Schedule
(subject to the latest amendment)
(subject to the latest amendment)
Day 1
Registration
Opening Ceremony
Welcome Speech:
Ir Prof Jonathan C Y CHUNG
Chairman of The Hong Kong Institution of Engineers - Materials Division
Opening Address:
Ir Alice CHOW
President of the The Hong Kong Institution of Engineers
Opening Remarks I
Dr CHEUNG Wai Man, Raymond, JP
Head of Geotechnical Engineering Office
Civil Engineering & Development Department
Opening Remarks II
Mr Ambrose LINN
Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Construction Materials Association
Session 1
Digitalization of New Productive Forces
Ir Dr Goman HO
Arup Fellow, Arup
Integrating Robotic Process Automation with Building Information Modelling for Enhanced Civil Engineering Design in Hong Kong
Ir SZE Shun Hing Alex
Senior Engineer, Asia Infrastructure Solutions
Coffee Break
Innovative Approaches to ESG in Materials Engineering Amidst AI Advancements
Ir Prof Jonathan C Y CHUNG
Materials Consultant
Chairman of HKIE - Materials Division
Advancing Infrastructure Operation and Maintenance Through Digital Innovation
Ir Jimmy LAM
Technical Director, Digital Technology, Asia Infrastructure Solutions
Forum Discussion
to be chaired by Ir Dr Herbert ZHENG
Materials Discipline Advisory Panel of
the Hong Kong Institution of Engineers (HKIE)
Lunch
Session 2
Innovative Industrial Materials
Development of Vibration Resistant Sprayed Concrete for Applications in Hard Rock Tunnelling
Ir Mickey S N GOH
Geotechnical Engineer 2 / Laboratory 2
Civil Engineering and Development Department
&
Ir Eric Y F LAU
Principal Engineer
Nano and Advanced Materials Institute
Innovative Lightweight Concrete for Green Modular Buildings: From Mix Design to Building Thermal Simulation
Ir Prof Hailong YE
Associate Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, The University of Hong Kong
Coffee Break
Innovative Approaches to Slope Stabilisation: Material Choices and Field Experiences
Ir Kenny YAU
Technical Director, AECOM
Paradigm Shift of Productive Force of Steel Industry – High Power Laser Technology
Ir Josiah LEUNG
Executive Director, Peak Kong Special Steel Co., Ltd.
Optimisation of Magnetic Metallic Glass Compositions via a Machine-learning-based Design Strategy
Ir Prof C H SHEK
Professor, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, City University of Hong Kong
Forum Discussion
to be chaired by Ir HUNG Kin-chung, Roy
Chief Geotechnical Engineer/Materials & Testing
Geotechnical Engineering Office, CEDD
Day 2
Registration
Session 3
Advanced Infrastructure Materials
Solar-thermal Nanocomposite for Sustainable Solar Desalination
Prof Xi SHEN
Assistant Professor, Department of Aeronautical and Aviation Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Advances and application challenges of 3D concrete printing in construction
Prof Ya-mei ZHANG
Professor, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Southeast University
Application of Ultra-High Performance Concrete UHPC
Ir Thomas TONG
Executive Director, Head of Engineering Innovation, Asia Infrastructure Solutions Limited
Coffee Break
Highly Durable FRP Bar Reinforced Seawater Sea-Sand Concrete (FRP-SSC) Materials and Structures in the Marine Environment
Prof Prof. Deju ZHU
Professor, College of Civil Engineering, Hunan University
Aggregate Management Solutions and Smart Technologies for Sustainable Construction
Ir Dr ZHONG Hua
Asia Pacific Product Director for Speciality Construction Chemicals, GCP (Hong Kong) Limited
Reutilising Waste Clays from Excavation Operations as a Cement Replacement Material in Concrete – an Innovative Circular Approach
Dr. Fragkoulis Kanavaris
Associate | Specialist Technology Analytics Research | Materials at Arup
London, United Kingdom
Forum Discussion
to be chaired by Ir Prof Jonathan C Y CHUNG, Chairman of HKIE-Mat Div
Lunch
Session 4
Sustainable Materials
Study of GGBS-cement stabilized Hong Kong marine deposit
Ir Prof Philip WK CHUNG
Adjunct Professor, Department of Earth Sciences, The University of Hong Kong
Recent Advances in the Commercialization of Acoustic Metamaterials
Dr Shuyu CHEN
the founder and CEO of Acoustic Metamaterials Group, Acoustic Metamaterials Group
Coffee Break
Leveraging Innovative Materials: Steel Fiber-Reinforced Concrete in Precast Tunnel Segments in Hong Kong
Ir Chun Ho TSE
Senior Engineering Manager– Material Capital Works
&
Ir Vincent CHU
the Chief Field Engineering Manager
MTR Corporation Limited
Material Recycling and Reuse Innovation for Sustainable New Quality Construction
Dr Yanmin WU
Senior Technical Manager / Construction, Nano and Advanced Materials Institute Ltd.
Application of Light Weight Deflectometer for Assessing the Properties of Pavement Foundation Materials in Hong Kong
Ir Dr LEUNG Lai Ming, Gordon
Secretary General, Hong Kong Road Research Laboratory
Forum Discussion
to be chaired by Ir Dr Tommy LO
Past Chairman of The Hong Kong Institution of Engineers - Materials Division
President of Hong Kong Institution of Certified Auditors
Closing Ceremony
Closing Speech:
Ir Alfred HO
Chairman of Organisation Committee, MaSTEC 2025