Speakers
| Prof. Yuefang Rong Beijing University of Civil Engineering and Architecture Prof. Yuefang Rong graduated from Harbin Institute of Technology in 2007 with a PhD degree in Urban Planning, School of Architecture and Urban Planning. She is currently a professor and head of the Department of Urban and Rural Planning in the School of Architecture and Urban Planning, Beijing University of Civil Engineering and Architecture. Her main research areas are urban and regional development strategy, small and medium-sized city planning and design, urban and rural planning and design evaluation. She mainly teaches courses including Principles of Urban and Rural Planning, Business Fundamentals for Planners, Urban and Rural Planning and Design (III) (Urban Master Planning and Detailed Control Planning), Graduation Design and other core courses of the planning program. She is the author of monographs “Research on Harbin Winter Olympics Construction Planning Countermeasures Based on Catalyst Theory”, “Research on Local Sustainable Tourism Planning”, “Witness Planning”; and published textbook “Urban Sociology”. She has published more than 30 papers in professional journals, including one in Urban Planning, two in Journal of Urban Planning and two in Planner. She has won more than 15 design awards at the provincial level and above since she started her career, including the Third Prize of Provincial Science and Technology Progress Award in 2006. She has won more than 20 awards in the selection of students' work organized by the Specialized Instruction Committee. Title: Facing the New Stage of Urban Development, Opening a New Era of Whole-Process Control of Construction Waste |
 | Prof. Linlin Xie South China University of Technology Linlin Xie, female, professor, received her bachelor's degree in construction engineering from Huazhong University of Science and Technology in 1996 and master's degree in technical economics and management from Chongqing University in 2002, and then received her PhD degree in management science and engineering from Chongqing University in December 2005, joined the School of Civil Engineering and Transportation of South China University of Technology (SCUT) in 2008, and is currently serving as a professor of SCUT, and the executive vice-director of MEM Education Center, as well as an external director of Guangzhou Airport Construction Investment Group Co. She is currently a professor in the School of Civil Engineering and Transportation of South China University of Technology, the executive deputy director of the Education Center, and also an external director of Guangzhou Airport Construction Investment Group Co. She is also a member of the editorial board of the Journal of Construction Economy, a reviewer of Automation in Construction, Journal of Civil Engineering and Management, Engineering Construction and Architectural Management, Journal of Cleaner Production and other international journals. Her scientific interests and research directions include value development and data governance of major new infrastructure projects, urban renewal and transformation of key areas in mega-cities, intelligent construction and governance of engineering projects, economic assessment and intelligent scheduling of assembled buildings, precise governance of infrastructure disaster risks, and engineering knowledge and data-driven management theories and methods. In the past five years, she has presided over two top-level projects of the National Natural Science Foundation of China, eight provincial and ministerial-level projects such as the Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province and the Philosophy and Social Science Planning Project of Guangdong Province, seven departmental and bureau-level projects such as the Open Fund Project of the State Key Laboratory of Subtropical Architecture and Urban Science and the Characteristic Innovation Project of Guangdong Ordinary High Schools, and more than 20 horizontal projects commissioned by government departments and enterprises. She has participated in many projects of the National Natural Science Foundation of China, National Social Science Foundation of China, provincial and ministerial research projects, and lateral projects entrusted by enterprises. She has published nearly 100 academic papers as the first author or corresponding author, including more than 50 SCI/SSCI/EI retrieved papers, and 2 papers have been honored as "National Construction Economy Excellent Papers". She has published the monographs "Selection and Evolution of Social Responsibility Behavior in Mega-projects" and "Value Co-Creation of PPP+EPC Mega-projects Driven by Technology Integration and Innovation", and completed the translations of "Pursuit of Excellence - Construction Project Procurement Guide" and "Reinventing Construction - How to Transform the Construction Industry with Manufacturing Methods"; Participated in the editing of the textbooks "Engineering Project Management", "Pre-Project Planning", "Engineering Economy". Title: Green Technology Innovation Empowers The Development of New Quality Productive Forces in The Construction Industry-Taking Recycled Lump Concrete Technology as an Example |
 | Prof. Wei Zhang Henan University of Science and Technology Zhang Wei, third grade professor, is the deputy dean of the Science and Technology Development Institute of Henan University of Science and Technology, the editorial director of the Journal of Henan University of Science and Technology, the former dean of the School of Civil Engineering of Henan University of Science and Technology, postdoctoral fellow in structural mechanics at Shanghai Jiaotong University and the University of Glasgow in the U.K., the academic and technical leader of the Department of Education of Henan Province, the deputy secretary-general of the Mechanics Association of Henan Province, and a young cadre of teachers in Henan Province, who is mainly engaged in the research on structural strength and the Structural reliability assessment and design research, 1999 Shanghai Jiaotong University postdoctoral station, December 2002 to October 2003 to the University of Glasgow, UK postdoctoral international cooperation research. In recent years, he has been engaged in and completed more than ten scientific research projects, published more than 60 papers, and more than 20 papers have been retrieved by SCI or EI. 2004, two structural reliability projects (one national and one ministerial) presided over by him passed the ministerial appraisal, and the level has reached the international advanced level. 2005, a project in Henan Province has been appraised at the provincial level, and the level has reached the international advanced level. In 2005, he was awarded the Third Prize of Scientific and Technological Progress by China National Defense Science and Industry Commission. In 2016, he was awarded the excellent teacher of Luoyang city. Civil Engineering Construction Course was recognized as Henan Province Excellence Online Course in 2018. In 2018, “Virtual Simulation Experiment on Proposed Static Force of Semi-Rigid Steel Frame” was recognized as a model virtual simulation experimental teaching project in Henan Province, which was announced by Henan Provincial Department of Education on October 24, 2018. In 2021, “Key Technology and Application of Design and Construction of Urban Underground Space in Complex Environment” was awarded the First Prize of Science and Technology Progress in Henan Province. Title: Research on Calculation Methods of Structural Reliability and Sensitivity |
 | Assoc. Prof. Mohammadreza Vafaei Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) Currently, I serve as an associate professor in the civil engineering faculty at Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM). Throughout my tenure at UTM, I have engaged in research, teaching, and administrative responsibilities. I have successfully supervised and co-supervised 15 PhD students, over 35 Master's projects, and more than 15 BSc final-year projects. My research interests encompass seismic design and retrofitting, vibration control through passive damping devices, and structural health monitoring. I have secured more than ten research grants from both internal and external sources, including industries such as the Malaysia Rubber Council (MRC), and have earned over ten gold, silver, and bronze medals from national and international exhibitions for my innovative products. Additionally, I have been granted four patents and have published more than 85 articles in esteemed journals. I am actively involved in peer-reviewing papers for prestigious journals and have been invited as a keynote speaker at several international conferences. Furthermore, I have been invited by professional engineering organizations to conduct seminars, workshops, and webinars in my area of expertise. Title: An Innovative Tubular Viscoelastic Damper for Seismic Protection of Structures |
