Hossein Masoumi graduated from Tehran University, Iran with Bachelor of Science degree in Mining Engineering in 2007 and completed the level of Master of Mining Engineering, major in Mine Geomechanics and Mine Management in 2009 at the School of Mining Engineering, UNSW. He received his PhD degree in Geotechnical Engineering from the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, UNSW in 2013. He had been a Lecturer at the School of Mining Engineering till 2018 and then moved to Monash University as a Senior Lecturer in the same year followed by his promotion to Associate Professor position in 2022. He was the Leader of Resources Engineering and Head of Resources Group at Monash University between 2018 and 2023. He is on the editorial board of a number of prestigious journals related to mining and rock engineering including International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences, Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering journal, Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering as well as International Journal of Geomechanics. His main research lies in the field of advanced rock mechanics modelling and characterisation including rock support and ground control systems.