Dr. Venkatesh Kodur is a University Distinguished Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Michigan State University. He also serves as Director of the Centre on Structural Fire Engineering and Diagnostics at Michigan State University. His research interests include: Evaluation of fire resistance of structural systems through large scale fire experiments and numerical modeling and Characterization of materials under high temperature. His research contributions has lead to the development of fundamental understanding on the fire behavior of material and structural systems and also resulted in numerous design approaches and innovative and cost-effective solutions for enhancing fire-resistance of structural systems. He has published over 450 peer-reviewed papers in journals and conferences, and has given numerous invited key-note presentations. He is one of the highly cited authors in Civil Engineering and as per Google Scholar, he has more than 12,000+ citations with an "h” index of 61. The methodologies, techniques and design guidelines, resulting from his research, have been incorporated in to various codes and standards, as well practical applications, in the US and around the world and are instrumental in minimizing the destructive impact of fire in the built infrastructure. Prof. Kodur is a Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Engineering and a Foreign Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering. He is also a Fellow of the American Society of Civil Engineers, Fellow of the Structural Engineering Institute, Fellow of the Society of Fire Protection Engineering, and Fellow of the American Concrete Institute. He is a professional engineer and serves as an Associate Editor of Journal of Structural Engineering, and Journal of Structural Fire Engineering, as Past Chairman of ACI Fire Protection Committee, as Chairman of ASCE-29 (Fire) Standards Committee and as a member of UK-EPSRC College of Reviewers. He has won many awards including MSU University Distinguished Professor, AISC Faculty Fellowship Award, MSU Distinguished Faculty Award, NRCC (Government of Canada) Outstanding Achievement Award and NATO Award for collaborative research. Dr. Kodur was part of the FEMA/ASCE Building Performance Assessment Team that studied the collapse of WTC buildings as a result of September 11 incidents.

Dr. David Arditi is currently a Professor of Civil and Architectural Engineering at the Illinois Institute of Technology. He is the founder and Director of the Construction Engineering and Management Program. Professor Arditi’s area of expertise covers all aspects of construction project management, engineering and support. Dr. Arditi and his research associates have published close to 400 research papers in refereed national and international journals and in peer reviewed conference proceedings with an h-index of 62. He is currently serving on the editorial board of 11 journals in the field of construction project management and is Editor-in-Chief of /Buildings/. Dr. Arditi is an active member of several professional societies including CMAA, ASCE, AACE, and PMI. He was elected to the College of Fellows of CMAA in 2013.

Professor Brahim Benmokrane holds the Tier-1 Canada Research Chair in Advanced Composite Materials for Bridges & Structures and the NSERC Industrial Senior Research Chair in Innovative FRP Reinforcement for Concrete Infrastructures at the University of Sherbrooke, Canada. Professor Benmokrane is among the world’s top and most talented civil engineer-researcher in the field of structural concrete internally reinforced with fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) reinforcement. His research has significantly influenced the development of concrete structures reinforced with FRP bars, building codes, design specifications, and its practical use in North America and beyond. He has pioneered the development of related specifications and industry standards for using these new structural materials. His recognition as a leader in his field is not limited to his colleagues in academia but extends to industry, professional societies, and public agencies. His contributions go beyond his cutting-edge research to include leadership and involvement in developing international design codes and specifications for engineers and users. His research and professional services have been recognized with several awards. Some of his more note-worthy awards have come from ACI, ASCE, CSA, and the Royal Society of Canada (Academy of Science). For the last 20 years, Professor Benmokrane has published over 645 papers and books and given over 250 lectures worldwide. He is one of the scientists most cited in the world in the field (11,423 Citations, h-index=59, by Google Scholar, by August 10, 2020). He currently leads a research group of 30 graduate students and postdoctoral fellows and has trained 162 researchers.

Slobodan P. Simonovic is universally acknowledged as one of the world’s leading authorities on application of Systems Analysis to water and environmental management. He advanced understanding of water and environmental systems, providing decision-makers with tools to support their sustainable management. His demonstrated leadership in the scientific community, leading-edge research contributions, mentorship of the next generation of scholars, and joint research projects and consulting work have greatly influenced academia, industry, and government internationally. He provides unparalleled contributions to global and local management of water that have improved the lives and livelihoods of millions of people worldwide. His work has a significant impact on our understanding of system linkages between humans, and build and natural environments that lead to sustainable water resources management and resilience as a new development paradigm.

Brian Uy is Professor of Structural Engineering and Head of the School of Civil Engineering at the University of Sydney. He is Chairman of the Standards Australia Committees BD32 on Composite Structures for Buildings and BD-90-Part 6 on Steel and Composite Structures for Bridges. He is the Chairman of the Australia Regional Group of the Institution of Structural Engineers and the Australian Group of the International Association of Bridge and Structural Engineering. Brian is a Fellow of Engineers Australia, the Institution of Structural Engineers, Institution of Civil Engineers, American Society of Civil Engineers and the International Association of Bridge and Structural Engineering.

Dr.Luiz Wrobel was awarded a degree in Civil Engineering by the Fluminense Federal University in Brazil in 1974, an MSc in Civil Engineering by the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro in 1977 and a PhD in Civil Engineering by the University of Southampton, UK, in 1981. He was a Professor of Civil Engineering at COPPE/UFRJ during the period 1981-1989, when he moved to the UK to work at the Wessex Institute of Technology in Southampton, where he stayed until 1996, when he became a Professor at Brunel University London, where he stayed until the end of 2018. He was also the Director of the Institute of Materials and Manufacturing at Brunel from 2014 to 2018. Currently, he is a Professor at the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio), in Brazil. His main area of research interest is on the development and application, both academic and practical, of numerical methods in engineering. His current research activities focus on applications in structural integrity, energy and biomedical engineering. These activities are carried out in collaboration with research groups at Brunel University London and other UK and international universities, as well as industrial companies in Brazil and the UK. Funding for these research projects come primarily from EPSRC, Innovate UK and the Horizon program of the European Union. Published four books on numerical methods in engineering with Springer, Elsevier, Wiley and Computational Mechanics Publications. One of the books, Boundary Element Techniques: Theory and Applications in Engineering, was translated to Japanese, Russian and Chinese. He also published 191 papers in scientific journals and presented 270 papers at international conferences. Wrobel is a Chartered Engineer; Chartered Mathematician; Fellow of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE); Fellow of the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining (IoM3); Fellow of the Institute of Mathematics and its Applications (IMA). He was a reviewer of research proposals in seven countries (Brazil, UK, Belgium, Austria, Singapore, Malaysia and South Africa); and took part in over 100 PhD and MSc examinations in eleven countries, including Brazil, England, Scotland, Wales, Belgium, Spain, Slovenia, Singapore, Australia, Colombia, and Egypt.

Rosa Lasaponara is a Researcher at the CNR-IMAA-(Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Institute for Environmental Monitoring) since 2001 where she is Chief of the ARGON Laboratory (Earth Observation for ARchaeoloGy and EnvirONment. Professor of microwave at the University of Basilicata since 2011.She has authored more than 250 publications among papers in international journals, books, book chapters, papers in proceedings of international conferences on: Remote Sensing for environmental monitoring, risk assessment, mitigation and modelling, time series analysis, Remote sensing for archaeology and environmental studies. She set up and currently chairs the special interest group " Remote Sensing for natural and cultural heritage" of the European Association of Remote Sensing Laboratories (EARSeL) in cooperation with and supported by UNESCO.

Dr.Amir H. Gandomi received his PhD in Civil Engineering and is currently a Professor of Data Science at the Faculty of Engineering & IT, University of Technology Sydney. Prior to joining UTS, Prof. Gandomi was an Assistant Professor at the School of Business, Stevens Institute of Technology, USA and a distinguished research fellow in BEACON center, Michigan State University, USA. Prof. Gandomi has published over two hundred journal papers and seven books which collectively have been cited more than 17,500 times (H-index = 60). He has been named as one of the most influential scientific mind and Highly Cited Researcher for four consecutive years, 2017 to 2020. He also ranked 18th in GP bibliography among more than 12,000 researchers. He has served as associate editor, editor and guest editor in several prestigious journals such as AE of SWEVO, IEEE TBD, and IEEE IoTJ. Prof Gandomi is active in delivering keynotes and invited talks.

Dr. Hamid Moradkhani is the Alton N. Scott Endowed professor hydrology in the Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering at the University of Alabama. He also serves as Director of the Centre for Complex Hydrosystems Research at the University of Alabama. Previously, he was a professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering and director of Remote Sensing and Water Resources lab at Portland State University. He is a pioneer in developing state-of-the-art Bayesian data assimilation and uncertainty quantification and his methods are widely used globally in different disciplines and variety of applications, in particular on monitoring and forecasting extreme events including flood, drought, heatwave and fire. His research emphasis is on harnessing data revolution, predictive science, machine learning, data analytics, remote sensing and high-performance computing in the context of Earth system and hydroclimate science. His research also advances our understanding of hydrologic science through modeling climate-water-human interactions and food-energy-water nexus. He is the Editor of American Geophysical Union Earth’s Future, Guest editor on several special issues and on the Editorial Board of top water journals including Water Recourses Research, Journal of Hydrology and few others.He is Samueli School of Engineering's Hall of Fame at the University of California, Irvine,and honorary distinguished professor at Wuhan University. He is a licensed professional engineers and on the advisory board and panel of several international networks on flood and drought. He is a Fellow of the American Society of Civil Engineers, Fellow of the Environmental and Water Resources Institute, and the Diplomat of water resources engineering. He is the recipient of several awards, including theAmerican Association of Water Resources Engineers, Outstanding Research and Innovation Award, Faculty Research Excellence Award, Branford P. Millar Award, for exceptional scholarship in research, instruction, university and public service.

Dr. Stefan is a dual Ph.D., graduate from Chung Hua University, Hisnchu, Taiwan R.O.C. and the Technical University of Košice, Slovak Republic. He holds a professional diploma in both Architecture and Urban Planning as well as Theory of Building and Environment. He holds the European engineering EUR ING professional title. Dr. Tkac owns a design company, therefore, his AUPP studios in Structural Principles or Building Systems are based on wide experience gained from his projects in Asia and Europe. Dr. Tkac is also active in research, focusing on micro-urban design, micro-energy, and hydro-power plants. His biggest achievements are the MUMT – Micro Urban Multipurpose Turbine development program, EEPGC – Efficiency Electric Power Grid Circles theory and the very first complex hydro-power plant mapping of Taiwan. Dr. Stefan is a dual Ph.D., graduate from Chung Hua University, Hisnchu, Taiwan R.O.C. and the Technical University of Košice, Slovak Republic. He holds a professional diploma in both Architecture and Urban Planning as well as Theory of Building and Environment. He holds the European engineering EUR ING professional title. Dr. Tkac owns a design company, therefore, his AUPP studios in Structural Principles or Building Systems are based on wide experience gained from his projects in Asia and Europe. Dr. Tkac is also active in research, focusing on micro-urban design, micro-energy, and hydro-power plants. His biggest achievements are the MUMT – Micro Urban Multipurpose Turbine development program, EEPGC – Efficiency Electric Power Grid Circles theory and the very first complex hydro-power plant mapping of Taiwan.

Dr. Son Nguyen, P. Eng.,is a senior geoscience specialist with the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission(CNSC) where he focuses on research in coupled thermo-hydro-mechanical-chemical (THMC) processes in geological media, and their implications on the safety of geological disposal of radioactive wastes. At the CNSC, he is also responsible for the development of safety standards for the management of radioactive waste and for the review of safety cases submitted in support of licenceapplications for radioactive waste facilities. Son Nguyen is also an adjunct professor at the University of Ottawa and McGill University where he supervises post-graduate students. His current areas ofresearch include (1) experimental investigations and modeling of the THMC behavior of host rocks (sedimentary and crystalline) and engineered barrier materials (bentonite-based mixture) for deep geological disposal of nuclear waste, (2) mathematical modeling of gas transport in bentonite, (3) mathematical modeling of hydro-mechanical response of soils to dynamic loadings, (4) experimental investigation and mathematical modeling of bentonite swelling infiltrated with brine, and (5) the hydro-mechanics of fault reactivation. He is an active member and/or chair of several international collaborative projects involving scientific research and standards development related to the safety of geological disposal of radioactive waste. He is the current Chair of GEOSAF,aninternational project on demonstrating the safety of geological disposal, initiated by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA, an autonomous organization with the United Nations).

Dr.Mehrdad Arashpour is the leader of Infrastructure Engineering Program at Monash University. He is undertaking research on computer vision, robotics, prefabricated structures and process automation.He is one of the 13 worldwide members of the Working Commission on Off-site Construction andInfrastructure Task Group established by the International Council for Building (CIB). Dr. Arashpour holdsa Philosophy Doctorate in the Built Environment, Masters and Bachelor degrees in Civil Engineering. Dr Arashpour’s research has demonstrated sustained leadership that is evidenced by his work with the Department of Treasury and Finance for developing Victorian Digital Asset Strategy (VDAS-2018) and Victorian Offsite and Modular Construction Guide (2019-2020).

