Dr. Hongbo Liu is a Senior Researcher at the Mexican Institute of Petroleum (IMP), Mexico City, where he has worked since 2001. He holds a Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering from Harbin Institute of Technology and the Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences (1997). His research focuses on corrosion science and pipeline integrity in the petroleum industry, including cathodic protection systems, electrochemical corrosion assessment, and pipeline damage prediction. He has developed quantitative methodologies for the design, evaluation, and optimization of cathodic protection systems for buried pipelines and offshore platforms in the Gulf of Mexico, recognized with IMP Annual Awards in Innovation (2011) and Industrial Application (2022). Dr. Liu has authored over 60 corrosion-related peer-reviewed publications in journals including Corrosion, Electrochimica Acta, and Corrosion Reviews, accumulating over 2,000 citations. He is a reviewer for Electrochimica Acta, Engineering Failure Analysis, and Ocean Engineering, among others.