International Conference on Sustainable Civil Engineering June 20-21, 2016 Cape Town, South Africa

Dr. M. A. Matin received his PhD from University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, U.K in the year 1988. Currently he is Professor in the Department of Water Resources Engineering at Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology. He served as Editorial Board member for several International Journals related to his expertise. He has published in various National and International Journals and Conference Proceedings. His research interests include Open Channel Hydraulics, River Engineering, Waterways Engineering, Hydraulic Modeling, Design of River Bank Protection, Dredging and Sediment Manegment, River and Coastal Zone Management, Hydrology, Hydraulic Structures, Professional Practices and Management of Water Resources Projects.

Open Channel Hydraulics, River Engineering, Waterways Engineering, Hydraulic Modeling, Design of River Bank Protection, Dredging and Sediment Manegment, River and Coastal Zone Management, Hydrology, Hydraulic Structures, Professional Practices and Management of Water Resources Projects.

Dr. Amimul Ahsan is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Civil Engineering and a Researcher in the Institute of Advanced Technology, University Putra Malaysia, Malaysia. He received his PhD degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Fukui, Japan. He has been involved with a number of collaborative research projects e.g. University of Fukui, Japan; University of Western Sydney, Australia; Khulna University of Engineering and Technology, Bangladesh; and Swinburne University of Technology, Australia. He has published extensively in Water and Environmental Engineering including 7 books, 9 book chapters and over 100 technical papers. He has been serving in the advisory and editorial board of a number of refereed journals. His h index in Google is 17 and in Scopus is 13.

His area of interest includes: Water and Environmental Engineering; Surface/Saline Water Treatment; Wastewater; Activated Carbon Adsorption; Solar Desalination; Solid/Hazardous Waste Management-Modeling, Composting, Landfill; Leachate Treatment, Rainwater Harvesting; Groundwater Treatment-Arsenic, Iron Removal; Water Pollution Control.

Dr. P. Sivakumar, has completed his M.E. in Structural Engineering and Ph. D. from Anna University, Chennai. He is a Chief Scientist in CSIR-Structural Engineering Research Centre, Chennai. He has 31 years of research experience and published more than 30 journal papers, 60 conference papers and filed 3 patents. He is an editorial board member of Journal of Structural Engineering and Management. He visited Stanford University and Florida Atlantic University, USA under UNDP Fellowship. His research interest includes Sustainable Construction Technologies for Societal Development, Prefabricated Buildings, Structural Optimization, Genetic Algorithms, Lattice Towers, Artificial Intelligence, CAD, Finite Element Method and Repair and Rehabilitation of Concrete Structures.

His research interest includes Sustainable Construction Technologies for Societal Development, Prefabricated Buildings, Structural Optimization, Genetic Algorithms, Lattice Towers, Artificial Intelligence, CAD, Finite Element Method and Repair and Rehabilitation of Concrete Structures.

Dr K. Balaji Rao, completed his M.E and Ph D from Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, in the years 1984 and 1990 respectively. He joined CSIR-Structural Engineering Research Centre, Taramani, Chennai in the year 1990. Currently he is a chief scientist at CSIR-SERC and is a faculty of AcSIR. His research interests include stochastic mechanics, stochastic modelling of natural hazards, Markov chain modelling of engineering systems at different scales, vulnerability analysis of built environment and risk-consistent design of engineering structures. He has published a number of refereed journal and conference papers apart from number of R&D reports. He has visited USA, Japan, Libya, Hong Kong. He is currently working in the area of stochastic multi-scale modelling and sustainability-based design.

His research interests include stochastic mechanics, stochastic modelling of natural hazards, Markov chain modelling of engineering systems at different scales, vulnerability analysis of built environment and risk-consistent design of engineering structures. He has published a number of refereed journal and conference papers apart from number of R&D reports. He has visited USA, Japan, Libya, Hong Kong. He is currently working in the area of stochastic multi-scale modelling and sustainability-based design.

Dr. Hassan Baaj is an Associate Professor at the University of Waterloo. He is the Norman W. McLeod Professor in Pavement Materials and the Associate Director of the Centre for Pavement and Transportation Technology. Dr. Baaj has about 20 years of experience in pavement materials and design in Europe and North America both in the private sector and academia. He is P. Eng. in Quebec and Ontario and member of several scientific and technical organizations. He is interested in research topics related to sustainable pavement materials, self-healing materials, constitutive modelling of the behavior of construction materials, Life-Cycle Analysis and mechanistic pavement design.

He is interested in research topics related to sustainable pavement materials, self-healing materials, constitutive modelling of the behavior of construction materials, Life-Cycle Analysis and mechanistic pavement design.