Dr. Xiong (Bill) Yu is the Frank H. Neff professor of Civil Engineering, Case Western Reserve University. His research emphasizes the use of interdisciplinary approaches to address the engineering problems in geosystem and civil infrastructure. His research activities include multiscale and multiphysics processes in geomaterials, smart sensors and materials, intelligent infrastructure and systems, bio-inspired engineering. He is the PI of over 40 research projects funded by federal, state agencies and private industry. He is a recipient of a NSF CAREER award in 2009.He has published around 300 papers in journals and referred conference proceedings, a number of which received awards and recognitions.He is committed to graduate student mentorship with large number of students successfully launched academic career, including 2 received NSF CAREER awards. He was elected as Fellow of ASCE in 2015. Among the awards and recognitions, he is a recipient of Case School of Engineering Faculty Research Award in 2019 and 2012 respectively, and Faculty Innovation Award in 2018. For professional service, he serves on the editorial board of a few journals, as chair of the ASCE Geo-Institute Engineering Geology and Site Characterization committee, as president/immediate past president of the International Association of Chinese Infrastructure Professionals, asChair of Case School of Engineering Executive Committee. He currently serves as the interim chair of the Department of Civil Engineering.

Dr. Konstantinos Daniel Tsavdaridis is an Associate Professor of Structural Engineering in the School of Civil Engineering at the University of Leeds, UK. He holds an MEng and a Ph.D. from City, University of London and an MSc (DIC) from Imperial College London. He is a Chartered Engineer in the UK (CEng) and Europe - FEANI (EUR ING), a member of the Institution of Structural Engineers (MIStructE), and the Technical Chamber of Greece (TEE), and a Fellow of the Institution of Civil Engineers (FICE).Dr Tsavdaridis is engaged in teaching at both undergraduate and postgraduate level, an industry consultant, and a leading expert in the area of steel and composite structures. His research expertise is in structural product development that embraces resilience and sustainability; particularly the development of innovative seismic-resistant design of connections, testing large and full-scale structural systems and using advanced modelling techniques. He has published over160 scientific articles, journal publications, technical reports and international conference papers. He is an active member at international technical committees and standardizations panels; for example, the International Association for Shell and Spatial Structures (IASS), the British Standards Institution, the European Convention for Constructional Steelwork, the International Federation for Structural Concrete, the International Association for Life-Cycle Civil Engineering (IALCCE), the Hellenic Steel Structures Research Society (EEME), the Hellenic Association for Earthquake Engineering (ETAM), and the Hellenic Institute for the Fire Protection of Structures (ELIPYKA).In 2019, Dr Tsavdaridis was awarded with the prestigious Leverhulme Trust Senior Fellowship from the Royal Academy of Engineering for his work in steel modular construction.

Dr.Mike Kagioglou is Professor of Process Management and Dean of Engineering at Western Sydney University, Australia. Previous to that he was the Dean of Art, Design and Architecture at the University of Huddersfield, UK. Mike's career spans Engineering, Manufacturing, Creativity, Design, Architecture and the Built Environment, engaged in inter and multidisciplinary research at a global level. He was an Academic Director for the £11 million Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) funded interdisciplinary Innovative Manufacturing Research Centre (IMRC) in Health and Care Infrastructures Research and Innovation Centre (HaCIRIC) and was previously the Director of the £8 million EPSRC Salford Centre for Research and Innovation (SCRI) in the built and human environment. Mike has published more than 200 academic referred papers, many industrial reports and three books.

Dr.Maged A. Youssef is a Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Western Ontario. He received his PhD from McMaster University, Canada, in 2000, and then joined Murray Engineering P.C., New York City, as senior structural engineer. Dr. Youssef joined Western in August of 2002. He was promoted to the rank of Associate Professor in 2009 and to the rank of Professor in 2015. He also acted as the Associate Chair for Undergraduate Affairs from 2012 to 2015. Dr. Youssef received the 2007 R. Mohan Mathur Award for Excellence in Teaching. In addition to university teaching, he is actively involved in professional development of practicing engineers. Dr. Youssef’s research focus on improving safety of our civil structures to natural and man-made disasters. His research covers areas in Earthquake Engineering, Structural Fire Engineering, and Smart Materials and Systems. He shared in publishing three standards. He also published 2 book chapters, 57 journal articles, 55 conference papers, and several technical reports. He presented his research as a keynote/expert speaker in national and international conferences. He was also invited to present his research at Tohoku University (Japan), Kyoto University (Japan), and South China University of Technology (China). Dr. Youssef supervised 12 PhD students, and 8 Master students to graduation. He is currently supervising 3 PhD students and 2 Master Students. He is an active member of the professional Committees of the Canadian Society of Civil Engineers and the American Concrete Institute. He is licenced professional engineer and is actively involved in structural engineering consulting activities.

Olga Fink has been SNSF (Swiss National Science Foundation) professor of intelligent maintenance systems at ETH Zürich since October 2018. Olga is also a research affiliate at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and an Expert of the Innosuisse, Swiss Innovation Agency, in the field of ICT. Before joining ETH faculty in 2018, she was heading the research group “Smart Maintenance” at the Zurich University of Applied Sciences (ZHAW) between 2014 and 2018. Olga received her Ph.D. degree from ETH Zurich with the thesis on “Failure and Degradation Prediction by Artificial Neural Networks: Applications to Railway Systems”, and Diploma degree in industrial engineering from Hamburg University of Technology. She has gained valuable industrial experience as reliability engineer for railway rolling stock with Stadler Bussnang AG and as reliability and maintenance expert for railway systems with Pöyry Switzerland Ltd. Olga has received several research grants, including the highly competitive Professorship Grant of the Swiss National Science Foundation.

Dr.Guang Ye is an associate professor in the Section of Materials and Environment of TUDelft. He is the Chair of the research group of Concrete Modelling and Materials Behavior. He received his PhD with honor from TUDelft in 2003. After his PhD, he spent one year as postdoc in Ghent University, Belgium. In 2005 he received VENI grant from NWO and worked as senior researcher in TUDelft, afterwards as assistant, associate professor till now. Dr. Ye is also a guest professor in the Magnel Laboratory for Concrete Research, Faculty of Structural Engineering, Ghent University, Belgium since 2006, and a gust professor of several Chinese universities and institutes, like Chinese Building Academy, Southeast University, South China University of Technology. Dr. Ye received his PhD in Concrete Structures and Materials in 2003. His research interests focus on the properties of cementitious materials, i.e., early age hydration and microstructural development, permeability and durability. As author/co-author, he has published 300 journal/conference papers. He is also the editor/co-editor of 8 conference proceedings and Chapter contribution of 6 books Dr. Ye is the member of several RILEM Technical Committees, like TC-ICC, TC-ATC, TC-SHC, and TC-SAP, TC-DTA and fib committee of 8.10 and 8.12.

Prof. Thomas Ng is Associate Dean (Student Development) of the Faculty of Engineering and Professor in the Department Civil Engineering, The University of Hong Kong. Thomas’s research interests cover a wide range of topics including sustainable built environment, smart city, community resilience, infrastructure asset management, digital transformation, construction informatics, construction productivity and performance, project delivery systems, etc. Over the years, he has secured more than USD 14 million of research grants and published over 400 scholarly items. Thomas is a Member of Technical Committee of Thermal Performance and Energy Use in the Built Environment set up by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO/TC163) and Editor of Journal of Built Environment Project and Asset Management. He is a Fellow of the Institution of Civil Engineers, Hong Kong Institution of Engineers, Chartered Institute of Building, Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, etc.

Prof. G. Q. Li is currently a professor of structural engineering at the College of Civil Engineering in Tongji University and the director of Research Centre of Education Ministry of China for Steel Construction. He is a vice-chairman of China Association of Construction Standardization, the Chairman of China Association for Fire-Resistance of Steel Construction and the country representative of China for Council of Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. He is the director for the committee for Accreditation of Higher Education for Civil Engineering in China and the director of the steering committee of Civil Engineering Education of China. He is also a fellow of Institution of Structural Engineers in UK, an Honorary Fellow of Hong Kong Institute of Steel Construction and the first class Professional Engineer in China. He has been in involved in research and practice in steel structures covering a wide spectrum of interests, including advanced analysis and design of structures subject to earthquakes, fires and explosions. He has authored or co-authored 13 technical books and published more than 450 journal papers in either Chinese or English. He serves on the editorial boards of 7 international journals and 12 national journals of China. He is the leading or a key person responsible for the development of 14 Chinese Codes relevant to the design and construction of steel structures.

Dr. Guang-Liang Feng obtained his Ph.D. in geotechnical engineering from the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), China. He is affiliated as Associate Professor at the Institute of Rock and Soil Mechanics, CAS. He is a committee member of the underground engineering branch of the Chinese Society for Rock Mechanics and Engineering, a member of the youth innovation promotion association of CAS, the committee member of engineering detection and physical detection of Chinese Society of Hydroelectric Engineering. Meanwhile, he is serving as Guest Editor of 2 international journals and an editorial board member of 5 journals. Dr. Feng has authored/co-authored more than 60 papers, 27 patents, 2 monographs, and 6 software copyrights. He is in charge of 2 National Natural Science Funds Projects, a Young Elite Scientists Sponsorship Program by China Association for Science and Technology. As the main draftsman, he compiled one International Society for Rock Mechanics Suggested Method and 2 industry standards of the People's Republic of China. His awards include 2 scientific awards and reward-gainer of dean award of CAS. His research covers deep rock mass mechanics and underground engineering safety, including microseismic monitoring and signals analysis, failure mechanics of rock mass, rockburst warning, stability analysis, warning, and control of geotechnical engineering

Professor Srinath Perera is the Director for the Centre for Smart Modern Construction(c4SMC) and holds a personal chair in Built Environment and Construction Management in the School of Built Environment at Western Sydney University. He is a Chartered Quantity Surveyor and a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Builders. He was admitted as a Fellow of the Royal Society of New South Wales in 2017. He is also member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, Australian Institute of Quantity Surveyors and the Australian Institute of Project Managers. He holds a PhD from University of Salford, UK. Professor Perera is a pioneer in the field of construction informatics where his work contributed in the integration of AI technologies to construction and project managementsubsequently developing his research in the area of e-business in construction. He co-authored a research monograph “Advances in Construction ICT and e-Business” in 2017 published by Routledge. He has over 32 years’ experience in both construction industry and academia researching on areas of sustainability, resilience and construction ICT that lead to the publication of two internationally recognised text books by Routledge: “Cost Studies of Buildings” (2015) and “Contractual Procedures in the Construction Industry” (2017). He has over 200 peer reviewed publications and his current research leads work in the areas of Blockchain, IoT, Big Data and FinTech applications in construction, use of new business models, skill profiling and performance in construction leading to Industry 4.0.

Anna Laura Pisello graduated cum laude in Building Engineering at Polytechnic University of Milan, Italy, in 2009. She received her PhD in Energy Engineering from University of Perugia in 2013. She was visiting scholar at Columbia University, Virginia Tech and City University of New York in 2010-12. She has been post-doc fellow of Applied Physics in 2013, and she is currently Assistant Professor (tenure track) of Applied Physics at University of Perugia, Italy and visiting research associate at Princeton University (NJ, USA), while she got the national qualification as associate professor in 2017. She is author of more than 130 papers in international refereed journals. She won seven international academic awards from 2013 and several european projects under the framework of Horizon 2020 program. She serves as a member of the teaching board of the Doctorate school of Energy and sustainable development where she is mentoring several PhD students. She is lecturer of Environmental applied physics and has been co-advisor of more than 30 master thesis in Building/Civil and Mechanical Engineering. She was invited lecturer in more than ten academic institutions around the world (e.g. at Princeton University, at Lawrence Berkeley National Lab, at Virginia Tech, etc.). She is member of the editorial board in several international journals, e.g. Energy and Buildings, and associate editor of Solar Energy. She was invited plenary speaker and closing conference speaker at IC2UHI in Singapore and Venice, and at IAQVEC 2019 In Bari, and CPBAT in Brazil in 2020, and plenary panelist at IC2UHI in India in 2019. Her research interests cover two main directions: innovative smart materials for building envelope multifunctional optimization and thermo-physics characterization, and indoor-outdoor microclimate for environmental comfort and energy saving, with dedicated attention to dense urban areas and city resilience to climate change. Under the framework of these two main themes, she investigates energy efficiency and thermal-energy performance optimization in buildings, new analysis methods for estimating the effect of innovative strategies; continuous monitoring techniques for detecting building thermal-energy performance; high albedo solutions for passive cooling and as mitigation strategy against urban heat island phenomenon; local climate boundary conditions affecting building thermal-energy behavior; indoor-outdoor microclimate analysis for preserving cultural heritage.

Prof.Dr.Lili Yang is working in the Statistics and Data Science Department at Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech), Shenzhen, China. She is the dean of Shude College. Prof Yang is also a Reader in the School of Business and Economics at Loughborough University, UK. She has conducted a significant amount of research both independently and working in team. As the principal investigator she has led over 20 projects. The funding bodies included European Commission, EPSRC, DTI, Royal Society, Natural Environment Research Council, British Council, BAE Systems, as well as National Nature Science Foundation of China, Ministry of Science and Technology in China etc. The total budget has reached to over £10millions. She has published over 100 papers.Her recent publications appear in the top journals such as Environmental Research Letter, Applied Energy, Information Systems Research, European Journal of Operational Research, to be named. By invitation, her work was also presented in BBC Radio and to the UK Cabinet Office in London

Ning Lin is an Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Princeton University. Lin’s research areas include Natural Hazards and Risk Analysis, Wind Engineering, Coastal Engineering, and Climate Change Impact and Adaptation. Her current primary focus is hurricane risk analysis. She integrates science, engineering, and policy to study hurricane-related weather extremes (strong winds, heavy rainfall, and storm surges), how they change with changing climate, and how their impact on society can be better mitigated. Lin has published in high-impact journals including Science, Nature Climate Change, and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. She is a recipient of NSF CAREER award and is currently leading a multi-institutional NSF Hazards SEEs project on hurricane hazards and risk analysis. Lin received her Ph.D. in Civil and Environmental Engineering from Princeton University in 2010. She also received a certificate in Science, Technology and Environmental Policy in 2010 from Princeton’s Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs. Before rejoining Princeton as an assistant professor in 2012, she conducted research in the Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences at MIT as a NOAA Climate and Global Change Postdoctoral Fellow.

