| Prof. Baojie HeChongqing University, China Dr. Baojie He is a Professor at the School of Architecture and Urban Planning, Chongqing University, a Bayu Scholar, a doctoral supervisor, the Head of the Research Center for Climate Resilience and Low-Carbon Cities, and a Researcher at the Institute for Sustainable Development and Peace Education, Hiroshima University, Japan. He was consecutively named a Highly Cited Researcher by Clarivate in both 2022 and 2023. Dr. He focuses on urban heat mitigation and adaptation under global and local climate change, zero-energy buildings, and passive residential design. He has published over 140 peer-reviewed papers in SCI and SSCI journals, with an H‑index of 44. He has served as a topic editor, lead guest editor, associate editor, editorial board member, conference chair, session chair, scientific committee member, and invited reviewer for various internationally renowned journals. He received the Sustainable Young Scientist Award in 2022, the Green Talent Award (Germany) in 2021, and the National Outstanding Self‑Financed Student Scholarship (China) in 2019. In addition, he has been consecutively listed among the world’s top 2% scientists from 2020 to 2023. |
| Prof. Che Khairil Izam Che IbrahimUniversiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia Dr Che Khairil Izam Che Ibrahim is a Professor and the Dean of the Faculty of Civil Engineering at Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM), Malaysia. He holds a PhD from the University of Auckland, New Zealand, and is a registered Professional Engineer (BEM), Professional Technologist (MBOT) and ASEAN Chartered Professional Engineer. His research focuses on Design for Safety (DfS) and Prevention through Design, construction safety and health, collaborative procurement and team integration, sustainability, and digital construction. He has led research and consultancy projects worth over MYR 4.24 million funded by national and international bodies, including a current British Council ISPF project on tripartite academia, industry and government engagement for DfS. He has published more than 75 journal papers, with his team integration work twice recognised by the Emerald Literati Network Awards of Excellence (2016 and 2019). He serves on the editorial advisory boards of several international journals, including Construction Management and Economics and the Journal of Engineering, Design and Technology, and collaborates closely with regulators and industry partners such as DOSH, NIOSH, CIDB and the Board of Engineers Malaysia. |
| Prof. Yongding TianSouthwest Jiaotong University, China Yongding Tian is an associate professor at Southwest Jiaotong University, holding dual Ph.D. degrees from Monash University (Australia) and Southeast University. Selected for Sichuan's high-level young talent program and the university's "Qingmiao Plan", he teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in structural design, smart construction, big data, structural dynamics, and BIM applications. His research focuses on structural health monitoring, non-contact sensing, machine learning, safety assessment, and intelligent disaster prevention. He has led NSFC and provincial projects and participated in over 10 national and key research programs, contributing to two group standards of the China Highway Society. He has published over 30 papers, with 20 as first/corresponding author in top journals including Computer-aided Civil and Infrastructure Engineering, Nano Energy, Automation in Construction, Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing, and others. He holds 1 U.S. and 15 Chinese invention patents. His awards include a second-class National Science and Technology Progress Award (2019), two Gold Medals at Geneva International Inventions, first-class awards from the China Steel Structure Society and Sichuan Civil Engineering Society, the Lv Zhitao Excellent Doctoral Dissertation Award, and the Sichuan Civil Engineering Youth Science and Technology Award. |
