences and Technology in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. When I graduated with a Master's degree, I entered the School. I became a Professor in 2015. Due to my profession I already teach related geotechnical engineering courses. I received my Bachelor's and Master's degrees and PhD Degrees in the Department of Civil Engineering, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan, in 1983, 1985, and 1996, respectively. As for the research field, my interests include Geotechnical Engineering, Earthquake Engineering, Slope and Debris Flow, and Disaster Mitigation. In the past, I published approximately 80 academic papers, plan reports, and short technical papers. In the meantime, I have engineering licenses, such as a Professional Engineer of Civil Engineering and Geotechnical Engineering, from Taiwan. My E-mail is hsiaodh@nkust.edu.tw