His research interest are primarily concerned with the development, characterisation and numerical simulation of cement-based materials, with particular focus on advanced cementitious materials such as Engineered Cementitious Composite (ECC), popularly known as ‘bendable’ concrete and invented by Prof VC Li about two decades ago at the University of Michigan. Dr. Suryanto has received numerous awards, including the prestigious Japan Concrete Institute Awards in 2011 and 2013, and the best paper awards from the Journal of Advanced Concrete Technology (2010 and 2012). He got his bachelor degree in Civil Engineering from Petra Christian University, Surabaya, Indonesia.