Dr. Erfan Goharian is an Civil and Environmental Engineering Assistant Professor and director of iWERS Lab at the University of South Carolina. His research focuses on water resources systems analysis and integrated management of water resources. He develops complex quantitative and computational models with the purpose of providing enhanced knowledge needed to better understand interactions in coupled human-natural systems and water-energy-food nexus, and how they are shaped by climate, environmental, economic, social and political changes. The primary goal of the iWERS is to develop innovative techniques to improve informed management of integrated water and environmental resources using systems and artificial intelligence approaches.

Dr. Mosallam is a Professor of Structural and Earthquake Engineering, also a Professor, Materials & Manufacturing Engineering Technology and served as the Director of the UCI Structural Engineering Testing Hall at the Civil & Environmental Engineering Department at University of California, Irvine (UCI). He is the Founder of the Egyptian Green Building Council and the principal author of the Green Pyramid Rating System (GPRS). He is a Fellow and a Control Member of the American Society of Civil Engineers and the Chairman of the International Committee of ASCE LA Chapter. He is a registered Structural Professional Engineer in the District of Colombia and has forty years of experience in structural engineering with particular interests in green materials, affordable housing, advanced building systems, nano composites, structural health monitoring and repair and rehabilitation of historical buildings and bridges. He has several patents on innovative building system and smart composite repair and joining systems. He is a member of ASCE Construction Institute Materials Directorate (Executive Committee) and a Control Member on the ASCE Structural Composites and Plastics Committee (SCAP). Professor Mosallam serves on the Technical Advisory Board of the International Accreditation Service (IAS). He has published over 500 technical papers, chapters, and reports on structural performance of structural systems and authored, edited and co-edited seven books in this area. He is the author of the ASCE Design Manual for FRP Composites Connections (ASCE MOP 102) and the co-developer of the ASCE/PIC Prestandard Document on Structural Design of Pultruded FRP Composite Structures. He is serving on the editorial board of Composites: Part B Journal and Guest Editor for special issues on Infrastructure Applications for several journals including Composites Part B: Engineering, Reinforced Plastics and Composites Journal, Materials & Design, Journal of Smart Structures, and an Editor in Advances in Civil Engineering Journal and others. Professor Mosallam is the recipient of numerous prestigious awards including the Outstanding Research Award from the International Conference of Composites Engineering, OCEC President’s Award, Best Design Paper Award from Composite Institute, the Industry Impact Award from McGraw Hill, Best Paper Award from SPI, and the Outstanding Engineering Educator of Year Award from American Society of Civil Engineers, among other numerous national and international awards.

Dr. Cristian Maluk is a Senior Lecturer and Director of Research for the School of Civil Engineering at The University of Queensland (Australia). His research and teaching activities are centred in fire safety engineering, structural behaviour, and material science. For the past 5 years Dr Maluk has actively contributed to the development of new fire safety engineering and civil engineering programs at The University of Queensland. Dr Maluk investigations have placed emphasis on various and varied engineering and scientific challenges; more specifically: the use of fibre reinforced polymers (FRP) in civil engineering applications, occurrence of concrete spalling during and after fire, intumescent coatings, timber structures, timber-FRP composites, laminated bamboo structures. One key outcome of his work is related to leading the developments of new experimental test method used in structural fire safety science and engineering; for example, the Heat-Transfer Rate Inducing System (H-TRIS).

Dr. Pijush Samui is working as an associate professor in the civil engineering department at NIT Patna, India. He graduated in 2000, with a B.Tech. in Civil Engineering from Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur, India. He received his M.Sc. in Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering from Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India (2004). He holds a Ph.D. in Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering (2008) from Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India. He was a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Pittsburgh (USA) (2008-2009) and Tampere University of Technology (Finland) (2009- 2010). In 2010, Dr. Pijush joined in the Center for Disaster Mitigation and Management at VIT University as an Associate Professor. He was promoted to full Professor in 2012. Dr. Pijush is the recipient of the prestigious CIMO fellowship (2009) from Finland, for his integrated research on the design of railway embankment. He was awarded Shamsher Prakash Research Award (2011) by IIT Roorkee for his innovative research on the application of Artificial Intelligence in designing civil engineering structure. He was selected as the recipient of IGS Sardar Resham Singh Memorial Award – 2013 for his innovative research on infrastructure project. He was elected Fellow of International Congress of Disaster Management in 2010. He served as a guest in disaster advance journal. He also serves as an editorial board member in several international journals. He has been selected as an adjunct professor at Ton Duc Thang University (Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam). He has been a Visiting Professor at Far East Federal University (Russia).

Sara Pavia is an Associate Professor in the Dept of Civil Engineering, University of Dublin Trinity College. Her work focusses on sustainable construction including thermal insulation, earth construction, building limes, bio-aggregate concretes, alkali-activated cements and pozzolanic binders. She also works on historic buildings in both academia and industry. Over the last decade,her main objective has been to produce sustainable binders for construction by activating rubbish and raw materials from all over the world. She has authored 148 publications including 4 books, and works in several European groups such as RILEM and CEN.

Dr. Cancan Yang is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering at McMaster University. She received her PhD at University at Buffalo, the State University of New York.Dr. Yang’s research focuses on highway bridge engineering, specifically regarding precast concrete bridges. She uses experimental and computational methods to investigate structural systems and materials that can reduce earthquake-induced damage to precast concrete bridges. Her research contributes to deploying accelerated bridge construction in seismic regions.

Dr. Mandar Khanal is an Associate Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering at Boise State University, Boise, Idaho. Dr. Khanal earned his Ph.D. degree from the University of California, Irvine, and his MS degree from Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois. He is a registered civil engineer in California and Idaho. Prior to joining BSU, Dr. Khanal was employed as a Research Associate at Louisiana Transportation Research Center, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Dr. Khanal also has many years of professional engineering experience. His last professional employment was with the California Department of Transportation in Orange County, California. Dr. Khanal manages the Transportation Engineering program at Boise State. He has developed and taught various transportation engineering and planning courses. He has also led multiple research projects sponsored by various agencies at the local, state, and federal levels. He has disseminated the findings of his research via journal publications, conference proceedings, and presentations at different forums. His areas of research are roadway design, traffic operations and management, urban transport systems, transportation planning, and traffic modeling. He is a member of the Institute of Transportation Engineers. Dr. Khanal also reviews papers for various journals and serves on committees and expert panels for the Transportation Research Board (TRB), a program unit of the National Academy of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine.

Dr.Hassan Azad, currently an assistant professor at the University of Florida, is a scholar known forhis research, teaching, and practices in the areas of architecture and technology and especially  architectural and environmental acoustics. He holds a Ph.D. in design, construction, and  planning from the School of Architecture at the University of Florida. Prior to his current  appointment at UF, Dr. Azad worked as a senior acoustical consultant in San Francisco bay area  for a year. His research interests include Environmental and Building Technology,  Environmental Acoustics, Architectural Acoustics (Building & Room Acoustics), Technology  Integration with Architectural Design, and Computer Programming, modeling, and simulation  for Architectural & Acoustical Applications. Dr. Azad is a LEED AP BD + C and holds the  membership of several professional and educational organizations such as Institute of Noise  Control Engineering (INCE‐USA), International Building Performance Simulation Association,  USA Chapter (IBPSA‐USA), Society of Building Science Educators (SBSE), Building Technology  Educators Society (BTES), Acoustical Society of America (ASA), and Audio Engineering Society  (AES). He serves as a reviewer for the ACSA annual conferences and as a member for the  Acoustical Society of America (ASA) Technical Committee (TC) on Architectural Acoustics, and  Technical Specialty Group (TSG) on Computational Acoustics. Dr. Azad has received many  awards, scholarships and grants and is a recipient of Robert Bradford Newman Medal for  Excellence in Architectural Acoustics. 

M.Sc Emmanuelle Stefânia Holdefer Garcia received a Bachelor´s Degree in Civil Engineering in 2015 and a Master’s of Science Degree in Infrastructure and Geotechnics from Federal University of Santa Catarina – UFSC in 2017, in Brazil. Currently is a Ph.D. candidate in Infrastructure and Geotechnics from UFSC.Garcia’s researchfocuses on permeable pavements, permeability analysis and the effect of clogging on the permeability in mixtures of concrete and asphalt. She uses experimental and computational methods to investigate the voids on the permeable pavements with stormwater and runoff. M.Sc Garcia also develops research with a Brazilian B-WIM system methodology for the safety assessment of bridges and viaducts as a researcher at the Transportation and Logistics Laboratory - LabTrans at UFSC.

Dr.Giacomo Di Ruocco, PhD, architect. Aggregate Professor of Technical Architecture and Construction Organization courses (Degree in Civil Engineering and Degree in Building Engineering-Architecture), Lecturer in "Technologies and practices for sustainability in construction", at the PhD course in Risk and Sustainability in Civil, Building and Environmental Engineering Systems,at the University of Salerno. ASN Associate Professor for the macro sector 08/C1: Design and Technological Design of Architecture. He is holder of international agreements with: - EscuelaTécnica Superior de Ingeniería de Edificación - UPV (Valencia), referent Prof. Luis Palmero Iglesias; - Polytechnic School of the University of Patras (Department of Architecture), referent Prof. Katherine A.Liapi. Contact person, for the University of Salerno, of the Itinerant Exhibition on Constructions "EXCO"-Cevisama, Valencia. In recent years he investigates green procurement, low emissions, through the definition of guidelines aimed at the sustainability of building and construction processes.

Mr. Hossain received his M.A.Sc (Masters of Applied Science) degree in Civil Engineering from Concordia University, Montreal, Canada in 2006. At present, he is pursuing Doctor of Philosophy degree in structural and earthquake engineering at Concordia University, Montreal, Canada. He has more than 15 years experiences in structural engineering design in North America. He is a Registered Licensed Professional Engineer (P.E.) in Texas and State of Washington, USA. He is a former Licensed Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) in Alberta, Canada. He worked as an adjunct Professor in Department of Construction Management at the University of Houston. He worked as a teaching and research assistant in Department of Building, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Concordia University, Montreal, Canada. He has several publications in International Conferences. Mr. Hossain joined as a full-time faculty member (Lecturer) at the University of Texas, Tyler in 2019. His research interest includes Structural Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, Structural Health Monitoring, Earthquake Resistant Reinforced Concrete Building design, Reinforced Concrete Shear Wall Building Analysis and Design, Matrix Analysis Method and Finite Element Method.

Assistant Professor Mateo Gašparović, Ph.D. is the Head of the Chair of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing of the Faculty of Geodesy, University of Zagreb. As a scientist, Prof. Gašparović actively works on developing and applying advanced remote sensing and photogrammetry methods in environmental science, geoinformation system, documentation of cultural heritage, and the development of UAVs. He is giving lectures on Geoinformation Systems and Advanced Remote Sensing at the Faculty of Geodesy. Prof. Gašparović is currently the Vice-Dean for Business and Finance at the Faculty of Geodesy. He is a project manager on project “Advanced photogrammetry and remote sensing methods for environmental change monitoring – RS4ENVIRO” funded by the University of Zagreb and researcher on projects “Geospatial Monitoring of Green Infrastructure by Means of Terrestrial, Airborne and Satellite Imagery – GEMINI” and “Retrieval of Information from Different Optical 3D Remote Sensing Sources for Use in Forest Inventory – 3D-FORINVENT” funded by Croatian Science Foundation

Dr. Ioanna Papayianni is a Professor Emeritus at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTh), Greece. Her scientific background includes a PhD from AUTh in the field of industrial byproducts (fly ash in particular) utilization in concrete, as well as a diploma in Chemistry (Dept. of Physics and Mathematics, AUTh) and in Civil Engineering (Polytechnical School, AUTh).Her teaching background includes teaching in the Dept. of Civil Engineering and Architectural Engineering, in undergraduate and postgraduate students. She has also served as the Director of the Laboratory of Building Materials in AUTh, for more than 10 years. Ioanna Papayianni has published more than 270 papers at international and nationalconferences and more than 100 papers in widely recognized scientific journals. She has also been invited as a speaker in numerous international conferences, seminars and workshops. The organizing and chairing of many international and national conferences, seminars and summer schools are also included in her dissemination activities. Ioanna has been awarded with several distinctions (CANMET/ACI, EUROPA NOSTRA etc) for her participation and contribution in projects related to byproducts utilization in sustainable constructions as well as restoration of monuments of high cultural value.

Dr.Ekaterina Trifanova has got her master’s degree from Moscow State University of Geodesy and Cartography (MIIGAiK), Russia. She is an assistances in the Department of Geography and Environmental Studies and a member of the ICA Commission on Sensor-driven Mapping. She has organized 3S-Summer Students Seminar ISPRSfrom 2013 to the present. Scientific interests are GIS analysis of the phytosanitary situation in territories and mapping of invasive flora and allergenic pollen vegetation in Russia.

MARK BOMBERG, D.Sc(Eng) of Warsaw U, Poland, and Technology D. of Lund U, Sweden,is a ResearchProfessor at Mechanical and Aeronautical Dept. of Clarkson U., Potsdam, NY, In years1984-2019 he was Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Building Physics (Sage Corp. London, UK).In 1976-2000 worked at Nat. Research Council of Canada. Currently he is also an RD manager in a small company in CNYworking on integration of HVAC and building enclosures in ZER buildings and leading a small international research network. He published over 222refereed papers and 7 books; has more than 1000 research citations and 40,000 reads on Research Gate (Berlin). He received the highest awards in building physics in both USA and Canada namely Ontario Building Envelope Council (BECKIE, 1999) and honorary membership of Building Enclosure Technology and Environment Committee of the Nat. Institute of Building Sci. Washington DC (2012).