Ayman Batisha holds a PhD degree in Civil Engineering from Cairo University (Egypt, 2001). He has been invited to attend the ceremony to celebrate Egyptian National Science Day 13.12.2014, under the auspices of honor of Mr. President / Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, the President of the Arab Republic of Egypt, by Ministry of Scientific Research and Academy of Scientific Research and Technology. He has been practicing, consulting, training, and researching in Sustainability for over twenty-five years. He is a certified Environmental Consultant “Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA)”. He is a certified Consultant Civil Engineer. He is the founding Editor-in-Chief of Practice, Progress, and Proficiency in Sustainability (PPPS) Book Series, (IGI Global). He taught graduate Fuzzy Decision Making, and Economic Analysis of Systems courses at Institute of Statistical Studies and Research, Cairo University and undergraduate Civil Engineering courses at the Higher Technological Institute, Egypt. He has published more than 90 research papers and articles focusing on the areas of Sustainability, Environment, Climate Change, Water Knowledge and Civil Engineering. He has been awarded as the prestigious Author and the Editor-in-Chief, from USA publishers. He has been honored with the first prize for the best research by League of Arab States. He is a five-time winner of the Certificate of Appreciation; three-times from Ministers of Water Resources, Environment, and Public Works, and two-times from Cairo University, Egypt. He has been the Chairman of the First European Conference of Mining Engineering. He has been in the Editorial Advisory Board of numerous prestigious international journals. He has served as an International Committee Member for numerous International Conferences. He is an advisory board member in the Sustainable Development and Sustainability Institute of East Africa (SDSIEA). He is an expert in the Sustainable Consumption and Production (SCP) Clearinghouse directory to help others advance SCP initiatives. The Global SCP Clearinghouse is a unique one-stop hub dedicated to SCP and convened by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). He is a member in Egyptian National Scientific Committee on Problems of the Environment, SCOPE, and Future Earth established by the International Council for Science (ICSU). He is a member in many national and International Scientific and Engineering Societies. He is selected as the only Arab Reviewer for "The 2013 Supplement to the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories: Wetlands (Wetlands Supplement)" that extends the content of the 2006 Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines. He has been selected by Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) as Expert-reviewer to ensure quality and comprehensiveness of Climate Change 2014: Mitigation of Climate Change. He has been invited to be an Editorial Board Member of the Environmental Development, the Transdisciplinary Journal of SCOPE published by Elsevier. He is a Reviewer of five Journals published by Elsevier: Building and Environment; Hydrology; Sustainable Cities and Society; Urban Climate and Journal of Applied Soft Computing. Also, He is an outstanding reviewer for Applied Soft Computing Journal. In 2010, published in Germany and printed in USA and UK, Dr. Batisha has his first book whose title is "Structural Health Monitoring of Offshore Structures Using Artificial Intelligence Technique" been published. His Research Articles have been cited in many prestigious International Organizations such as United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP); United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA); United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA); League of Arab States (LAS); Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) (Germany); Overseas Development Institute, London; American University of Sharjah; and Wikipedia.

Sustainability,Climate Change Adaptation,Environmental Management, Environment, Environmental Impact Assessment, Sustainability Management, Natural Resource Management, Environmental Analysis, Environmental Studies, Environmental Planning, Environmental Impact Risk Assesment, Environmental Resources Management, Environmental Awareness, Environment Protection, Environmental Modeling, Environmental Politics, Environmental Education, Sustainable Consumption and Production, Integrated Assessment, Environmental Performance,Footprinting, Environmental Ethics, Industrial Ecology, Cleaner Production, Carbon Trading, Strategic Environmental Assessment, Sustainable Development Strategies, Sustainable Development, Water Resources, Environmental Sustainability, Water Quality, Sustainability Assessment

Dr Low Sui Pheng recevied his Ph.D. from University of Birmingham. He is currently Professor in Department of Building, School of Design and Environment, National University of Singapore. Dr Low’s publications have been cited more than 4,184 times with H-Index 34 and Cites/paper of 11.49. He has authored or co-authored various research articles published in refereed journals, papers published in Conference Proceedings, 100 conference presentations, various books as the first author. His research interests include Construction Productivity and Quality, International Construction Marketing and Strategic Management, Project Management: Best of East and West

His research interests include Construction Productivity and Quality, International Construction Marketing and Strategic Management, Project Management: Best of East and West

Dr. Ramzi Taha has received his PhD from University of Texas A&M University, USA in year 1989. He is currently working as Professor and Chairman of Civil and Architectural Engineering, Qatar University. He has authored or co-authored various research articles published in refereed journals, papers published in Conference Proceedings. His research interests include Transportation Infrastructure, Sustainable Construction, Solid Waste and By-Product Materials Recycling, Soil Stabilization and Improvement.

His research interests include Transportation Infrastructure, Sustainable Construction, Solid Waste and By-Product Materials Recycling, Soil Stabilization and Improvement.

