Our Keynote Speakers

DR. MD. MANIRUZZAMAN BIN ABDUL AZIZ (Zaman)

He is serving as a Professor in Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), Malaysia.
He completed his PhD in Civil Engineering (Highway and Transport Engineering), University Putra Malaysia in 2011, M.Sc. Engineering (Highway and Transport Engineering), University Putra Malaysia in 2006, B.Sc. (Civil Engineering), Bangladesh University of Engineering & Technology (BUET), Dhaka, Bangladesh in 1981 and schooling from Bangladesh. He is member of Technical Committee of 8th Innovation, Arabia Conference in the Hamdan Bin Mohammed Smart University, United Arab Emirates (UAE), held on February 2015 in UAE. Website Link: https://people.utm.my/mzaman/

Prof. (Dr.) B. L. Swami

He completed B.E., M.E. and Ph.D. and currently working as a Professor in Department of Civil Engineering at Malviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur. Website Link: http://mnit.ac.in/faculty/profile.php?fid=SvbwrfaslJsFiuECQetIGwgw9xlXrbuoDE_Ai9W9mAU



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Prof. (Dr.) Sudesh Kumar Wadhawan

He completed B. Sc. [Hons.] Geology from University of Delhi, M. Sc. Applied Geology from University of Delhi and Ph. D. in Geology & Geomorphology University of Rajasthan. He has served the Geological Survey of India as Director General in various capacities with exceptional merit and devotion. He has vast experience in geological, applied geological and geochemical mapping, non-metallic/ metallic mineral investigations, stratigraphic correlations, and seismotectonics, sedimentological analyses, palaeoclimatic interpretations and Luminescence / OSL dating of Quaternary sediments, etc., and published over 50 research articles in reputed national and international journals, besides writing 40 scientific Reports for GSI, whose Extended Abstracts get published in annual Records of GSI. He has been a Visiting Faculty and nominated Geoscience Advisor for the UPSC, New Delhi and Expert Member of the Selection Committee for Atomic Mineral Directorate for Explorations and Research/BARC, Department of Atomic Energy and Search-Cum-Selection Committee for the Ministry of Culture, headed by the Cabinet Secretary, Government of India. He is engaged in writing research articles/ books, pursuing research interests in Geohazards, Mineral Exploration, Geoscience Policy Issues, Quaternary and Applied Geosciences, promotion and protection of Geoheritage sites & development of Geoparks in India with active support from INTACH.

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Prof. (Dr.) Manjula Kulshrestha Saxena

She has completed M.Sc., Ph.D., F.S.E.Sc. and currently serving as a Professor in department of Botany in University of Rajasthan. Her areas of specialization are Environmental Science (Ecology) Fresh water Biology (Limnology), Aquatic macrophytes, Allelopathy, Environmental biotechnology, Air pollution etc.

Prof. (Dr.) Vikas Garg

He completed B.E., in Civil Engineering, M.Tech in Water Resources Engineering and Ph.D on topic on the topic of Scour Protection around Bridge Piers from NIT, Kurukshetra. He is currently serving as Professor & Head, Department of Civil Engineering, Central University of Hayrana.
Website Link: http://www.cuh.ac.in/pdf/BTECH/brief%20resume%202018.pdf

Dr. Ali Akbar Firoozi

Dr. Ali Akbar Firoozi is an Assistant Professor at the Faculty of engineering and technology of the University of Botswana, Botswana. He was awarded a Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from University Kebangsaan (National) Malaysia (UKM), 2016. He is an expert on X-ray Diffraction (XRD), X- ray fluorescence (XRF), Nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy (NMR), Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscope (FESEM) and Energy Dispersive X-ray Analysis (EDX). In the last eight years, he started to employed nanotechnology and nanomaterials as an alternative material for civil engineering projects. Dr. Firoozi has published more than 60 papers and one book. Also, he is an editorial board and reviewer of 10 peer review journals. Dr. Firoozi has 17 years of work experience in industrial and he contributed to more than 100 projects as a project manager and designer (Soil Stabilization, Steel and Concrete Structures, Roads, Bridges, Water resource, Pipelines, Irrigation, Pump stations).

Dr. Naveen B.P.

Dr. Naveen.B.P is currently working as an Associate Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering at Amity University Gurgaon.
He completed his B.E(Civil Engineering) from University Visvesvaraya College of Engineering (UVCE), Bangalore., M.Tech (Geotechnical Engineering) from National Institute of Technology Karnataka, Surathkal, M.S (Geotechnical Engineering)& Ph.D(Geotechnical Engineering)from Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore.
Dynamic, committed and result-driven professional, with over 12years of diverse and progressive experience in the field of Geotechnical Engineering, Geo-Environmental Engineering, Metro works, Waste Management, and Ground Improvement. His work has been recognized by Aqua Foundation's Academic Excellence Award for Solid Waste Management in 2016 and Oasys Project of the year -2016. He was also a recipient of ISSMGE Foundation Award, Centre for International Co-operation in Science (CICS), Young Researcher and Scholar Icon-2017 Award, Young Educator and Scholar Award-2017 & 2018, IEI Young Engineers Award, Professional Excellence Award and recipient of many other awards. He also reviewed papers for many International Journals and Conferences.
He is the Chief Editor of one international Journal in his area of research. He has also collaborated on research with different groups and research centers during his academic career. He has overseas working experience having worked in Kenya, Japan, USA.