The Huixian International Forum on Earthquake Engineering for Young Researchers was proposed jointly by the Huixian Earthquake Engineering Foundation and the US-China Earthquake Engineering Foundation, aiming at commemorating the pioneers in earthquake engineering and providing young researchers a platform for communication, knowledge sharing, and research collaboration. The first forum was held at the Institute of Engineering Mechanics, CEA, Harbin, China (2014), and the second forum was held at the Beijing University of Technology, Beijing, China (2016).