Speakers

Prof. El-Sayed Salama

Lanzhou University, China

Speech Title: Current Status of Microplastics (MPs) Pollution in the Different Environment

El-Sayed Salama (Top 2% Scientists Worldwide by Stanford University, USA) is currently a full Professor and the head of the Green Environmental & Energy Laboratory (GEEL) at Public Health School, Lanzhou University (China). He was previously hired as a High-level Foreign Talent Fellow (Category A) at Lanzhou University (China). He was appointed as a Distinguished Expert in Science and Technology in the Ecological Industry of Gansu Province (China). He was previously an assistant Professor and Post-Doctoral at Hanyang University (HYU). He was a Brain Korea (BK21) fellow for his MSc and PhD degrees at HYU (South Korea). He holds his BSc degree from the Faculty of Science, Benha University (Egypt).

Prof. Salama and his research team have potential contributions to the scientific society (>130 SCI papers, 7 patents, 3 books, 4 book chapters, 1 technology transfer, and 50 invited talks). His publications (with an H-index of 43 and >5000 citations) appeared in top-tier journals such as Progress in Energy & Combustion Science (IF= 32, Q1), Trends in Plant Science (IF= 17.3, Q1), Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews (IF= 16.3, Q1), Trends in Microbiology (IF=14, Q1), Chemical Engineering Journal (IF= 13.3, Q1), Resources, Conservation and Recycling (IF= 11.2, Q1), Journal of Energy Chemistry (IF= 14, Q1), and Water Research (IF= 1.41, Q1). He graduated 15 students (8 Ph.D. and 9 masters) till now.

He is a member of the “GansuSociety of Microbiology” (China). He is acting as an editor, associate editor, and editorial board member of several international journals. He is also appointed as general chair, session chair, and international committee member of international conferences. His research at LZU focuses on bioenvironmental sciences and bioenergy.

Prof. Joon Sik Kim

Xi' an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, Suzhou, China

Speech Title: The Complexity and Dynamics in Planning Practice of Smart Sustainable Cities

Joon Sik Kim is a full professor in the Urban Planning and Design Department at Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, Suzhou, China. He is also a chartered town planner registered in the Royal Town Planning Institute, United Kingdom.

After graduating with a Master of Civic Design (1998) and a Doctor in Philosophy (Town and Regional Planning, 2002), both from the University of Liverpool (UK), he worked as a professional smart city consultant for ten years. He is a transdisciplinary academic in international communities focusing on smart sustainable cities, watershed revitalisation, and geographic information systems.

His cross-disciplinary research unites two strands of recent significant sustainability inquiry: collaborative planning for sustainable watershed revitalisation (academic background); and smart sustainable cities (practical experience). He argues that a collaborative planning approach, as presented in contemporary planning theories, can be applied to, and improve, the practice of sustainable development and smart cities. With his practical experiences in GIS and smart cities, he is concerned about how emerging technologies can be applied in urban development and management in a real-life context. He has been involved in GIS consulting projects for local governments in Korea and smart city projects worldwide.

Prof. Ali Cheshmehzangi

The University of Queensland, Australia

Speech Title: Sustainable Urban Design for Climate Resilience

Ali Cheshmehzangi is a Professor in the School of Architecture, Design and Planning (ADP) at the University of Queensland, where he leads the School and researches across the fields of architecture, design, and planning/urbanism. He has been in the World’s top 2 per cent field leader for two consecutive years, recognised by Stanford University. He is among the top 30 global scholars in the urban sustainability research area. Ali is internationally known for his scholarly contribution and extended work on climate resilience and sustainable urbanism research, mainly as the Editor-in-Chief of Springer’s Urban Sustainability (US) book series (see https://www.springer.com/series/16930). He has five academic degrees including a PhD Degree in Architecture and Urban Design, a Master of Architecture (M.Arch.) in Urban Design, a Postgraduate Certificate in Higher Education (PGCHE), a Graduate Degree in Professional Studies in Architecture, and a Bachelor’s Degree in Architecture.

Ali has a wealth of experience, expertise, and a strong commitment to innovation and excellence in the fields of architecture, design, and planning, the three core disciplines of his School at UQ. With a career spanning over two decades, he has made significant contributions to the academic and professional communities, with a focus on sustainable and environmentally conscious design. Prior to joining UQ, Ali held several strategic leadership and senior managerial roles, such as Vice-President for International Engagement and Global Partnership, Founding Director and Head of the Center for Innovation in Education and Research, Head of the Department of Architecture and Built Environment, Founding Director of the Urban Innovation Lab, Director of a university-wide Teaching and Learning platform, Director of International Research Network for Rural and Urban Development, Head of Research Group for Sustainable Built Environment, co-director of university-wide research priority areas, Director of Center for Sustainable Energy Technologies, and Interim Director of Digital Design Lab.

Prof. Mohamed Abdel Kader El Gelany Ismail

Henan University, China

Speech Title: Arc Thermal Metal Spraying Method for the purpose of Anti-corrosion of Steel in Hydraulic Structure

Prof. Ismail is currently working at Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Brunel London School North China University of Technology, Beijing, China since Sept. 2023. Before that, he was working as a full professor at Dept. of Civil Engineering, Miami College of Henan University, Kaifeng, China from October 2018 until Aug. 2023. Before joining Miami College, Prof. Ismail was working as an Associate Professor at Civil and Construction Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering and Science, Curtin University Malaysia, Sarawak, Malaysia. He received his B. Sc. and M. Sc. Degrees from Alexandria University, Egypt in 1991 and 1996, respectively and his PhD from Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore in 2003. 

Prof. Ismail teaches undergraduate courses in Civil Engineering Materials, Concrete Technology, Engineering Mechanics, Reinforced Concrete Structural Design, Engineering and Environmental Principles and Theories, Construction Management, Concrete Laboratory, Mechanics of Solids, Structural Analysis and Fluid mechanics. For graduate students, he teaches courses in Advanced Concrete Technology and Advanced Structural Analysis. His research work includes Concrete Technology, Smart Materials in Construction, High Performance Concrete, Durability of Concrete, NDT, Arc Thermal Metal Spray Technology, Sustainable Building Materials and Protection Methods of Reinforced Concrete Structures. 

Prof. Ismail has extensive teaching and research experiences over 25 years in Canada, South Korea, Malaysia, Egypt, Japan and China. He also had broad experience at Engineering Consultancies and Oil & Gas Firms. Prof. Ismail has published more than 120 papers in referred Journals and International Conferences and 5 Books. He served as a reviewer for many International Journals, Editorial Board Member of few journals and Editor-in-chief of Challenge Journal of Concrete research letters.