Dr. A.S.M. Abdul Awal is currently working as an international academic staff in the Department of Structure and Materials, Faculty of Civil Engineering of the Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM). Prior to joining UTM, he was a Professor in the Department of Farm Structure and Environmental Engineering, Bangladesh Agricultural University at Mymensingh. Professor Abdul Awal has over thirty years of teaching and research experience in the area of cement and concrete technology. He is the pioneer researcher in utilizing palm oil fuel ash (POFA) in producing high performance concrete, and in recent past he has introduced the concept of high volume POFA in green concrete construction. Apart from teaching and research, he is also well known for his interest and commitment to collaborate R & D activities for the betterment of local and global community. Dr. Abdul Awal has published about hundred technical papers in various peer reviewed journals and international conference proceedings in his area of research interest that includes innovative construction materials, chemical and mineral admixtures and concrete durability. Dr Abdul Awal is a Life Fellow of The Institution of Engineers Bangladesh (IEB), and member of The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), Concrete Institute of Australia (CIA) and Malaysian Society for Engineering and Technology (mSET).

Cement and Concrete Technology, Green Construction

Professor S. Thomas NG obtained his PhD from University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology, U.K. His Research Interests include Contractor and consultant selection, Delays mitigation, Time/cost relationship, Accuracy of cost estimation, Application of information technology in construction management and economics. His Representative Research / Consultancy Projects include Reinventing the construction industry of Hong Kong for its sustainable development, Case-based reasoning system for subcontractor registration, Balanced scorecard model for subcontractor appraisal, Construction time performance during the changing economic environment, Effectiveness of quality management systems in the construction industry

His Research Interests include Contractor and consultant selection, Delays mitigation, Time/cost relationship, Accuracy of cost estimation, Application of information technology in construction management and economics.

Dr.Tarun Kant earned his PhD degree while working as a Lecturer from IIT Bombay in 1977. He was selected as an Assistant Professor in 1978 and a Professor in 1986. He has held the positions of the Department Head (2000-2002), the Dean (Planning) of the Institute (2001-2003), the Chairman of the prestigious Joint Entrance Examination (JEE-1998) and the Chairman of the Central Library (1995-1999) with great distinction. He initiated and introduced many innovations effectively during his tenure. The Institute appointed him as an Institute Chair Professor with effect from 31st December 2009. Prof. Kant was elected a Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE) in 1999, a Fellow of the Indian Academy of Sciences (IASc) in 2004, a Fellow of the Indian National Science Academy (INSA) in 2007 and a Fellow of the National Academy of Sciences, India (NASI) in 2011. He is the first and only civil engineer in the country to get elected to all the four national academies. He is also the fourth civil engineer to get elected to the two national science academies (INSA and IASc). He has been visiting professors at University of Wales, Swansea (1979-’82), University of Cambridge (1993) and University of California, Los Angeles (2005). He has published more than 135 research papers in refereed journals, 6 chapters in edited books, about 145 papers in conference proceedings, edited 4 books and currently serves on the editorial boards of 5 international journals and in diverse areas of computational structural mechanics. He has supervised 25 PhD theses and over 75 MTech dissertations. He is a Fellow of The Institution of Engineers (IE) and The Aeronautical Society of India (AeSI), a Member of International Association for Computational Mechanics (IACM) and Life Members of The Indian Society of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics (ISTAM) and Indian Society for Technical Education (ISTE) and Founder Life Member of International Society for Computational Engineering and Science (ISCES), Indian Association for Computational Mechanics (IndACM) and Indian Association for Structural Engineering (IASE). He is also a nominated Fellow of The World Innovation Foundation (U.K).

Tarun Kant research interests lie in the areas of solid mechanics, plates, shells, fibre reinforced polymer composites, refined higher-order theories, thermal stresses, transient dynamics, finite element and other numerical methods, use of polymer composites in construction, mechanics of composite materials and structures & computational mechanics.

Dr. Md. Ataur Rahman received Ph.D from Nagoya University, Japan in the year 2005. He is currently Head of the Department for Water Resources Engineering at Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET). Dr. Md. Ataur Rahman published various papers in Journals and Conference Proceedings. He worked as a member of the Technical Committee for Master Plan of the Development of Hoar Area formed by Bangladesh Hoar Development Board. July 2011 to Mar 2012, Member of an Investigation Committee formed by Bangladesh Water Development Board, Government of the Peoples Republic of Bangladesh to investigate the failure of newly constructed bank protection works on the right bank of Ganges River at Faridpur . May - July 2009, Member of the Inter-ministerial Enquiry Committee formed by the Ministry of Water Resources, Government of the Peoples Republic of Bangladesh to investigate the site selection and construction of three coastal landing stations (Cox's Bazar, Monpura and Sandwip) constructed by Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (BIWTA). Feb - Sep 2007. Reviewed varius Journals: Journal of Shipping and Ocean Engineering, Published by David Publishing Company, USA; Journal of Civil Engineering, Published by Institue of Engineers Bangladesh; Journal of Academics, Published by University of Information Technology and Sciences, Bangladesh; Journal of Green University Review, Published by Green University, Dhaka, Bangladesh. He is the member of Learned Societies, Professional Institutions: Member, Institute of Engineers Bangladesh (IEB), Bangladesh;Member, National Oceanographic and Maritime Institute (NOAMI), Bangladesh ; Member, Bangladesh Water Partnership (BWP); Member, Civil Engineering Alumni Association, Nagoya University , Japan; General Secretary, BUET Teachers Association (2010, 2011); Treasurer, BUET Teachers Association (2012, 2013).

