Prof. Jong Wan Hu received his MS degrees from (1) G.W.W. School of Mechanical Engineering and (2) School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, respectively, in Georgia Institute of Technology. He then received his Ph.D. degree from School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology. Dr. Hu has been Post-Doctorate Research Fellow at Structural, Mechanics, and Material Research Group in 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 an Assistant Administrator at the National S&T Council (NSTC) for two years. He is currently an Assistant Professor in Incheon National University and has been active in the member of ASME and ASCE. He has two professional licenses such as Civil and Structural Professional Engineers (PE). His research interests lay in the area of smart structures, seismic design, composite structures, and finite element modeling. He has been publishing over 50 SCI-indexed and peer-reviewed journal papers.