Gongfa Chen, obtained his PhD from the university of Queensland, Australia. The main research directions include the application of artificial intelligence in civil engineering, bridge structural health monitoring, prefabricated building structures, and computational structural dynamics. To date, over 80 research papers have been published, with more than 60 indexed by SCI, and 7 invention patents have been granted. Additionally, I have led 2 projects funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China, 1 provincial-level international scientific and technological cooperation project, and more than 5 industrial projects. In terms of student mentorship, 5 doctoral students and over 30 master’s students have been supervised. Furthermore, more than ten doctoral and master’s students have won over 9 awards in national, university, and faculty-level innovation and entrepreneurship competitions under my guidance. In recognition of these efforts, I was honored as an outstanding postgraduate supervisor in 2018 & 2023.