Prof. Dr. Lanhao Zhao is a professor at the College of Water Conservancy and Hydropower Engineering, Hohai University, Nanjing, China. He holds a PhD in Hydraulic Structure Engineering from Hohai University. He was also an academic visitor at Queen Mary University of London in 2013 and 2016. Prof. Dr. Lanhao Zhao specializes in the simulation of the interaction between fluids and continuous/discontinuous solids. His research interests include fluid-solid coupling analysis, seismic analysis of hydraulic structures, numerical analysis of hydraulic structures, and the programming and exploitation of engineering software.