Organizing Committee
Prof. Antonio Formisano
University of Naples
Italy
Prof. Antonio Formisano
University of NaplesItaly
Biography
Antonio Formisano is an associate professor of structural design at the University of Naples Federico II. Licensed to the role of full professor since 2021. He graduated from the same university and received his M.Sc. and his Ph.D., both in structures for engineering and architecture. His research activity deals with historical and cultural heritage buildings, metal structures, seismic retrofitting, robustness and sustainability. He is also a member of the Italian Association on Seismic Engineering (ANIDIS), the Italian Council of Steel Technicians (CTA), the Italian Network ReLUIS, the Chamber of Engineers of Naples, the Structural Committee of the Chamber of Engineers of Naples and the TC/250 SC9 Committee on "Design of aluminium alloy structures".
Research Interest
Prof. Hashem Akbari
Concordia University
Canada
Prof. Hashem Akbari
Concordia UniversityCanada
Biography
Hashem Akbari is a Professor at Concordia University (Montreal, Canada). Prior to joining the Concordia University he was the Leader of the Heat Island Group, Senior Scientist, and Principal Investigator in the Environmental Energy Technologies Division at LBNL. He has obtained his PhD in engineering from the University of California, Berkeley. As the leader of the Heat Island Group, he has been instrumental in the organization and initiation of the group at LBNL, funded by the US Department of Energy, Environmental Protection Agency, California Energy Commission, and several other sources. He is the author of more than 200 articles and coauthor of four books, and chief editor and editor of several scientific journals. He is the founding organizer of CRRC and ex-officio member of its Board of Directors; and an active member of ASHRAE, ASTM, and ASME. He is currently coordinating the “100 Cool Cities” initiative to cool urban heat islands and counter global warming
Research Interest
Prof. Ali Hadigheh
University of Sydney
Australia
Prof. Ali Hadigheh
University of SydneyAustralia
Biography
Dr Ali Hadigheh is the Associate Head of Research Education and a Senior Lecturer in Structural Engineering at the University of Sydney (USyd). He is also an Australian Research Council (ARC) DECRA Fellow. His research expertise includes the development of sustainable construction materials, corrosion protection and structural health monitoring, and valorisation of construction waste. He has secured over three million dollars in research funding and holds various patents for the recycling of composite materials. He has authored two books and published over 130 journal and conference papers. His research has significantly contributed to Australian standards, and he is currently serving on various committees, including MT-007 and SB-000. He currently leads the Smart Materials and Sustainable Structures group at USyd.
Research Interest
Prof. Issam Khatib
Birzeit University
Palestine
Prof. Issam Khatib
Birzeit UniversityPalestine
Biography
Professor Al-Khatib has experience in a wide range of areas including water recourses management and quality, environmental assessment, wastewater management, advocacy, coordination and networking. Al-Khatib has an extended experience in the development and carrying research and evaluation projects, professional work experience in engineering hydrology, water resources management, engineering hydraulics, environmental impact assessment, environmental monitoring, training and evaluation of medical waste, solid waste, water and sanitation and urban environment projects. He is an expert in social and environmental health, promoting environmental public awareness through training, organizing and conducting awareness campaigns and workshops in environmental education and health. He is a member in the national committees for setting environmental standards and regulations such as swimming pools water quality. Al-Khatib is an expert in academic quality evaluation and development and supervised more than 40 MSc. theses in the above mentioned topics.
Research Interest
Prof. Zhanping You
Michigan Technological University
USA
Prof. Zhanping You
Michigan Technological UniversityUSA
Biography
Zhanping You joined the faculty at Texas A&M University, Kingsville, in January 2004 as a tenure-track Assistant Professor. He accepted a position at the rank of Assistant Professor in December 2005 in the Department of Civil, Environmental, and Geospatial Engineering at Michigan Technological University. He earned his PhD in Civil Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign in 2003. He served as Director of the Center of Excellence for Transportation Materials for a few years, which is in partnership with the Michigan Department of Transportation and Michigan Technological University for a few years. He was entitled Donald and Rose Ann Tomasini Assistant Professor of Transportation Engineering. He was promoted to Associate Professor in 2009, to Professor in 2014, and to Distinguished Professor in 2019. His research interests include the design, construction, and maintenance of pavements, micromechanics for road materials, discrete element modeling and finite element modeling techniques, construction materials (asphalt, aggregate, asphalt concrete), alternative materials for civil engineering, and recycled materials for civil engineering.
Research Interest
• Design, construction, and maintenance of pavements
• Micromechanics for road materials
• Discrete element modeling and finite element modeling techniques
• Construction materials: asphalt, aggregate, asphalt concrete
• Alternative materials for civil engineering
• Recycled materials for civil engineering
Prof. Reza Soleimanpour
Australian University
Kuwait
Prof. Reza Soleimanpour
Australian UniversityKuwait
Biography
Dr. Reza Soleimanpour holds a Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering, a Master's degree in Structural Engineering, and a Ph.D. in Civil Engineering focused on nondestructive testing and evaluation from the University of Adelaide, Australia. Currently serving as an Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering at an Australian university, Dr. Soleimanpour seamlessly integrates academic expertise with practical industry experience. Specializing in structural engineering, his work revolves around the design, construction, and monitoring of various structures, including composites, concrete, and pipelines, utilizing guided waves techniques. With over eight years in academia and more than seven years in industry, Dr. Soleimanpour is deeply committed to research, having successfully secured grants from various institutes. His contributions to the field are evident through publications in esteemed journals.
