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University of Balamand, Lebanon
• Manager of the winning project of the European Commission Erasmus + entitled “UPGRADE: Urban and transPortation reGeneration for Reducing Automobile Dependency in mEna”, 2020. • Supervised the project “Integrated Water Resource Management (IWRM) in Al Ostuan River Basin, Akkar” with LDK for Management Consulting LLC, 2019. • Supervised the winning team of the “Self-Consolidating Concrete (SCC)” ACI Competition in Lebanon, September 2019. • Advisor of the winning project of the Lebanese Industrials Research Achievements Programs (LIRA) entitled “Sustainable High-Strength Concrete for Structural Applications”, 2019.
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Institute of Welding, Poland
Marek St. Weglowski is currently Directors Plenipotentiary for Development of Research at Institute of Welding in Poland. He earned his PhD in Materials Engineering from the AGH University of Science, Krakow in 2010. At present, his research activity has an interdisciplinary characteristic and concerns both materials engineering and development of new methods of monitoring of welding processes. They cover a broad range of areas including arc light emission, weldability of ferrous and non-ferrous constructional materials, applied physics, Friction Stir Processing (FSP) as well as electron beam technologies. He has published for the fourteen years over 100 scientific articles on arc light emission, weldability of high strength steel and also friction stir welding, friction stir processing and electron beam techniques. He participated in many conferences and seminars, and gave 74 presentations/posters. He is a co-author of five books. He was a team member of 11 international research projects, and in over 60 national research projects, research and implementation works.
Testing of Materials Weldability; Welded Structures
Fiocruz Institution, Brazil
Dr. Bruno Perazzo completed his doctorate in mechanical engineering in COPPE-UFRJ, Brazil. Research activites are focused on building climate systems, energy efficient building technologies, ventilation and indoor air quality. Research interests include air borne contaminant contention, ventilation effectiveness, ventilation modes, aerosol filtering technologies, CFD, dehumidification techniques and optimization of HVAC systems’ arrangements.
Building Climate Systems, Energy Efficient Building Technologies, Ventilation and Indoor Air Quality
Isfahan University of Technology, Iran
Saeid Eslamian is a Full Professor of Hydrology and Water Resources Sustainability at Isfahan University of Technology in the Department of Water Engineering. His research focuses mainly on Statistical and Environmental Hydrology and Climate Change. In particular, he is working on Modeling Natural Hazards including Flood, Drought, Storm, Wind, Pollution toward a sustainable environment. Formerly, he was a Visiting Professor at Princeton University, United States, University of ETH Zurich, Switzerland and McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He has contributed to more than 600 publications in journals, books, or as technical reports. He is the Founder and Chief Editor of both International Journal of Hydrology Science and Technology and Journal of Flood Engineering. Currently, he has been the author of about 200 Books and Chapters. Prof. Eslamian is the editorial board member and reviewer of about 60 Web of Science (ISI) Journals including Journal of Hydrology, ASCE Journal of Hydrologic Engineering, ASCE Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management.
Surface Runoff Hydrology, Engineering Hydrology, Groundwater, Water Resources Management, Water Resources Planning and Economics, Meteorology and Climatology, Fluid Mechanics, Hydraulics, Small Dam, Hydraulics Structure, Water and Wastewater Network Design, Engineering Statistics.
Islamic Azad University, Iran
Kaveh Ostad-Ali-Askari, is a PhD of civil engineering, Department of Water Resources Engineering, Faculty of Civil Engineering. His topics of interest include Groundwater Hydrology, Irrigation and Drainage Engineering, Sustainable Development and Environmental Assessment, Climate and Integrated and Sustainable Water Resource Management, Water System Engineering, Water Resources Planning, Artificial Neural Network, and Genetic Algorithm. He has contributed to more than 195 publications in Journals, Books and Technical Reports. He collaborates as Editorial Board Membership in more than 45 Journals and as reviewers in more than 30 Journals. Currently, he is a Faculty Member of the Department of Civil Engineering, Isfahan (Khorasgan) Branch, Islamic Azad University, Iran. He is Editor-in-Chief of International journal of Rural Development, Environment and Health Research (IJREH) and Associate Editorial Board Membership of International Journal of Environmental Sciences & Natural Resources (IJESNR) and Civil Engineering Research Journal (CERJ), Juniper Publishers. He was a Visiting Assistant Professor at Canadian University Dubai (CUD), Dubai, UAE, and American University in Dubai (AUD), UAE. On the research side, he started a research partnership in May 2017 with Concordia University in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Civil engineering
Texas Southern University, USA
Dr. Fengxiang Qiao is an affiliated professor in the Department of Environmental and Interdisciplinary Sciences, a professor in the Department of Transportation Studies, an affiliated professor in the Department of Engineering, a graduate faculty supervising Ph.D. students in Environmental Toxicology and Master of Science degree students in Transportation Planning and Management at Texas Southern University (TSU). Dr. Qiao specialized in the fields of vehicle exhaust and noise emission testing and modeling, transportation impacts on environment and public health, ecological transportation system modeling and development, transportation planning, traffic operation, transportation simulation, and intelligent transportation system. He is the co-director of Innovative Transportation Research Institute (ITRI) at TSU, and was the co-director of the Tier 1 U.S. Department of Transportation University Transportation Center (UTC) TranLIVE (Transportation for Livability by Integrating Vehicles and the Environment) on TSU side from year 2012-2016.
Transportation impacts on environment and public health; Vehicle exhaust emission and noise testing and modeling
Syracuse University, USA
Dr. Eric M. Lui is Laura J. and L. Douglas Meredith Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Syracuse University, New York. Dr. Lui received his B.S. degree in Civil and Environmental Engineering with high honors from the University of Wisconsin at Madison, Wisconsin, and his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Civil Engineering (with emphasis in Structural Engineering) from Purdue University, Indiana. Dr. Luis current research interests are in the areas of structural stability, structural dynamics, earthquake engineering, structural materials, numerical modeling, engineering computations and computer-aided analysis and design of building and bridge structures. He has authored/coauthored numerous journal articles, conference proceedings, special publications and research reports in these areas. He is also a contributing author to a number of engineering monographs and technical handbooks. In addition, he is the author/co-editor of the 2nd edition CRC Handbook of Structural Engineering, and is the co-author/co-editor of four books on the subject of steel design, structural stability, and earthquake engineering.
Structural Analysis, Design and Assessment of Buildings and Bridges; Steel Structures and Structural Stability; Structural Materials
Mansoura University, Egypt
Dr. Emad Elbeltagi, is a professor of construction management at the Structural Engineering Department, Mansoura University, Egypt. He received his Ph.D. in construction management from joint supervision between Mansoura University, Egypt and Waterloo University, Canada. Dr. Elbeltagi is a civil and Structural design engineer with specialist competence in the broad areas of Construction Management. Dr. Elbeltagi’s current research and teaching interest is in the areas of resource management and cost analysis of civil infrastructure, artificial intelligence applications in civil engineering, and Multi-criteria decision analysis. He consults in the area of construction, and structural engineering.
Structural Engineering
Lamar University, USA
Dr. Robert L. Yuan is the Green Endowed Chair Professor in the College of Engineering at Lamar University, a member of Texas State University System. He is also the Chair of Civil Engineering Department and the Director of Green Composite Research Center. Dr. Yuan has been a faculty member with the University of Texas at Arlington for 35 years. He has taught courses in the areas of Structural Analysis/Design, Structural Materials, and Structural Mechanics. He received a Ph.D. degree in Theoretical & Applied Mechanics from the University of Illinois, Urbana/Champaign, Illinois. His research interest are in the areas of (1) fiber-reinforced polymer composites, (2) properties and behavior of plain concrete materials, reinforced concrete structures, pre-stressed concrete structures, and (3) experimental mechanics. Dr. Yuan has published over 80 refereed papers and over 90 technical reports. He has given over 70 technical presentations at national and international conferences. Dr. Yuan has supervised 23 Master students’ theses and 15 Ph.D. students’ dissertations. He was a faculty adviser of the Chi Epsilon (a national honor society for civil engineering) student chapter for 15 years. Dr. Yuan received the Outstanding Engineering Teacher Award, the Halliburton Research in Excellence Award, and the Contribution to Engineering Education Award at UTA. Dr. Yuan joined Lamar University, Department of Civil Engineering in September, 2003. He received the best Technical paper Award in 2003 and one in 2007 from ASCE Texas Section conferences. He is a registered Professional Engineer in the State of Texas since 1973.
