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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.
University of Strathclyde, Uk
Keynote 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.