Dr. Liu Xin currently serves as a faculty member at the Institute of Future Civil Scienece Technology, Chongqing Jiaotong University. His research interests primarily focus on artificial ground freezing theory and technology, as well as geotechnical engineering in cold regions. He has extensive experience in coupled hydro-thermal-mechanical processes in freezing ground, advanced numerical modeling techniques, and the custom design of physical model testing systems for artificial ground freezing and cold-regions geotechnical applications.