Theoretical & Applied Mechanics
University of Malaya, Malaysia
Sumiani Yusoff, Associate Professor Dr, is currently the Dean of Sustainability Science Research Cluster in Universiti Malaya. Prior to that she was the Deputy Director and Chief Auditor of the Quality Management and Enhancement Centre (QMEC), UM. She was also previously the Deputy Director of the International Public Policy and Management (INPUMA), University of Malaya (UM) and Program Coordinator for Environmental Engineering at the Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, UM. A Civil Engineer by training, her research interests and area of specialisation include environmental management systems, life cycle management and assessment, environmental impact assessment, environmental planning and management using Geographical Information System (GIS), integrated solid waste management, eco-design and sustainable production, eco-labelling, and environmental reporting. She is involved in numerous international and national committees related to environmental engineering and her areas of interest and has published hundreds of publications including journal papers, book, book chapters, course modules, Malaysian standards, technical papers and reports in international, regional and national publications.
Civil Engineering
Jackson State University, USA
Dr. Wei Zheng’s interest is in application of data analytics or informatics for supporting optimization and automation of design, construction, and maintenance of civil infrastructure systems, or for supporting effective personalized instruction and learning, as well as in quantification of uncertainties associated with these models, based on data collected from sensing instrumentation, computational simulations, or computer-aided design systems and other digitalization systems, e.g., Building Information Model (BIM) and Internet of Things for constructions, or new learning technology systems. More specifically,his research interest includes selection and extraction of effective features from data, correlation through data mining with machine learning and artificial intelligence, development of computationally efficient algorithms for implementing the probabilistic-based analytics, assessment of risk and reliability, and mitigation and assessment of impacts of hazards on structures, as well as facilitation and recommendations for optimally personalized learning. Dr. Wei Zheng started his research endeavors for M.S. at the Tongji University, where he conducted dynamic tests of ¼ scaled 6-story masonry-building models on the shaking table and adopted a system identification method to infer the resistance-displacement model of masonry walls based on acceleration time-histories data obtained from tests. During his Ph.D. study at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, he had participated in projects sponsored by NSF and PCIconducted lab tests of full-scaled precast concrete connections to establish the resistance-displacement model of different connections. With those identified resistance-displacement models, he had conducted dynamic analysis to reveal performance of masonry buildings and precast structures under different levels of earthquakes.
Civil Engineering
National Chiao Tung University, Taiwan
Dr. Ren-Jye Dzeng is a professor in the Department of Civil Engineering at National Chiao Tung University (NCTU), Taiwan. He earned his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Civil and Environmental Engineering (Construction Engineering and Management) from University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, U.S.A. in 1989 and 1995. For the past two decades, he has actively devoted himself in teaching construction engineering and management at the department, and conducted interdisciplinary learning and research as well as several administration services, such as serving as the Vice President of General Affairs for NCTU, and also the Chairman for the department in recent years.Drawing upon more than 10 years of experienceleading the Eco-City Center (Eco-City: Smart Living Technologies Integration Center) at NCTU as the CEO, his research interest shifted from conventional construction management towards interdisciplinary development, including for example,innovative applications of AI, IoT, BIM, brain EEG, vision-based and non-vision-based human action recognition to construction safety and simulation.
Construction Engineering and management, Risk analysis, BIM, IoT, Sensor, EEG, Human Action Recognition
University of Waterloo, Canada
Structural Geology and Tectonic Geomorphology, Remote Sensing and GIS
University of Cincinnati, USA
Boise State University, USA
Yang Lu, P.E. is an assistant professor in Civil Engineering at Boise State University. Dr. Lu’s research interests are Computational Multiscale/Multiphysics Modeling; Service Life Prediction of Sustainable & Durable Cementitious Materials; Characterization, Processing, Designing and Sensing of Pavement Materials; Renewable Energy Materials, and Critical Infrastructure Systems Resilience. Based on his cross-disciplinary educational background and extensive project experience, Dr. Lu has published 40+ technical articles in pioneering peer-reviewed journals, including ASCE Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering, ASCE Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, International Journal of Pavement Engineering, etc. Dr. Lu is affiliated with a number of professional organizations, including ASCE, ACI, Sigma XI, ICE, and TRB.
Computational Multiscale/Multiphysics Modeling; Service Life Prediction of Sustainable & Durable Cementitious Materials; Characterization; Pocessing; Designing and Sensing of Pavement Materials; Renewable Energy Materials, and Critical Infrastructure Systems Resilience
Hohai University, PR China
Tiantang Yu was born in 1971. He obtained his Bachelor degree in Engineering Mechanics from Hohai University (China) in 1994. He worked at Hohai University as a Teaching Assistant between August 1994 and August 1995. He obtained his PhD degree in Hydraulic structure engineering from Hohai University (China) in 2000 with the thesis Distributed parallel algorithms of FEM based on distributed network parallel environment. He joined the Department of Engineering Mechanics at Hohai University on 1 May 2000, as a Lecturer. Between September 2000 and February 2001, he was at Lille University of Science and Technology, France, working under the support of Professor J.F. Shao, as a Postdoctoral Research Associate. At present, he is a professor. His area of expertise and research directions include computational solid mechanics and numerical methods such as XFEM and IGA/XIGA, hydraulic fracture in rock/concrete, constitutive modeling of rock/concrete, slope/underground openings stability, etc.
Computational mechanics – XFEM, isogeometric analysis (IGA), parallel computations, multi-scale computation, computational fracture mechanics, numerical analysis methods for discontinuous media
Tsinghua University, China
Partnering, Cooperative risk management, Natural hazards, Hydropower development, Energy management, International project management, Engineering-Procurement-Construction project delivery, Construction standards
Dalian University of Technology, China
Baoguo Han received his PhD in the field of smart materials and structures from the Harbin Institute of Technology, China, in 2005. He is currently a professor of civil engineering in the Dalian University of Technology, China. His main research interests include multifunctional/smart materials and structures, high performance concrete and structures, nanotechnology in civil engineering, and structural health monitoring and traffic detection. He is a member of the editorial board of three international journals and has published 2 book, 9 book chapters and more than 120 technical papers. He was invited to the University of Minnesota and has worked as a visiting research scholar there for 3 years. He was also awarded the New Century Excellent Talents in University by the Ministry of Education of China and the First Prize of Natural Science by the Ministry of Education of China.
Materials Science and Engineering
Concordia University, Canada
Soliman Abu-Samra is a self-motivated civil engineer with blended professional and academic experience in civil engineering and asset management. Soliman has pursued his bachelor’s and masters of science degrees in Civil Engineering in 2011 and 2014 respectively. Meanwhile, he is working towards his doctoral of philosophy degree in Civil Engineering at Concordia University. Throughout his academic career, Soliman has published six books, more than 20 journals and conference articles about establishing proper management systems for multiple infrastructure and construction operations. Moreover, he was invited to speak in several public events, TED talk, and participated in panel discussions to enhance the city infrastructure. Alternatively, his professional experience in mega-scale worldwide projects has framed the real-life problems municipalities and contractors are presently facing while managing their assets/projects.
Civil engineering, Infrastructure Management, Construction planning and management,
University of Porto, Portugal
Humberto Varum is currently full professor at the Civil Engineering Department of the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto, Portugal. Previously, he was associate professor at the Civil Engineering Department of the University of Aveiro, Portugal, where he had teach from 1997 to 2014. Since October 2010, he is Honorary Lecturer at the Department of Civil, Environmental and Geomatic Engineering, University College of London (UCL), London, United Kingdom. Since July 2016, he is Visiting Professor at the College of Civil Engineering, Fuzhou University, Fujian, China; in the aim of the High-Ends Program of the State Administration of Foreign Experts. He was a grant-holder and temporary agent at the ELSA laboratory, Joint Research Centre, European Commission, Italy, for three years, where he developed research on earthquake assessment and rehabilitation of existing structures. He has working experience both in research and industry, having worked at an international level in structural design and retrofit. He has been Seconded National Expert to the European Commission in the period July 2009 to August 2010, at the Joint Research Centre. Since May 2015, he his member of the directorate body of the Construction Institute of the University of Porto. He is Member of the National Committee of the International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS), since 2009, and Expert Member of the ICOMOS’s International Scientific Committee of Earthen Architectural Heritage (ISCEAH). He is Member of the PROTERRA Iberian-American Network, since 2012. He has participated to post-earthquake field reconnaissance missions, in particular to L’Aquila (Italy, 2009), Lorca (Spain, 2011), Emilia-Romagna (Italy, 2012) and Gorkha (Nepal, 2015). His research experience combines large-scale earthquake testing and non-linear analytical modelling of structural systems. His main research interests include assessment, strengthening and repair of structures, structural health monitoring, structural testing and modelling, earthquake engineering, earth construction rehabilitation and seismic strengthening. He has coordinated and participated in several national and international research projects. He has supervised Master and PhD studies in the field of structural characterization and seismic retrofitting of structures. He has co-authored over 400 publications in international peer reviewed scientific journals, books and conference proceedings, in the fields of earthquake engineering, assessment and strengthening of structures, and earth construction retrofitting.
