Prof. Cheng’s research interest covers sound and vibration, structural health monitoring, smart structure and fluid-structure interaction. As of Nov.2021, his work has resulted in more than 560 papers published in international journals and conferences. His research has also had a direct impact on solving engineering problems through close collaboration with the industry. Prof. Cheng currently serves as Deputy Editor-in-Chief of Journal of Sound and Vibration, Associate Editor of the Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, Associate Editor of Structural Health Monitoring: An International Journal and as an editorial board member in other 6 international journals. He has been a Plenary/Keynote Speaker for 45+ times at conferences in the USA, UK, France, Japan, Greece, India, South Korea, Tunisia, Poland, Bangladesh and China, including the top three most prestigious ones in Acoustics and Vibration (24th ICA, 47th Inter-noise and 23rd ICSV) plus many others such as 13th RASD, 47th ASME-QNDE, 15th and 19th APVC and 12th ICOVP etc.