Víctor Yepes is a Full Professor with tenure at the Department of Construction Engineering, Universitat Politecnica de Valencia, Spain. He holds a Ph.D. in Civil Engineering and has been the Academic Director of the Master in Concrete Materials and Structures since 2007. He has received the Academic Excellence Award from the Social Council, the Excellent Research Career Award and the Excellent Research Impact Award, both from the Universitat Politècnica de València. Furthermore, he is also a member of the Institute of Concrete Science and Technology (ICITECH). He is currently involved in several projects related to the optimisation and life cycle assessment of concrete structures and optimisation models for infrastructure asset management. He also teaches courses on construction methods, innovation and quality management. Dr Yepes has authored more than 350 journal and conference papers, including over 175 published journal articles quoted in the JCR. He has acted as an Expert for project proposal evaluation for the Spanish Ministry of Technology and Science and is the Main Researcher on many projects. He also serves on the editorial board of 12 international journals, including Structure & Infrastructure Engineering, Structural Engineering and Mechanics, Mathematics, Sustainability, Revista de la Construcción, Advances in Civil Engineering, and Advances in Concrete Construction.