Civil Engineering
University of Calabria, Italy
Fabio Mazza, born in Cosenza (Italy) in 1968, graduated in Civil Engineering with honours at the University of Calabria (Italy) in 1993. He is Associate Professor of "Structural Engineering" (ICAR/09) at the University of Calabria (Cosenza). He is Ph. Doctor of Computational Mechanics. He previously was: C.N.R. scholarship holder (1994-95), tutor of the National Group for Protection against Earthquakes to evaluate the seismic vulnerability of buildings inn Calabria (1998-99), research fellow (1999-2003); researcher of "Structural Engineering". He is giving the course of Earthquake Engineering and Structural Engineering of Reinforced and Prestressed Concrete at the University of Calabria. He is a member of the Ph. Doctorate of Civil and Industrial Engineering. He is author of about 150 scientific papers, for the most part regarding topics of Earthquake, Wind and Fire Engineering: modelling and nonlinear dynamic analysis of fire-damaged r.c. framed structures; passive control of seismic or wind vibrations through isolation and/or energy dissipation; modelling and nonlinear static and dynamic analysis of two- and three-dimensional reinforced concrete (r.c.) structures; modelling and nonlinear analysis of composite steel-concrete beam-column sub-assemblages; assessment of the seismic vulnerability of r.c. buildings. He has been scientific responsible for projects financed by the University of Calabria (projects "Young Researchers", for years 2001 and 2003) and M.I.U.R. ( Italian Ministry of Education, University and Research) since 2005. He is responsible of a research unit for Re.L.U.I.S. (Italian network of university laboratories of earthquake engineering) for a research line regarding “Control of seismic vibrations of structures”. He also participated to research units for P.R.I.N. (Scientific Research Program of Relevant National Interest) in 1999, 2003 and 2007. He presented papers at several national and international conferences. He has been referee of the many International Journals (e.g. Earthquake Engineering and Structural Dynamics, Engineering Structures, Smart Structures and Systems, Journal of Sound and Vibration, Recent Patent on Computer Science, Wind and Structures). He is member of many technical and scientific associations. Among these: Italian Association of Wind Engineering (AA.N.I.V.), Italian Association of Earthquake Engineering (A.N.I.D.I.S.), Italian Working-Group of Seismic Isolation (G.L.I.S.), Anti--Seismic Systems International Society (A.S.S.I.S.I.), Italian Association of Concrete Structure (A.I.C.A.P.), Italian Association of Steel Structures (C.T.A.).
Computational Mechanics; Earthquakes to evaluate the seismic vulnerability of buildings inn Calabria; Wind and Fire Engineering
University of Bologna, Italy
Her current Accademic position is Assistant Professor at DICAM Department of the University of Bologna, Italy. From 2012 she teaches the course of Strength of Materials of the Curriculum of Architecture at the University of Bologna. She completed her PhD in Mechanics of Structures at the University of Bologna in 2004 after spending almost one year at the University of Michigan. She authored more than 60 papers. She is involved in National and International Research Projects. Her interests span from the material modelling to the computational techniques.
Mechanics of Structures; Civil Engineering
University of Calabria, Italy
My name is Mirko Mazza. I obtained a M.Sc. in Civil Structural Engineer and a Ph.D. in Computational Mechanics. I worked for 4 years as research fellow at the Department of Structures and at the Department of Engineering Modeling of the University of Calabria that also gave me 10 contracts for scientific researches in the fields of Earthquake Engineering and Computational Mechanics. In my research activity I deal with topics of Computational Mechanics (symmetric boundary element models for 2D structural problems, finite elements derived from boundary integral equations, analytical techniques for evaluation of hypersingular boundary integrals) and topics of Earthquake Engineering (nonlinear models for the analysis of r.c. spatial frames, study of the nonlinear dynamic response of r.c. framed structures retrofitted by different isolation systems, displacement-based seismic design of damped braces for framed structures). I am author of 13 peer-reviewed journal articles, 21 peer-reviewed international conference publications, 17 peer-reviewed national conference publications, 4 technical reports, 3 chapters in 2 books, 1 Ph.D. thesis. Currently, I am adjunct professor of Structural Engineering at the Department DINCI of University of Calabria (Italy). In the past I was adjunct professor of Structural Mechanics at the Department DICATECH of the Polytechnic of Bari (Italy) and I was adjunct professor of Earthquake Engineering (7 years), adjunct professor in 2 academic masters, academic tutor of Structural Mechanics (8 years), Statics and Continuum Mechanics (1 year), Computational Mechanics (3 years), Structural Engineering (5 years), Earthquake Engineering (3 years), Structural rehabilitation of masonry, reinforced concrete and steel buildings at Department of Civil Engineering of the University of Calabria (Italy). Moreover I was adjunct professor for two academic masters held at the University of Calabria. I was also academic tutor within a high course for “Experienced operator in structural monitoring for the maintenance of historic monuments in seismic area”, organized by the Italian National Institute of Geophysics and Vulcanology INGV in collaboration with Department of Physics of University of Calabria (Italy).
Civil Engineering
Politecnico di Bari, Italy
Mariella Diaferio graduated with honors in Civil Engineering with a dissertation on Dynamics of Structures regarding the “Analysis of the torsional effects in buildings equipped with seismic isolators”. She has attained the Ph.D. in Structural Engineering by discussing her doctoral dissertation entitled “Nonlinear models for suspended elastic structures” at the “UniversitàdegliStudi di Firenze” She has been appointed Assistant Professor in Structural Engineering at the “Politecnico di Bari”. Mariella Diaferio has been a member of several scientific projects, most of which deal with experimental campaigns on structures. The main scientific activity of Mariella Diaferio concerns the following issues: - Design and validation of devices for seismic protection of buildings; - Wind effects on long suspension bridges; - The monitoring and dynamic identification of structures; - Seismic design - Nonlinear Dynamic behavior of structures - Damage identification - Experimental analysis
Civil Engineering
University of Naples Federico II, Italy
National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taiwan
Jui-Sheng (Rayson) Chou specializes in project analytics and engineering management. Currently, he is a Full Professor in the Department of Civil and Construction Engineering at National Taiwan University of Science and Technology (Taiwan Tech). Dr. Chou received his BS and MS from National Taiwan University and his PhD in Construction Engineering and Project Management at the Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering -The University of Texas at Austin. He holds registered professional engineer licenses and serves on several professional committees. He has provided consulting services to a number of private and public engineering sectors. He is the author or co-author of hundreds of journal articles, book chapters, conference papers, and technical reports related to engineering management and is a member of several international journal editorial boards. As a devoted researcher and educator, he has received Outstanding Young Scholar Research Project Awards twice from MOST, R.O.C., Best Paper Awards multiple times in international conferences, Outstanding Research Awards and Excellent Industry-University Collaboration Faculty Award at Taiwan Tech. He was awarded RISUD Visiting Fellowship (Construction Management) by the Kwong Wah Education Foundation and Del E. Webb Eminent Scholar at the Del E. Webb School of Construction as invited by The Hong Kong Polytechnic University and Arizona State University, respectively. His main teaching and research interests are engineering issues related to data analytics & intelligence, project technology & behavior management, decision analysis, and risk reduction.
Civil Engineering; Construction Management; Project Management
Lebanese American University, Lebanon
Abi Shdid is an Associate Professor and Chair of Civil Engineering at the Lebanese American University’s (LAU) School of Engineering. His research focuses on the analysis and assessment of the structural performance of critical infrastructure facilities, including: the thermal effects on the stresses in composite steel-concrete bridges; the effect of corrosion on the performance of deep foundations; the use of analytical and mathematical techniques to process data from advanced sensing technologies to assess structural performance of subterranean structures; experimental testing and numerical analysis of the structural performance of large concrete, prestressed concrete, and steel pipes used in sewer and pipeline networks. Abi Shdid has a B.E. in Civil Engineering from LAU; and two M.S. degrees is Structural Engineering and in Construction Management, and a Ph.D. in Building Construction with a minor in Structural Engineering, all from the University of Florida. Before joining LAU, Dr. Abi Shdid served for eight years in various academic positions in the United States: Assistant Professor of Construction Management at Georgia Southern University, Instructor and Senior Instructor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Florida International University (FIU), and Director of External Programs at FIU’s College of Engineering and Computing.
