Keynote Speakers
Prof. Pier Paolo Rossi
University of
Catania, Catania, Italy
Biograpy-Pier Paolo Rossiwas born in Salerno (Italy) on February 1, 1967 and is an associate professor at the University of Catania. He graduated in Civil Engineering at the University of Naples "Federico II" (1993) and obtained the title of PhD at the University of Catania (1998). Before working at the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Catania he worked for a few years (1993-94) at the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Naples “Federico II. He is the author or coauthor of more than 100 publications, including journal articles and articles in conference proceedings. He is reviewer of articles proposed for publication in several international journals. His research interests are in the area of seismic engineering: in particular, his attention is focused on the design and seismic behavior of structures in reinforced concrete and steel. He has participated in various national research programs and is frequently called to lecture in Italy on the seismic behavior of structures and on the application of national and European regulations. He is currently in possession of the qualification as full professor for the competition sector 08/B3 and professor at the University of Catania of the courses of Laboratory of Construction Techniques (Special Educational Structure of Architecture of Syracuse) and of Bridges and Great Structures. He has participated in various national research programs and is frequently called to lecture in Italy on the seismic behavior of structures and on the application of national and European regulations. He is currently in possession of the qualification as full professor for the competition sector 08/B3 and professor at the University of Catania of the courses of Laboratory of Construction Techniques (Special Educational Structure of Architecture of Syracuse) and of Bridges and Great Structures. He has participated in various national research programs and is frequently called to lecture in Italy on the seismic behavior of structures and on the application of national and European regulations. He is currently in possession of the qualification as full professor for the competition sector 08/B3 and professor at the University of Catania of the courses of Laboratory of Construction Techniques (Special Educational Structure of Architecture of Syracuse) and of Bridges and Great Structures.
Prof. Fabio Tosti
University of
West London, UK
Biograpy-Fabio
Tosti (IEEE M’17–SM’19) received
the M.Sc. and Eng. degrees (cum
laude) in Infrastructure and
Transportation Engineering from
Roma Tre University, Rome,
Italy, in 2010, and the Ph.D.
degree in Civil Engineering with
European Doctorate Label
(excellent rating) from Roma Tre
University, in 2014. A
registered Chartered Engineer,
he is a Professor of Civil
Engineering at the School of
Computing and Engineering,
University of West London (UWL),
London, U.K., and the Director
of “The Faringdon Research
Centre for Non-Destructive
Testing and Remote Sensing” at
UWL. His research interests
include the development of new
algorithms, methodologies, and
models for geoscience
applications and the
non-destructive and satellite
remote sensing assessment,
repair, and maintenance of civil
infrastructure and greenspace.
He has authored/co-authored over
210 research publication records
in international journals,
conferences, and books and
delivered numerous keynote and
invited lectures. Prof. Tosti
was a recipient of the ECSs
Award by the European
Geosciences Union (EGU) in 2017
and several Best Paper Awards at
International Conferences,
including the 2021 IEEE
Asia–Pacific Conference on
Geoscience, Electronics and
Remote Sensing Technology
(AGERS2021) and the IEEE 2020
43rd International Conference on
Telecommunications and Signal
Processing (TSP2020). He was the
General Co-Chair of the 3rd and
2nd International Workshop on
Signal Processing Techniques for
Ground Penetrating Radar
Applications in 2022 and 2020
(TSP—IEEE Conf. Record 49548),
respectively, and he served as
the main organiser, scientific
committee member and chair of
technical sessions in 50+
international conferences and
workshops. He served as the
managing guest editor for
various journals. He is the
Editor-in-Chief of NDT
(MDPI), and an Associate Editor
of the International Journal
of Pavement Engineering
(IJPE), Remote Sensing
(MDPI), Frontiers in Remote
Sensing, Geoscientific
Instrumentation, Methods and
Data Systems (GI), and the
Journal of Railway
Engineering.
Prof. Haluk Akgün
Middle East Technical University
(METU) Istanbul, Turkey
Biograpy-Professor Akgün
received his Bachelor’s degree
from the Middle East Technical
University (METU), Department of
Geological Engineering in 1981
and his Master’s and Ph.D.
degrees from the University of
Arizona, Department of
Geological Engineering in 1986
and 1990, respectively.
Professor Akgün is a faculty
member at the Middle East
Technical University (METU),
Department of Geological
Engineering, Ankara, Turkey
since 1995 and Associate Editors
of The Journal of Solid Waste
Technology & Management and
Environmental Geosciences
journal. He was employed as a
Senior Design Associate at
Environtech Consultants, Inc.,
Boca Raton, Florida, during
1990-1992 and, as a Senior
Geotechnical/Geo-environmental
Engineer at Geotech, Inc., Maple
Shade, New Jersey during
1993-1995 before becoming a
faculty member at METU. He is a
Registered Professional Engineer
with specializations in
engineering geology and
geotechnical engineering.
Professor Akgün has authored a
total of 2 international book
chapters, 2 international
encyclopedia chapters, 60
international journal papers and
74 international conference
papers.