Keynote Speakers

 

 

Viroon Kamchoom

King Mongkut's Institute of Technology Ladkrabang, Thailand

Biography: Dr. Viroon is an Associate Professor in the Civil Engineering department and head of the Excellent Centre for Green and Sustainable Infrastructure at KMITL. His research focuses on developing sustainable solutions to enhance infrastructure resilience against extreme weather events and climate change. His work is supported by funding from the Thailand Research Fund, the National Natural Science Foundation of China, and other international agencies. He has received fellowships from Hong Kong and the Scottish government, facilitating cross-disciplinary research collaborations in the UK. He has co-authored publications in high-impact international journals, co-applied for patents, and strong track record of academic-industrial collaboration. His expertise has contributed to major infrastructure projects across East and Southeast Asia, including Hong Kong's third airport runway, the Bhumibol Dam water diversion tunnel, the Khlong Thawiwatthana drainage tunnel, the Sirikit Dam rehabilitation, etc. He played a key role in establishing Thailand’s first commercial-scale geotechnical centrifuge, enabling advanced simulations of soil-structure interaction, disaster mitigation strategies, and sustainable construction innovations. Dr. Viroon has delivered keynote lectures at conferences organized by the Indonesian Society for Geotechnical Engineering, the Engineering Institute of Thailand, and leading universities such as IIT Roorkee, Hohai University, and Nanyang Technological University. He is a member of the Thai Geotechnical Society and serves as a nominated member of ISSMGE Technical Committees TC104 and TC106.

 

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