Coastal Engineering,Coastal Zone Management, Hydraulics and Hydraulic Structures,Management of Transboundary River water, River and Coastal Modelling

I earned my BSc degree from Technical Lycee Eyadema, Lome, Togo (1981); my MSc degree in Civil Engineering from the Zaporojie Industrial Institute in Ukraine (1988); my Ph.D. from the Dniepropetrovsk Civil Engineering Institute in Ukraine (1991) in the area of Reinforced Precast and Prestressed Concrete Structures. I am originally from the Togo Republic. I am ’Maître de Conférences’ of French Ministry of Education. Currently I am a Senior Lecturer and a Research Associate in Civil/Structural Engineering, at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology; Department of Civil Engineering, Kumasi, Ghana and have been since Jan. 2001. Prior to this, I worked for 9 years as a Dosent, Research Associate and Interpreter at Dniepropetrovsk Civil Engineering Institute and National Mining University of Ukraine. My research includes theoretical and experimental analysis of the influence of concrete creep on the long duration nonlinear flexural characteristics and on the exponents of limit states of reinforced precast and prestressed concrete various structural members as beams, slabs prestressed in both directions, columns, load-bearing wall elements, electric poles and prestressed concrete trusses. I am member of professional organizations and I have written several papers for journals and books. I am hard working and conscientious, and my research publications are ample evidence of my capabilities, international recognition and according to the requirements, using my qualifications, and experience of more than twenty years after my PhD, I am in a strong position to deliver excellent results and make significant impact.

Strength of Materials, Reinforced Concrete Design,Elementary Structures, Properties of Civil Engineering Materials, Structural Analysis, Reinforced Concrete Design

Dr. Raquib Ahsan received his PhD from Tokyo University in the year 2000. He is the member of IEB (Institute of Engineers, Bangladesh), BES (Bangladesh Earthquake Society), BSGE (Bangladesh Society for Geotechnical Engineering), ISSMGE (International Society of Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering), JSCE (Japan Society of Civil Engineers), EERI (Earthquake Engineering Research Institute), ISHMII (International Society for Structural Health Monitoring of Intelligent Infrastructure). His research interests are Optimization, Earthquake Engineering, Structural Dynamics, Soil-Structure Interaction, Structural Health Monitoring, Steel Structure.

Optimization, Earthquake Engineering, Structural Dynamics, Soil-Structure Interaction, Structural Health Monitoring, Steel Structure

Dr. Moazzem Hossain is a Professor of Civil Engineering Department at Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), Dhaka, Bangladesh. He received his Ph.D. Degree in Transportation from University of Southampton, UK in 1996. Since then, he has been working as a Faculty of Transportation Division in the Department of Civil Engineering at BUET. On deputation from BUET, he also worked as a Faculty member of Transportation and Logistics Program at Malaysia University of Science and Technology (MUST) for about 3 years. He is having 25 Years of Experience in the field of Transportation and Traffic Engineering. His Area of Expertise includes: Transport System Simulation, Traffic Engineering, Energy and Environmental issues of Transport, Public Transportation, Freight Transportation and Logistics. He has published numerous research papers in the journals of international repute and also edited a number of conference proceedings in various capacities. He conducted a number of funded research projects with national, international and multilateral research Grants.

Transport System Simulation, Traffic Engineering, Energy and Environmental issues of Transport, Public Transportation, Freight Transportation and Logistics

Dr. Charles-Darwin Annan's research interests lie in the general area of sustainable infrastructure and the development of resilient structural systems meeting multiple performance objectives. In the last few years, he has been leading an industry-driven research in collaboration with a leading steel bridge fabricator, Canam-Bridges, and the US Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) to characterize the resistance of corrosion-resistant metallized faying surfaces used with slip-critical bolted connections in steel bridge construction. Dr. Annan is currently a researcher of the strategic inter-university Research Centre for Structures under Extreme Loading (CEISCE) and the Research Center on Aluminium (REGAL), where he is conducting a number of different research on sustainable civil infrastructure. Dr. Annan was nominated for the 2014 Mitacs Award of Exceptional Leadership, which recognizes excellence in collaboration and highlights superior research achievements. He is currently serving in a number of technical committees, including the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Infrastructure Resilience Division Technical Committee. Dr. Annan currently chairs the Steel Structures subcommittee of the Canadian Society for Civil Engineering (CSCE), and has been serving as an editorial board member of Structural Engineering International of the International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering (IABSE).