Dr.Saeed Banihashemi is a Assistant Professor of Built Environment discipline in the School of Design and Built Environment, Faculty of Arts and Design; University of Canberra (UC), Australia. Saeed has a mixed background of architecture and building and construction and obtained his PhD from the Built Environment school of University of Technology Sydney (UTS). Saeed is the editorial board member of the journal of Smart & Sustainable Built Environment and the Fellow of UK Higher Education Academy (FHEA). Prior to joining UC, Saeed achieved extensive experience in both academy and industry through teaching in universities and working in companies across Middle East, Malaysia, Singapore and Australia. Saeed’s teaching is in the areas of BIM, digital and sustainable built environment. Saeed has patented a new method in monitoring of building projects through data analytics application, and authored and co-authored more than 50 research articles and book chapters grounded on the areas of BIM, sustainable and data-driven buildings. Saeed’s work has been cited more than 700 times in frontline journals, dissertations and conferences, mostly in knowledge areas relating to digital and sustainable built environment. He has achieved UC 2019 Early Career Research Excellence award in Science and Technology and 2020 Academic Excellence Award.

Dr. Lavinia Chiara Tagliabue is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Civil, Environmental, Architectural Engineering and Mathematics (DICATAM), Via Branze 43, I-25121 Brescia, Italy She is interested in sustainability and sustainable buildings; environmental and energy protocols; energy saving; renewable energies, energy retrofit, and NZEB, BIM to BEM (building information modelling to building energy modelling) interoperability; cognitive buildings; behavioral design; probabilistic models; building management systems (BMS).

Dr.Rosanna Bonasia has completed her Ph.D. in Earth Sciences from the University of Bari (Italy), her first postdoctoral study from the National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology (INGV) in Naples (Italy) and her second postdoctoral study at the Geosciences Center of the National Autonomous University of Mexico in Querétaro (Mexico). She is the President of the Fluid Dynamic Division of the Mexican Physics Society. She has recently received the Award for Educational Excellence, Cusco 2020 Edition, and Honorary Recognitions Doctor Honors Causa and Magisterial Golden Order from the International Organization for Inclusion and Educational Quality (OIICE). She currently works as full professor and researcher at National Council of Science and Technology – Polytechnic Institute of Mexico City, Civil Engineering Department. She has published more than 20 papers in reputed journals and has been serving as an editorial board member of repute.

Dr.Baghestani is a research assistant at the Department of Civil Engineering, the City College of New York , CUNY. He receivedhis PhD from the City College of New York in 2020. His research focuses on travel behaviour analysis, travel demand modelling, and discrete choice models. He studies the impacts of cordon pricing strategies on traffic and emissions by integrating activity-based travel forecasting and vehicle emission models. His research also includes the equity aspect of cordon pricing in terms of traffic, environment, and accessibility to public transport.

Dr. Negin Hayatbini is a Data Science Postdoctoral Researcher at the Center for Western Weather and Water Extremes (CW3E) - Scripps Institute of Oceanography (SIO) at the University of California, San Diego. She earned her Ph.D. in early 2020 from the University of California, Irvine, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. Her Ph.D. research was focused primarily on the application of Deep Learning and Computer Vision techniques to improve and develop state-of-the-art precipitation estimation and forecast algorithms. She leveraged the big-data available from recent developments in satellite technologies, along with advancements in Machine Learning (ML) algorithms and computational power, to develop analytical and data-driven tools for precipitation characterization. For her doctoral dissertation, she developed an effective cloud segmentation and tracking algorithm and designed a feature extractor to train a Neural Network for more accurate quantitative precipitation estimation from multiple sources of information. Her research is currently focused on designing novel approaches based on Machine Learning algorithms to improve the prediction of extreme weather and water events, with the potential to significantly benefit operations of water reservoirs in California and Western States.

Dr.Iulia Prodan is a University Lecturer at Technical University of Cluj-Napoca. She graduated with an engineering BSc and MSc degree in civil engineering in 2009 from Technical University of Cluj-Napoca. After obtaining the title of Doctor in Geotechnical Engineering at the same university (TUCN), she held a position of Researcher at the Laboratoire de Mécanique des Sols (LMS) at the Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne, Switzerland (2014-2015). She is co-editor of two books on Soil Mechanics and her research activities focus mainly on energy and thermo-mechanical behavior of energy geostructures, thermal and thermo-mechanical behavior of soils and soil-concrete interface. In addition to the academic and research activities, she started her entrepreneurial activity as Co-Founder of Expert Proiect (2015), a company specialized in consultancy and design in civil and geotechnical engineering with focus on bringing to the market renewable energy solutions for a sustainable urban development. Expert Proiect is the first company on Romanian market in designing, implementation, and monitoring of energy geostructures.

Janaina has a background in International Relations and Management. She has a Master’s degree in Civil Engineering from the Federal University of Santa Catarina (Brazil), Ph.D. in Urban Management from the Pontifical Catholic University of Parana (Brazil), in partnership with the University of Arizona (USA), and Postdoc in Urban Planning, from the Pontifical Catholic University of Parana, in partnership with the University of Central Florida (USA). She has experience in Territorial Management and Smart Cities, acting on the following subjects: Water-Energy-Food Nexus, environmental management, renewable energy, biogas and bioenergy projects, biomethane for mobility, and regional management. Dr. Pasqual Lofhagen has been working as a consultant in the area of sustainability for over 10 years in large companies. She was consultant of the ITAIPU Binational Technological Park, International Center of Renewable Energies- CIBiogas, and of the International Center of Hidroinformatics/UNESCO, and United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO). She was researcher of the Paraná Federal Industry Federation, and also worked as manager of a rural property in Santa Catarina State (South Brazil) that was the first one in the State to convert animal waste into biogas and won a National Prize for its sustainable land use model. Dr. Pasqual Lofhagen teaches at graduate and professional levels in Brazil, has co-authored some books, and has over 20 publications.

Professor Nasim Uddin, PhD, PE, F.ASCE is a Professor and the graduate program director in the Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Professor Uddin’s research program focuses on fly-by sensing and monitoring of built infrastructures using UAVs and robotics, natural hazard analyses and disaster risk management. He received his Ph.D. degrees in civil engineering from State University of New York (SUNY) at Buffalo, and current National Science Foundation (NSF) projects include Mobile Automated Rovers Fly-By (MARS-FLY) for Bridge Network Resiliency (NSF-CNS-1645863); High Data Density Short Range Wireless Telemetry for Next Generation IoT Applications (NSF-CSR- 1813949), Aerodynamic Intelligent Morphing System (A-IMS) for Autonomous Truck Safety and Productivity in Severe Environments (NSF-S&AS-1849264); Fly-By Image Processing for Real Time Congestion Mitigation (USDOT STRIDE 2018-046). His cumulative funding exceeds $15.0 million, and directed about 50 Doctoral and Master's theses. He won Best Paper Award at Winter Simulation Conference, 2019. World Bank highlighted his Research in2010 Report: Development and Climate Change. He is a Faculty Fulbright Scholar and ASCE Fellow. Dr. Uddin is the Research director of the Sustainable Smart Cities Research Center at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) and example of scholarly Activitiesinclude: CAMPUS WIDE: “Birmingham 2020: Roadmap to a Model City” - including all UABSchools/colleges; STATE-WIDE: “Alabama Machine Learning Initiative in Sensing under ExtremeEnvironments” - including all 7 engineering and science programs in Alabama; andINTERNATIONAL: USA-UK-Ireland Collaborative Research funded by NSF, and organized NSF SponsoredInternational Workshop on Disaster Risk Mitigation. Dr. Uddin is the Editor-in-Chief of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Natural Hazards Review Journal, Associate Editor of the ASCE-ASME Journal of Risk and Uncertainty in Engineering Systems, and Executive Committee Member of the ASCE Infrastructure Resilience Division (IRD). Dr. Uddin has given 25keynotes Lectures worldwide. Author/co-author of over 250 publications in the areas of disaster riskanalysis, advanced composites for disaster resistant construction, innovative materials and design,and edited three major conference proceedings; and 7 books including Disaster Risk Assessmentand Mitigation (ASCE 2008), Windstorm and Storm Surge Mitigation Construction (New York:ASCE 2010), Blast Protection of Infrastructures and Vehicles using Composites (CRS 2010),Quantitative Risk Assessment for Natural Hazards (ASCE 2011), and Seismic Hazard Design Issuesin the Central United States (ASCE 2014). Dr. Uddin is the Executive Committee Member of ASCE Infrastructure Resilience Division (IRD), and served as theChair of Executive Committee for the ASCE Council for Disaster Risk Management.

Dr. Carlos Rubio-Bellido is an associate professor in the Department of Building Construction II at the University of Seville. His research is focused on energy efficiency, energy poverty, and the impact of climate change in the building sector as well as building performance simulation. He is visiting professor at the Bío-Bío University (Chile) a. He is a member of the International Scientific Committee of various international conferences, recognized reviewer of various international indexed journals and international research projects.

Dr.Stephen SY LAU is born and raised in Hong Kong. Received education and practical training in Hong Kong and London, he has devoted thirty years plus in the education of architects in Hong Kong and Singapore – retired as Professor of Architecture from the National University of Singapore in the end of 2019. He has published in academia (H-Index: 24; RG: 32.17, Research Gate 2020). He has trained many, including architects and researchers (PhDs). In parallel with academia, he has been practicing as an Architect, as well as an expert on sustainable design, environmental engineering, performance evaluation and carbon audit. Today, he is honorary professor of a number of universities: Hong Kong University, Tongji University, Southeast University, Beijing Jiaotung University, Southwest Jiaotung University, and Beijing Architecture University. Since 2020, he has been active in promoting sustainable architecture through his small practice SOSARCHITECTURE URBAN DESIGN STUDIO.

Shahram Sattar received his PhD in Civil Engineering (Major in GIS Data Analysis) and is currently a Postdoc fellow at Ryerson University in Canada. Shahram’s areas of expertise are Geo-event detection, smart city and smart sensing. He is an EIT member of Professional Engineering of Ontario (PEO). Currently, he collaborated to research and develop a cloud-hosted Digital Twin (DT) for the Ryerson University campus facility management. Recently, Shahram has collaborated to patent a novel approach for resource allocation using scalable non-myopic atomic game for smart parking and other applications.

LIM Sin Mei is a Research Fellow at the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering with National University of Singapore. Her research focuses on soil stabilization, contaminated soil treatment, ground improvement techniques, laboratory characterisation of geomaterials, in-situ field monitoring and instrumentation, laboratory-based dust assessment technique and prediction of soil properties using Artificial Neural Networks. She began her career as a Design Engineer at HSL Ground Engineering Pte. Ltd. (Singapore) in 2010. She was promoted to Design and Marketing Engineer within the same year. She later became a Research Assistant at the University of Wollongong in Australia after completing her PhD degree in 2015. In 2016 she joined HSL Singapore as Design and Research Executive and held a managerial position since 2018. She was heavily involved in the development of various foundation designs and sustainable solutions in pile head hacking. Lim Sin Mei has tremendous practical experience in the construction field over the past 10 years and also possesses an immense range of knowledge in research particularly on soil stabilisation.

Markus König is a professor for Computing in Civil and Environmental Engineering at the Ruhr-University Bochum, Germany. Previously, he was Assistant Professor of Theoretical Methods for Project Management at the Bauhaus University Weimar, Germany. He obtained his Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from the Leibniz-University Hanover, Germany in 2003. His research interests include building information modeling, construction simulation and optimization, knowledge management in construction, intelligent computing in engineering and computational steering. He was part of the expert panel who developed the “Road Map for Digital Design and Construction” for the Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure (BMVI). Since 2016 he is one of the project leaders of the implementation team commissioned by the BMVI. He published more than 250 scientific journal and conference papers.

Dr.Babak Alizadeh currently working as Adjunct Professor/Postdoctoral Researcher at the University of Texas at Arlington. He obtained his Ph.D. in the field of water resources engineering from the Department of Civil Engineering at the University of Texas at Arlington and he worked on developing a post-processing technique for improving the ensemble prediction of streamflow at different River Forecast Centers (RFC). He also teach multiple undergraduate/graduate courses at the same department.

Beng. MSc. PhD in earthquake engineering and structural dynamics from the UniversitatPolitècnica de Catalunya(UPC). Currently working as Professor at the UPC- School of Professional and Executive Development. Dr.Alfarah is also an Associate Engineer at BrydenWood Technology. Research activities focus on structural analysis, earthquake engineering, structural dynamics, computer application in structural engineering, PBD seismic design and development of new technologies in civil and structural engineering. Dr.Alfarah has a wide teaching activities in Europe and Americas and has a very good record of published papers in high indexed journals and international conferences. Dr.Alfarah has more than thirteen years of professional experience in the fields of structural and structural seismic engineering, as well as the development of interface software between finite elements programs and CAD/BIM packages for automated and optimized design. Professional activities extend to Europe, Japan, Middle Eastand Americas, this includes among other projects; high-rise buildings with more than 200 meters, industrial facilities, commercial buildings, residential projects and defence structures.

