Keynote

Keynote:

Rapid and Long Runout Landslides Triggered by Different Liquefaction Mechanisms

Prof. Dr. Fawu Wang, Chairholder of the UNESCO Chair on Geoenvironmental Disaster Reduction at Shimane University, is a renowned expert in landslides and disaster mitigation. After retiring as a Professor Emeritus from Shimane University, he joined Tongji University as a full professor. With over 30 years of experience, he has published more than 100 papers and co-authored books on landslide mechanics, motion prediction, and disaster reduction. Dr. Wang is the Director-General of the International Consortium on Geo-disaster Reduction and Editor-in-Chief of Geoenvironmental Disasters. He has received numerous research grants throughout his career.

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Wave Dynamics and Geohazards Monitoring

Dr. Ko-Fei Liu, Professor of Civil Engineering at National Taiwan University, earned his Ph.D. from MIT. He has held leadership roles at NTU and NCDR. His research focuses on debris flow modeling, monitoring automation, rheology, hazard assessment, wave dynamics, and groundwater hydraulics. He was also a visiting scholar at Hong Kong University.

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Debris Flow Risk to Roads and Road Users

Dr. Mike Winter, a leading expert in landslides and debris flows, specializes in hazard assessment, management, and mitigation. With nearly 350 publications, he has shaped industry standards. A former Chief Scientific Editor of QJEGH, he’s Vice-Chair of ISSMGE’s TC 202, Director of Winter Associates, and a Visiting Professor at Portsmouth and Shimane universities.

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Asian Monsoon, Climate and Climate-Induced Hazards in the Asia and Pacific Region

Prof. Dr. Toru Terao, distinguished professor at Kagawa University, Japan, specializes in environmental humanities, focusing on sustainable living spaces. He co-chaired the 2021 workshop on “Water, Air, and Land for Sustainable Living Spaces” at the EJEA Conference. His research also explores the impact of natural disasters on coastal surface water.

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Role of Suction in Unsaturated soils

Dr. H M Sayem, Professor of Engineering Geology at Jahangirnagar University, Bangladesh, earned his Ph.D. from the Chinese Academy of Sciences. He has published over 30 papers and is Treasurer of IAEG Bangladesh. A CAS-TWAS Fellow, he actively researches under ANSO China funding and is a lifetime Geological Society member.

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Tectonic Evolution and Seismic Hazards in Bangladesh: Insights from Geophysical and Geotechnical Studies

Dr. Md. Shofiqul Islam, Professor and Head of Petroleum and Mining Engineering at SUST, Bangladesh, specializes in geology, geophysics, and energy security. With 20+ years’ experience, he focuses on seismic hazard assessment, reservoir geomechanics, and geotechnical analysis. He earned his PhD in Japan and conducted research at Columbia University.

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Progressive failure analysis based on a method of non-vertical slices

Prof. Dr. Younus Ahmed Khan, Head of Geology & Mining at the University of Rajshahi, specializes in mining, geomechanics, and geohazards. He holds MSc and PhD degrees from Rajshahi and Tokushima (Japan) Universities, completed postdoctoral research in South Korea, and actively contributes to professional societies, including IAEG Bangladesh and the Geological Society of Bangladesh.

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Climate Related Drought Hazards in the North Eastern Bangladesh

Prof. Md. Bodruddoza Mia, Department of Geology, University of Dhaka, holds an MS in Geology and a PhD in Environmental Engineering from Kyushu University, Japan. He has published 37+ papers, researching remote sensing applications in drought, urban heat islands, river erosion, water resources, and geohazards. He is a member of IAEG Bangladesh.

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A Multidisciplinary Approach to Disaster Risk Reduction in Nepal

Mr. Anil Pokhrel is the former Chief Executive of Nepal’s National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority (NDRRMA), where he led the development of its structure, SOPs, programs, and budget, and implemented Nepal’s DRRM Action Plan. He also served as Member Secretary of the National Executive Committee (headed by the Minister of Home Affairs) and the National Council for DRRM (headed by the Prime Minister). With over two decades of experience, he has worked with NGOs, UN agencies, ADB, and the World Bank in DRR, climate change, and water management. Mr. Pokhrel holds degrees in Civil Engineering and Environmental Management from Tribhuvan University and Yale University.

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The Paul Marinos Distinguished World Lecture