Dr. Qiang Xu works at the School of Computing and Engineering at the University of Huddersfield, UK. Dr Xu’s research concerns mainly creep damage mechanics. In 1996 he worked on EPSRC and DTI funded projects at UMIST. Dr. Guangde Zhang is Dean of the department of Automobile and Traffic Engineering at Wuhan University of Science and Technology. His research is focused on the themes of engine principle, auto emissions and noise control, modern automotive engineering and engineering thermodynamics.