Speakers
Speakers
Keynote Session 1
June 15, 08:00-09:15, Grandballroom A
Jae Young KIM
CTO, Hyundai Engineering & Construction
Dr. Jae Young Kim received his doctorate from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and has been a professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering for 30 years and the vice president for research at Seoul National University. He is the Head of R&D Division and CTO of Hyundai Engineering & Construction Co., Ltd. He also serves as the Chairman of the Civil and Environmental Engineering Division of the National Academy of Engineering of Korea, contributing to the advancement of the Korean construction industry and policy development.
Title
Digital Technologies and Robotics Transforming the Future of Construction
Keynote Session 2
June 16, 08:00-09:15, Grandballroom A
Dongping FANG
Professor, Tsinghua University
Dr. Dongping Fang is a professor at the School of Civil Engineering, Tsinghua University. He also serves as the director of the Institute for Future Cities and Infrastructures. He is currently president of the International Council for Research and Innovation in Building and Construction (CIB).
Professor Fang specializes in construction safety and urban resilience. He developed a Cognition-based Leadership-Culture-Behavior (LCB) approach for construction safety and a Trio-space Framework (Physical-Societal-Cyber) for urban resilience.
Professor Fang has authored over 200 papers in peer-reviewed academic journals. He has been invited as keynote speakers at more than 50 international conferences such as World building Congress 2016 and 2022, and Urban Transitions 2017. His contributions have earned him awards from the Construction Industry Council in Hong Kong, and the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) in the UK.
He also serves as Co-President of International Consortium of Construction Engineering and Project Management (ICCEPM) and vice-chair of the Specialists Committee of the China Construction Industry Association. From 2020 to 2025, he was the dean of civil engineering at Tsinghua University.
Professor Fang specializes in construction safety and urban resilience. He developed a Cognition-based Leadership-Culture-Behavior (LCB) approach for construction safety and a Trio-space Framework (Physical-Societal-Cyber) for urban resilience.
Professor Fang has authored over 200 papers in peer-reviewed academic journals. He has been invited as keynote speakers at more than 50 international conferences such as World building Congress 2016 and 2022, and Urban Transitions 2017. His contributions have earned him awards from the Construction Industry Council in Hong Kong, and the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) in the UK.
He also serves as Co-President of International Consortium of Construction Engineering and Project Management (ICCEPM) and vice-chair of the Specialists Committee of the China Construction Industry Association. From 2020 to 2025, he was the dean of civil engineering at Tsinghua University.
Title
How Much AI Can Help for Construction Safety
2026 Computing in Civil Engineering Award
June 15, 12:30-13:45, Grandballroom A
Fernanda Leite
Interim Vice President for Research and Joe J. King Professor, Civil Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin
Fernanda Leite is the Interim Vice President for Research and Joe J. King Professor in Civil Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin. An expert in Building Information Modeling (BIM), construction engineering, and resilient systems engineering, her research explores the integration of 3D modeling and artificial intelligence (AI) to create sustainable and adaptable infrastructure. As Associate Dean for Research in the Cockrell School of Engineering, Dr. Leite helped launch major interdisciplinary initiatives in semiconductors, quantum science, robotics and AI. She has also led cross-campus efforts, including the Planet Texas 2050 grand challenge.
Dr. Leite holds a Ph.D. from Carnegie Mellon University and is a licensed Professional Engineer. She brings a collaborative, forward-looking approach to research leadership – advancing UT Austin’s mission to become the world’s highest-impact public research university.
Title
Modeling our Built Environment: from Information to resilient futures