Prof. Dr. Zhiming Chao received his Master's Degree in Port, Coast, and Offshore Engineering from Hohai University in June 2017 and his Doctorate in Engineering from the University of Warwick in June 2021. From July 2021 to October 2024, he served as an Associate Professor at the School of Marine Science and Engineering, Shanghai Maritime University; from December 2022 to December 2024, he served as a Postdoctoral Fellow at the School of Port, Coast and Offshore Engineering, Hohai University; from October 2024 to date, he has been a Professor at the School of Marine Science and Engineering, Shanghai Maritime University. His main research area is port and marine geotechnical engineering.