Abstract: Intense ion beams can quasi-isometrically heat any high-density sample and generate warm dense matter (WDM) with large scale, uniform state distribution without any shock wave inside. This kind of driver provides a new opportunity for the laboratory high energy density physics (HEDP) research. The typical intense ion beam accelerators around the world, as well as their critical parameters and research plans of HEDP study are introduced.The progress of ion driven WDM generation and evolution using PIC and hydrodynamic simulations is shown. The high energy electron beam radiography technique with high spatial resolution, high temporal evolution, and high penetrating ability is also introduced. The collisional and charge transfer processes of the interaction between low-to-medium energy ion and plasma are analyzed. The nonlinear effect during the intense ion beam stopping and transportation process are presented.