Prof. Xia-Ting Feng received his PhD at Northeastern University of Technology (now Northeastern University), China in 1992 and then took the position of lecturer, associate professor and professor at the same university. He joined the Institute of Rock and Soil Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) in 1998 as Professor of Hundred Talent Program of CAS and as Deputy Director in Charge and Director during 2001-2005. He Served as Director Director of State Key Laboratory of Geomechanics and Geotechnical Engineering from 2007 to 2018. He works at Northeastern University, China, as President since January 2021. He is President of the International Society for Rock Mechanics (ISRM) Commission on Design Methodology, and President of the Chinese Society for Rock Mechanics and Engineering. He was the past President of ISRM during 2011-2015 and the past President of  the Federation of International Geoengineering Societies (FedIGS) during 2018-2022. He is Editor-in-Chief of Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering. His research interests cover rock mechanics for deep rock engineering. He published more than 180 papers and English books “Rock Engineering Design” and “Rock Engineering Risk” with Prof. John Hudson.

In 2019, Prof. Feng was elected as a member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering.