Prof. Jian Gong is an Associate Professor, a Master’s Tutor at the College of Civil Engineering and Architecture, and the Deputy Director of the Geotechnical Engineering Department at Guangxi University. He completed his Master’s and PhD studies at the Department of Construction Engineering, Dalian University of Technology. His research focuses on the study of the identification, quantification, and classification of rock and soil particle shapes under different geological origins; macro- and micro-mechanical properties of rock and soil materials; the progressive failure of slopes; discrete element simulation and software development.