Biography: Professor Wanming Zhai is an Academician of Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and an International Member of U.S. National Academy of Engineering (NAE). He graduated from Southwest Jiaotong University (SWJTU) in 1985 and received the Ph.D. degree in Rail Vehicle Engineering from the same university in 1992. Since 1994, he has become a full professor and the Director of Train and Track Research Institute at SWJTU. In 1999, he was appointed the Chang Jiang Scholar by Chinese Ministry of Education. Currently, he is a Chair Professor of Railway Engineering at SWJTU, and the Chairman of University Academic Committee. Professor Zhai is a world recognized scientist in railway engineering dynamics, focusing on train-track-bridge interactions and related issues such as system dynamic design, safety assessment and train-induced environmental vibrations. He established a new theory system of vehicle-track coupled dynamics, which has been widely applied to practical engineering, especially for high-speed railways in China. Professor Zhai is the Editor-in-Chief of International Journal of Rail Transportation published by Taylor & Francis Group and the Editor-in-Chief of Railway Engineering Science published by Springer Nature. He also serves as the President of the Chinese Society for Vibration Engineering.