Professor Dai is a professor in the State Key Laboratory of Estuarine and Coastal Research‚ East China Normal University, Shanghai. Dr Dai is interested in riverine, estuarine and coastal system risk analysis; coastal and ocean resource management; riverine, estuarine, and coastal morphodynamics;, wetland hydrological process and has gained excellent achievements. He has published over 70 research paper in international journals and 5 monographs. He has been the leader of over10 national natural science foundation of China, including the national key program. Prof. Dai has obtained a number of national or provincial awards. He has won the program for New Century Excellent Talents at Chinese University. Dr Dai has been a visit scholar in the Netherland and America, and developed a long cooperation with America, Britain, and the Netherlands. Meanwhile, he serves as editorial board member of Geomorphology, Ocean and Coastal Management, Water, Scientific Reports, and an associate editor ofFrontiers of Earth Science.