Conference Chair

Prof. Junwen Zhang, China

China University of Mining and Technology (Beijing)

Introduction: Junwen Zhang, Male, Doctor, Professor, Doctoral Supervisor. He is mainly engaged in the teaching and scientific research of mining engineering and serves as the deputy director of the Engineering Research Center of the Coal Industry for Roadway Support and Disaster Prevention, the deputy director of the Standardization Working Committee of the China Green Alliance, and the deputy director of the Professional Committee of Coal Mine System Engineering of the China Coal Society. In addition, he is a member of the Mining Rock Mechanics Branch of the National Society of Rock Mechanics Engineering, a member of the Youth Expert Academic Committee of Coal Science and Technology, a member of the Power Disaster Early Warning and Prevention Expert Committee of the Coal Industry Technical Committee and a young and middle-aged editorial board member of International Journal of IJMST and Journal of Coal. He has won the Green Mine Outstanding Contribution Award and the Coal Youth Science and Technology Award. He published more than 60 papers included in SCI/EI, presided over more than 10 key programs of the National Natural Science Foundation of China. He won more than 10 first prizes of the Ministry of Education for Scientific and Technological Progress, and published 6 textbooks and academic monographs.

Academic Committee Chair

Prof. Xin Ren, Deputy dean, China

Nanjing Tech University

Introduction: Dr. Xin Ren is a Full Professor at the Centre of Innovative Structures, Deputy Director of the Department of Intelligent Construction and Management, College of Civil Engineering, Nanjing Tech University. He graduated with a Ph.D. from RMIT University, Australia in 2017. He is Vebleo Fellow; Winner of Jiangsu Outstanding Youth Fund in China; Excellent young teacher of "Qing Lan Project" in Jiangsu Province; Top-notch talents of middle-aged and young people in Nanjing. Member of the International Negative Poisson's Ratio Materials and Structure Academic Committee (the only one in mainland China); Member of the Royal Society of Victoria, Australia; Reviewer of the National Natural Science Foundation of China; Member of the Youth Working Committee of the Jiangsu Mechanics Society; Vice president of the Young Teachers Association of Nanjing Tech University. Published more than 50 journal papers, including four "ESI Highly Cited" papers, with a total cited number of more than 1,850 times (Google Scholar: H-index is 21). Acted as Editorial Board or Youth Editorial Board for the following international journals: Defence Technology (JCR-Q1); Mechanics of Advanced Materials and Structures (JCR-Q2); Chinese Journal of Applied Mechanics. Acted as Guest Editor for the following international journals: Engineering Structures (JCR-Q1), Buildings (JCR-Q1) and Applied Sciences (JCR-Q2). Mainly engaged in the research of structural engineering, new materials and new structures, mechanical metamaterials, composite materials, etc.

Organizing Committee Chair

Assoc. Prof. Yu Chen, China

Sun Yat-sen University

Introduction: Dr. Yu Chen, Associate Professor, Sun Yat-sen University. Dr. Yu Chen engaged in the research of tunnel engineering, subway engineering, underground engineering support, numerical simulation model calculation method development and theory, geotechnical multi-field multi-phase coupling, engineering toughness support mechanism, engineering testing and so on. Rich in scientific research and practical experience in urban underground space development, rock mass engineering, mountain tunnels, large cross-sea tunnels, etc. 

Editors of the following journals:

International Journal of Coal Science & Technology, Academic editor;

Transactions of Nonferrous Metals Society of China, Young editorial board member;

Results in Engineering, Young editorial board member;

Deep Underground Science and Engineering, Young editorial board member;

Publication Chair

Prof. Zakiah Ahmad, Malaysia

Universiti Teknologi Mara

Introduction: Prof. Dr Zakiah Ahmad is the Dean of Faculty of Civil Engineering and also the Director of Infrastructure Engineering and Sustainable Management (IIESM) at Universiti Teknologi Mara. She obtained her Bachelor Degree in Civil Engineering and Master’s degree at the Memphis State University, United States of Amerika before continuing to take PhD in Timber Engineering at University of Bath United Kingdom. Zakiah has more than 30 years of experience in teaching and research. Zakiah is specialising in timber engineering and timber composites. Her other interest includes nano-polymer composites as well as cement composites. She has supervised more than 60 postgraduate students. She has published more than 300 papers in journals and proceedings and has written 3 books and several booklets for industries. She has been appointed as Editor and guest editor of reputable journals. 

Committee Members

Prof. Dr. I.Neethi Manickam, Anna University, India

Assoc. Prof. Jun Xie, Hebei University of Architecture, China

Assis. Prof. Dr. Anandha Kumar S, Aditya Engineering College, India

Assis. Prof. Zia Ur Rehman, University of Engineering and Technology Taxila (UET), Pakistan

Assis. Prof. Mohammed Zaki, American University in Dubai, USA

Assis. Prof. Thota Sivasankar, NIIT University, India

Assis. Prof. Abdollah Tabaroei, Department of Civil Engineering, Eshragh Institute of Higher Education, Bojnourd, Iran

Assis. Prof. Majid Pouraminian, Department of Civil Engineering, Islamic Azad University, Ramsar

Assis. Prof. Anil Kumar Sharma, National Institute of Technology, Patna

Assis. Prof. Vahed Ghiasi Geotechnical Engineering, Malayer University, Malaysia