Mingxi Chen received his PhD degree in Geotechnical Engineering from the School of Civil Engineering at Wuhan University (China) in 2022. He obtained his BSc degree in Engineering from the School of Geosciences and Info-physics at Central South University (China) in 2016. He is now an assistant professor of the School of Civil Engineering and Architecture at Guangxi University (China). His main research interests include: (1) deformation mechanism and stability evaluation of high steep slopes in hydropower projects; (2) prediction and early warning of landslides; and (3) nonlinear dynamic evolution mechanism of deformation and failure in rock mass.