Xin Xiong received his BSc degree in Mining Engineering from Northeastern University, Shenyang, China, in 2016, and his MSc degree in Mining Engineering from Central South University, Changsha, China, in 2019. Now, he is a Ph.D. candidate in Mining Engineering at Central South University. His research interests include (1) the Mining method and technology of metal mines, (2) Freeze-thaw rock mechanics, and (3) the Constitutive model of rock subjected to multi-field coupling.