Dr. Habib Tabatabai
University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee, USA
Plenary Speaker
Habib Tabatabai is a Professor of Structural Engineering and Director of the Structural Engineering Laboratory at the University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee. Prior to that, he served as a Principal Structural Engineer with the CTL Group (1989-1999) and as a bridge engineer with the Florida Department of Transportation (1987-1989). He has conducted research on topics related to bridges, including reliability, durability, corrosion, and repair of structures, stay cable testing and condition assessments, jointless bridges, and survival analysis of structures. He is a licensed Structural Engineer (SE) and Professional Engineer (PE) in the State of Illinois. He is a member of the PTI committee on cable-stayed bridges (DC-45) and has served on the ASCE Committee 19 (Structural Applications of Steel Cables for Buildings) (2005-2020). He also served as a member of a committee formed by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to investigate the collapse of the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico.
Dr. Vistasp Karbhari
The University of Texas at Arlington, USA
Plenary Speaker
Passionate about the mission of universities in enabling an affordable education at the highest levels of academic rigor simultaneously enabling talent development for success in the workforce, and through life. Privileged to serve on the faculty at the University of Delaware, University of California San Diego, University of Alabama in Huntsville (where I was the Provost & Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs) and am currently on the faculty at the University of Texas at Arlington (where I served as President from 2013-2020). Focused on higher education issues including enhancing access, inclusivity and comprehensive excellence, eliminating inequities in higher ed, incorporating technology to enhance efficacy and efficiency, digital learning, structured pathways and articulated transfer, education of non-traditional students and working professionals, education in an age of rapid information and technology convergence, global connections, increasing collaborations and partnerships between academia, the corporate and non-profit sectors and government organizations, enhancing innovation and transforming the knowledge enterprise. An internationally reputed researcher in the processing and mechanics of composites, deterioration science of polymers & composites, bio-materials, infrastructure renewal, multi-threat (incl. blast) mitigation, impact/damage/crash energy management, nondestructive assessment, damage prognosis, structural health monitoring. Author/Co-author of over 200 refereed archival papers in scientific journals, editor/co-editor of 7 books, author and contributor to monographs, over 260 papers in conference proceedings, in addition to other papers, chapters in books, and technical reports.
Dr. Stergios-Aristoteles Mitoulis
University College London, UK
Keynote Speaker
Prof Stergios A Mitoulis is Head of the Centre of Global Infrastructure Resilience at the Bartlett, University College London, and Director of the MetaInfrastructure and bridgeUkraine initiatives. He is Editor-in-Chief of the ICE Journal of Bridge Engineering and Founding Editor-in-Chief of Future Cities. Trained as a bridge engineer, he has developed a broad, interdisciplinary research profile focused on climate-resilient, sustainable, and digitally enabled infrastructure. At UCL he leads a multidisciplinary team developing holistic, threat-agnostic frameworks for infrastructure adaptation to climate change and emerging risks. He has secured over £9.3 million in UKRI, Horizon Europe, and charitable funding, published 200+ papers, trained more than 30 researchers, and contributed to standardisation through BSI and CEN. He also supports Ukraine’s infrastructure reconstruction and advises policymakers and media.
Dr. Enrico Tubaldi
University of Strathclyde, Uk
Keynotye Speaker
Dr Enrico Tubaldi is a Reader in Civil & Environmental Engineering at the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, where he leads research on the resilience of structures and infrastructure to natural hazards. After earning his PhD in Structures and Infrastructure from the Polytechnic University of Marche (Italy), he held a Marie Curie Fellowship at Imperial College London before moving to Strathclyde in 2017. His multidisciplinary expertise encompasses seismic isolation, vibration control, flood risk assessment, computational structural mechanics, and risk assessment and monitoring of structures, with a particular focus on masonry bridges. He has led numerous EU- and UK-funded projects on these topics (total funding >£5m). Dr Tubaldi is a highly published scholar (around 100 Q1 journal papers) with awards such as the recent 2025 Scottish Power Innovation Forum Award (Project of the Year). He is an invited speaker at international workshops and conferences, actively mentors PhD students, and serves as Associate Editor and reviewer for multiple journals.