He received his BEng and MSc degrees in Structural Engineering from Tongji University (China) and his Ph.D. degree in Civil Engineering from Lehigh University (USA). He is currently Editor of Advances in Structural Engineering, and President-elect of the American Society of Civil Engineers (Hong Kong Section). His major research interests include vibration monitoring and mitigation, structural health monitoring, and smart materials and structures. He was awarded Takuji Kobori Prize in 2014 from the International Association for Structural Control and Monitoring.