Dr. Amirul Khan is a lecturer (Assistant Professor) in environmental Fluid Mechanics with extensive experience in innovative computational approaches for wall-bounded turbulent flow simulation applied to the indoor built environment and outdoor environments. He has expertise in mathematical modelling, numerical optimisation methods and high-performance computing. His expertise on turbulent flow modelling allowed him to lead and co-lead several inter-disciplinary research projects including a CONFAP-Newton Fund award, EU-GeoTech, EPSRC HECOIRA and UKRI GCRF COVID-19 grant. He is currently co-leading the computational group of Leeds Institute for Fluid Dynamics (LIFD) which is a university-wide hub to facilitate world-leading research and education in fluid dynamics. He has developed computational fluid dynamics (CFD)-based optimisation approaches to design healthcare environments, and developed the novel massively parallel lattice Boltzmann (LBM) based method for real-time building environment simulation, which was recognised with a 2015 best paper award. He has over 50 peer-reviewed journal and conference papers across top journals in fluid mechanics, and computational methods, including top journals for the built environment. Amirul obtained his PhD from the Department of Applied mathematics & Theoretical Physics (DAMTP) at Cambridge University. Before joining Leeds, he carried out research work at Manchester’s Centre for Nonlinear Dynamics and the Department of Mathematics at Glasgow University as a research associate.

Dr. Saeed Talebi is the Senior Lecturer in the School of Engineering and the Built Environment at the Birmingham City University. He has taught on several areas including BIM in architectural design, engineering and construction, Project Planning and Control, and Lean Construction at both UG and PG levels. His current research interest is in the areas of geometric control, condition monitoring of infrastructure, and platform design using technologies such as 3D scanning, UAV, thermography, BIM, and AI. Bringing practical experience of working on a number of projects, he is researching and helping teams manage the interfaces between theory and practice. Saeed has secured more than £150K since he has started his academic career in 2018, including research projects funded by Network Rail to utilise emerging surveying methods and AI to replace visual inspection of railway bridges.

Dr. Ali is a researcher at Purdue University, pursuing a Degree in Civil Engineering with an emphasis in Transportation Asset Management. At Purdue, he is pursuing his research studies in Transportation and Infrastructure Systems at Purdue under the supervision of Professor Samuel Labi. He is performing corruption assessment in infrastructure projects and performing asset management studies on infrastructure systems. Ali has more than 30 publications on different aspects of civil engineering. He is currently working as a graduate teaching assistant in the EPICS Program (Engineering Projects in Community Service), guiding undergraduate students to accomplish hands-on projects that help the improvement of communities. Research studies have included: Assessing the Relative Performance of Highway Bridge Decks across Multiple States, Estimation of Annual Bridge Repair Expenditures, and Multiple-Time Period Model for Hydrogen Refueling Station Locations Considering Budget Constraints. He is a member of the ITE Purdue Student Chapter, where he has served as Secretary. He has served as a Senator for Purdue’s Graduate Student Government and has served as President of Purdue’s Civil Engineering Graduate Student Advisory Council. He is a member of Habitat for Humanity and volunteered at the World Bank Group Youth Summit in 2017. In the words of Purdue Professor Sam Labi: “Ali possesses excellent interpersonal skills, excellent communication abilities, and high standards of character. He maintains a high sense of personal discipline and integrity. Given these outstanding personal attributes, it is therefore no surprise that he maintains a very high standard of professional relationships with staff and his peers, and works well in a team environment.”

Albina Cuomo gained her degree in Civil and Environmental Engineering in 2007 andhas completed herPhDfrom Civil and Environmental Engineering at University of Salerno (Italy) in 2012. She is now a research fellow at the Department of Civil Engineering at the University of Salerno and a Lecturer in the hydro-geomorphology at the Department of Science at the University of Salerno. Her research mainly focuses on the hydrology of mountains and forested catchments by using Electrical conductivity as a natural tracer and the geomorphology for optimizing the rainfall-runoff modeling on the ungauged catchment for flooding risk mitigation. She has published several papers in reputed journals and has also been a reviewer for some international scientific journals

Arch. Jacopo Muzio Treccani , Department of Architecture and Urban Studies, Politecnico di Milano, Italy. From 2000 to 2003 he collaborated with architect Umberto Riva and Giovanni Drugman and from 2003 and 2008 with Studio Gregotti Associati International. Since 2008 he is Coordinator of the Scientific Committee of the Fondazione Corrente Onlus in Milan. Since 2012 he is a Contract Assistant at Politecnico di Milano in several courses of Architectural Composition (Prof. E. Battisti, Prof. R. Dorigati, Prof. C. Zucchi). Since 2018 he is a member of AICI (Italian Association of Real Estate Consultants, Managers and Valuers) and collaborates with R4M engineering. In 2018 he obtained the title of 2nd level University Master at Politecnico di Milano in Planning, Programming and Design of Hospitals and Socio-Health Systems.

Maria J. Żychowska, Architect and a full professor. The subject of research work is contemporary architecture, conservation and history of stained glass art. Works as a architect. Projects include conservation, interior design and stained glass in Poland and Germany. Published a number of articles and a books on modern architecture and conservation of architecture, education of drawings. Member of scientific associations: ICOMOS, DOCOMOMO, Ars Vitrae Polona and professional associations such as SARP and the Chamber of Architects of the Republic of Poland. Also member of the WIETE International Academic Advisory Committee (WIETE-IAAC) and a member of the Editorial Board of the Global Journal of Engineering Education (GJEE) WIETE. Since 2019, the editor-in-chief of 'Wiadomości conservatorskie - Journal of Heritage Conservation'. Since 1983 works at Faculty of Architecture Cracow University of Technology.

Dr. Ana Mijic is a Senior Lecturer in Sustainable Water Systems at Imperial College London and a Co-Director of Centre for System Engineering and Innovation. She is leading the development of novel systems analysis approaches and methodologies focused on quantifying the interaction between the water cycle and sustainable development, with the aim to inform regulatory bodies and industry if and how we can support economic growth whilst ensuring sustainable water use and flood and water quality management under future uncertainties. Ana worked with the UK Environment Agency to apply systems thinking and systemic approaches to understanding the catchment water system complexity. She has led the UK CHANSE project on systems water management and irrigation water use in India. Currently, Ana is a Systems Analysis Lead for the UK CAMELLIA impact programme, where her work is focused on the development of systems level water management models that can represent the integrated water infrastructure planning system, and how grey and green infrastructure solutions and housing design can be integrated to contribute to the overall quality of life in cities.

Dr.Monique Head, PhD, is a tenured Associate Professor and Associate Chair of the Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering at the University of Delaware. Shejoined the Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering at the University of Delaware in 2018. She received both bachelor and master of civil engineering degrees from the University of Delaware in 2000 and 2002, respectively, and PhD in civil (structural) engineering with a minor in seismology from the Georgia Institute of Technology in May 2007. Dr. Head specializes in bridge and earthquake engineering to solve problems related to: 1) seismic-resistant design and retrofit of reinforced concrete structures, 2) bridge load testing evaluation using digital image measurements, and 3) evaluating composite and advanced materials to enhance structural performance. Dr. Head also serves in leading roles within the Transportation Research Board (TRB) Seismic Design and Performance of Bridges Committee (AKB50) and on the editorial board for American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Practice Periodical of Structural Design and Construction. She is also an affiliated member of the University’s Center for Innovative Bridge Engineering (CIBrE) and Delaware Center for Transportation (DCT). She has received several awards including an Outstanding Alumni Achievement Citation from the University of Delaware, Department of Civil &Environmental Engineering and Outstanding Educator of the Year, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), Maryland Section.

Dr. Schultz is Professor and Chair of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Robert F. McDermott Distinguished Chair at The University of Texas at San Antonio. He was previously Professor and Director of Hybrid Testing in the Department of Civil, Environmental and Geo- Engineering at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities. He has over 30 years of experience as a structural engineering researcher and educator and holds a B.S. degree in civil engineering from Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas, as well as M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in civil engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He teaches and conducts research in structural engineering with interest in masonry, concrete, steel and wood structures, and he has authored or co-authored more than 200 publications based on his research. He is one of the originators of the MAST (Multi-Axial Structural Testing) system concept and is currently working on enhancements to the hybrid simulation capabilities of the laboratory. He is an active member of The Masonry Society (TMS), the Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute (PCI), the American Concrete Institute (ACI), the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), the Earthquake Engineering Research Institute (EERI), and the American Association for Wind Engineering (AAWE). He is Fellow of the Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute and The Masonry Society, and has received numerous awards including the John B. Scalzi Award (TMS), the C.T. Grimm Award (Canada Masonry Design Centre), the Collingwood Prize (ASCE), the Charles C. Zollman Award (PCI), the Martin P. Korn Award (PCI), and the George B. Nasser Award (PCI).

Dr. Paulo Ivo Braga de Queiroz has completed his DScfrom Aeronautics Institute of Technology (ITA), Brazil. He is an assistant professor of geotechnical engineering and transport phenomena in ITA, which is one of the most distinguished schools of engineering in his country. He has published 9 papers covering almost all subjects of civil engineering, from structural mechanics to statistics of rainfall.

Viktor Pirmana earned his bachelor degree in development economics from Padjadjaran University, Indonesia (2001), a Masters degree in labor economics from Padjadjaran University, Indonesia (2006) and has been working as researcher at Center for Economic and Development Studies (CEDS) since 2000, Center for Sustainable Development Goals Studies (SDGs Center) of Universitas Padjadjaran since 2016, and lecturer at Faculty of Economic and Business, Padjadjaran University since 2008. Viktor Pirmana research interest is in the area of Environmental Economics, labor market development, poverty and inequality, and regional economics. Currently, Mr. Pirmana is a P.hD candidate from Institute of Environmental Sciences (CML) Faculty of Science of Leiden University.

Dr. Ram Balachandar is a Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Windsor. He obtained his BEng (1984) from the University of Madras, India, and his PhD (1990) from Concordia University, Montreal, specializing in Hydraulic Engineering. His previous positions include Research Scientist (1993-1995) at Atomic Energy of Canada Limited and Professor of Hydraulic Engineering (1995-2002) at the University of Saskatchewan. Dr. Balachandar’s research focus has been on open channel flowsand fluid-structure interaction using both experimental and computational tools. His research efforts in the area of scour have led to substantially improved design equations. Dr.Balachandar has attracted funding from granting agencies such as NSERC, OCE, MITACS, FEDDev and several Canadian industries. Hehas successfully supervised 50 MASc, 15 PhD, and 21 post-doctoral/visiting fellows. He has published 170 journal papers, 6 book chapters and over 200 conference papers. He has also delivered several keynote addresses and invited presentations in France, China, India, Iran, USA, Norway, Peru etc. He is a recipient of the University of Windsor Excellence in Research, Scholarship and Creative Activity Senior Researcher Award and The Camille Dagenais Award from the Canadian Society for Civil Engineering. Dr. Balachandar has served in several senior administrative roles at the University of Windsor. He served as the Department Head of Civil and Environmental Engineering (2003-2006), Associate Dean of Engineering (2006-2009), Associate Vice-Provost (2009-2013) and recently as the Vice-Provost – International (2013-2017). Dr. Balachandar currently serves as an Associate Editor for the Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering and is on the editorial board of other journals.He is presently serving on the ASCE Task Committee on Scour at Various In-stream Hydraulic Structures.

Since 2001, Dr.KeoduangchaiKeokhamphui has been teaching in the National University of Laos (NUOL), Faculty of Engineering, Department of Irrigation Engineering (Faculty of Water Resources currently). His teaching experiences include high diploma degree, bachelor degree, and Master degree in irrigation engineering and water resources engineering such as reinforce concrete, design timber and steel structure, and irrigation and environment for the irrigation field. In the area of water Resources and Environment, this includes environmental impact assessment in water resources and wastewater engineering for the water resources management field. Dr.Keoduangchai also participated in research activities both domestic and international such as the groundwater project: enhancing the resilience and productivity of rainfed dominated systems in Lao PDR through sustainable groundwater use, lead by the International Water Management Institute 2012-2016, Application of community-based arsenic removal unit (SARSAC) for provision of safe water in affected provinces of Cambodia and Laos (2012-2014) and others. Consultancy experiences: Dr.Keoduangchai worked on ABD projects as a consultant such as NamNgum River Basin Development Project-Additional Funding (2012-2015), ADB TA 7728 LAO– RURAL ACCESS IMPROVEMENT ALONG THE EAST WEST ECONOMIC CORRIDOR, Ministry of Agriculture and forestry (2012-2013), ADB TA 8150-LAO: WATER SUPPLY AND SANITATION SECTOR PROJECT, Ministry of Public Work and Transport (2013) , ADB Loan No:2809-Lao (AF): Smallholder Development Project Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (2014), Greater Mekong Sub-region (GMS), Biodiversity Conservation Corridors Project (BCCP) grant#0242-Laos (SF) (2015-2016). Lao Agriculture Competitiveness Project supported by World Bank (2018-2023)

Dr. Berardi is a Professor and the Director of the BeTOP lab and group at Ryerson University in Toronto (Ontario, Canada), and has been Nominated as a Canada Research Chair in Building Science for the period 2020-2025. His main research interests are related to the study of innovative solutions and new materials for improving the performance within the built environment. In the first years of his career, Dr. Berardi often worked on natural materials for acoustic applications and on sustainable design through natural materials. Recently, he has been focusing on integrating nanotechnologies into building systems. He has mainly focused on organic PCMs, such as paraffin and bio-PCM, and on granular and monolithic aerogel. Dr. Berardi has an extensive publication record, including 120 peer-reviewed journals, 120 international conference papers, and five books; many articles were published in prestigious journals, including Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews, Chemical Engineering Journal, Journal of Hazardous Materials and Applied Energy.

Dr.Florin-Lucian TAMAS is an Associate Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering, Transilvania University of Brasov.He graduated in 2001 from Technical University of Cluj-Napoca and became PhD in Civil Engineering Domain at the same university. He has published more than 9 books and 70 scientific papersin reputed journals as well as in various scientific events, covering subjects from building materials to construction technologies. His activity in the Civil Engineering domain is spread on almost 20 years. He has been serving, as well, as an editorial board member of scientific events.