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Prof. F. Pacheco Torgal
University of Minho
Portugal
Prof. F. Pacheco Torgal
University of MinhoPortugal
Biography
F.Pacheco-Torgal is a Principal Investigator at C-TAC Research Centre, University of Minho. Holds the Counsellor title of the Portuguese Engineers Association. Authored 300 publications, 110 in Scopus and 96 in Web of Science-WoS. His publications were viewed or downloaded so far almost 500.000 times and by 2025 it will reach more than one million times. Cited in more than 100 SCI journals including by Highly Cited authors (SCI h-index>60) in high impact factor journals. Has 22 publications cited in international patents. Overall citations received in ISI WoS journals-1544 (h-index=20), citations in Scopus journals -2191 (h-index=25) and citations in Scholar Google-4011 (h-index=33). Has a K-index WoS=37 and a K-index SCI=45. Citations prediction for the year 2025 (around 3.800 citations on WoS, 6.400 citations on Scopus and 11.500 citations on Scholar Google). Future h-index prediction for the year 2025 using Körding´s algorithm (WoS h-index=33, Scopus h-index=38). Grant assessor for Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government, the Australian Research Council, the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, the United Arab Emirates University, the British Research Council, the American University of Sharjah, the Foundation for Polish Science and The Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research. Member of the editorial board of 7 international journals. Member of the scientific committee of 40 conferences, most of them in Asian countries. Academic advisor of Publons. Invited reviewer for 110 international journals for which he has already reviewed around 520 papers (83% ISI WoS journals). By 2025 he will have reviewed more than 1.000 papers. His review record places him at the Top 0.1% between almost 200.000 reviewers registered in Publons. Currently ranking 3th place between more than 17.000 registered Engineering reviewers. Lead Editor of 15 international books published by WoodHead Publishing, Elsevier and Springer (6 being on the Master Book List of Web of Science). Some of these books are available in the libraries of Harvard University, MIT and Stanford University and in all the libraries of the 10 most important Universities as per the Shanghai Ranking World Top 500 Universities
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Prof. Islam H. El-adaway
Missouri University of Science and TechnologyUSA
Prof. Islam H. El-adaway
Missouri University of Science and TechnologyUSABiography
Islam H. El-adaway, a licensed Professional Engineer (P.E.) in the United States (US) and a registered Chartered Engineer (CEng.) in the United Kingdom (UK), is the tenured Hurst-McCarthy endowed Full Professor within the Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering and the Department of Engineering Management and Systems Engineering at Missouri University of Science and Technology (Missouri S&T, formerly known as the University of Missouri – Rolla). At Missouri S&T, he is currently serving as the Associate Provost for Saint Louis Operations after previously serving as the Director of Corporate Education and Associate Dean for Academic Partnerships, respectively. Also, at Missouri S&T, he is the Founding Director of the Missouri Consortium for Construction Innovation (MO-CCI); which is an academic-industry partnership focusing on research, student development, and professional education with members representing major construction stakeholders in Missouri that are top ranked by the Engineering News Record (ENR). He also manages the Civil Infrastructure System of Systems Interdisciplinary Laboratory (CI2SI-L) to mitigate the management challenges associated with construction-related projects. Prior to that, he held tenured positions at the University of Tennessee – Knoxville and Mississippi State University. Dr. El-adaway earned his Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from Iowa State University, and his M.Sc. and B.Sc. in Construction Engineering from the American University in Cairo.
As of today, Dr. El adaway’s scholarly efforts have been supported by around 38 projects funded by various agencies including the National Science Foundation (NSF), Department of Education, Department of Transportation, Construction Industry Institute, Sloan Foundation, Regional Transportation and Safety Research Centers, and other private entities.
Research Interest
sustainable infrastructure and resilient hazard management; decision and risk management; contract and dispute management; planning management; safety management; and energy management
Prof. Hui Yao
College of Metropolitan Transportation
Beijing University of Technology
China
Prof. Hui Yao
College of Metropolitan Transportation Beijing University of TechnologyChina
Biography
Currently, I am serving in a professor position at the Faculty of Architecture, Civil and Transportation Engineering, Beijing University of Technology in China. I received my Ph.D. degree from Central South University, China, and Michigan Technological University, the United States of America. My research interests include Construction Materials, Engineering Mechanics, Traffic Sensing and Perception, Recycling Materials, Smart Infrastructure Systems, Image Processing, Molecular Dynamics (MD), Discrete Element Method (DEM), and Transportation Data Science. I published and submitted more than 70 papers in the field of transportation engineering. Based on google scholar, the citation reaches more than 2000 times. Moreover, I am serving as an associate editor for Frontiers in Materials and Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers-Engineering Sustainability and am also an editorial member for more than ten international journals.
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