Dejian Shen is a professor at the College of Civil and Transportation Engineering, Hohai University. He has published 2 monographs, more than 160 papers including over 100 SCI-indexed papers (9 ESI highly cited papers and 2 ESI hot papers), and more than 100 patents. His research interests include: •Assessment, control, and repair of early-age cracks in reinforced concrete structures •Seismic performance and design method for prefabricated construction •FRP technology for repairing damaged and corroded reinforced concrete structures •Quantum chemical simulation, molecular dynamics simulation, and multiscale simulation for concrete