Speaker

Prof. Chaofeng Zeng

Hunan University of Science and Technology, China

Leader of Civil Engineering Discipline of Hunan University of Science and Technology

Biography:

Chaofeng Zeng is a PhD (postdoctoral), professor, and doctoral supervisor, currently leading the civil engineering discipline at Hunan University of Science and Technology as a Xiangjiang Scholar. He serves as the director of the Analytical Testing Center and deputy director of the State-owned Assets and Laboratory Management Office. His research focuses on disaster prevention and mitigation in underground engineering. He has hosted 12 national and provincial projects including National Natural Science Foundation projects and Hunan Provincial Outstanding Youth projects. As the first or corresponding author, he has published 47 SCI/EI papers in high-level journals such as the "Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering" and "Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology." He has received the Second Prize of the Hunan Provincial Natural Science Award and holds 20 public patents. He has contributed to the publication of one translated work and two industry standards. Zeng is a member of various committees including the Soft Soil Engineering Committee of the China Civil Engineering Society and serves as a reviewer for 64 domestic and international journals. His primary research areas include disaster evaluation and prevention in geotechnical and urban underground engineering, environmentally friendly foundation support systems, groundwater management, and the theoretical assessment of defective and permeable piles.