Gao Ma is a Professor in the College of Civil Engineering at Hunan University, core member of National Key Laboratory of Bridge Safety and Resilience and Key Laboratory for Damage Diagnosis of Engineering Structures of Hunan province, China. He received his BE from Wuhan University and Ph.D. from Harbin Institute of Technology.
His research interests include seismic performance analysis and retrofit, nondestructive testing, AI technology in civil engineering, and prefabricated concrete structure. He has hosted more than 15 scientific projects, including the National Nature Science Foundation (host 3 NSF fundings), the National Key Research and Development Program sub-project, and the Hunan Young Talents Program of Hunan Province, etc. He has published 77 international and national journal articles (including 48 SCI papers, 12 Engineering Structures journal papers, 7 ASCE journal papers), authorized 20 patents and 11 software copyrights. The research achievements won one association science award and have been adopted in three provincial technical standards. He also acts as the editorial board member of four journals, including the International Journal of Concrete Structures and Materials (SCI), Journal of Hunan University (Natural Sciences) (EI), and technical committee member of three international conferences.
