J. Y. Richard Liew is a professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the National University of Singapore, Singapore. He is also a chartered engineer in the UK, a professional engineer in Singapore, and a chartered professional engineer of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations. He has co-authored 5 books, more than 400 technical publications, sits on the boards of international journals, holds several honorary positions, and is a key person responsible for the development of Singapore’s national annexes for the design and steel and composite structures using Eurocodes 3 and 4.