Civil Engineering
Technical University of Vienna, Australia
Construction, Engineering and Management, Engineering Economics, and Construction Law
University of Birmingham, UK
The University of Salford, UK
Miklas Scholz, canding, BEng (equiv), PgC, MSc, PhD, CWEM, CEnv, CSci, CEng, FHEA, FIEMA, FCIWEM, FICE, Fellow of IWA, is Prof. in Water Resources Engineering at Lund University, Sweden. He also holds the Chair in Civil Engineering at The University of Salford, UK. He is the Head of the Civil Engineering Research Group in Salford. Prof.Scholz has shown individual excellence evidenced by world-leading publications, postgraduate supervision and research impact. His main research areas in terms of publication output are as follow: treatment wetlands, integrated constructed wetlands (ICW), sustainable flood retention basins (SFRB), permeable pavement systems, decision support systems, ponds and capillary suction time. About 48% and 46% of his research is in wastewater treatment and water resources management, respectively. The remaining 6% are in capillary processes and water treatment. He has published three books and 209 journal articles.
Civil Engineering
Chia Nan University of Pharmacy and Science, Taiwan
Prof. Ming-Chun Lu earned his PhD degree at National Chiao Tung University, Taiwan in 1993 and then worked at Industrial Technology Research Institute, Taiwan for two years. At present, he is a Professor in the Department of Environmental Resources Management at Chia Nan University of Pharmacy and Science, Tainan, Taiwan. He has been with the University since 1995 and has held different academic positions such as Chair of the Department of Environmental Resources Management and Dean of School of Continuous Education. Prof. Lu’s research interests are mainly in the fields of catalyst synthesis for environmental remediation, desulfurization process for fuel and disinfection technology. He has published more than 181 journal papers, and 4 Chapter-book articles. He has obtained more than 60 patents in the field of chemical and environmental engineering and has won 52 medal awards in different international invention competitions.
Environmental Engineering
Universidad Autónoma, Mexico
Professor Tapia’s research is in the seismic and wind designs of steel structures, including buildings, bridges and lattice towers. He studies seismic code design issues and actively participates in code committees to ensure that structures perform well and withstand forces during earthquakes. He is member of the Committee on Steel Guidelines of the Mexico City Building Code and the Mexican Institute of Steel Construction. Tapia has received two times the Outstanding Paper Award (2011-2012 and 2015-2016) of the Earthquake Engineering Journal of the Mexican Society on Earthquake Engineering. He is coauthor of four textbooks on structural analysis and structural steel design. Prior to entering the world of academia, Tapia was a structural designer in public and private enterprises in Mexico. He is member of the Committee on Nonlinear Analysis of Tall buildings of the Mexican Society on Structural Engineering, member of the Short Span Steel Bridge Alliance of the American Institute of Steel Construction and the Earthquake Engineering Research Institute
Seismic Evaluation, Structural Reliability Analysis
Umeå University, Sweden
Dr. Bin Yang obtained his joint Ph.D. degree from Technical University of Denmark and National University of Singapore in 2009. He is an assistant professor of building technology in Umeå University, Sweden and will be a professor in Xi’an University of Architecture and Technology, China in 2018. His main research expertise is human thermal comfort and thermal physiology, advanced ventilation strategies and indoor air quality, building energy efficiency. He obtained several important awards including REHVA Young Scientist Award, ASHRAE Ralph Nevins Physiology and Human Environment Award, Chinese Government Award for Outstanding Self-financed Students Abroad, ASHRAE Graduate Grant-in-Aid Award, the Thousand Talents Plan (Young Professionals) in China, etc.
Civil Engineering and Building Services Engineering
Aalborg University, Denmark
Prof. Dr. Alireza Afshari completed his Ph.D. in Chalmers University of Technology,Sweden.His Research activites are Building Climate systems Demand controlled ventilation system, energy saving, alternative ventilation system designs, filtration technologies, cooling, heating.Ventilation and indoor air quality Modelling and measurements of air and contaminants flows both gas and particles in buildings, ventilation effectiveness, second hand tobacco smoke infiltration, wood burning stoves and their ignition on indoor particle concentrations, emission from building materials.
Energy, Environment and Indoor Climate
Poznan University of Technology, Poland
Semnan University, Iran
Hosein Naderpour received his Ph.D. degree with high honors in Structural Engineering. He then joined Semnan University where he is presently Associate Professor of Structural Engineering. Since joining the faculty of Civil Engineering at Semnan University, Dr. Naderpour has taught a variety of undergraduate and graduate courses in the areas of structural engineering, numerical methods, mechanics of materials, structural stability, concrete structures, structural reliability, as well as soft computing. Dr. Naderpour is author of 60 papers published in journals and about 100 papers presented at national and international conferences. He has given several speeches in Switzerland, China, Australia, South Korea, Romania, Turkey, Canada, Hong Kong, Belgium, Portugal, Spain, Japan, Germany, Italy, Czech Republic and France. He is currently a chief member of Iranian Earthquake Engineering Association, Iran Concrete Institute (ICI), Iranian Society for Light Steel Framing (LSF), Irans National Elites Foundation, Safe School Committee, Organization for Development, Renovation and Equipping Schools of Iran (DRES). Furthermore, he is currently the editor-in-chief of two international journals in the area of civil and mechanical engineering including Journal of Soft Computing in Civil Engineering (SCCE) and Journal of Computational Engineering and Physical Modeling (CEPM). His major research interests include: application of soft computing in structural engineering, seismic resilience, structural reliability, structural optimization and damage detection of structures.
Structural Reliability; Seismic Resilience; Structural Optimization; Soft Computing; Seismic Rehabilitation; Structural Health Monitoring and Damage Detection
Dalian University of Technology, China
Hosein Naderpour received his Ph.D. degree with high honors in Structural Engineering. He then joined Semnan University where he is presently Associate Professor of Structural Engineering. Since joining the faculty of Civil Engineering at Semnan University, Dr. Naderpour has taught a variety of undergraduate and graduate courses in the areas of structural engineering, numerical methods, mechanics of materials, structural stability, concrete structures, structural reliability, as well as soft computing. Dr. Naderpour is author of 60 papers published in journals and about 100 papers presented at national and international conferences. He has given several speeches in Switzerland, China, Australia, South Korea, Romania, Turkey, Canada, Hong Kong, Belgium, Portugal, Spain, Japan, Germany, Italy, Czech Republic and France. He is currently a chief member of Iranian Earthquake Engineering Association, Iran Concrete Institute (ICI), Iranian Society for Light Steel Framing (LSF), Irans National Elites Foundation, Safe School Committee, Organization for Development, Renovation and Equipping Schools of Iran (DRES). Furthermore, he is currently the editor-in-chief of two international journals in the area of civil and mechanical engineering including Journal of Soft Computing in Civil Engineering (SCCE) and Journal of Computational Engineering and Physical Modeling (CEPM). His major research interests include: application of soft computing in structural engineering, seismic resilience, structural reliability, structural optimization and damage detection of structures.
Structural Reliability; Seismic Resilience; Structural Optimization; Soft Computing; Seismic Rehabilitation; Structural Health Monitoring and Damage Detection
Rzeszow University of Technology, Poland
Hosein Naderpour received his Ph.D. degree with high honors in Structural Engineering. He then joined Semnan University where he is presently Associate Professor of Structural Engineering. Since joining the faculty of Civil Engineering at Semnan University, Dr. Naderpour has taught a variety of undergraduate and graduate courses in the areas of structural engineering, numerical methods, mechanics of materials, structural stability, concrete structures, structural reliability, as well as soft computing. Dr. Naderpour is author of 60 papers published in journals and about 100 papers presented at national and international conferences. He has given several speeches in Switzerland, China, Australia, South Korea, Romania, Turkey, Canada, Hong Kong, Belgium, Portugal, Spain, Japan, Germany, Italy, Czech Republic and France. He is currently a chief member of Iranian Earthquake Engineering Association, Iran Concrete Institute (ICI), Iranian Society for Light Steel Framing (LSF), Irans National Elites Foundation, Safe School Committee, Organization for Development, Renovation and Equipping Schools of Iran (DRES). Furthermore, he is currently the editor-in-chief of two international journals in the area of civil and mechanical engineering including Journal of Soft Computing in Civil Engineering (SCCE) and Journal of Computational Engineering and Physical Modeling (CEPM). His major research interests include: application of soft computing in structural engineering, seismic resilience, structural reliability, structural optimization and damage detection of structures.
