Professors

Hydrogeologist with almost 30 years of professional experience, including roles as a research scientist with Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, California, USA, and as a consultant for environmental and water supply projects. His primary interests involve simulation of flow, transport, and

Professor Ian Smith is a freelance geotechnical and educational consultant with over 25 years experience teaching geotechnical engineering. Based in the UK, he is internationally recognised and has taught at universities across Europe and in China, Myanmar, Hong Kong and Qatar.

Dr. Wood has over 20 years of experience in structural engineering, primarily in roadway structures. Prior to joining E.L. Robinson Engineering as Senior Structural Engineer, Dr. Wood spent over 10 years with the Ohio Department of Transportation where he focused

Kristian Krabbenhoft received his MSc and PhD from the Technical University of Denmark in 2000 and 2003 respectively. He then joined the University of Newcastle, Australia before moving to the University of Liverpool, UK where he currently holds the Chair

Alun has a broad experience of many types of tunnelling methods from immersed tubes to segmental linings, from closed face TBMs to hand excavation under compressed air. He has a specialism in sprayed concrete lined (SCL/NATM) tunnels and numerical modelling,

Martin Larisch is a Principal Ground Engineering NZ at Jacobs, a leading global consulting firm and an Adjunct Associate Professor at The University of Queensland in Brisbane, Australia. He has been involved in piling, ground engineering and ground improvement for

Omid Mahabadi is the president, CEO and a co-founder of Geomechanica. He holds a PhD degree in rock mechanics (civil engineering) from the University of Toronto. Omid specializes in development and application of advanced numerical simulation tools to solve rock

Lynda is an sterling creative geoscientist with relevant experience as a GIS consultant and technical content creation professional, with 18 years’ experience of working with decision-makers, end users and channel partners throughout the UK, Europe, the USA and South Africa

David is a Chartered Professional Engineer and Fellow of Engineers Australia (FIAust) with over 20 years of experience in geotechnical and civil engineering and highly regarded technical competence. He is passionate about innovation and intelligent risk taking in ground engineering

Senior structural engineer in the oil and gas industry. Registered Professional Engineer for Civil Structural Discipline in Texas of the United States. He earned his Doctoral Degree in Civil/Ocean Engineering in Texas A&M University. With more than 10 years of

Dr. Lee has over 15 years professional experiences of civil/ environmental /geotechnical industries and having published 12 technical papers at international peer review journal and conferences after Ph.D. graduation from Purdue University. He had worked for many city, state and

Gil Machado holds a degree in Geology and a European Doctorate (PhD) in Stratigraphy and Petroleum Geology and has ca. 10 years of experience in the Oil&Gas industry, in exploration projects of Oman, Mozambique, Brazil, Angola, Guinea-Bissau, Senegal, Gabon, Morocco,

Over 30 years of experience in Geotechnical and Civil Engineering. Analysis and design of Geotechnical Structures including shallow foundations, deep foundations, shoring for excavations and earth retaining structures, slope stability, seepage problems, site investigation, laboratory testing and equipment, reinforced earth,

Dr. Gelu Madear graduated from the most prestigious Mining Institute in Southeastern Europe, (today called the University of Petrosani, Romania) with a B.Sc. in Mining Engineering in 1990. He also received an M.Sc. in Environmental Engineering from Polytechnic University of

Ahmed Khan has over 40 years of university teaching, research and professional experience. He taught ground modification and soil improvement and other geotechnical engineering courses including Geology for Engineers, Subsurface Exploration, Geotechnical Engineering, Foundation Engineering, and Dam Design and Construction.

Dr Helder Sousa is an expert, with 17 years of international experience and strong exposure to the industry sector, on Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) applied on Civil Engineering infrastructures and Visiting Professor at the University of Surrey, UK. With core

Stelios Antoniou is a co-founder and the CEO of SEISMOSOFT ltd. (www.seismosoft.com), a company that specializes in the development of state-of-the-art tools for the non-linear analysis, the assessment and strengthening of structures, and the processing of strong-motion data. Simultaneously, he

Sean Daly has  a BSc in Geology and an M.Eng. in Mining Engineering from the University of British Columbia in western Canada. He has over 40 years of intensive hands-on field experience. This includes geological mapping for the Geological Survey

Dr. William F. Kane received his B.A. in geology from James Madison University, and his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Civil Engineering from Virginia Tech. He is President of KANE GeoTech, Inc., Stockton, California, which he founded in 1997. KANE

Andrea Lisjak is the numerical modelling lead and a co-founder of Geomechanica. His area of expertise lies in the development and use of finite-discrete element numerical methods to investigate failure processes in rocks. He is the recipient of the 2015

Dr. Ali Keneti is a numerical modeller conducting ground-structures interaction studies with Itasca’s FLAC3D and 3DEC for tunnelling projects in AU/NZ region. Dr. Keneti holds 15 years of professional and research experience in geomechanical aspects of Civil and Resources Engineering

Dr. Ali Soofastaei is an AI scientist and an industrial global project leader. He leads innovative industrial projects in AI applications to improve safety, productivity, and energy efficiency and reduce maintenance costs. Dr. Soofastaei completed his Ph.D. at The University

Dr. Michael Behm graduated from Technical University in Vienna in 2006 with a PhD in Engineering Sciences focusing on geophysics. He worked as a university assistant in both teaching and research in the fields of crustal seismology and near-surface geophysics

Professor Jan Hofman is Professor of Water Science and Engineering in the Department of Chemical Engineering at the University of Bath. He has over 30 years’ experience in research and development in the water sector. Jan is the Director of

Professor of Geotechnical Engineering at Newcastle University (UK) and founder of OptimalSlope Ltd (http://optimalslope.com/). He is Chartered Engineer and Fellow of the Institution of Civil Engineering. Prof. Utili is member International Technical Committee 208 “Slope stability in engineering practice”, serves

Prof Cevat Yaman received his master and PhD degrees from Drexel University (USA) in Environmental Engineering. He worked at MT Associates (NJ, USA), Roux Associates (NJ, USA) and RT Environmental Services (PA, USA) as an environmental engineer. Prof Yaman worked

Dr. Ali Soofastaei is an AI scientist and an industrial global project leader. He leads innovative industrial projects in AI applications to improve safety, productivity, and energy efficiency and reduce maintenance costs. Dr. Soofastaei completed his Ph.D. at The University

Dale Sims is an Australian independent geoscience consultant with over 38 years of international mineral sector experience, dominantly in mining geology, resource development, near mine exploration and resource modelling / estimation. Prior to becoming an independent consultant in 2011 he

Professor Majid Nazem is an esteemed educator who has dedicated more than 15 years to the field of higher education in Australia. Throughout his career, he has made significant contributions to the academic community, fostering a culture of learning and

Dr Navid Kardani holds a Ph.D. in Computational Geomechanics, which has provided him with a deep understanding of the intersection between computer science, engineering, and geotechnical principles. Throughout his career, Dr Kardani has been at the forefront of research and