Dr. Charles-Darwin Annan's research interests lie in the general area of sustainable infrastructure and the development of resilient structural systems meeting multiple performance objectives

Dr. Siti Rashidah Mohd Nasir is Head of Centre of Studies (Constuction Business and Project Management) and Faculty of Civil Engineering at University Teknologi MARA, Malaysia. She is the member in Board of Engineers Malaysia of PERKOM. Her area of expertise is on Construction Project Management, Sustainable and Green Construction, Total Quality Management, IT in Construction and Education in Engineering. Her research interests are in Flood Disaster Management, Flood Risk and Management, Construction Project Management, Sustainable and Green Construction, Industrial Building System.

Managing low-carbon construction; Design and Innovation for Sustainability; Creative Tools for Scheduling; Project Monitoring and Control; Innovative Information System in Construction; Intelligent Decision Support Systems for Construction Management; e-procurement in construction; Web-based Construction Project Management; Flood Disaster Management, Flood Risk and Management, Construction Project Management, Sustainable and Green Construction, Industrial Building System

Dr. Md. Shamsul Hoque obtained his B.Sc. Engg. Degree (Civil) in 1984 from Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, M. Sc. Engg. Degree in Transportation Engg. from the same university in 1987 and PhD in 1995 from University of Southampton, UK. The title of his thesis was “Modeling of Signalized Intersection in Developing Countries”. Now he is the Professor at the department of Civil Engineering, BUET. His research interest includes: Non-lane based mixed traffic operation, Traffic signals, Behavior of pedestrian, Environmental impact of transportation, Application of micro simulation, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Neural Network, and Genetic Algorithm (GA) in mixed traffic operation, Accident Investigation, Road Safety and Traffic Management. He is also Director of Accident Research Institute (ARI), and Test-in-Charge, Bureau of Research, Testing and Consultation (BRTC) of Department of Civil Engineering, BUET. Dr. Shamsul Hoque has been extensively involved in wide varieties of civil engineering consultancy and construction projects in Bangladesh including road, flyover, interchange, inland container depot (ICD) etc.

Accident Investigations and Reverse Engineering o Roadway Safety & Traffic management o Polymer modified binder and mixes o Recycling of bituminous pavements o Geometric design of highway o Roadway capacity of mixed traffic operations o Rigid pavement and Heavy duty pavement (ICD, Runway) design o Planning of Grade separated Infrastructures viz. Flyover, Interchange and Tunneling o Traffic Signaling for Mixed Traffic Conditions o Transport modeling and Traffic simulation o Application of Object Oriented Programming (OOP) in Traffic simulation Intelligent Transport System (ITS) and Telecommunication in Transport System Management Genetic Algorithm (GA), Neural Network (NN) and FUZZY in Transport Modeling

Dr. A.F.M. Saiful Amin has been in the field of Civil Engineering since graduating from Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) in 1996. He then earned his Master of Science degree from his Alma Mater in 1998. After being awarded a scholarship in 1998 from the Japanese Government, Dr. Amin completed his PhD in 2001 at Saitama University. He is currently a Professor within the Civil Engineering department at BUET, and has been a Visiting Professor at the University of Federal Armed Forces (Munich, Germany), and the University of Kassel (Germany). Dr. Amin has been actively contributing to this field in many disciplines over the past two decades including structural engineering with the use of finite element methods and strain theories, cement chemistry, forensic engineering, as well as experimental, structural, and continuum mechanics. His realm of expertise also includes thermodynamics, thermo-physics, and modeling nonlinear material behavior under large deformation.

Repair and Strengthening, Weathering Steel, Constitutive Models for Rubbers, FE Implementation of Constitutive Models, Base Isolation Bearings & Expansion Joints, FE Modeling of Shells, Curing Behavior of Concrete, Recycling of Demolished Concrete, Residual Cementing Properties in Recycled Concrete, Residual Cementing Properties in Recycled Concrete, Dynamic Behavior of Pedestrian Bridges, Failure Analysis and Forensic Investigations, Devices for Measurement and Specimen Preparation,