Structural Reliability; Seismic Resilience; Structural Optimization; Soft Computing; Seismic Rehabilitation; Structural Health Monitoring and Damage Detection
Aligarh Muslim University, India
Hosein Naderpour received his Ph.D. degree with high honors in Structural Engineering. He then joined Semnan University where he is presently Associate Professor of Structural Engineering. Since joining the faculty of Civil Engineering at Semnan University, Dr. Naderpour has taught a variety of undergraduate and graduate courses in the areas of structural engineering, numerical methods, mechanics of materials, structural stability, concrete structures, structural reliability, as well as soft computing. Dr. Naderpour is author of 60 papers published in journals and about 100 papers presented at national and international conferences. He has given several speeches in Switzerland, China, Australia, South Korea, Romania, Turkey, Canada, Hong Kong, Belgium, Portugal, Spain, Japan, Germany, Italy, Czech Republic and France. He is currently a chief member of Iranian Earthquake Engineering Association, Iran Concrete Institute (ICI), Iranian Society for Light Steel Framing (LSF), Irans National Elites Foundation, Safe School Committee, Organization for Development, Renovation and Equipping Schools of Iran (DRES). Furthermore, he is currently the editor-in-chief of two international journals in the area of civil and mechanical engineering including Journal of Soft Computing in Civil Engineering (SCCE) and Journal of Computational Engineering and Physical Modeling (CEPM). His major research interests include: application of soft computing in structural engineering, seismic resilience, structural reliability, structural optimization and damage detection of structures.
Structural Reliability; Seismic Resilience; Structural Optimization; Soft Computing; Seismic Rehabilitation; Structural Health Monitoring and Damage Detection
Louisiana Tech University, USA
Hosein Naderpour received his Ph.D. degree with high honors in Structural Engineering. He then joined Semnan University where he is presently Associate Professor of Structural Engineering. Since joining the faculty of Civil Engineering at Semnan University, Dr. Naderpour has taught a variety of undergraduate and graduate courses in the areas of structural engineering, numerical methods, mechanics of materials, structural stability, concrete structures, structural reliability, as well as soft computing. Dr. Naderpour is author of 60 papers published in journals and about 100 papers presented at national and international conferences. He has given several speeches in Switzerland, China, Australia, South Korea, Romania, Turkey, Canada, Hong Kong, Belgium, Portugal, Spain, Japan, Germany, Italy, Czech Republic and France. He is currently a chief member of Iranian Earthquake Engineering Association, Iran Concrete Institute (ICI), Iranian Society for Light Steel Framing (LSF), Irans National Elites Foundation, Safe School Committee, Organization for Development, Renovation and Equipping Schools of Iran (DRES). Furthermore, he is currently the editor-in-chief of two international journals in the area of civil and mechanical engineering including Journal of Soft Computing in Civil Engineering (SCCE) and Journal of Computational Engineering and Physical Modeling (CEPM). His major research interests include: application of soft computing in structural engineering, seismic resilience, structural reliability, structural optimization and damage detection of structures.
Structural Reliability; Seismic Resilience; Structural Optimization; Soft Computing; Seismic Rehabilitation; Structural Health Monitoring and Damage Detection
National Institute of Technology, India
Hosein Naderpour received his Ph.D. degree with high honors in Structural Engineering. He then joined Semnan University where he is presently Associate Professor of Structural Engineering. Since joining the faculty of Civil Engineering at Semnan University, Dr. Naderpour has taught a variety of undergraduate and graduate courses in the areas of structural engineering, numerical methods, mechanics of materials, structural stability, concrete structures, structural reliability, as well as soft computing. Dr. Naderpour is author of 60 papers published in journals and about 100 papers presented at national and international conferences. He has given several speeches in Switzerland, China, Australia, South Korea, Romania, Turkey, Canada, Hong Kong, Belgium, Portugal, Spain, Japan, Germany, Italy, Czech Republic and France. He is currently a chief member of Iranian Earthquake Engineering Association, Iran Concrete Institute (ICI), Iranian Society for Light Steel Framing (LSF), Irans National Elites Foundation, Safe School Committee, Organization for Development, Renovation and Equipping Schools of Iran (DRES). Furthermore, he is currently the editor-in-chief of two international journals in the area of civil and mechanical engineering including Journal of Soft Computing in Civil Engineering (SCCE) and Journal of Computational Engineering and Physical Modeling (CEPM). His major research interests include: application of soft computing in structural engineering, seismic resilience, structural reliability, structural optimization and damage detection of structures.
Structural Reliability; Seismic Resilience; Structural Optimization; Soft Computing; Seismic Rehabilitation; Structural Health Monitoring and Damage Detection
University of Jordan, Jordan
Hosein Naderpour received his Ph.D. degree with high honors in Structural Engineering. He then joined Semnan University where he is presently Associate Professor of Structural Engineering. Since joining the faculty of Civil Engineering at Semnan University, Dr. Naderpour has taught a variety of undergraduate and graduate courses in the areas of structural engineering, numerical methods, mechanics of materials, structural stability, concrete structures, structural reliability, as well as soft computing. Dr. Naderpour is author of 60 papers published in journals and about 100 papers presented at national and international conferences. He has given several speeches in Switzerland, China, Australia, South Korea, Romania, Turkey, Canada, Hong Kong, Belgium, Portugal, Spain, Japan, Germany, Italy, Czech Republic and France. He is currently a chief member of Iranian Earthquake Engineering Association, Iran Concrete Institute (ICI), Iranian Society for Light Steel Framing (LSF), Irans National Elites Foundation, Safe School Committee, Organization for Development, Renovation and Equipping Schools of Iran (DRES). Furthermore, he is currently the editor-in-chief of two international journals in the area of civil and mechanical engineering including Journal of Soft Computing in Civil Engineering (SCCE) and Journal of Computational Engineering and Physical Modeling (CEPM). His major research interests include: application of soft computing in structural engineering, seismic resilience, structural reliability, structural optimization and damage detection of structures.
Structural Reliability; Seismic Resilience; Structural Optimization; Soft Computing; Seismic Rehabilitation; Structural Health Monitoring and Damage Detection
University of Madeira, Portugal
Hosein Naderpour received his Ph.D. degree with high honors in Structural Engineering. He then joined Semnan University where he is presently Associate Professor of Structural Engineering. Since joining the faculty of Civil Engineering at Semnan University, Dr. Naderpour has taught a variety of undergraduate and graduate courses in the areas of structural engineering, numerical methods, mechanics of materials, structural stability, concrete structures, structural reliability, as well as soft computing. Dr. Naderpour is author of 60 papers published in journals and about 100 papers presented at national and international conferences. He has given several speeches in Switzerland, China, Australia, South Korea, Romania, Turkey, Canada, Hong Kong, Belgium, Portugal, Spain, Japan, Germany, Italy, Czech Republic and France. He is currently a chief member of Iranian Earthquake Engineering Association, Iran Concrete Institute (ICI), Iranian Society for Light Steel Framing (LSF), Irans National Elites Foundation, Safe School Committee, Organization for Development, Renovation and Equipping Schools of Iran (DRES). Furthermore, he is currently the editor-in-chief of two international journals in the area of civil and mechanical engineering including Journal of Soft Computing in Civil Engineering (SCCE) and Journal of Computational Engineering and Physical Modeling (CEPM). His major research interests include: application of soft computing in structural engineering, seismic resilience, structural reliability, structural optimization and damage detection of structures.
Structural Reliability; Seismic Resilience; Structural Optimization; Soft Computing; Seismic Rehabilitation; Structural Health Monitoring and Damage Detection
Northern Technical University, Iraq
Hosein Naderpour received his Ph.D. degree with high honors in Structural Engineering. He then joined Semnan University where he is presently Associate Professor of Structural Engineering. Since joining the faculty of Civil Engineering at Semnan University, Dr. Naderpour has taught a variety of undergraduate and graduate courses in the areas of structural engineering, numerical methods, mechanics of materials, structural stability, concrete structures, structural reliability, as well as soft computing. Dr. Naderpour is author of 60 papers published in journals and about 100 papers presented at national and international conferences. He has given several speeches in Switzerland, China, Australia, South Korea, Romania, Turkey, Canada, Hong Kong, Belgium, Portugal, Spain, Japan, Germany, Italy, Czech Republic and France. He is currently a chief member of Iranian Earthquake Engineering Association, Iran Concrete Institute (ICI), Iranian Society for Light Steel Framing (LSF), Irans National Elites Foundation, Safe School Committee, Organization for Development, Renovation and Equipping Schools of Iran (DRES). Furthermore, he is currently the editor-in-chief of two international journals in the area of civil and mechanical engineering including Journal of Soft Computing in Civil Engineering (SCCE) and Journal of Computational Engineering and Physical Modeling (CEPM). His major research interests include: application of soft computing in structural engineering, seismic resilience, structural reliability, structural optimization and damage detection of structures.
