Introduction

Dr. Kuang-Yen Liu (劉光晏) is currently an associate professor in the Department of Civil Engineering, National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan, as well as the adjunct research fellow of the National Center for Research on Earthquake Engineering. His research work is mainly on structural engineering, with particular emphasis on the seismic design, assessment, and retrofit of RC buildings and RC bridge structures. He is leading the bridge engineering and earthquake resilience laboratory (BEER Lab) since Feb. 2017. He is also a registered professional engineer and served as an expert to draft the seismic design specification for building and highway bridge structure.

• Doctor of Civil Engineering

National Taiwan University, Sep. 2001 - Jun. 2006

• Visiting scholar of Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering

State University of New York at Buffalo, Aug. 2005 - Jun. 2006

• Bachelor of Construction Engineering

National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Sep. 1997 - Jun. 1999

• College degree of Civil Engineering

National Taipei University of Technology, Sep. 1992 - Jun. 1997

• Associate Professor, Department of Civil Engineering

National Cheng Kung University, Feb 2017 – Present

• Adjunct Associate Professor, Department of Civil Engineering

National Chiao-Tung University, Jan 2015 – Jan 2017

• Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Civil Engineering

National Taipei University of Technology, Jan 2008 – Jan 2011

• Research Fellow, Division of Bridge Engineering, NCREE

National center for research on earthquake engineering, Jan 2007 – Jan 2017