Prof. Dr. Jian Zhou obtained his BSc (2008) and PhD (2015) from Central South University (CSU), China, and serviced as Visiting scholar with Mine Design Laboratory at McGill University, Canada from 2013 to 2014. Currently, he is a professor in School of Resources and Safety Engineering at CSU. His current research interests include geological and geotechnical hazards prediction and mitigation, applying predictive models to rock mechanics and mining engineering. Dr. Zhou is the Highly Cited Researcher in the field of Cross-Field (Clarivate), Highly Cited Chinese Researchers in the field of Mining engineering (Elsevier), the world's top 2% scientists (Career-long and single-year impact) by Stanford University and Distinguished Young Scholars Fund of Hunan Province. He has published more than 100 papers. He received China's 100 Most Influential International Academic Papers Award, Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering and Journal of Central South University Best Paper Award.