Chao Chen, is an Associate Professor in College of Civil Engineering at Hunan University. His research interests include dynamics of offshore wind turbines, novel wind energy structures, structural health monitoring. He received his Ph.D in Structural Engineering from University College London and holds a Master degree in Structural Engineering from Cardiff University and a Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering from Tongji University. He worked as a structural engineer in China for more than 4 years and was a postdoctoral researcher also at Hunan University from 2020 to 2023. He has published more than 20 SCI papers in top international journals and received research funding from China Natural Science Foundation and industrial partners.