Jian-Fu Shao is a professor in the Laboratory of Mechanics of Lille at the University of Science and Technology of Lille. He is leading a research team working mechanics of cohesive geomaterials. His research topics cover coupled constitutive modelling of geomaterials, mechanics of porous media, multi-scale approaches and numerical modelling. He is author and co-author of 70 papers in reviewed journals and more than 100 papers in international conferences.

Nicolas Burlion is a professor in the Laboratory of Mechanics of Lille at the University of Science and Technology of Lille. His research concerns durability mechanics of concrete, experimental characterization of coupled THMC phenomenon in concrete, and X-ray microtomographic analysis of microstructure evolutions of cementitious composites.