Prof. Saisai Wu received his B.S. degree from the China University of Mining and Technology, China, in 2014, and his Ph.D. degree from the School of Mining Engineering, University of New South Wales, Australia, in 2018. He was a postdoctoral fellow at the University of New South Wales from March to September 2018 and has been teaching at the School of Resource Engineering, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology (XAUST) since October 2018, where he is currently serving as a professor with university appointment. His research interests include the characterisation of rock damage under the influence of time effects, simulation of the corrosion process and failure mechanism, theory and methodology of structural durability degradation risk assessment, and research on corrosion-resistant materials and coatings.