Dr. Wei Lin obtained his PhD degree at the Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu, China. He obtained his BEng degree in Mechanical Engineering from Yangtze University, Jingzhou, China in 2013, MSc degree in Mechanical Engineering from Southwest Petroleum university, Chengdu, China in 2016. From Sept 2017 to Sept 2018, he studied at the University of Exeter as a visiting scholar. His current research focuses on Drilling Engineering with the research themes: Drill-string dynamics and control, downhole tools.