Dr Munaz Ahmed Noor was a Professor of Civil Engineering Department in Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) before he joined National University as a Pro-Vice Chancellor on 11 April 2013. He received his B.Sc. degree in Civil Engineering and M. Sc. degree in Structural Engineering from Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), Dhaka, Bangladesh in 1995 and 1997, respectively. He was awarded University Gold Medal for best academic performance in both the degrees. Earlier to this he was also awarded the presidential Gold medal for standing first in combined merit list in HSC. He was then awarded a scholarship by Asian Development Bank and received his PhD in Civil Engineering from University to Tokyo, Japan in 2000. Between 2000 to till now he participated in numerous earthquake and concrete material related private and public projects. He visited Bangalore, India in 2004 for further training on earthquake Engineering. He contributed to and conducted many seminars and short courses on Earthquake Engineering and concrete technology in Bangladesh. His main research interests are in concrete technology, urban safety, climate change, earthquake engineering and disaster risk management. In May 2005 he visited, Delft, Netherlands and participated in a short course on Private Public Partnership (PPP). In July 2007 he visited Japan to participate in a short course on seismology. In 2008 he visited ICTP, Italy for advance training on earthquake engineering in nuclear power plant design. He contributed a chapter in book titled “Climate change and growth in Asia”. from Edward Elgar Publishing. He edited “Earthquake resistant design manual” on behalf of Bangladesh Earthquake Society where he is elected as General Secretary. He is the author of the popular book “Designing with grade 5000 steel” published from UPL. He is the editor of the newly launched monthly magazine “Beyond Building”. He is also the author of many national and international Journal and conference papers. From the end of 2008 till the beginning of 2010 the completed eight short courses on Disaster Risk Management framework and climate change offered by World Bank Institute with “earthquake and megacities initiatives (EMI)”. He is currently holding the position of Director in BUET-Japan Institute for Disaster prevention and Urban safety. He has been selected as an expert member in joint survey committee formed for the Tipaimukh Dam. He is the expert member of the “Shadhinota Stambha” Design team. Recently he is nominated by Ministry of Education as the syndicate member of Independent University Bangladesh. He is further holding the position of Vice Chairman, civil engineering division of BSTI. Earlier to this he was the Chairman of Cement and Bonding material committee of the same department. He has been elected as the Vice-Chairman of the Civil Engineering Division, Institute of Engineers, Bangladesh (IEB). He is also the member of “Digital Bangladesh Task Force” headed by honorable Prime Minister. He is also active in many social and professional organizations.

Lead a large team of students and administrative officials. Responsible for performing research and financial matters of the project. Submitting final research report and project completion report to respective funding organization. Collecting fund and negotiating with the funding agencies. Title- Simplified soil-structure interaction method for buried pipe design. Support organization -Committee for Advanced Studies and Research (CASR), BUET. Title- Seismic Assessment of Existing Buildings of Bangladesh. Support organization- University Grants Commission. Title- Seismic Assessment of Existing Engineered Structures of Bangladesh and Proposals for Code Provisions. Support organization- Committee for Advanced Studies and Research (CASR), BUET. Title- Development of Earthquake and Tsunami Preparedness Program in Cox’s Bazar Area. Support organization- United Nation Office for Project Service.

Ehsan Noroozinejad Farsangi is an Assistant Professor in the Earthquake engineering department of Kerman graduate university of advanced technology (KGUT) and a researcher at the structural engineering research center of international institute of earthquake engineering and seismology (IIEES) in Tehran. His research interests include the (seismic fragility estimation, risk analysis, artificial intelligence, finite element analyses, non-linear modelling/simulation, seismic vulnerability evaluation, seismic strengthening and rehabilitation, modelling and analysis of seismic base isolation systems) for structures and infrastructures, and other related structural-earthquake engineering topics. He has been the author of various articles and books in the field of structural/earthquake engineering and working as the Editorial Board Member of various international journals. He has also been a member of the scientific and organizing committee of many international conferences worldwide.

Non-Linear Modelling, Simulation and Analysis of Structures Seismic Vulnerability Analysis of Structures Seismic Strengthening and Rehabilitation of Structures Modelling and Analysis of Passive Damping Systems in Structures Modelling and Analysis of Seismic Base Isolation Systems in Structures Risk Analysis, Reliability Engineering and Loss Estimation Finite Element Modelling and Analyses of Complex Structures Structures and Infrastructures Performance Evaluation under Extreme Loadings

Dr. Yongli Zhang is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan. Her teaching and research interests focus the sustainability of water-energy nexus. Water and energy are two critical resources inextricable and reciprocally linked: the generation of energy requires large amounts of water, while the treatment and distribution of water are dependent on reliable and low-cost energy. There are significant challenges in providing both clean, affordable water and energy. These challenges include: water and energy resource depletion, high environmental impacts associated with conventional fossil fuels, emerging contaminants in watersheds, etc. Dr. Zhang’s research group is interested in tackling these challenges by integrating bioenergy generation and water management for simultaneous production of bio-based energy and water quality improvement in an integrated, strategic manner via a combination of life cycle modeling and targeted laboratory experiments. Dr. Zhang’s specific research areas include:Management of emerging contaminants in natural and engineered water systems; Water treatment and water quality; Renewable bio-energy, especially as pertaining to algal biofuel; Integrated bio-energy generation and wastewater treatment; Evaluating economic and environmental sustainability of emerging technologies by using life cycle assessment (LCA), life cycle costing (LCC), and economic and systems-level analyses.

