Daren Peng started at VPAC in January 2008 as a Senior Computational Engineer. He is responsible for Structural Durability Analysis and Fatigue Life Assessment. Daren's background includes Elasticity and Plasticity, Structural Failure Analysis, Finite Element and Boundary Element Analysis, Fatigue and Fracture, Structural Optimization, Composite Structures Analysis and Repair Technology, Sensor Technology and Smart Structures. Daren has a BE-Applied Mechanics, MEngSci- Applied Mechanics and PhD-Mechanical Engineering.