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.