Dr. Zhang’s specific research areas include:Management of emerging contaminants in natural and engineered water systems; Water treatment and water quality; Renewable bio-energy, especially as pertaining to algal biofuel; Integrated bio-energy generation and wastewater treatment; Evaluating economic and environmental sustainability of emerging technologies by using life cycle assessment (LCA), life cycle costing (LCC), and economic and systems-level analyses.

Professor Li is Professor of Civil Engineering and the Head of the School of Civil, Environmental and Chemical Engineering. Apart from his management and teaching commitments, Professor Li devotes his time on innovative research and has gained specific expertise in time-dependent reliability methods and their applications to risk assessment and service life prediction for civil infrastructure. Professor Li’s research areas include risk and reliability analysis of engineering works, service life prediction of civil infrastructure, steel corrosion in concrete and its effects on concrete structures, deterioration of materials and structures, methodology of whole life design and assessment of civil infrastructure, stochastic modeling of loading and structural resistance, and construction management. As Head of School, Professor Li provides leadership and guidance for the School and staff of the School. He is responsible for the operation of the school, managing teaching, research and administration. Specialised in risk and reliability assessment and whole life management of physical infrastructure. Teaching areas include Structural design, Structural assessment, Systems engineering, Materials Science, Construction project management and Research methodology. Professor Li has authored or co-authored around 180 international peer reviewed publications to date including journal articles and conference papers.

Professor Li’s research areas include risk and reliability analysis of engineering works, service life prediction of civil infrastructure, steel corrosion in concrete and its effects on concrete structures, deterioration of materials and structures, methodology of whole life design and assessment of civil infrastructure, stochastic modelling of loading and structural resistance, and construction management.

Dr. Maillacheruvu graduated from I.I.T. Madras (1985) with a B.Tech. in Civil Engineering. After working briefly in India, he earned M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Civil and Environmental Engineering from University of Iowa (1993). After postdoctoral work at the University of Florida, Gainesville, Dr. Maillacheruvu taught at Polytechnic University, Brooklyn NY (now part of NYU) from 1994 to 1997. Dr. Maillacheruvu’s research interests include biological treatment systems (aerobic and anaerobic), industrial waste treatment and reuse, mathematical modeling of environmental systems (water), and hazardous waste treatment and management, soil and groundwater clean-up. He is currently working on electrokinetics-enhanced bioremediation, nutrient removal from wastewater and energy production from anaerobic processes. In addition to over 35 publications in national and international journals and conferences, Dr. Maillacheruvu has co-authored three books/book chapters in the field of environmental engineering.

Dr. Maillacheruvu graduated from I.I.T. Madras (1985) with a B.Tech. in Civil Engineering. After working briefly in India, he earned M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Civil and Environmental Engineering from University of Iowa (1993). After postdoctoral work at the University of Florida, Gainesville, Dr. Maillacheruvu taught at Polytechnic University, Brooklyn NY (now part of NYU) from 1994 to 1997. Dr. Maillacheruvu’s research interests include biological treatment systems (aerobic and anaerobic), industrial waste treatment and reuse, mathematical modeling of environmental systems (water), and hazardous waste treatment and management, soil and groundwater clean-up. He is currently working on electrokinetics-enhanced bioremediation, nutrient removal from wastewater and energy production from anaerobic processes. In addition to over 35 publications in national and international journals and conferences, Dr. Maillacheruvu has co-authored three books/book chapters in the field of environmental engineering.

Bolanle Deborah Ikotun is a researcher and a Senior lecturer in Civil Engineering department, University of South Africa. She has MSc (Eng) and B.Eng degrees in Civil Engineering from the University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa and The Federal University of Technology Akure, Nigeria respectively. Her research interests are in concrete mix design, concrete structural and durability properties testing, chemical deterioration of concrete, mechanical testing of concrete, concrete quality optimization techniques and investigation of extenders as they affect mortar and concrete properties. She has authored and co-authored articles in peer-reviewed conference proceedings and reputable journals. She has served as a reviewer for reputable journals and presently supervising postgraduate students

Concrete mix design, concrete structural and durability properties testing, chemical deterioration of concrete, mechanical testing of concrete, concrete quality optimization techniques and investigation of extenders.

DR. Dulo Simeon has received his PhD from University of Nairobi . Currently, he is working as a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Civil and Construction Engineering, University of Nairobi. He is a Fellow of the Hydrological Society of Kenya; Graduate Member of the Institution of Engineer’s of Kenya (IEK); Graduate Engineer, Engineer’s Registration Board of Kenya (ERB); Corporate Member of the Kenya Society of Agricultural Engineers; Member of Nile Basin Capacity Building Network on river Engineering; Member of Nile- IWRMnet; Member of NileNet (Nile Basin Initiative). DR. Dulo Simeon is holder of a UNESCO certificate in IWRM. He has authored or co-authored 70 research articles published in refereed journals, 65 papers published in Conference Proceedings, 100 conference presentations, 3 books as the first author.

