Dr. Chia Chen Ciang is an Associate Research Professor in the Department of Aerospace Engineering at KAIST, South Korea. He holds a D.Eng. in Aerospace Engineering from Chonbuk National University and an M.Eng. and B.Eng. (honors) in Mechanical Engineering from Universiti Teknologi Malaysia. Before joining KAIST, he was a Senior Lecturer at Universiti Putra Malaysia. His research interests include signal processing and machine learning for laser ultrasonic wavefield propagation imaging, focusing on applications such as nondestructive testing and evaluation (NDT&E) of aero-mechanical thin-walled structures. Dr. Chia has led various impactful research projects and his work has been recognized with awards such as the Brain Pool Fellowship (South Korea) and the Best Malaysian OTEC Model Award (Japan-Malaysia). He has consulted for relevant industrial sectors in vibration testing, signal processing, and composite failure analysis. He actively participates in the global research community, serving as a guest editor for the IOP journal Measurement Science and Technology and the MDPI journal Aerospace, contributing to special issues on cutting-edge topics.