Prof. Yupeng Shen received a B.Sc. degree in Exploration Engineering from Jilin University in 2000, an M.Sc. degree in Geotechnical Engineering from Jilin University in 2003, and a Ph.D. degree in Road and Railway Engineering from Beijing Jiaotong University in 2007. Since July 2007, he has worked at the Department of Road and Railway Engineering, Beijing Jiaotong University. From September 2012 to August 2013, he was a Visiting Scholar at Columbia University, USA. His research interests mainly focus on Roadbed and Pavement Engineering and Traffic Geological Environment, Civil Engineering and Water Conservancy, Transportation Infrastructure, and Transportation.