Publication Chair

Prof. Ali Cheshmehzangi

Qingdao City University, China

Biography:

Ali CHESHMEHZANGI is the World’s top 2% field leader, recognised by Stanford University. He has recently taken a senior leadership and management role at Qingdao City University (QCU), where he is Professor, Director of the Center for Innovation in Teaching, Learning, and Research, and Advisor to the school’s international communications. Over 11 years at his previous institute, Ali was Full Professor in Architecture and Urban Design, Head of the Department of Architecture and Built Environment, Founding Director of the Urban Innovation Lab, Director of Center for Sustainable Energy Technologies, and Director of Digital Design Lab. He was Visiting Professor and now Research Associate of the Network for Education and Research on Peace and Sustainability (NERPS), Hiroshima University, Japan. Ali is globally known for his research on ‘urban sustainability’. So far, Ali has published over 300 journal papers, articles, conference papers, book chapters, and reports. To date, he has 15 other published books.

Prof. Hüseyin Bilgin

EPOKA University, Albania

Biography:

Prof. Hüseyin Bilgin research activities are in the field of response, analysis, and design of reinforced concrete structures, with emphasis on problems of geometrically and material nonlinear behavior, aiming at evaluating the ultimate strength of members, connections, and structures. Specific research fields in which I have been actively involved; a) Nonlinear behavior of reinforced concrete members, b) Seismic performance assessment of RC and masonry buildings, c) Static and dynamic structural stability.