Integrated Water Resource Management; Climate change impacts on Water Resources; Polluting effects of Poor Solid Waste Management

Dr. Togay Ozbakkaloglu’s is a Senior Lecturer in School of Civil, Environmental and Mining Engineering at The University of Adelaide, Australia. His research interests lie in the area of expertise like Behaviour, design, and retrofit of earthquake-resistant concrete structures; Seismic behaviour and analysis of FRP reinforced concrete structural members; Performance-based design of reinforced concrete structures; FRP-concrete-steel composite columns; Compressive and seismic behavior of FRP-confined concrete columns; Inelastic dynamic analysis of reinforced concrete structures for seismic investigation; Repair and strengthening of concrete structures with advanced composite materials; Behaviour and design of high-strength concrete members. He has published and reviewed numerous technical papers in international journals and conference proceedings. Dr. Togay Ozbakkaloglu is a Member of American Concrete Institute (ACI). He obtained Ph.D. in Structural Engineering, University of Ottawa, Canada.

Dr. Togay Ozbakkaloglu’s research interests lie in the area of expertise like Behaviour, design, and retrofit of earthquake-resistant concrete structures; Seismic behaviour and analysis of FRP reinforced concrete structural members; Performance-based design of reinforced concrete structures; FRP-concrete-steel composite columns; Compressive and seismic behavior of FRP-confined concrete columns; Inelastic dynamic analysis of reinforced concrete structures for seismic investigation; Repair and strengthening of concrete structures with advanced composite materials; Behaviour and design of high-strength concrete members.

John Black completed his PhD in 1973 from Bradford University, England and postdoctoral studies from the Australian National University. He is the Foundation Professor of Transport Engineering at UNSW Australia. He has published more than 105 papers in reputed journals and books(including Urban Transport Planning: Theory and Practice, 1981) and has been serving as an editorial board member on several transport journals of repute, including Transportation Research D; Transport and Environment. He has undertaken research or acted as high level consultant in 36 countries.

John Black research interests lie in the general area of Sustainability and Transport Engineering

Dr Monzur Imteaz is an currently working as a Associate Professor of the Department of Civil and Construction Engineering at Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, AUSTRALIA. Dr Monzur has received many prestigious international awards and prizes for his research contributions. He has published numerous technical papers in international journals and conference proceedings and, two text books in the field of concrete structures and concrete technology.He received his PhD Completions: 4 PhDs as principal supervisor and 2 PhDs as associate supervisor, Current PhD Supervisions: Principal supervisor for 3 students and associate supervisor for 4 students and Current Masters Supervisions: Principal supervisor for 2 students. He attended as a keynote speaker for 2nd Science One International Conference on Environmental Sciences, Dubai, 2013 and 2nd International Conference on Hydrology and Groundwater 2013, Raleigh, USA. His research activities are Author of 1 book, 11 book chapters, 76 journals, 65 conference papers and 3 journal editorials. Citations and h-index, Citations: 810 (Google Scholar) and 357 (Scopus), h-index: 17 (Google Scholar) and 12 (Scopus), Recorded publications: 113 (Google Scholar) and 70 (Scopus).

Dr. Monzur Imteaz's research interests lie in the general area of Sustainable Wateruse, Ecological Modelling, Hydrologic Modelling, Water Quality Modelling, Hydraulic Modelling, Waste Water Treatment Modelling, Urban Drainage.

Dr Biao Yang is a Research Associate in Accessibility Research Group of the Department of Civil, Environmental & Geomatic Engineering at UCL on a ESRC/NIHR project about pedestrian mobility of the visually impaired. Prior to this appointment, Dr Yang worked as a fully funded doctoral researcher in the Lighting Research Group of the School of Architecture at the University of Sheffield on a EPSRC project about street lighting and pedestrian vision. He is currently a technical committee member of the International Commission on Illumination (CIE) on TC 4-52 Lighting for Pedestrian: New Empirical Evidence, and an external reviewer of the National Commission for Scientific and Technological Research in Chile (CONICYT). He obtained an MSc from the Department of Illuminating Engineering and Light Sources at the Fudan University in Shanghai, China. During the three-year course, he was involved in two projects as postgraduate research assistant: 'Integrated Simulation Theory and Method of Human-Machine Ergonomics in Civil Aircraft Cockpit', funded by the National Key Basic Research Program of China (973 Project), and 'Improving the Luminous Environment of Middle and Primary School Classrooms', funded by the Shanghai Municipal Education Commission. He obtained a BEng from the Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering at the Xi’an Jiaotong University in Xi’an, China.

Accessibility Research Group of the Department of Civil, Environmental & Geomatic Engineering