Toronto Metropolitan University, Canada
Conference Chair
Dr. Mehrab Mehrvar, Ph.D., P.Eng., joined Toronto Metropolitan University in Canada in 1998, where he is now Full Professor, Interim Associate Dean of the Faculty of Engineering and Architectural Science, and Associate Chair for Graduate Studies in the Department of Chemical Engineering. He received his Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Waterloo, Canada. Dr. Mehrvar is deeply committed to research, with primary interests in integrating advanced oxidation technologies and biological processes for water and wastewater treatment, as well as in photochemical reaction engineering.
He has authored or co-authored one patent, over 134 refereed journal papers, six book chapters, 37 conference proceedings papers, and more than 250 conference presentations and invited seminars. Over his career, Dr. Mehrvar has supervised or co-supervised more than 55 graduate students at the master’s and doctoral levels, as well as over 80 research assistants, exchange students, postdoctoral fellows, and visiting scholars. He has also served as a guest editor and as an editorial board member for several refereed journals.
Additionally, he has chaired and participated as an organizing and scientific committee member in numerous international conferences. Dr. Mehrvar has taught a variety of courses in Chemical and Environmental Engineering at both undergraduate and graduate levels and previously served as the Department Chair for a couple of years. He has received multiple prestigious teaching and research awards from both the University of Waterloo and Toronto Metropolitan University.
University of Central Florida, USA
Conference Chair
Woo Hyoung Lee is an associate professor in the UCF Department of Civil, Environmental and Construction Engineering. He received his doctoral degree in environmental engineering from the University of Cincinnati in 2009, his master’s degree in environmental engineering from Korea University in 2001 and his bachelor’s degree in environmental engineering from Chonnam National University in 1996. Before joining UCF, he was an ORISE postdoctoral research fellow at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s National Risk Management Research Laboratory in Ohio.
To date, his professional work and research have encompassed the development and use of electrochemical sensors for water quality monitoring and smart water/wastewater treatment and management using environmental nanotechnology and biotechnology. He is a registered professional engineer. He has been an Office of Naval Research Summer Faculty Fellow at the Naval Surface Warfare Center–Carderock Division. He currently serves as a member of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Board of Scientific Counselors Social and Community Science Subcommittee.
KU Leuven, Belgium
Conference Chair
Dr. Jiabin Li is a Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering at KU Leuven, Belgium, and Head of the RecyCon research group. He obtained his Ph.D. in Engineering (Construction) in Germany and has held research and academic positions in Austria, Norway, and Belgium. His research focuses on sustainable construction materials, circular economy in construction, recycling and reuse of construction and demolition waste, recycled aggregate concrete, and structural design for sustainable infrastructure. Dr. Li has authored over 100 scientific publications and leads several national and international research projects dedicated to advancing circular and low-carbon construction technologies.
Dr. Jolanta Tamošaitienė is a Professor at the Faculty of Civil Engineering and a researcher at the Institute of Sustainable Construction, Vilnius Gediminas Technical University (VILNIUS TECH), Lithuania. She is an internationally recognized expert in construction engineering and management, sustainable construction, risk assessment, project management, and multi-criteria decision-making methods.
Her research focuses on construction project management, risk analysis, sustainability assessment, decision-support systems, optimization techniques, and the application of operational research methods in civil engineering. She has made significant contributions to the development of advanced decision-making models for construction and infrastructure projects and has actively promoted sustainable development practices within the built environment.
Dr. Tamošaitienė has authored and co-authored numerous scientific publications in leading international journals and conference proceedings. She serves on the editorial boards of several international journals and has participated in numerous national and international research projects. Her work has significantly advanced the fields of construction management, project risk assessment, sustainable development, and intelligent decision-support systems.
Throughout her academic career, Dr. Tamošaitienė has been actively involved in international scientific collaborations and professional organizations, contributing to the advancement of sustainable and innovative solutions for the construction industry.