Dr. Jong Wan Hu received his Ph.D. degree from the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA. Dr. Hu was a Post-Doctorate Research Fellow at the Structural, Mechanics, and Material Research Group of the Georgia Institute of Technology. Dr. Hu also worked as an Associate Research Fellow at the Korea Institute of S&T Evaluation and Planning (KISTEP) and as an Assistant Administrator at the National S&T Council (NSTC) for two years. He is currently Assistant Professor at Incheon National University. He is an active member of ASME and ASCE and his research interests are in the area of smart structures, seismic design, composite structures, and finite element modeling.