Keynotes

Prof. Dr. Dennes Taganajan Bergado

Professor Emeritus and Retired Professor of Geotechnical Engineering, Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand

Keynote 1: Successful Applications of Mechanically Stabilized Earth (MSE) with Metallic and Polymer Reinforcements for Mitigations of Landslides and Soil Erosion.

Prof. Dr. Jinchun Chai

Professor (Geotechnical Engineering) Department of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Saga University, Japan

Keynote 2: Estimating Engineering Properties of Soil from Piezocone Test Results.

Prof. Dr. Shuichi Hasegawa

Professor and Dean, Faculty of Engineering and Design, Kagawa University, Takamatsu, Kagawa, Japan

Keynote 3: Engineering Geology of the Himalaya

Prof. Dr. Suksun Horpibulsuk        

Suranaree University of Technology, Thailand       

Keynote 4: Stabilization of Marginal Lateritic Soil Using Melamine Debris for Sustainable Geotechnical Applications

Prof. Dr. Hemanta Hazarika          

Kyushu University, Japan    

Keynote 5: Earthquake Induced Landslides in Gentle Slopes – Lessons Learned from the 2016 Kumamoto Earthquake

Prof. Dr. Takenori Hino     

Saga University, Japan        

Keynote 6: Effects of recent climate change and earthquake disaster on the soil structure of the ground

Prof. Dr. Nobuo Mishima   

Department of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Saga University, Japan

Keynote 7:     ICT-based study for community development in a historic town

Dr. Som Nath Sapkota

Director General, Department of Mines and Geology, Ministry of Industry, Government of Nepal, Lainchaur, Kathmandu, Nepal

Keynote 8: Seismotectonics of the Himalayan Region – recent understanding and research progress

Dr. Suttisak Soralump         

Kaestsart University, Thailand 

Keynote 9: Innovative Strategy for Landslide and Earthquake Mitigation

Dr. Nguyen Cao Don          

Water Resources Institute, Vietnam 

Keynote 10: Land subsidence in the Lower Mekong River Delta