Chongchong Qi is a professor in School of Resources and Safety Engineering at the Central South University. Prof. Qi’s research is focused on the areas of solids waste management in the mining/minerals industry and innovative strategies for solids waste reusing and recycling. Prof. Qi has published over 70 high-quality SCI papers on related topics, served on various international committees and worked as the editorial board member for three SCI journals. Prof. Qi also received various funds home and abroad for the innovative approaches for solid waste management in the mining/minerals industry.

Prof.Hüseyin Gökçekuş received BSc degree in Geological Engineering Department at Ankara University in 1982. Then, in 1984 he commenced his MSc degree at Middle East Technical University (METU). From 1983 to 1990 he was a research assistant in the Geological Engineering Department at METU. In 1990 he received his Ph.D. degree in Geological Engineering Department. In 1992 and 1994 he was promoted to the rank of Assistant Professor and Associate Professor, respectively, and to the rank of Professor in 2001. During these years, he was first appointed as head of the Department of Civil Engineering, Head of Department of Student Affairs, Acting Rector, and General Secretary of the University. Furthermore, Prof. Dr. Gökçekuş has been a Head of the Disciplinary Board of the University, Member of the University Senate, and Member of the NEU Managing Board. During the period of 1994-2003, he has twice obtained Cyprus-American Scholarship Program Short Term Training Grants given by the USA – Cyprus Fulbright Commission. During this period, he carried out his studies with the most prestigious scientist’s at the most prestigious universities and institutions of the USA such as the University of Vermont, VT, California Polytechnic University Pomona, CA, Yale University, New Haven CT and Brooklyn College, Brooklyn, NY. He has also carried out his studies at the centers of the United States Geological Survey Institution (USGS). Furthermore, he has been engaged in studies with scientists and official staff of several scientific and environmental institutions in both California and Denver on various water and geological sources and has carried out several observations in laboratories and terrain analyses. In 2010, he was elected as Member of YÖDAK by TRNC Parliament and he was assigned as the General Coordinator of Water as part of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus Ministry of Agriculture and Natural Resources Project. In 2012, he was elected as the First Term President of the International Universities Search and Rescue Council through a unanimous decision. In 2013, he was assigned as the Head of Higher Education Board (YÖDAK) of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. Moreover, in 2014 He had been elected as a Member of the Managing Board of Association of Quality Assurance Agencies of the Islamic World in Bahrain. In 2015, he has contributed to the preparation of the Report on “The preparation and Realization of the TRNC Higher-Education Strategy Document and Action Plan”. Moreover, Prof. Dr. Gökçekuş was awarded the “Outstanding Service Award” by the Union of Turkish Engineers and Architects’ Chamber, Chamber of Geology Engineers and Union of Cyprus Turkish Engineers and Architects, and Chamber of Mine, Geology and Metallurgical Engineers for his “Outstanding Services and Contributions on Geological Issues at National and International platforms”. He was also awarded a “Certificate for his 25th year in the profession” by the Union of Turkish Engineers and Architects’ Chamber; with the “Golden Badge” being given by the Federation of Journalists of Mersin for his superior scientific achievements and contributions to science. Additionally, he was awarded Pavlov Golden Badge by “International Academy of Science, Health & Ecology (Innsbruck Austria) due to his outstanding scientific success; as part of the 21st item of World Health Organisation, National Environmental Health Action Plan. For his publications, he was awarded “The NEU Scientific Research Award”. Furthermore, he was awarded an outstanding service and patent plaque for “Scientific Work at National and International Platforms alongside Contributions for the Recognition of TRNC” with a unanimous decision of the Journalists Society of Turkey and the plaque were presented by the President of TRNC Eroğlu.

Corina M. Radulescu is a Ph.D. Supervisor in Engineering and Management. The research area is mainly based on the competitiveness of the SME's, Strategic Management, and Industrial Clusters/regional development. Shehasimplementedseveralprojectsrelatedtobusinessesinitiation, strategic diagnosis of companies, or cross-border development projects. Sheisauthorandco-author of 27 books and manuals and over 90 journal articles, indexed in the prestigious research database. She is a full-time professor at the Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, Romania. Teachingcourses: ProductionandOperationsManagement,Project Management,Business Management

Dr. Arash Karimipour is a researcher associate at the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) and the member of Centre for Transportation Infrastructure Systems (CTIS) where is one of the best centres in Texas working on concrete structures, pavements and infrastructure facilities. He has started his working at UTEP since 2019. His research interests include different area such as the finite element methods, retrofitting reinforced concrete members and new concrete technologies. Currently, he is working on improving the structural performance of eco-friendly and sustainable concrete using new improvement techniques such as fibres incorporation and using magnetic water. Arash has more than 50 publications on concrete and cementitious materials in the top-ranking civil engineering journals. Also, he has reviewed many papers for ELSEVIER’ and SPRINGER’s journals. In addition, Dr. Arash has worked with well-known centres of Civil Engineering Research and Innovation for Sustainability (CERIS) and Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT) in Portugal since 2016, on different projects in the area of new concrete technologies.

Dr.Sara holds a bachelor of civil engineering and received her master's and Ph.D. degrees in transportation and traffic engineering. She has 17 years of work and research experience in the field of traffic and transportation. She has been working in the School of Engineering at RMIT University, from 2010. Sara is highly engaged in a range of research and professional activities within and beyond RMIT. She has published numerous journal papers, and presented in many prestigious conferences in traffic/transport engineering. She has served as technical and organising committee member of different conferences and editorial board member of journals. She has been invited to speak at traffic/transport conferences, workshops and symposiums.

Prof. Patrizia Piro is a Full Professor at the Department of Civil Engineering of University of Calabria (Italy). She is currently Vice-Rector of University of Calabria (Italy) and chair of the "Urban Hydraulic Center Studies (CSDU)" in Italy. Her research principally focuses on urban water management, with main focus on real time control of urban drainage network and on LID (Low Impact Development) systems implementation. Her main interests are: combined sewer overflows, water pollution, flood risk mitigation, water saving, urban stormwater management, water treatment, urban drainage, low impact development, soil science, experimental analysis, and numerical modeling. She is currently: Guest Editor of Special Issue "Innovative, Smart and Sustainable Solutions for Urban Stormwater Management" in Water (an Open Access Journal by MDPI); Guest Editor of Special Issue "Sustainable Urban Stormwater Management" in Sustainability (an Open Access Journal by MDPI); Guest Editor of Special Issue "Soil–Water–City Nexus in Urban Environment: Experimental Investigations and Numerical Analysis in Urban Hydrology Science" in Hydrology (an Open Access Journal by MDPI); Guest Editor of Special Issue "Climate Change Impacts on Urban Stormwater Management" in Atmosphere (an Open Access Journal by MDPI).

Dr. Stefania Anna is a research fellow at the Department of Civil Engineering of University of Calabria (Italy). Her research interests are in the field of urban water management. She principally works on the experimental analysis and numerical modeling of innovative, smart, and sustainable techniques for urban flooding risk mitigation, water quality and water saving. She is currently: Topic Editor of Atmosphere ( an Open Access Journal by MDPI); Guest Editor of Special Issue "Soil–Water–City Nexus in Urban Environment: Experimental Investigations and Numerical Analysis in Urban Hydrology Science" in Hydrology (an Open Access Journal by MDPI); Guest Editor of Special Issue "Climate Change Impacts on Urban Stormwater Management" in Atmosphere (an Open Access Journal by MDPI); Member of the Acta Scientific Applied Physics Editorial Board.

Dr.Michele Turco's research field is mainly focused on Urban Hydrology in particular on urban drainage systems and their interaction with Low Impact Development techniques, such as green roof, permeable pavement, stormwater filter, with particular interest on the potential of these structures to manage stormwater. Most of his research activities during his Ph.D. course were focused on permeable pavement systems. His interests regard hydrology, soil modelling, solute transport and modelling in general. He is currently a Member of the Editorial Board as Topic Editor of Electrochem (an Open Access Journal by MDPI); Guest Editor of Special Issue "Soil–Water–City Nexus in Urban Environment: Experimental Investigations and Numerical Analysis in Urban Hydrology Science" in Hydrology (an Open Access Journal by MDPI); Guest Editor of Special Issue "Climate Change Impacts on Urban Stormwater Management" in Atmosphere (an Open Access Journal by MDPI);

Dr. Yupeng Wang is a Professor from Xi'an Jiaotong University, China, assistant dean of the School of Human Settlements and Civil Engineering, Vice Director of Built Environment & Sustainability Technology Research Center, with background of environmental architecture design and urban planning. He studied at the University of Kitakyushu, Japan, has work experience in a Japanese Architecture company NIKKENSEKKEI, and Postdoc research experience in the Urban Heat Island group in Concordia University, Canada.

Dr.Alessandro Orsi holds two master degrees in Building Engineering from University of Trento (Italy) and Construction Management from Michigan State University (USA). He obtained his PhD from the Polytechnic University of Valencia (Spain) where he still collaborates as post-doc researcher. He is the director of Green Building Factory, an international platform for the development of green-building projects and sustainability-related services worldwide. He has more than 10 years of experience working as project manager and expert in sustainability in Italy, Spain, Germany, Portugal, USA, Brazil and the Caribbean. He published more than 10works in journals and conferences and is currently a reviewer for the journals “Sustainability” (Switzerland) and “Lean Construction Journal” (USA). His research work focuses on the optimization of project-management processes for the development of green-buildings and sustainable-construction projects. He is also the responsible and coordinator of the first LEED LAB program in Spain, developed in partnership with Everis University and the US Green Building Council.

Dr. Salem S. Gharbia is a Lecturer in Water and Environmental Engineering and a Principle Investigator at IT Sligo. Water resources, climate change and integrated environmental systems modelling with Geographic Information Systems (GIS) are his main fields of interest with research and industry experience extending over ten years. Dr. Gharbia worked for Jacobs Engineering as the environmental modeller who developed the GIS-based hydrological algorithms used in the flood risk assessment project for the Shannon River catchment (CFRAM project). He worked for the Palestinian Water Authority (PWA) as a water planning engineer managing many water and wastewater projects. His research work has included the Irish EPA funded project coordinated by Trinity College, Dublin on the “Desludging Rates and Mechanisms for Domestic Wastewater Treatment System Sludges in Ireland Project” and in the Spatial Dynamics Lab at University College Dublin on two projects, the iSCAPE project to promote methods for improving urban air quality under climate change conditions (www.iscapeproject.eu) and the (OPERANDUM) - H2020-SC5-2016-2017 on tackling flooding risks from the quick response to extreme precipitation in urban areas. Dr. Gharbia has a great ability to use programming languages, database packages and other software packages with advance knowledge in quantifying unstructured data to suit research requirements. His PhD developed an integrated modelling platform (GEO-CWB) to address and quantify future water vulnerability in large catchments. Dr. Gharbia is an expert in modelling, simulation and solution processes with novelty in developing solution algorithms using GIS platforms.

Integrated water resources management professional with + 20 years of extensive international experience in large multidisciplinary water management and environmental projects in public and private sector at the national (Serbia, Canada, and Ethiopia) and transboundary level (Tisza River Basin , Danube River Basin, Adriatic Region) that address cross-cutting issues. Hands on experience in development of hydrology based indicators for hydrological ecosystem services, water availability and natural water retention capacity and measures evaluation. Practical experience in CC adaptation and mitigation measures assessment. Evaluation and gaps identification of policies and legislation significant for water / environmental sector and cross – cutting issues for integrated water resources management at the national and transboundary level. Nominated national expert in ICPDR Ad Hoc Tisza Group. Master of Science in Water Resources Engineering from the University of Guelph, Ontario Canada, PhD in Environmental/Water Management Engineering from the Faculty of Technical Sciences, University of Novi Sad, Serbia. Participated in faculties of Engineering courses curricula development and teaching in Canada (University of Guelph, School of Engineering : Engineering Design III and Hazardous Waste adverse effects on water resources assessment) and Serbia (University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Technical Sciences: Water Management Fundamentals), over 50 Scientific and Technical papers.

Prof. Elzbieta Bielecka is a full professor at the Faculty of Civil Engineering and Geodesy at the Military University of Technology, in Warsaw where she heads group on geographic information systems and science. She holds a graduate degree in geodesy and cartography and a PhD in geography form Warsaw University, Poland. She has nearly 40 years of experience in education, research and consulting in the field of GIS applications and cartography. In her research she focuses on the theoretical issues of GIS, especially data quality and uncertainty, spatial modeling, land cover/land use models, spatial pattern analysis. She is the author of many research publications, consultant in the implementation of GIS in public administration. She was a member of TWG INSPIRE for land cover theme. Currently, she is editor-in-chief of the Geodesy and Cartography, the journal of Polish Academy of Sciences.

Dr. Bhaskar Chittoori is an associate professor and associate chair in the Civil Engineering department at Boise State University. He is also the director of the Sustainable and Resilient Geotechnical Engineering (SuRGE) Research Laboratory. His research focusses on solving complex geomechanics issues related to problematic clayey soils via experimental and numerical modeling studies. Some of the research topics include, stabilization of problematic soils using Microbial Induced Calcite precipitation (MICP) technique, innovative foundations based on biomimicry of tree root systems, and application of geocells in minimizing expansive soil swelling. He also conducts research on sustainability and resiliency assessments of various civil infrastructure and thrives on educating the next generation of civil engineers prepared to tackle future challenges. He received about two million (PI/Co-PI) in grant funding from various state and federal agencies and has published in several noteworthy journals. He is the recipient of the Accomplish Under 40 award from Idaho Business Review. He is a licensed civil engineer in the states of Texas and Idaho. He is the chair of American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Geo-Institute’s committee on Sustainability in Geotechnical Engineering.

