Dr. Jian Ji earned a PhD in civil engineering from the Nanyang Technological University (NTU) of Singapore. He is currently a Research Fellow in Monash University. Before joining Monash, Dr. Ji was a Geotechnical Engineer in ECAS-EJ consultants of Singapore. His professional interests include numerical analysis of geotechnical problems with probabilistic considerations, designing of earth retaining systems, and slope stability analysis. Dr. Jian Ji is a Registered Professional Engineer (Geotechnical).