Plenary Speakers

NAGAO Katashi

Nagoya University, Japan

Born in 19th January, 1962. Japanese national. I was living in Sapporo until my graduation of junior high school. After that, I lived in Tsukuba, Tokyo, Kawasaki, Yokohama, and Sagamihara. My current address is Higashi-ku, Nagoya. I was a ski jump player in my university days. My current hobby is not sports but researches on new technology such as information and communication technologies. I think that research is my vocation in life since I am very interested in creating something new. I did lots of work at industorial research laboratories and found limitation of my job in industory. Therefore, I decided to start research at academia and came this university. My research interests include digital content technology such as authoring, retrieval, transformation, and the distribution of digital content and intelligent agent technology including natural language understanding and generation, multimodal interaction, and the learning and adaptation of agents and robots. My main research goal is to create an infrastructure of human knowledge sharing and reuse. Recently, I have a strong interest in the integration of physical and informational environments, considering barrier-free and safety, based on personal intelligent vehicles and the infrastructures around them. On the other hand, today's students in universities look inactive and very shy. They seem to be concerned only about their small world including their family and friends.

Yu ZHOU

Peking University, China

Professor & Financial Lab Director: He serves as the director of the PHBS Financial Lab, which provides real-time global market data and databases like Bloomberg and Wind to students.

Yang Yang

University of Zhejiang (CUZ), China

Dr. Yang Yang is a computer education expert and technical writer with extensive experience in both academia and industry. He completed his postdoctoral research in computer science and previously served as an Associate Professor at Tongji University and a Research Fellow at the China Institute of Science and Technology Management. His career has focused on research on computer science education, technological innovation, and national science and technology strategy.

Yi Jing Chan

University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus, Malaysia

Ir. Dr. Chan Yi Jing is graduated with a Chemical Engineering degree from the University of Malaya (UM). She obtained her PhD degree from the University of Nottingham, Malaysia Campus. She is now an Associate Professor at the Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, The University of Nottingham, Malaysia Campus. Her research interests include wastewater treatment and bioreactor design.

Adam Weintrit

Gdynia Maritime University, Poland

Gdynia MaritimProfessor Adam Weintrit is a distinguished Polish maritime scientist currently serving as the Rector of Gdynia Maritime University (GMU) for the 2024–2028 term. He is a Full Professor of Technical Sciences and a Master Mariner with over 45 years of affiliation with the university University

Davide Forcellini

University of San Marino, Republic of San Marino

Davide Forcellini is an Associate Professor of Civil Engineering at the University of the Republic of San Marino (UNIRSM). His work primarily focuses on earthquake engineering and structural resilience

Wojciech Struzik

Lublin University of Technology, Poland

Many years of experience in designing and building HVAC systems. Author of numerous Polish and European patents. Implementation of projects and constructions in Iraq Baghdad, Basra, Mosul, Germany Hamburg, Bremen, Czech Prague, Hradec and others. President of WAKAD sp. z o.o. with multiple Forbes Diamonds 2010−2017. Graduate of the Lublin University of Technology, Institute of Civil and Sanitary Engineering since 1982. In 1985 he obtained Building License without restrictions No. 2677/Lb/85.

Zdulski Krzysztof

Warsaw University of Technology, Poland

Professor Adam Weintrit specialises is a specialist in geodesy and cartography, and transport (Currently known as Civil Engineering and Transport). He has been connected with Gdynia Maritime University for more than 40 years (from 1980 to 1985 as a student of the Faculty of Navigation, and since 1985 as a Faculty member of staff). Following the completion of his studies, he began work as an assistant at the Faculty of Navigation of Gdynia Higher Maritime School.

Nader Karballaeezadeh

Shahrood University of Technology, Iran

Nader Karballaeezadeh Faculty of Civil Engineering, Shahrood University of Technology, Shahrood P.O. Box 3619995161, Iran

Chrysoula Lazou

Democritus University of Thrace, Greece

Dr. Chrysoula (Chryssa) Lazou is a researcher and educator specializing in Technology-Enhanced Learning and Immersive Technologies. As of 2025, she is a prominent figure in the integration of AI, VR, and AR into educational curricula, serving in several leadership roles within international academic organizations

Makram Bachawati

University of Balamand, Lebanon

Dr. Makram El Bachawati is an Associate Professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering at the University of Balamand (UOB) in Lebanon. He currently serves as a full-time faculty member at the Koura Campu