ICGEE 2025

Plenary Speaker

Prof. Han-Yong Jeon Inha University, South Korea Professor Emeritus Han-Yong Jeon is a geosynthetics/technical organic materials researcher of Inha University, Incheon, South Korea. Since 1998, he is the director of Geosynthetics Institute Korea Directory and has worked in International Geosynthetics Society as Council member (2008~2012) and the 6th president of Korean Geosynthetics Society (2011~2013) and the 32nd President of Korean Fiber Society (2014~2015). He has published more than 1,124 proceedings in the domestic and international conferences and published 228 papers including “A Study on the Radiation Shielding and Absorption Effects of Nonwoven Composites by Monte-Carlo Simulation Analysis”, applied sciences, 12, 3570, 2022 in domestic & international ...journals. He wrote 30 Korean and English books including 'Review of Sustainable Geosynthetics Development Trend with Environmental Adaptive and Eco-Environmental Performances Point of View’, Geopolymers and Other Geosynthetics, ISBN 978-1-78985-176-2, IntechOpen, 2020. He has awards of Marquis Who'sWho - Science and Engineering in 2003~2017 and Top 100 Scientists in the World: 2005/2011 of IBC (International Biographical Centre, UK). Also, he got the 33rd Academy Award of Korean Fiber Society in 2006 and “Excellent Paper Award of 2012” by The Korean Federation of Science and Technology Societies. Besides this, he got the 33rd Academy Award (The Korean Fiber Society), 2006 and the Best Publication Award (Korea Association of Technical Textile Industry), 2017 and the 41st Prize of Jung-Hun Textile Industry (Academy Award), 2020.

Keynote Speaker

Assoc. Prof. Ahmad Safuan Bin A Rashid Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Malaysia Associate Professor Dr Ahmad Safuan A Rashid obtained his PhD degree in Geotechnical Engineering from The University of Sheffield in 2011 with a Malaysia Higher Education Scholarship. Now, he is an Associate Professor and Deputy Dean of Research, Innovation, and Development for the Faculty of Civil Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia. He was the Head of the Geotechnical Research Group and is currently the Fellow of Centre of Tropical Geoengineering provides research and consultation work on geological and geotechnical engineering for tropical areas. The major research areas of Associate Professor Ahmad Safuan are soil Mechanics, ground improvement, soil stabilization and slope engineering. He has published 190 refereed journal papers. He has successfully supervised 8 PhD to their completion and currently supervises 12 PhD students.

Prof. Ming Lu University of Alberta，Canada Ming Lu, PhD, PEng, is Professor of Construction Engineering and Management (CEM) in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Alberta. As author/coauthor of over 150 papers in CEM-related top journals, Dr. Lu is widely known in the academic community of construction for contributions in (1) quantitative methods for construction engineering and management (2) computing in civil engineering, (3) automation in construction, and (4) education in construction. Since Sept. 2010, Dr. Lu has led the continuous growth of the Construction Automation Lab (AutoLab) at U of A, turning it into a unique academia-industry collaboratory for conducting applied research in integration, automation and optimization in construction engineering and project management. Dr. Lu is an active member with American Society of Civil Engineers, Construction Institute (ASCE/CI); Association for Advancement in Cost Engineering International (AACEi); Alberta Professional Engineers and Geoscientists Association (APEGA). Dr. Lu received the 2022/23 CSCE Stephen G. Revay Award in recognition of significant contributions to the history and science of civil engineering in Canada.

Prof. Danqing Song South China University of Technology, China Danqing Song is a Professor at South China University of Technology, holding a Ph.D. and serving as the Deputy Director of the Development Strategy and Planning Division. He has been recognized with the "Postdoctoral Innovative Talent Support Program" by the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Affairs of the People's Republic of China, as well as the "Shui Mu Scholars" program of Tsinghua University. Dr. Song has dedicated his career to scientific research on geomechanics related to rock body engineering, particularly in areas such as side slopes, tunnels, and underground caverns. His research focuses on structural dynamics effects of rock bodies, dynamic disasters involving rock bodies, monitoring and early warning systems for geological hazards, prevention and control measures for these hazards, and intelligent construction methods for underground engineering. He has played a key role in several major projects including the Sichuan-Tibet Railway, Three Gorges Dam project, JiuDian Gorge in the upper reaches of Yellow River, HeiFangTai project,and XiangLi Highway among others. Dr. Song's expertise also extends to evaluating deformation stability and implementing prevention measures for landslides,slopes,and deeply buried tunnels within these large-scale projects. His research results have been published in 99 SCI/EI papers (84 SCI papers and 15 EI papers), with 2 selected as ESI Highly Cited Papers in 2020,and 1 selected as Hot Paper in 2023. He has also authored 55 first/corresponding authors' SCI papers(16inTOPjournals) and 12 EI papers, predominantly published in Eng Geol, Landslides, Acta Geotech, Rock Mech Rock Eng and other authoritative journals in the field of engineering geology/geotechnical engineering, etc. The total number of citations is more than 1,200, and the H-index is 20. He has participated in the compilation of 3 industry/group standards, and has filed 36 patents for invention, 6 utility models, and 22 software copyrights.

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