Prof. Yang is a fellow of Canadian Academy of Engineering, Director of Smart Infrastructure and Construction Research cluster and a Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering at The University of British Columbia. Prof. Yang is a world-renowned researcher acclaimed for his ground-breaking innovation in performance-based design, structural simulation and testing, robotic inspection and construction and high-performance, carbon-neutral and resilient infrastructure. Prof. Yang is one of the 19 voting members of the Standing Committee for Earthquake Design, which is responsible for writing the seismic design provision of the 2020/2025 National Building Code of Canada (NBCC). Prof. Yang is also a committee member of S16, which is responsible for writing the design provision of steel structures in the Canada. Prof. Yang’s work has been well recognized by his colleagues, he is the recipient of the 2020 Meritorious achievement award from Engineers & Geoscientists British Columbia Canada, which is the highest achievement award given to a professional engineer (P. Eng.) in British Columbia, Canada, 2019 Technology award from the New Zealand Concrete Society and the 2014 CISC H.A. Krentz award for the highest impacted steel research from the Canadian Institute of Steel Construction.