Dr. Haoding Xu is currently a Lecturer at Xi'an University of Technology (XUT), China, where he also served as the Deputy Director of the XUT Institute of Geotechnical Engineering. In this role, he worked closely alongside Profs. Faning Dang, Caihui Zhu, and Qin Zhao, whose significant mentorship and collaboration have been instrumental in advancing his research career. Dr. Xu's primary research focus is on the development of numerical computation methods and machine learning techniques, with substantial experience in the creation of surrogate models. Prior to his current position, Dr. Xu held a Postdoctoral Research Associate position from February to October 2023 at the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) within the research team led by Distinguished Prof. Daichao Sheng. During this time, he concentrated on integrating surrogate models with numerical methods to investigate geotechnical engineering stability analysis and large deformation problems. Dr. Xu finished his PhD in Geotechnical Engineering from UTS, under the supervision of Distinguished Professor Daichao Sheng and Senior Lecturer Xuzhen He. His doctoral studies at UTS were supported by the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology Scholarship and the International Research Scholarship.