Bin Zhu, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor and Master’s Supervisor at the School of Mechanics and Civil Engineering, China University of Mining and Technology. He earned his Ph.D. in Geotechnical Engineering from Dalian University of Technology in 2021 and conducted state-sponsored joint training at the Disaster Prevention Research Institute (DPRI), Kyoto University from 2019 to 2020. His research focuses on marine geotechnical engineering, geotechnical engineering reliability methods, efficient numerical computation, and the application of artificial intelligence algorithms in geotechnical engineering. He has led key projects including National Natural Science Foundation of China, China Postdoctoral Science Foundation, and open funds of state key laboratories, and participated in major/key NSFC projects. With over 20 academic papers published, he won the WILEY 2021-2022 Top Cited Article. Academically, he serves as Editorial Board Member for Scientific Reports, Youth Editorial Board Member for Geoenvironmental Disasters and Journal of Marine Environmental Engineering, reviewer for over 30 journals, member of the Chinese Society for Rock Mechanics and Engineering and International Society for Environmental Geotechnology (ISEG).