Dr. Mirjana Vukicevic is a professor at Civil Engineering Faculty, University of Belgrade. She is teaching and researching in the field of geotechnical engineering. The focus of her research is the constitutive modeling of soil, application of numerical methods in the analyses of geotechnical problems and utilization of fly ash and slag for the construction of embankments and soil stabilization. She hold a M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Belgrade, Serbia. She is currently Head of Chair of Geotechnical Engineeringat Civil Engineering Faculty in Belgrade and Chairman of the Technical Committee for Geotechnics of Institute for standardization of Serbia, vice president of the Serbian Society for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering. Professor Vukicevic has extensive professional experience in geotechnical engineering. Key areas of experience are developing and managing field investigation programs, interpretation and analysis of in-situ and laboratory test results,foundation design for piled and gravity-based structures, design of geotechnical structures, landslide investigation (analysis and design of remedial measures for landslide stabilization).

Dr. Leandro T. Di Gregorio is an Associate Professor in Urban Planning and Disaster Risk Management at the Civil Construction Department, Urban Engineering Program, and Environmental Engineering Program at Polytechnic School, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He is a Civil Engineer (2003) with a Master´s Degree in Integrated Management Systems (2009), Lato Sensu Specialization in Disaster and Emergency Management (2012), and a Doctorate Degree in Disaster Recovery (2013). He worked as Director in a private construction company from 2002 to 2011 and as Researcher / Project Manager at the National Centre for Monitoring and Warnings of Natural Disasters of the Ministry of Science, Technology, and Innovation (CEMADEN-MCTI) from 2011 to 2013 when he participated in the implementation of the Brazilian Monitoring System nationwide. Di Gregorio was one of the finalists of the UN Sasakawa Award 2019 and is currently the head of the Simple Housing Solution (SHS) Project. SHS is a methodology that aims to facilitate (re)building in critical situations and is based on the tripod: simple building design, low-cost construction technologies, and community labor. He is also responsible for the Disaster Knowledge Platform (PCON-Desastres), Brazil. His research interests are related to disaster risk reduction and management (in a multi-risk approach), complex urban systems (multi-aspect approach towards sustainability), and institutional resilience (the impact of governance in creating / mitigating vulnerabilities in public, private, and 3rd sectors).

Dr. Husham Almansour, Ph.D., P.Eng. is a Senior Research Officer in the Civil Engineering Infrastructure unit of the NRC-Construction Research Centre, National Research Council Canada and Adjunct professor in the area of Structural Engineering, Department of Civil Engineering, the University of Ottawa. Dr. Almansour expertise is in the area of structural mechanics with focus on the performance, protection and rehabilitation of aging structures and infrastructure against extreme loads and the area of innovative structural systems using advanced materials. He is now leading NRC research team in the area of climate resilience of bridge infrastructure and the area of innovative high performance structural systems using advanced materials. Dr. Almansour is a member of NRC-NBC Part 4, CSA committees S6 (Canadian Bridge Design Code), S 850 (Design and assessment of buildings subjected to blast loads), TAC Structure Standing Committee, and CSCE committee on Education and Research.

Dr.Liyaning (Maggie) Tang got her bachelor degree at Tsinghua University, Beijing, China and the Ph.D degree at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, China. After post-doctoral research experience at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, she worked at West Virginia University for three years. She had rich experience in collaboration with government departments in both China and the U.S. Research projects included Public Private Partnership projects, highway pavement construction, dust control on construction sites, environment impact assessment of construction projects, carbon footprint in construction. She is now a Lecturer of Construction Management at Western Sydney University. She teaches construction courses and supervises both undergraduate and graduate students. She is a full registered Principal Supervisor (Doctorate) in Graduate Supervisor Register at WSU. She is also a World Bank Group / APMG certified PPP Professional (CP3P) Foundation trainer. Her current research focuses on “Improving Mental Health of Construction Site Workers and Construction Site Safety by Using Big Data Analytics”.

Prof.Abdeldjelil Belarbi is an Algerian-American Structural Engineer and Researcher whose research deals with the design, evaluation, and rehabilitation of reinforced and prestressed concrete bridges and buildings. He is currently the Hugh Roy and Lillie Cranz Cullen Distinguished Professor at University of Houston and previously a Distinguished Professor of Civil Engineering at Missouri University of Science and Technology.[1][2][3] Belarbi is actively engaged in a broad spectrum of structural engineering research areas. His primary research contributions focus on the constitutive modelling, analytical, and experimental investigations of reinforced and prestressed concrete structures. His research has also focused on the use FRP composites for internal reinforcement of structural concrete as well as rehabilitation and strengthening of aging and deteriorated civil engineering infrastructure. Belarbi has published over 230 technical research papers and had supervised over 50 MSCE theses and PhD dissertations and he is a Fellow of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), the American Concrete Institute (ACI) and the Structural Engineering Institute (SEI). He is the recipient of over 30 awards and honors for his excellence in research, teaching and service to professional community. Belarbi completed his undergraduate studies in Algeria before joining the US in 1984 to further his studies in Houston, Texas.

Dr. Aleksandar R. Savic received his PhD from Civil Engineering at University of Belgrade, Serbia in 2015. During his career, he received several awards for his excellence and achievements. As an assistant professor at the Faculty of Civil Engineering, he is recognised among his students and fellow colleagues in the country and the region for his lectures, research and practice. He had supervised over 25 MSCE theses and was a member of several PhD theses commissions. As an author or co-author, Savic has published over 120 research papers, and over 200 industrial reports and projects. He takes an active role as a member of several national professional and scientific organizations. His expertise involves building materials, concrete technology and testing of structures. The focus of his research for the past several years have been investigations and laboratory evaluations of the cement composites, from the environmental standpoint. At this period, his research has involved environmental and engineering optimization of self-compacting concrete containing different types of aggregates, binders, chemical admixtures and mineral additives.

Dr. Chiara Riccardi gained her Bachelor's degree in Civil and Environmental Engineering in 2009 and her Master’s degree in Hydraulic, Transport and Environmetal Engineering in 2012in University of Pisa, Italy. She then joined the joint research group of Prof. Massimo Losa at the University of Pisa and Prof. Michael Wistuba at Braunschweig Pavement Engineering Centre, TechnischeUniversitätBraunschweig, Germany. She received her Ph.D. degree in 2017 at both institutions. Now she is a postdoctoral fellowship at Braunschweig Pavement Engineering Centre, TechnischeUniversitätBraunschweig. She has published more than 70 scientific articles in journals and international conferences.

Dr.Bani Anvari received a Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Civil Engineering from the University of Science and Culture (Iran) in 2008. She completed her Master of Science (MSc) in Advanced Architectural Studies at the Bartlett School of Architecture (University College London) in 2009. Her PhD research at Imperial College London focused on a new microscopic model for the simulation of shared space schemes. From 2013 to 2016, she was a Research Associate in the Centre for System Engineering and Innovation / Port Operations Research and Technology Centre and Lloyd’s Register Foundation Transport Risk Management Centre at Imperial College London. From 2016 to 2017, she was a Lecturer in Intelligent Mobility in the Transport Research Group (TRG) at the University of Southampton. Since 29 January 2018, she is a lecturer in Intelligent Mobility at the Centre for Transport Studies within CEGE in the Faculty of Engineering at UCL.

Arbab Tufail is a research scholar at the University of Wollongong, Australia. She is interested in sustainable development of wastewater treatment. She received a joint (UOW-HEC Pakistan) funding for her Ph.D. research. During her Ph.D. research journey, Arbab won the “People’s Choice Award” in the final of “3MT (Three Minutes thesis)” competition for the year 2019 at the University of Wollongong, Australia. She reached the final “3-MT” after the tough competition at School and Faculty level. Recently, she hadreceived ‘’Global Challenges Travel Scholarships’’ from the University of Wollongong, Australia.

Dr. Elisa Sotelino received a Bachelor´s Degree in Civil Engineering and a Master’s of Science Degree in Structural Engineering from PUC-Rio in Brazil. In 1984, she began her graduate studies at Brown University where she received a Master’s of Science Degree in Applied Mathematics and a Ph.D. in Solid Mechanics. In 1990, she began her academic career at Purdue University in the United States of America, where she became an Associate Professor in 1997. She left Purdue in 2004 to join the faculty at Virginia Tech, also in the USA, as a Full Professor. In 2013, Dr. Sotelino returned to her homeland to join the faculty of PUC-Rio, where she is currently a Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Dr. Sotelino´s research activities span from the numerical modeling of structural and solid mechanics problems to the application of new methodologies in engineering, such as BIM (Building Information Modeling), Artificial Intelligence, Lean Construction, Green Buildings to the civil construction industry. Throughout her career, she has served as the advisor of nineteen concluded and five ongoing Ph.D. dissertations and of twenty-seven concluded and five ongoing Master´s thesis. She has also supervised two post-doctoral fellows. Her current research group also includes five Undergraduate students. Dr. Sotelino has an extensive publication record in peer-reviewed internationally recognized journals and conferences. She has also authored two book chapters. She holds an h-index of 14. Dr. Sotelino has held important positions in service both within the profession as well as within the university setting. She was Associate Editor for the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Journal of Structural Engineering from 2002 to 2009 and Invited Editor of the special issue 15:3 in Parallel Processing and Distributed Computing of the Computer-Aided Civil and Infrastructure Engineering published in 2000. She also chaired the ASCE Technical Committee on Emerging Computing Technology (1999 – 2003), and served as a member on both the advisory board and the scientific committee for the European Community on Computational Methods and Applied Sciences Thematic conferences on Computational Methods in Structural Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering (2007 and 2009). Currently, Dr. Sotelino is a professor at the Department of Civil Engineering at PUC-Rio and the Coordinator of the Center for Science and Engineering Education (NECE) of the College of Sciences and Engineering (CTC) at PUC-Rio

Dr.YeongAe Heo received her PhD from Civil and Environmental Engineering at University of California, Davis in 2009. She began her career in the offshore engineering field in charge of risk-based safety studies for offshore platforms at the R&D Center of Samsung Heavy Industries. Dr. Heo joined the Department of Civil Engineering at Case Western Reserve University as Assistant Professor in 2014. Dr. Heo has been selected as 2017 Gulf Research Program Early-Career Research Fellow of National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine, 2018 ASCE Excellence in Civil Engineering Education Fellow, and ASCE-Sponsored Young Professional. Dr. Heo has served as the vice chair of the ASCE/SEI Multihazard Mitigation Committee and a topic organizer of the Scientific Committee of ASME OMAE for data-driven models. Also, she has served on the ASCE Codes and Standards Activities Division Committees (ASCE/SEI 59: Blast Protection of Buildings) and ACI348 Committee on Structural Reliability and Safety as a voting member.Dr.Heo’s research includes large-scale modeling and evaluation for nonlinear dynamic structural performance, multi-hazard risk and resilience evaluation, effects of long-term deterioration and cascading failures, machine learning and big-data analytics applications to decision-making framework for resilient and sustainable structural systems.

Prof. Alejandro Luis Grindlay Moreno completed his Ph.D. Civil Engineer in University of Granada (Spain) (2001) and Specialist Course in Regional Planning and Environment, Fundicot- Polytechnic University of Valencia (Spain) (2000)&Master degree in Urban Planning and Management, Granada’s Official Architects College (Spain) (2005).He worked as a Lecturer from 2001-2012 and Senior Lecturer from 2012-present in Department of Urban and Regional Planning, School of Civil Engineering, University of Granada (Spain) and he is a Research Group Member (RNM034): “Research Cluster on Territorial Synergies”, University of Granada, Spain He is a Visiting Professor at TU Graz - Institute for Urban Development in 2019.Department of Structural, Building and Geotechnical Engineering in Polytechnic of Turin, Italy in 2017. Department of Architecture and Planning in Polytechnic of Milan, Italy in 2012. University of Alicante Spain in 2003.And he is a Visiting Researcher at Centro Internazionale “Città d’Acqua” Venice, Italy (2001) and at Centre for Earth and Environmental Science Research “Sustinable Hub” Kingston University in London, UK(2011). He is an author of a number of publications (Papers in Refereed Journals, in Edited Proceedings, Books and Chapters in Books, etc.)

Dr.Rouzbeh Nazari, is an Associate Professor and Co-Director of Sustainable Smart Cities Research Center (SSCR) with a dual appointment in the Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering and School of Public Health at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. His primary research interests are: application of remote sensing in water resources and environment, Coastal resiliency, hydrodynamic modeling, stormwater management and impact assessment of extreme weather events on the built environment. Dr. Nazari is the founder and creator of NJFloodAlert.com as well as QPeak technologies (an NSF I-Corp funded startup company based on his patented work), the first high resolution asset based resiliency decision making system that is currently in use by state and local officials and as well as residents in New Jersey. He has worked on New York and New Jersey Resiliency planning has been a pioneer in the damage and resiliency assessment of coastal infrastructures and community vulnerability to natural disasters. He has received over $3,200,000 in funding from federal, state and industry for his research. Dr. Nazari’s research has been supported by NSF, USDA, FEMA, NJDCA, NJDEP, NY/NJ DOT, and American Water. Dr. Nazari’s work has been featured on TV and major Newspapers including, PIX11 news, NJTV, US Guardian, Philadelphia Inquirer, New Jersey Business and Press of Atlantic City to name a few. Dr. Nazari has published several book chapters, journal papers and has presented his work in national and international conferences

Dr. Ali Hellany received his ME (Hons) and a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, from University of Western Sydney, Australia in 1997 and 2001. Ali Joined University of Western Sydney as a postdoctoral researcher in University of Western Sydney, School of Engineering in 2001 and became a lecturer in 2002. In December 2008, Ali became a Senior lecturer in the School of Computing, Engineering, and Mathematics at Western Sydney University. Ali teaches at both at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels in electrical and electronic engineering. He has received numerous awards for her contributions to student learning including VC Excellence award (Sustainability-Highly commended) 2012, VC Excellence Award (Excellence in Teaching) 2013, and University of Western Sydney Learning and Teaching Award (excellence in teaching) 2013. Ali is the founder and academic supervisor of Western Sydney U Solar car project, The sustainable house project, and the Hybrid Renewable Energy station. Ali’s research interests and publication areas include project based learning, sustainability, renewable energy, power quality, and power management. Ali is a member of IEEE, IEEE Educational society and Engineers Australia.