Structural Reliability; Seismic Resilience; Structural Optimization; Soft Computing; Seismic Rehabilitation; Structural Health Monitoring and Damage Detection
Maharishi Markandeshwar University, India
Hosein Naderpour received his Ph.D. degree with high honors in Structural Engineering. He then joined Semnan University where he is presently Associate Professor of Structural Engineering. Since joining the faculty of Civil Engineering at Semnan University, Dr. Naderpour has taught a variety of undergraduate and graduate courses in the areas of structural engineering, numerical methods, mechanics of materials, structural stability, concrete structures, structural reliability, as well as soft computing. Dr. Naderpour is author of 60 papers published in journals and about 100 papers presented at national and international conferences. He has given several speeches in Switzerland, China, Australia, South Korea, Romania, Turkey, Canada, Hong Kong, Belgium, Portugal, Spain, Japan, Germany, Italy, Czech Republic and France. He is currently a chief member of Iranian Earthquake Engineering Association, Iran Concrete Institute (ICI), Iranian Society for Light Steel Framing (LSF), Irans National Elites Foundation, Safe School Committee, Organization for Development, Renovation and Equipping Schools of Iran (DRES). Furthermore, he is currently the editor-in-chief of two international journals in the area of civil and mechanical engineering including Journal of Soft Computing in Civil Engineering (SCCE) and Journal of Computational Engineering and Physical Modeling (CEPM). His major research interests include: application of soft computing in structural engineering, seismic resilience, structural reliability, structural optimization and damage detection of structures.
Structural Reliability; Seismic Resilience; Structural Optimization; Soft Computing; Seismic Rehabilitation; Structural Health Monitoring and Damage Detection
University of Taipei, Taiwan
Hosein Naderpour received his Ph.D. degree with high honors in Structural Engineering. He then joined Semnan University where he is presently Associate Professor of Structural Engineering. Since joining the faculty of Civil Engineering at Semnan University, Dr. Naderpour has taught a variety of undergraduate and graduate courses in the areas of structural engineering, numerical methods, mechanics of materials, structural stability, concrete structures, structural reliability, as well as soft computing. Dr. Naderpour is author of 60 papers published in journals and about 100 papers presented at national and international conferences. He has given several speeches in Switzerland, China, Australia, South Korea, Romania, Turkey, Canada, Hong Kong, Belgium, Portugal, Spain, Japan, Germany, Italy, Czech Republic and France. He is currently a chief member of Iranian Earthquake Engineering Association, Iran Concrete Institute (ICI), Iranian Society for Light Steel Framing (LSF), Irans National Elites Foundation, Safe School Committee, Organization for Development, Renovation and Equipping Schools of Iran (DRES). Furthermore, he is currently the editor-in-chief of two international journals in the area of civil and mechanical engineering including Journal of Soft Computing in Civil Engineering (SCCE) and Journal of Computational Engineering and Physical Modeling (CEPM). His major research interests include: application of soft computing in structural engineering, seismic resilience, structural reliability, structural optimization and damage detection of structures.
Structural Reliability; Seismic Resilience; Structural Optimization; Soft Computing; Seismic Rehabilitation; Structural Health Monitoring and Damage Detection
Northern Border University, KSA
Hosein Naderpour received his Ph.D. degree with high honors in Structural Engineering. He then joined Semnan University where he is presently Associate Professor of Structural Engineering. Since joining the faculty of Civil Engineering at Semnan University, Dr. Naderpour has taught a variety of undergraduate and graduate courses in the areas of structural engineering, numerical methods, mechanics of materials, structural stability, concrete structures, structural reliability, as well as soft computing. Dr. Naderpour is author of 60 papers published in journals and about 100 papers presented at national and international conferences. He has given several speeches in Switzerland, China, Australia, South Korea, Romania, Turkey, Canada, Hong Kong, Belgium, Portugal, Spain, Japan, Germany, Italy, Czech Republic and France. He is currently a chief member of Iranian Earthquake Engineering Association, Iran Concrete Institute (ICI), Iranian Society for Light Steel Framing (LSF), Irans National Elites Foundation, Safe School Committee, Organization for Development, Renovation and Equipping Schools of Iran (DRES). Furthermore, he is currently the editor-in-chief of two international journals in the area of civil and mechanical engineering including Journal of Soft Computing in Civil Engineering (SCCE) and Journal of Computational Engineering and Physical Modeling (CEPM). His major research interests include: application of soft computing in structural engineering, seismic resilience, structural reliability, structural optimization and damage detection of structures.
Structural Reliability; Seismic Resilience; Structural Optimization; Soft Computing; Seismic Rehabilitation; Structural Health Monitoring and Damage Detection
University of New Hampshire, USA
Hosein Naderpour received his Ph.D. degree with high honors in Structural Engineering. He then joined Semnan University where he is presently Associate Professor of Structural Engineering. Since joining the faculty of Civil Engineering at Semnan University, Dr. Naderpour has taught a variety of undergraduate and graduate courses in the areas of structural engineering, numerical methods, mechanics of materials, structural stability, concrete structures, structural reliability, as well as soft computing. Dr. Naderpour is author of 60 papers published in journals and about 100 papers presented at national and international conferences. He has given several speeches in Switzerland, China, Australia, South Korea, Romania, Turkey, Canada, Hong Kong, Belgium, Portugal, Spain, Japan, Germany, Italy, Czech Republic and France. He is currently a chief member of Iranian Earthquake Engineering Association, Iran Concrete Institute (ICI), Iranian Society for Light Steel Framing (LSF), Irans National Elites Foundation, Safe School Committee, Organization for Development, Renovation and Equipping Schools of Iran (DRES). Furthermore, he is currently the editor-in-chief of two international journals in the area of civil and mechanical engineering including Journal of Soft Computing in Civil Engineering (SCCE) and Journal of Computational Engineering and Physical Modeling (CEPM). His major research interests include: application of soft computing in structural engineering, seismic resilience, structural reliability, structural optimization and damage detection of structures.
Structural Reliability; Seismic Resilience; Structural Optimization; Soft Computing; Seismic Rehabilitation; Structural Health Monitoring and Damage Detection
University of Kansas, USA
Hosein Naderpour received his Ph.D. degree with high honors in Structural Engineering. He then joined Semnan University where he is presently Associate Professor of Structural Engineering. Since joining the faculty of Civil Engineering at Semnan University, Dr. Naderpour has taught a variety of undergraduate and graduate courses in the areas of structural engineering, numerical methods, mechanics of materials, structural stability, concrete structures, structural reliability, as well as soft computing. Dr. Naderpour is author of 60 papers published in journals and about 100 papers presented at national and international conferences. He has given several speeches in Switzerland, China, Australia, South Korea, Romania, Turkey, Canada, Hong Kong, Belgium, Portugal, Spain, Japan, Germany, Italy, Czech Republic and France. He is currently a chief member of Iranian Earthquake Engineering Association, Iran Concrete Institute (ICI), Iranian Society for Light Steel Framing (LSF), Irans National Elites Foundation, Safe School Committee, Organization for Development, Renovation and Equipping Schools of Iran (DRES). Furthermore, he is currently the editor-in-chief of two international journals in the area of civil and mechanical engineering including Journal of Soft Computing in Civil Engineering (SCCE) and Journal of Computational Engineering and Physical Modeling (CEPM). His major research interests include: application of soft computing in structural engineering, seismic resilience, structural reliability, structural optimization and damage detection of structures.
Structural Reliability; Seismic Resilience; Structural Optimization; Soft Computing; Seismic Rehabilitation; Structural Health Monitoring and Damage Detection
Worcester Polytechnic Institute, USA
Hosein Naderpour received his Ph.D. degree with high honors in Structural Engineering. He then joined Semnan University where he is presently Associate Professor of Structural Engineering. Since joining the faculty of Civil Engineering at Semnan University, Dr. Naderpour has taught a variety of undergraduate and graduate courses in the areas of structural engineering, numerical methods, mechanics of materials, structural stability, concrete structures, structural reliability, as well as soft computing. Dr. Naderpour is author of 60 papers published in journals and about 100 papers presented at national and international conferences. He has given several speeches in Switzerland, China, Australia, South Korea, Romania, Turkey, Canada, Hong Kong, Belgium, Portugal, Spain, Japan, Germany, Italy, Czech Republic and France. He is currently a chief member of Iranian Earthquake Engineering Association, Iran Concrete Institute (ICI), Iranian Society for Light Steel Framing (LSF), Irans National Elites Foundation, Safe School Committee, Organization for Development, Renovation and Equipping Schools of Iran (DRES). Furthermore, he is currently the editor-in-chief of two international journals in the area of civil and mechanical engineering including Journal of Soft Computing in Civil Engineering (SCCE) and Journal of Computational Engineering and Physical Modeling (CEPM). His major research interests include: application of soft computing in structural engineering, seismic resilience, structural reliability, structural optimization and damage detection of structures.
