Tao Lu, male, associate professor at SWJTU-Leeds Joint School. He obtained his PhD degree from Delft University of Technology in 2019 in The Netherlands.  His research interests and expertise are dynamics of and wave propagation in solids and structures in general. Currently, his research focus on dynamics of high-speed trains and railway lines. He also serves as Assitant Editor of the Journal of Sound and Vibration since January 2022.