Invited Speakers
Dr. Alexander Lin
National University of Singapore, Singapore
Biography: Alexander Lin is a Senior Lecturer in Department of the Build Environment at the National University of Singapore (NUS). He holds a Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering from National Taiwan University and a PhD from the Structural Engineering Mechanics and Materials program at UC Berkeley's Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. Initially focusing on advanced concrete materials and their applications in structures, his research has evolved to incorporate the innovative use of technology and 3D printing, customizing shapes and details of building components for improved performances. His current work centers on optimizing building configurations, employing advanced algorithms and AI to enhance not only structural performance but also operational performances including acoustic and thermal insulations. He is a co-lead for the Thrust of AM (Additive Manufacturing) Enabled Design and Environment in Centre for Additive Manufacturing in NUS.
Dr. Kim Yongmin
University of Glasgow, Singapore
Biography: Dr. Kim Yongmin is an Assistant Professor at the James Watt School of Engineering, University of Glasgow, specifically in Singapore campus. He completed his PhD in the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea, in 2015. His research lab, Digital Geotechnical Engineering Lab (DGEL), is focused on Urban Disasters & Sustainable Urban Development. The lab uses deep-layered neural networks, machine learning, extensive laboratory experiments, field testing, and coupled multidisciplinary analyses to conduct their studies. Dr Kim Yongmin's research focuses on unsaturated soil mechanics to solve geotechnical problems associated with tropical residual soils. His research emphasis has been on rainfall-induced landslides, one of the major natural disasters occurring in many parts of the world. He has utilized unsaturated soil mechanics principles to better understand the mechanisms of rainfall-induced slope failures, particularly in tropical residual soils. Dr Kim Yongmin and his team have developed several systems, including the Capillary Barrier System (CBS), GeoBarrier System (GBS) for cover systems and retaining structures, as well as a Slope Management and Susceptibility Geographical Information System. They have also applied unsaturated soil mechanics to soil improvement for tree stability, understanding the effects of rainfall on tree stability, and developed instruments for tree inclinometer with the associated analytics.
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Md Hasanuzzaman
UM Power Energy Dedicated Advanced Centre (UMPEDAC), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Biography: Ts. Dr. Md. Hasanuzaman is a Chartered Engineer, UK and working as Associate Professor at the UM Power Energy Dedicated Advanced Centre (UMPEDAC), Higher Institution Centre of Excellence (HICoE), Universiti Malaya (UM), Malaysia. He was listed among the World's Top 2% Scientists by Stanford University & Elsevier since 2020 to 2025; Top 4 Scientists in Malaysia (Energy Engineering), Engineering & Technology, AD Scientific Index 2025, World’s Top 20 Highly Ranked Scholars for 2024 by Scholar GPS in Energy Conservation. He is recipient of AUA Scholars Award 2023-2024, Excellence Bangladeshi Academician Award 2024, Universiti Malaya Excellent Service Awrad 2023, Universiti Malaya Excellent Service Certificate 2021. Dr. Hasan served as the Programme Coordinator Master of Renewable Energy, Double Degree Programme with Master of Energy Science, Kyoto University, Japan from April 2012 to September 2020. He earned his PhD and an M. Eng. Sc. from the University of Malaya (UM), Malaysia and a B. Sc. in Mechanical Engineering from Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), Bangladesh. He is a recipient of UM Excellence Award 2012 for his outstanding achievement in his PhD; merit Scholarship from Bangladesh Scholarship Council and Nippon Foundation, Japan in 2003-2004. Dr. Hasan’s research interests include Energy Engineering, Renewable Energy, Solar Thermal, Energy and Buildings, Energy Policy, Electric and Hydrogen Vehicles, Sustainability, Carbon Pricing, Carbon Tax and Trade. He is an Associate Editor of the Alexandria Engineering Journal, Elsevier; Guest Editor of Renewable Energy. His 3 books: (1) Advanced Renewable Energy Conversion Technologies and Power Plant Engineering, 2025 (2) Technologies for Solar Thermal Energy, 2022 and (3) Energy for Sustainable Development, 2020 published by Elsevier.
Speech title "Global Energy and Sustainable Development Challenges: Impacts of Green Energy Integration"