Invited Speakers
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.
Osman Adiguzel
Firat University, Turkey
Biography: Dr.
Adiguzel graduated from Department of Physics,
Ankara University, Turkey in 1974 and received PhD-
degree from Dicle University, Diyarbakir-Turkey. He
studied at Surrey University, Guildford, UK, as a
post- doctoral research scientist in 1986-1987, and
studies were focused on shape memory effect in shape
memory alloys. His academic life started following
graduation by attending an assistant to Dicle
University in January 1975. He became professor in
1996 at Firat University in Turkey, and retired on
November 28, 2019, due to the age limit of 67,
following academic life of 45 years. He supervised 5
PhD- theses and 3 M. Sc- theses and published over
80 papers in international and national journals; He
joined over 120 conferences and symposia in
international level with contribution.
He served the program chair or conference
chair/co-chair in some of these activities. Also, he
joined in last six years (2014 - 2019) over 60
conferences as Keynote Speaker and Conference
Co-Chair organized by different companies.
Additionally, he joined over 180 online conferences
in the same way in pandemic period of 2020-2023.
Dr. Adiguzel served his directorate of Graduate
School of Natural and Applied Sciences, Firat
University, in 1999-2004. He received a certificate
awarded to him and his experimental group in
recognition of significant contribution of 2
patterns to the Powder Diffraction File – Release
2000. The ICDD (International Centre for Diffraction
Data) also appreciates cooperation of his group and
interest in Powder Diffraction File.