Zhaoyan CUI is an Associate Professor at Nanjing Forestry University and serves as a Master's Supervisor. In 2022, he was honored with the title of Innovative and Entrepreneurial Doctor by Jiangsu Province, and in 2023, he received the Science and Technology Vice President Award from the same province. In 2025, Dr. Cui was distinguished as an "Outstanding Young Backbone Teacher" under the Qing Lan Project of Jiangsu Province. As a Postdoctoral Fellow and a member of the Chinese Society of Civil Engineering, he has taken the lead in or contributed to over 10 national and provincial research projects, published more than 50 high-quality papers both at home and abroad, and played a role in drafting two national standards. Dr. Cui's research and teaching mainly concentrate on engineering structures, with a special focus on modern bamboo/wood building materials and structures, fire resistance and disaster prevention, structural identification and reinforcement techniques, as well as similarity theory and reliability analysis, demonstrating his profound expertise and comprehensive knowledge in these fields.