Keynote Speakers Details

Zi-Long Zhao obtained his doctoral degree from Tsinghua University (China).  Since 2021, he has been working as a Professor at the Institute of Solid Mechanics in Beihang University (China).   He is elected as an overseas high-level young talent of China, an Australian Research Council (ARC) Discovery Early Career Researcher Award (DECRA) fellow, and a young top talent of Beihang University.   He is an expert of the Chinese Ministry of Education, the National Natural Science Foundation of China, and the ARC.   He is an editorial advisory board member of Engineering Fracture Mechanics, and an invited reviewer of more than 30 internationally renowned esteemed journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.   His research interests include solid mechanics, biomechanics, and structural topology optimization.   He has published nearly 50 papers in high impact SCI journals such as Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, Biophysical Journal, and Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering.   Many of his papers are selected as cover stories, journal highlights, featured papers, and editors' suggestion.  His publications have attracted more than 1300 citations.   His research outcomes are reported and publicized by mainstream academic organizations such as the American Physical Society and the American Biophysical Society.