Structural Reliability; Seismic Resilience; Structural Optimization; Soft Computing; Seismic Rehabilitation; Structural Health Monitoring and Damage Detection
Harbin Institute of Technology, PR China
Hosein Naderpour received his Ph.D. degree with high honors in Structural Engineering. He then joined Semnan University where he is presently Associate Professor of Structural Engineering. Since joining the faculty of Civil Engineering at Semnan University, Dr. Naderpour has taught a variety of undergraduate and graduate courses in the areas of structural engineering, numerical methods, mechanics of materials, structural stability, concrete structures, structural reliability, as well as soft computing. Dr. Naderpour is author of 60 papers published in journals and about 100 papers presented at national and international conferences. He has given several speeches in Switzerland, China, Australia, South Korea, Romania, Turkey, Canada, Hong Kong, Belgium, Portugal, Spain, Japan, Germany, Italy, Czech Republic and France. He is currently a chief member of Iranian Earthquake Engineering Association, Iran Concrete Institute (ICI), Iranian Society for Light Steel Framing (LSF), Irans National Elites Foundation, Safe School Committee, Organization for Development, Renovation and Equipping Schools of Iran (DRES). Furthermore, he is currently the editor-in-chief of two international journals in the area of civil and mechanical engineering including Journal of Soft Computing in Civil Engineering (SCCE) and Journal of Computational Engineering and Physical Modeling (CEPM). His major research interests include: application of soft computing in structural engineering, seismic resilience, structural reliability, structural optimization and damage detection of structures.
Structural Reliability; Seismic Resilience; Structural Optimization; Soft Computing; Seismic Rehabilitation; Structural Health Monitoring and Damage Detection
Southeast University, China
Hosein Naderpour received his Ph.D. degree with high honors in Structural Engineering. He then joined Semnan University where he is presently Associate Professor of Structural Engineering. Since joining the faculty of Civil Engineering at Semnan University, Dr. Naderpour has taught a variety of undergraduate and graduate courses in the areas of structural engineering, numerical methods, mechanics of materials, structural stability, concrete structures, structural reliability, as well as soft computing. Dr. Naderpour is author of 60 papers published in journals and about 100 papers presented at national and international conferences. He has given several speeches in Switzerland, China, Australia, South Korea, Romania, Turkey, Canada, Hong Kong, Belgium, Portugal, Spain, Japan, Germany, Italy, Czech Republic and France. He is currently a chief member of Iranian Earthquake Engineering Association, Iran Concrete Institute (ICI), Iranian Society for Light Steel Framing (LSF), Irans National Elites Foundation, Safe School Committee, Organization for Development, Renovation and Equipping Schools of Iran (DRES). Furthermore, he is currently the editor-in-chief of two international journals in the area of civil and mechanical engineering including Journal of Soft Computing in Civil Engineering (SCCE) and Journal of Computational Engineering and Physical Modeling (CEPM). His major research interests include: application of soft computing in structural engineering, seismic resilience, structural reliability, structural optimization and damage detection of structures.
Structural Reliability; Seismic Resilience; Structural Optimization; Soft Computing; Seismic Rehabilitation; Structural Health Monitoring and Damage Detection
Central South University, China
Hosein Naderpour received his Ph.D. degree with high honors in Structural Engineering. He then joined Semnan University where he is presently Associate Professor of Structural Engineering. Since joining the faculty of Civil Engineering at Semnan University, Dr. Naderpour has taught a variety of undergraduate and graduate courses in the areas of structural engineering, numerical methods, mechanics of materials, structural stability, concrete structures, structural reliability, as well as soft computing. Dr. Naderpour is author of 60 papers published in journals and about 100 papers presented at national and international conferences. He has given several speeches in Switzerland, China, Australia, South Korea, Romania, Turkey, Canada, Hong Kong, Belgium, Portugal, Spain, Japan, Germany, Italy, Czech Republic and France. He is currently a chief member of Iranian Earthquake Engineering Association, Iran Concrete Institute (ICI), Iranian Society for Light Steel Framing (LSF), Irans National Elites Foundation, Safe School Committee, Organization for Development, Renovation and Equipping Schools of Iran (DRES). Furthermore, he is currently the editor-in-chief of two international journals in the area of civil and mechanical engineering including Journal of Soft Computing in Civil Engineering (SCCE) and Journal of Computational Engineering and Physical Modeling (CEPM). His major research interests include: application of soft computing in structural engineering, seismic resilience, structural reliability, structural optimization and damage detection of structures.
Structural Reliability; Seismic Resilience; Structural Optimization; Soft Computing; Seismic Rehabilitation; Structural Health Monitoring and Damage Detection
Monash University, Australia
Hosein Naderpour received his Ph.D. degree with high honors in Structural Engineering. He then joined Semnan University where he is presently Associate Professor of Structural Engineering. Since joining the faculty of Civil Engineering at Semnan University, Dr. Naderpour has taught a variety of undergraduate and graduate courses in the areas of structural engineering, numerical methods, mechanics of materials, structural stability, concrete structures, structural reliability, as well as soft computing. Dr. Naderpour is author of 60 papers published in journals and about 100 papers presented at national and international conferences. He has given several speeches in Switzerland, China, Australia, South Korea, Romania, Turkey, Canada, Hong Kong, Belgium, Portugal, Spain, Japan, Germany, Italy, Czech Republic and France. He is currently a chief member of Iranian Earthquake Engineering Association, Iran Concrete Institute (ICI), Iranian Society for Light Steel Framing (LSF), Irans National Elites Foundation, Safe School Committee, Organization for Development, Renovation and Equipping Schools of Iran (DRES). Furthermore, he is currently the editor-in-chief of two international journals in the area of civil and mechanical engineering including Journal of Soft Computing in Civil Engineering (SCCE) and Journal of Computational Engineering and Physical Modeling (CEPM). His major research interests include: application of soft computing in structural engineering, seismic resilience, structural reliability, structural optimization and damage detection of structures.
Structural Reliability; Seismic Resilience; Structural Optimization; Soft Computing; Seismic Rehabilitation; Structural Health Monitoring and Damage Detection
University of Tokyo, Japan
Hosein Naderpour received his Ph.D. degree with high honors in Structural Engineering. He then joined Semnan University where he is presently Associate Professor of Structural Engineering. Since joining the faculty of Civil Engineering at Semnan University, Dr. Naderpour has taught a variety of undergraduate and graduate courses in the areas of structural engineering, numerical methods, mechanics of materials, structural stability, concrete structures, structural reliability, as well as soft computing. Dr. Naderpour is author of 60 papers published in journals and about 100 papers presented at national and international conferences. He has given several speeches in Switzerland, China, Australia, South Korea, Romania, Turkey, Canada, Hong Kong, Belgium, Portugal, Spain, Japan, Germany, Italy, Czech Republic and France. He is currently a chief member of Iranian Earthquake Engineering Association, Iran Concrete Institute (ICI), Iranian Society for Light Steel Framing (LSF), Irans National Elites Foundation, Safe School Committee, Organization for Development, Renovation and Equipping Schools of Iran (DRES). Furthermore, he is currently the editor-in-chief of two international journals in the area of civil and mechanical engineering including Journal of Soft Computing in Civil Engineering (SCCE) and Journal of Computational Engineering and Physical Modeling (CEPM). His major research interests include: application of soft computing in structural engineering, seismic resilience, structural reliability, structural optimization and damage detection of structures.
Structural Reliability; Seismic Resilience; Structural Optimization; Soft Computing; Seismic Rehabilitation; Structural Health Monitoring and Damage Detection
Hanyang University, Korea
Hosein Naderpour received his Ph.D. degree with high honors in Structural Engineering. He then joined Semnan University where he is presently Associate Professor of Structural Engineering. Since joining the faculty of Civil Engineering at Semnan University, Dr. Naderpour has taught a variety of undergraduate and graduate courses in the areas of structural engineering, numerical methods, mechanics of materials, structural stability, concrete structures, structural reliability, as well as soft computing. Dr. Naderpour is author of 60 papers published in journals and about 100 papers presented at national and international conferences. He has given several speeches in Switzerland, China, Australia, South Korea, Romania, Turkey, Canada, Hong Kong, Belgium, Portugal, Spain, Japan, Germany, Italy, Czech Republic and France. He is currently a chief member of Iranian Earthquake Engineering Association, Iran Concrete Institute (ICI), Iranian Society for Light Steel Framing (LSF), Irans National Elites Foundation, Safe School Committee, Organization for Development, Renovation and Equipping Schools of Iran (DRES). Furthermore, he is currently the editor-in-chief of two international journals in the area of civil and mechanical engineering including Journal of Soft Computing in Civil Engineering (SCCE) and Journal of Computational Engineering and Physical Modeling (CEPM). His major research interests include: application of soft computing in structural engineering, seismic resilience, structural reliability, structural optimization and damage detection of structures.
