Dr. Qi Zhang is a Research Associate at The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, specializing in the theoretical and experimental investigation of atmosphere–plant–soil slope interactions. His research interests lie in ecogeotechnics and geotechnical disaster prevention, with a focus on the THM behaviour of vegetated slopes under extreme climate. He has published 26 papers in SCI-index journals, including 13 papers as the first/corresponding author in Can. Geotech. J., Comput. Geotech., Int. J. Numer. Anal. Met., J. Rock Mech. Geotech. Eng.. Over the years, his key contributions include: (1) establishing multi-physics coupling constitutive models for unsaturated vegetated soils; (2) proposing THM-coupled failure mechanisms and novel analytical methods for vegetated slopes under extreme climate; and (3) developing novel green slope reinforcement systems for ecological slope protection. Dr. Zhang's work has been widely recognized internationally. He was the recipient of the 2024 Prix Donald Stanley Award from the Canadian Society for Civil Engineering. His research findings have been successfully applied, including the Xiaping Environmental Park in Shenzhen, leading to enhanced slope stability and ecological restoration. Dr. Zhang also contributes as Early Career Editorial Board Member for journals such as Geoenviron. Disasters, Biogeotechnics, and Hydrology, and serves as a peer reviewer for over 15 leading journals in geotechnical and engineering geology field.