Dr.Seyed Mohammadreza Ghadiri (Dr Reza) is the Associate Professor, Dean of School and the program coordinator of Transportation and Logistics at Malaysia University of Science and Technology. Dr Reza is also the authorized Trainer/Instructor for courses leading to the FIATA Diploma in freight forwarding by FIATA Advisory Body Vocational Training, Switzerland. Dr Seyed Mohammadreza Ghadiri holds a Ph.D. in Highway, Traffic and Transportation Engineering in the field of Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) and a Master of Structural engineering and a Bachelor of Civil engineering. His main research areas covered variety of disciplines including Intelligent Transport System (ITS), smart logistics, transportation planning, road safety, modelling and simulation in transportation, sustainable and green transportation, project management, civil and structural engineering, construction, BIM, optimization and approximation techniques. He has been invited as a guest lecturer and a keynote speaker to different countries such as China, India, Iran, Vietnam, Myanmar, and Nigeria to deliver his speech and train the participants

Before joining the University of Leeds (UK), Dr Heitor worked as a Senior Lecturer in the University of Wollongong (Australia), and previously in industry for a brief time in infrastructure construction. Her research focus on the study of the behaviour of compacted materials and the use of soil stabilization in the context of transport infrastructure applications (e.g. roads, rail and ports) for enhancing performance/resiliency against climate change. This includes the use of granular waste materials but also use of bio-mediation as a low carbon alternative to more established binders (e.g. lime and cement). Her research achievements have been recognized by several awards, including the Australian Geomechanics NSW Research Award and more recently University of Wollongong Women of Impact, IACMAG John Carter Award for young professionals and Churchill Fellowship. She has authored over 60 publications including 33 papers and 1 book.

Dr Dong joined the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University as an assistant professor of structural engineering in 2016. He received the PhD in structural engineering from Lehigh University, USA. After that, he worked as a postdoctoral research associate at Lehigh. He has published several journal papers, refereed proceedings, and invited keynotes. He has also been a reviewer for some international scientific journals. His research mainly focuses on the development of the next generation of civil and marine structures, incorporating risk, resilience, and sustainability in a life-cycle context. Specifically, he has formulated possible solutions to make our cities and communities safer, more resilient, and more sustainable, considering climate change effects and potential application of novel materials and structural systems.

Marta C. Gonzalez is Associate Professor of City and Regional Planning at the University of California, Berkeley, and a Physics Research faculty in the Energy Technology Area (ETA) at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab). With the support of several companies, cities and foundations, her research team develops computer models to analyze digital traces of information mediated by devices. They process this information to manage the demand in urban infrastructures in relation to energy and mobility. Her recent research uses billions of mobile phone records to understand the appearance of traffic jams and the integration of electric vehicles into the grid, smart meter data records to compare the policy of solar energy adoption and card transactions to identify habits in spending behavior. Prior to joining Berkeley, Marta worked as an Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at MIT, a member of the Operations Research Center and the Center for Advanced Urbanism. She is a member of the scientific council of technology companies such as Gran Data, PTV and the Pecan Street Project consortium.

Dr Olalusi is currently a university lecturer and researcher at the Structural Engineering & Computational Mechanics Group (SECM), Department of Civil Engineering, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. He received his PhD Degree in Civil Engineeringfrom the Stellenbosch University South Africa. His PhD research, which is focused on Structural Reliability and Risk Analysis, contributedsignificantly to the ongoing review of the South African National Design Standard for Structural use of concrete. Dr Olalusi has received many awards, scholarships and grants and is a recipient of the prestigious Dortmunder Gambrinus Fellowshipby the Technical University of Dortmund, Germany (TU Dortmund University). The fellowship is awarded to invite internationally renowned academics to TU Dortmund as guest professors to enhance cooperation in teaching and research. He is the youngest to be awarded the fellowship. Dr Olalusi is presently serving as a technical committee member for The International Federation for Structural Concrete: fib workgroup on Reliability and safety evaluation. Dr Olalusi has authored and co-authored several peer-reviewed journal and conference papers, while he currently serves as a reviewer for top and reputable journals. He has a strong background in structural reliability and risk analysis, probabilistic safety evaluation of existing design standardsand applied machine learning. He is also recently involved with numerical/finite element modelling, sustainable construction materials, fasteningsfor use in concrete amongst other topics.

M. Surabuddin Mondal studies M. Tech. in Remote Sensing and wrote his doctoral thesis at Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee with collaboration with University of Gottingen, Germany. He was a scientific researcher at University of Gottingen, Germany; Asst. Professor (Visiting Scientist) at Bulent Ecevit University, Turkey; Asst. Professor at NIMS University, also working at Sultan Qaboos University, Oman & University of Evora, Portugal. Presently, working as professor at Surveying Engineering Dept. of Wollega University, Ethiopia. He has authored books, chapters in book, many peer reviewed publications, engages as reviewer for many peer reviewed international reputed journals and editorial board member of many indexed journals. In the past, he has served as a scientific committee member of ISPRS Hanover Workshop 2017; Scientific Committee Member of ISPRS Midterm Symposium 2018, Beijing, China; Scientific Committee Member of International Workshop on Image and Data Fusion (IWIDF) of ISPRS Geospatial Week 2019, Enschede, Netherlands. He is working group officer/secretary (WG III/7) of International Society of Photogrametry & Remote Sensing (ISPRS), scientific member of GLP (Global Land Program), member of International Geographical Union (IGU) LUCC Commission and also a member of Commission on Geospatial Analysis and Modeling of International Cartographic Association (ICA). He is a Fellow of Royal Geographical Society (F. R. G. S.).

Dr. Balqis M. Rehan is a senior lecturer in Water Resources Engineering at the Universiti Putra Malaysia. She obtained her PhD from the University of Oxford and has since worked on understanding flood risk and potential consequences of alternative decisions under climate variability and change. Her research works include developing multi-model chain of complex flood systems to evaluate engineering flood risk reduction interventions. One of her novel outputs is development of a methodology to obtain optimal level of protection of and between portfolios of measures, including property-level protection and combined risk-reduction measures. She has also ventures on investigating the effect of flood risk management decisions under climate persistency and nonstationarity. Currently, she has an on-going project under the NERC-NEWTON fund in collaboration with the CEH, UK that works on flood risk and adaptation assessments for the Peninsular Malaysia using multi-scale approaches. Although her research has been focusing on floods, she is keen on expanding her work on a more wider scope of water security and management.

Professor Mark L. Gillem teaches architecture and urban design through a joint appointment in the Departments of Architecture and Landscape Architecture. He is the director of the PhD Program, the University of Oregon’s Urban Design Lab, and the International Association for the Study of Traditional Environments. His teaching and research focus is on sustainable urbanism, which is an ecological approach to building that integrates architectural and landscape design with socio-cultural and environmental needs. In addition, he conducts post-occupancy evaluations of buildings and urban spaces using qualitative and quantitative methods. In the studio, he challenges students to balance theory and practice through the use of participatory methods in order to foster collaboration in the shaping of sustainable urban form. He is the author of America Town: Building the Outposts of Empire (University of Minnesota Press, 2007), which received the Environmental Design Research Association (EDRA)/Places Journal/Metropolis Magazine Book Award in 2008. He is also the author or co-author of dozens of articles on sustainable urban design and numerous peer-reviewed book chapters

Dr.Alex studied architecture at the Universities of Bath and Cambridge before undertaking his postgraduate studies at Harvard University’s Graduate School of Design, where he studied as a Harkness Fellow. Alex spent 15 years as a principal in an award-winning private architectural practice, prior to accepting an academic position in 2005 at the University of Bath, where he is Professor of Architecture and Head of Architecture. Alex is an Expert Advisor to The Department for Communities (NI) on architecture and the built environment. In 2019 he was appointed as Chair of the Architecture Advisory Group by the Quality Assurance Agency (QAA) UK to advise on the revisions to its subject benchmark statement for Architecture. Alex is currently Chair of the South West Design Review Panel for Creating Excellence and Chair of the Design Review Panel for South Gloucestershire for Design West. He is currently a member of the RIBA’s Membership Eligibility Assessment Panel (MEAP) and a member of the RIBA Overseas Visiting Board Panel. He has extensive experience as an External Examiner for undergraduate and postgraduate degrees in architecture in the UK and overseas. Alex served two consecutive terms as a National Professional Representative on the Board of the ARB (Architects Registration Board) from 2012-2018. He served as Chair of SCHOSA (Standing Conference of Heads of Schools of Architecture) for two consecutive terms from 2012-16. He was also Chair of the UK Architectural Review Group which published the report, “Pathways and Gateways: the structure and regulation of architectural education”, in 2013. He also served as a Board member of the Built Environment Professional Education (BEPE) Project sponsored by the Department of Communities and Local Government and the Office for Disability Issues. He was previously Associate Dean for Learning and Teaching within the Faculty of Engineering and Design at the University of Bath. His published work is largely within the area of design education and pedagogy.’

Dr. Ramesh Vandanapu is basically a Geotechnical Engineer obtained his Bachelor degree in Civil Engineering and Master degree in Geotechnical Engineering from National Institute of Technology (formerly REC), Warangal. He obtained his PhD from Kingston University London, UK for his research work on collapsible soils in United Arab Emirates. His research work has won Honorable Mention Award in 2018 ABTA (Association of British Turkish Academics) Doctoral Research Awards. Dr. Ramesh has over 15+ years of global & enriching experience in Civil Engineering construction, consulting, teaching, educational assessment, classroom management and student relations. Before moving into academics in 2011, he worked in various geotechnical investigation projects in India, Oman and United Arab Emirates. He is life member of Indian Geotechnical Society. He published research articles in various reputed Journals like Geotechnical and Geological Engineering, ICE-Forensic Engineering, ICE-Ground Improvement, International Journal of Geotechnical Engineering etc. He is currently Assistant Professor in Civil Engineering at Amity University, Dubai.

Dr.Mohammad Arif Rohman, PhD is a lecturer in Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Planning and Geo Engineering, Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember (ITS), Surabaya Indonesia. Dr. Rohman which is currently Head of Construction Management Laboratory, graduated from Department of Civil Engineering, ITS Surabaya and completed his Master of Science from Department of Civil Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Petronas (UTP) Malaysia. He holds a PhD degree from Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning at the University of Melbourne, Australia. His PhD thesis focused on investigating the concept of project social benefit as part of the success criteria in Public Private Partnership (PPP) toll road projects in Indonesia. He has been teaching several course subjects ranging from construction project management, time and cost management, as well as risk management. His research area is lying in the area of projects success, construction sustainability and risk management and he has published many conference and journal papers in this particular fields. He has been involved in reviewer activities from several international conferences and journals in the area of construction management.

Dr.Prasanta Kumar Sahu is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering, Birla Institute of Technology and Science Pilani (BITS Pilani) at Hyderabad, India. He holds PhD in Transportation Systems Engineering (TSE) from Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT Bombay) and Master’s in TSE from Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (IIT Kanpur). Dr. Sahu has been a pioneering contributor to freight transportation planning and policy in India with numerous high-quality publications aiming to improve the logistic efficiency of goods movement. The foundation of his research has been the application of rigorous quantitative methodsfor modelling freight demand and assessing thenegative externalities of city logistics operations. The model systems developed by Dr. Sahu are disseminated in top-tier transportation journals and are available for policymakers requiring freight demand quantifications at the disaggregated levels of establishments and Ports.Dr. Sahu is currently leading an associate research center (ARC) of Center of Excellence on Sustainable Urban Freight Systems (CoE-SUFS) at BITS Pilani. Through ARC, he is working towards fostering sustainability efforts in urban freight transport planning and operations. He also focuses on green mobility planning, quality of life, demand management schemes such as congestion pricing and transport emissions. Multiple projects led by Dr. Sahu in these research areas are currently ongoing under the sponsorshipoffunding schemes such as Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF), Govt. of the United Kingdom and Scheme for Promotion of Academic and Research Collaboration (SPARC), MHRD, Govt. of India, Public Works Department, Govt. of Telangana. Dr. Sahu is a life member of Institute of Urban Transport (IUT), India and Transportation Research Group (TRG) India.Additionally, he is a visiting faculty to University of Regina, Regina, Canada and Cardiff University, Cardiff, Wales, UK.

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Deepak T J has completed Bachelor of Engineering degree, in the branch of Civil Engineering from India, Master’s degree and PhD in the branch of Soil and Water Engineering from UPM (University Putra Malaysia). Has 18 years of experience in teaching Civil Engineering, Construction Management and Built Environment Subjects in Malaysia for various franchised Universities. He is also Senior Consulting Engineer at G&P Water and Maritime Sdn Bhd in Malaysia. He has published more than 25 papers in reputed journals, 30 papers in Conference and has been serving as an editorial board member for reputed Journals. A Fellow Chartered Building Engineer (FCABE – UK) is currently working as an Associate Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering at Manipal International University, Nilai Malaysia.