Xianben Ren is an Associate Professor at the Institute of Advanced Structure Technology, Beijing Institute of Technology. He earned his Ph.D. in Engineering from Beijing Institute of Technology in 2022. Following the completion of his doctoral studies, Ren commenced his postdoctoral research at the State Key Laboratory of Explosion Science and Safety Protection and the Beijing Key Laboratory of Lightweight Multi-functional Composite Materials and Structures. His work integrates theoretical modeling with experimental mechanics to advance structural protection technologies.

His research focuses on the interdisciplinary mechanics of blast-impact damage and protective engineering, with applications in ship engineering and aerospace structures. He hosts more than 10 projects, including the National Natural Science Foundation. His work integrates theoretical mechanics, materials science, and defense engineering, with publications in top-tier journals like Composite Structures, Marine Structures, and Defence Technology. Key areas include:

·Explosion/Impact Damage Mechanisms: Dynamic response of ship structures, composite materials, and lightweight multifunctional composites under blast loading (e.g., cabin internal explosions, fragment penetration).

·Protective Structural Design: Development of blast-resistant naval architectures and anti-penetration technologies to mitigate shock waves and quasi-static pressures.·Fluid-Structure ·Interaction: Hydrodynamic impact analysis, including high-speed water entry and internal blast loading.

[1] Xianben Ren, Zhixin Huang, Yongbo Jiang, Zihao Chen, Xiaofei Cao, Tian Zhao*, Ying Li*. The scaling laws of cabin structures subjected to internal blast loading: Experimental and numerical studies.Defence Technology, 2022,18(5), 811-822.

[2] Ying Li, Xianben Ren*, Tian Zhao, Dengbao Xiao, Kai Liu*,Daining Fang. Dynamic response of stiffened plate under internal blast: Experimental and numerical investigation. Marine Structures,2021,77,102957.

[3] Haonan Chao, Zhixin Huang*, Xianben Ren*, Jizhen Wang, Ying Li. Finite element simulation of the penetration resistance of topological interlocking ceramic/PE laminates. Composite Structures, 2023, 311,116802.

[4] Zhixin Huang, Shuangtao Dou, Xianben Ren*, Ying Li. Implosion mechanisms of metallic cylindrical shells subjected to combined explosive loading and hydrostatic pressure. Ocean Engineering, 2024, 313,119397.

[5] Xiaoqi Chen, Yongzhen Wang, Qinglei Zeng*, Xianben Ren*, Ying Li. A two-step scaled physics-informed neural network for non-destructive testing of hull rib damage. Ocean Engineering, 2025,319,120260.

Grand Prize for Scientific and Technological Progress, China Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers (ranked 14).