Dr. Sheqiang Cui is a Full Professor and PhD supervisor at the School of Civil Engineering, Shandong University. He is a recipient of the National High-level Young Talent Program, and a Distinguished Young Scholar of Shandong University.

His research primarily focuses on thermo-hydro-mechanical coupling mechanisms and theoretical modelling of geo-structures in special soils such as unsaturated, saline and frozen soils. He has published over 40 SCI/EI indexed journal papers, among which more than 20 have been published as first/corresponding author in top journals: Géotechnique, Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering (ASCE) and Canadian Geotechnical Journal. He holds 10 authorized invention patents (domestic and international).

He was awarded the 2023–2024 HKIE Ringo Yu Prize for Best PhD Thesis in Geotechnical Studies by the Hong Kong Institution of Engineers (HKIE), an award recognizing the best PhD thesis in geotechnical engineering in Hong Kong for the year, and the 2019 IACIP Outstanding Graduate Student Award 1st Prize (international award) presented by the International Association for Chinese Infrastructure Professionals (IACIP).