Dr. Shahria Alam is a Full Professor of Civil Engineering and the Tier 1 Principal’s Research Chair in Resilient & Green Infrastructure at The University of British Columbia (UBC)’s Okanagan campus. He is serving as the Director of the Green Construction Research & Training Center (GCRTC) at UBC. Dr. Alam is the Vice President (Technical Program) of the Canadian Society for Civil Engineering (CSCE). He was the past Chair of CSCE's Engineering Mechanics and Materials Division. He received his PhD in Civil Engineering from Western University in 2008. His research interests include smart and recycled materials and their structural engineering applications. He has published more than 450 peer-reviewed articles in these areas. He has received many national and international awards, including three best paper awards and the EGBC Sustainability Award 2021.

Title of Talk : Harnessing AI for Sustainable Design and Seismic Resilience of UHPC Structures