Structural Reliability; Seismic Resilience; Structural Optimization; Soft Computing; Seismic Rehabilitation; Structural Health Monitoring and Damage Detection
Korea Disaster Prevention Technology, Korea
Hosein Naderpour received his Ph.D. degree with high honors in Structural Engineering. He then joined Semnan University where he is presently Associate Professor of Structural Engineering. Since joining the faculty of Civil Engineering at Semnan University, Dr. Naderpour has taught a variety of undergraduate and graduate courses in the areas of structural engineering, numerical methods, mechanics of materials, structural stability, concrete structures, structural reliability, as well as soft computing. Dr. Naderpour is author of 60 papers published in journals and about 100 papers presented at national and international conferences. He has given several speeches in Switzerland, China, Australia, South Korea, Romania, Turkey, Canada, Hong Kong, Belgium, Portugal, Spain, Japan, Germany, Italy, Czech Republic and France. He is currently a chief member of Iranian Earthquake Engineering Association, Iran Concrete Institute (ICI), Iranian Society for Light Steel Framing (LSF), Irans National Elites Foundation, Safe School Committee, Organization for Development, Renovation and Equipping Schools of Iran (DRES). Furthermore, he is currently the editor-in-chief of two international journals in the area of civil and mechanical engineering including Journal of Soft Computing in Civil Engineering (SCCE) and Journal of Computational Engineering and Physical Modeling (CEPM). His major research interests include: application of soft computing in structural engineering, seismic resilience, structural reliability, structural optimization and damage detection of structures.
Structural Reliability; Seismic Resilience; Structural Optimization; Soft Computing; Seismic Rehabilitation; Structural Health Monitoring and Damage Detection
Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia
Hosein Naderpour received his Ph.D. degree with high honors in Structural Engineering. He then joined Semnan University where he is presently Associate Professor of Structural Engineering. Since joining the faculty of Civil Engineering at Semnan University, Dr. Naderpour has taught a variety of undergraduate and graduate courses in the areas of structural engineering, numerical methods, mechanics of materials, structural stability, concrete structures, structural reliability, as well as soft computing. Dr. Naderpour is author of 60 papers published in journals and about 100 papers presented at national and international conferences. He has given several speeches in Switzerland, China, Australia, South Korea, Romania, Turkey, Canada, Hong Kong, Belgium, Portugal, Spain, Japan, Germany, Italy, Czech Republic and France. He is currently a chief member of Iranian Earthquake Engineering Association, Iran Concrete Institute (ICI), Iranian Society for Light Steel Framing (LSF), Irans National Elites Foundation, Safe School Committee, Organization for Development, Renovation and Equipping Schools of Iran (DRES). Furthermore, he is currently the editor-in-chief of two international journals in the area of civil and mechanical engineering including Journal of Soft Computing in Civil Engineering (SCCE) and Journal of Computational Engineering and Physical Modeling (CEPM). His major research interests include: application of soft computing in structural engineering, seismic resilience, structural reliability, structural optimization and damage detection of structures.
Structural Reliability; Seismic Resilience; Structural Optimization; Soft Computing; Seismic Rehabilitation; Structural Health Monitoring and Damage Detection
University of Malaya, Malaysia
Hosein Naderpour received his Ph.D. degree with high honors in Structural Engineering. He then joined Semnan University where he is presently Associate Professor of Structural Engineering. Since joining the faculty of Civil Engineering at Semnan University, Dr. Naderpour has taught a variety of undergraduate and graduate courses in the areas of structural engineering, numerical methods, mechanics of materials, structural stability, concrete structures, structural reliability, as well as soft computing. Dr. Naderpour is author of 60 papers published in journals and about 100 papers presented at national and international conferences. He has given several speeches in Switzerland, China, Australia, South Korea, Romania, Turkey, Canada, Hong Kong, Belgium, Portugal, Spain, Japan, Germany, Italy, Czech Republic and France. He is currently a chief member of Iranian Earthquake Engineering Association, Iran Concrete Institute (ICI), Iranian Society for Light Steel Framing (LSF), Irans National Elites Foundation, Safe School Committee, Organization for Development, Renovation and Equipping Schools of Iran (DRES). Furthermore, he is currently the editor-in-chief of two international journals in the area of civil and mechanical engineering including Journal of Soft Computing in Civil Engineering (SCCE) and Journal of Computational Engineering and Physical Modeling (CEPM). His major research interests include: application of soft computing in structural engineering, seismic resilience, structural reliability, structural optimization and damage detection of structures.
Structural Reliability; Seismic Resilience; Structural Optimization; Soft Computing; Seismic Rehabilitation; Structural Health Monitoring and Damage Detection
Warsaw University of Technology, Poland
Hosein Naderpour received his Ph.D. degree with high honors in Structural Engineering. He then joined Semnan University where he is presently Associate Professor of Structural Engineering. Since joining the faculty of Civil Engineering at Semnan University, Dr. Naderpour has taught a variety of undergraduate and graduate courses in the areas of structural engineering, numerical methods, mechanics of materials, structural stability, concrete structures, structural reliability, as well as soft computing. Dr. Naderpour is author of 60 papers published in journals and about 100 papers presented at national and international conferences. He has given several speeches in Switzerland, China, Australia, South Korea, Romania, Turkey, Canada, Hong Kong, Belgium, Portugal, Spain, Japan, Germany, Italy, Czech Republic and France. He is currently a chief member of Iranian Earthquake Engineering Association, Iran Concrete Institute (ICI), Iranian Society for Light Steel Framing (LSF), Irans National Elites Foundation, Safe School Committee, Organization for Development, Renovation and Equipping Schools of Iran (DRES). Furthermore, he is currently the editor-in-chief of two international journals in the area of civil and mechanical engineering including Journal of Soft Computing in Civil Engineering (SCCE) and Journal of Computational Engineering and Physical Modeling (CEPM). His major research interests include: application of soft computing in structural engineering, seismic resilience, structural reliability, structural optimization and damage detection of structures.
Structural Reliability; Seismic Resilience; Structural Optimization; Soft Computing; Seismic Rehabilitation; Structural Health Monitoring and Damage Detection
University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
Hosein Naderpour received his Ph.D. degree with high honors in Structural Engineering. He then joined Semnan University where he is presently Associate Professor of Structural Engineering. Since joining the faculty of Civil Engineering at Semnan University, Dr. Naderpour has taught a variety of undergraduate and graduate courses in the areas of structural engineering, numerical methods, mechanics of materials, structural stability, concrete structures, structural reliability, as well as soft computing. Dr. Naderpour is author of 60 papers published in journals and about 100 papers presented at national and international conferences. He has given several speeches in Switzerland, China, Australia, South Korea, Romania, Turkey, Canada, Hong Kong, Belgium, Portugal, Spain, Japan, Germany, Italy, Czech Republic and France. He is currently a chief member of Iranian Earthquake Engineering Association, Iran Concrete Institute (ICI), Iranian Society for Light Steel Framing (LSF), Irans National Elites Foundation, Safe School Committee, Organization for Development, Renovation and Equipping Schools of Iran (DRES). Furthermore, he is currently the editor-in-chief of two international journals in the area of civil and mechanical engineering including Journal of Soft Computing in Civil Engineering (SCCE) and Journal of Computational Engineering and Physical Modeling (CEPM). His major research interests include: application of soft computing in structural engineering, seismic resilience, structural reliability, structural optimization and damage detection of structures.
Structural Reliability; Seismic Resilience; Structural Optimization; Soft Computing; Seismic Rehabilitation; Structural Health Monitoring and Damage Detection
University of Assiut, Egypt
Hosein Naderpour received his Ph.D. degree with high honors in Structural Engineering. He then joined Semnan University where he is presently Associate Professor of Structural Engineering. Since joining the faculty of Civil Engineering at Semnan University, Dr. Naderpour has taught a variety of undergraduate and graduate courses in the areas of structural engineering, numerical methods, mechanics of materials, structural stability, concrete structures, structural reliability, as well as soft computing. Dr. Naderpour is author of 60 papers published in journals and about 100 papers presented at national and international conferences. He has given several speeches in Switzerland, China, Australia, South Korea, Romania, Turkey, Canada, Hong Kong, Belgium, Portugal, Spain, Japan, Germany, Italy, Czech Republic and France. He is currently a chief member of Iranian Earthquake Engineering Association, Iran Concrete Institute (ICI), Iranian Society for Light Steel Framing (LSF), Irans National Elites Foundation, Safe School Committee, Organization for Development, Renovation and Equipping Schools of Iran (DRES). Furthermore, he is currently the editor-in-chief of two international journals in the area of civil and mechanical engineering including Journal of Soft Computing in Civil Engineering (SCCE) and Journal of Computational Engineering and Physical Modeling (CEPM). His major research interests include: application of soft computing in structural engineering, seismic resilience, structural reliability, structural optimization and damage detection of structures.
Structural Reliability; Seismic Resilience; Structural Optimization; Soft Computing; Seismic Rehabilitation; Structural Health Monitoring and Damage Detection
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