Originally published in Science-Technology & Finance Monthly (《科技与金融》), June 2026 issue. WeChat release: 1 July 2026. Interview: Jin Song | Editing: Zhang Mengyue | Proofreading: Wu Zhengxi | Photos courtesy of the interviewee. From France to China, Professor David BASSIR's career has taken him from aerospace engineer to science and technology consul to university professor. Over more than a decade, he has witnessed first-hand the Guangdong–Hong Kong–Macao Greater Bay Area's

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On April 29, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Paris Elite Institute of Technology successfully held the 8th session of the Sino-French Excellence Forum themed Advanced Intelligent Design of Complex Systems. The event invited two renowned French experts in the fields of mechanical engineering, material design and structural health monitoring: Professor Joseph ZARKA and Professor David BASSIR. Opening At the opening of the event, French Dean Ziad MOUMNI delivered an opening speec

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On 20 April 2026, the Smart Structural Health Monitoring and Control (SSHMC) Laboratory proudly welcomed Mr. Phung Ba Tu from University of Science and Technology – The University of Danang Vietnam 🇻🇳 as a new intern member of our research team. Mr. Phung Ba Tu operating a 3D scanning system to capture structural crack patterns during an experimental session at the SSHMC Laboratory. We are delighted to have Mr. Tu join our international academic environment and particip

The 4th Sino-French Seminar on Advanced Engineering Technologies: Smart & Structural Health Monitoring was successfully held on April 16, 2026. The seminar was organized under the framework of the Smart Structural Health Monitoring (SSHMC Lab.) seminars with the support of DGUT-CNAM Institute University of Technology (DCI), Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Intelligent Disaster Prevention and Emergency Technologies for Urban Lifeline Engineering, Dongguan Key Laboratory

On 15 April 2026, the Smart Structural Health Monitoring and Control (SSHMC) Laboratory proudly welcomed Yao Junyuan from Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers (CNAM) as a new internship member of our international research team. Yao Junyuan from CNAM conducting experimental work on a forced convection heat transfer testing apparatus at the SSHMC Laboratory, as part of his research activities in advanced engineering systems. We are delighted to have Yao Junyuan join the