Keynote Speaker 1 :

Jorge Manuel Caliço Lopes de Brito, Professor, INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TÉCNICO (IST)

Jorge Manuel Caliço Lopes de Brito. Vestibular Full Professorship Exam in 2005/03 - Instituto Superior Técnico: Technical University of Lisbon. PhD in Civil Engineering in 1993 - Instituto Superior Técnico: Technical University of Lisbon. Masters in Structural Engineering in 1987 - Instituto Superior Técnico: Technical University of Lisbon. Graduation in Civil Engineering in 1982 - Instituto Superior Técnico: Technical University of Lisbon. Full Professor at Instituto Superior Técnico: University of Lisbon. Former Head of the Department of Civil Engineering, Architecture and Environment. Former Director of the FCT Doctoral Program Eco Construction and Rehabilitation (EcoCoRe) at Instituto Superior Técnico: University of Lisbon. Researcher at Civil Engineering Research and Innovation for Sustainability (CERIS): University of Lisbon. Coordinator of W80 (Service Life Prediction) and W86 (Building Pathology) in International Council for Research and Innovation in Building and Construction (CIB). Former Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Building Engineering in Elsevier Ltd.; Associate Editor of the European Journal of Environmental and Civil Engineering in Taylor & Francis Group; Editorial Board Member of the Magazine of Concrete Research in Institution of Civil Engineers; Editor of various other WoS-ranked scientific journals. Published 1010 papers in scientific journals, 59 book chapters and 11 books. Registered 5 patents. Participated in 346 technical/ scientific events. Supervised(es) 23 and co-supervised(es) 34 PhD theses. Supervised(es) 143 and co-supervised(es) 41 MSc dissertations. Received 47 awards and distinctions. Participated(es) in 41 research projects and was Principal Investigator in 13 others.

Keynote Speaker 2 :

Ir. Ts. Dr. Hj. Mohd Khairolden Ghani, Senior Manager, Construction Research Institute of Malaysia (CREAM) 

Ir. Ts. Dr. Hj. Mohd Khairolden Ghani is Senior Manager (Consultancy & Inspection Division) at Construction Research Institute of Malaysia (CREAM). He holds a PhD in Built Environment from University of Malaya, along with a Master’s in Civil Engineering and a Bachelor’s in Civil Engineering (plus a technical diploma), and is registered as a Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) with the Board of Engineers Malaysia (BEM), as well as a Professional Technologist with the Malaysia Board of Technologist (MBOT), and recognised as an ASEAN Chartered Professional Engineer (ACPE). With over 15 years in CREAM since 2007, he has led and contributed to numerous consultancy, inspection, and research projects focused on sustainable construction, facility management, digitalisation, resilient construction, green building technology, and industry development. He also holds adjunct and advisory teaching roles at several Malaysian institutions, bridging academia and industry.

Keynote Speaker 3 :

Prof. Dr. Ana Bras, Professor, Liverpool John Moores University (LJMU)

Professor Ana Bras is a Full Professor of Bio-materials for Infrastructure and Deputy Director of the BEST Research Institute at Liverpool John Moores University (UK). With over 20 years of experience in pioneering bio-based, low-carbon and self-healing solutions for sustainable infrastructure, she has secured £3.5M in research funding and published extensively in top Q1 journals. A Chartered Civil Engineer (CEng, FICE), she serves as an expert evaluator for major international research bodies including Horizon Europe, ANR, the Dutch Research Council and EPSRC. Prof. Ana Bras leads global initiatives such as chairing the RILEM TC BEC committee and contributing to the UK carbon-neutral infrastructure agenda. Her work integrates civil engineering, materials science and microbiology to enhance durability and resilience in cement and earth-based structures, while supervising numerous PhD and postdoctoral researchers worldwide.