"Xinbao Yu, Ph.D. in Civil Engineering, Associate Professor at the University of Texas at Arlington, Ph.D. Supervisor, serves as an expert member of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), the American Transportation Board (TRB) and other professional associations; serves as an expert in the review of projects of the National Science Foundation of the U.S., Poland, and Canada; and serves as an expert in the review of more than 10 journals such as Journal of Geotechnical ang Geoenvironmental Engineering, and others. ang Geoenvironmental Engineering, and is a reviewer for more than 10 journals, including the Journal of Geotechnical Engineering. His main research interests include geotechnical sensors (TDR), geothermal energy, geotechnical probabilistic design and unsaturated soils. He has been involved in more than 10 research projects with funding of more than $3 million from NSF, California Department of Transportation, Texas Department of Transportation, and Louisiana Department of Transportation. He has published more than 30 SCI papers and 3 monographs. Translated with DeepL.com (free version)"