First Round of Abstract Submission Ends: Dec 25, 2025
Extended Early Bird Ends: May 20, 2025
Plenary Speakers
Prof. Umberto Berardi
Toronto Metropolitan University, Canada
Title: Climate change Resilience of Buildings and Cities: Perspective for Nanotechnologies.
Dr. Berardi is the current President of the International Association of Building Physics (IABP).
Dr. Berardi has been Canada Research Chair in Building Science and Full Professor and Director of the BeTOP center at Toronto Metropolitan University in Toronto, Canada (from August 2014 to August 2024). His main research interests are related to the study of innovative solutions and new materials for improving the performance within the built environment.
Dr. Berardi has an extensive publication record, including 200 peer-reviewed journals, 200 international conference papers, and ten books.
Dr. Berardi’s publications have received 20,000 citations in Google Scholar, where he has an h-index of 64.
Prof. Kejin Wang
Iowa State University, USA
Title: To be confirmed.
Will update soon.
Prof. Taha BMJ Ouarda
National Institute for Scientific Research, Canada
Title: Adaptation to climate change in the design of structures.
Will update soon.
Prof. Enedir Ghisi
Federal University of Santa Catarina, Brazil
Title: To be confirmed.
Prof. Enedir Ghisi obtained his PhD in Civil Engineering from the University of Leeds, in the UK, in 2002. He is currently a full professor in the Department of Civil Engineering at the Federal University of Santa Catarina, located in Florianópolis, southern Brazil. So far, he has edited 10 books, published 15 book chapters, 190 conference articles and 203 journal articles. He has concluded the supervision of 19 PhD and 41 master's students. Currently, he supervises 6 PhD and 4 master's students. His research topics are thermal performance of buildings, energy efficiency in buildings, lighting, sustainability, building simulation, life cycle assessment, water consumption and rainwater harvesting in buildings. In studies carried out at Stanford University since 2020, Prof. Enedir Ghisi was recognised as one of the 100,000 most influential scientists in the world for the whole career and also for 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020 and 2019.
Prof. Jaehong Lee
Sejong University, South Korea
Title: To be confirmed.
Dr. Lee is a Professor in Architectural Engineering, and Director of Deep Learning Architecture Research Center at
Sejong University, Seoul, Korea. Dr. Lee earned a Ph.D. in Engineering Mechanics at Virginia Tech in 1992. He
worked as a Research Scientist at the Center for Intelligent Material Systems at Virginia Tech from 1992 to 1993, and
worked as a Principal Research Engineer at Hyundai Engineering and Construction Company from 1994 to 1998.
He then taught at Sejong University from 1998 till now.
Prof. Lee is the author of over 300 journal papers in the fields of computational mechanics, data-driven analysis,
physics-informed neural networks, and applied mathematics. His publications have received over 10,000 citations,
with an h-index of 57. He serves on the Editorial Boards of Engineering Mechanics and Advances in Engineering Software
and is a reviewer for numerous international journals, including Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering,
Composites Part B, Composite Structures, Swarm and Evolutionary Computation, Applied Soft Computing, Applied Mathematical
Modelling, and Computers and Structures.
Prof. Lee is the first recipient in Architectural Engineering Award for Presidential Young Investigator for his
outstanding research in 2004. He was awarded the Best Research Faculty Award for three consecutive years from
2010 to 2012 at Sejong University. He also appears frequently in leading newspapers as an Advertisement Model
(Excellent Research Faculty) for Sejong University. Prof. Lee has been working on numerous Government-funded
mega research projects from National Research Foundation, Ministry of Knowledge and Economy, and Ministry of
Land, Infrastructure and Transport.
Prof. Shanyong Wang
The University of Newcastle, Australia
Title: 3D numerical study of hydraulic fracturing in heterogeneous geomaterials.
Dr Shanyong Wang is a Professor in rock mechanics and geotechnical engineering at the School of Engineering, the University of Newcastle, Australia. His excellent research reputation is built upon his development of novel computer codes and advanced engineering testing, and his expertise actively bridges the gap between academia and industrial practice. As the sole/lead CI, his total Australian Research Council (ARC) income has exceeded AUD$4 million. Since 2002, He has published more than 330 refereed journal articles and conference papers. Also, he is an associate editor of Canadian Geotechncial Journal and an Editorial Board member for 10 top international journals such as Engineering Geology, Canadian Geotechnical Journal, Computers and Geotechnics, Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering and Acta Geotechnica. He won the ARC Future Fellowship in 2014. He was awarded 2018 John Booker Medal in Engineering Science by Australian Academy of Science. He is a fellow of Engineers Australia (FIEAust), and a member of American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE).
Prof. Luigi di Sarno
University of Liverpool, UK
Title: Innovative Steel Modular Housing System for Multiple Natural Hazard Mitigation
Dr Luigi di Sarno is Reader in Resilient and Sustainable Infrastructure at University of Liverpool, UK. Dr. di Sarno is the Founder and Leader of the Civil Infrastructure Research Cluster at University of Liverpool, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, plus the Director of the Research for the Department. He is also the Programme Director for Architectural Engineering (UG) and Master in Sustainable Civil and Structural Engineering (PG). Dr. di Sarno holds a PhD in Structural Engineering, MSc in Earthquake Engineering and Structural Design and MSc in Structural Steel Design. Dr. di Sarno has been Visiting Professor at the Mid-America Earthquake Center, headquartered at University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, USA, since 2002. He is Honorary Member Staff at the College of Engineering, University of Bristol, UK, since 2011 and Adjunct Professor in Seismic Engineering at INTEC, Dominican Republic. Dr. di Sarno’s main research interests include: (i) formulation and testing of innovative low-carbon materials for sustainable and resilient infrastructure (ii) engineering solutions for climate change adaptation and (iii) advanced experimental testing and numerical simulations, including digital twins for asset management.
Prof. Vistasp M. Karbhari
University of Texas at Arlington, USA
Title: Will be updated soon
Vistasp M. Karbhari is a Professor in the Departments of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, & Civil Engineering, at the University of Texas at Arlington, where he served as the 8th President. Dr. Karbhari is an expert in the processing and mechanics of composites, durability of materials, infrastructure rehabilitation, and multi-threat mitigation. He has authored/coauthored over 500 papers in journals, book chapters, and conference publications and has edited/co-edited 7 books. He is a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS); the National Academy of Inventors (NAI); the American Society of Civil Engineers; ASM International; the International Association of Advanced Materials (IAAM); the International Institute for Fiber-reinforced Polymers in Construction; the International Society for Structural Health Monitoring of Intelligent Infrastructure; ASCE’s Structural Engineering Institute, and is an elected member of the European Academy of Science and Arts.
