IMRR UNESCO Chair & SIMR Webinar Series — Lecture 2

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Date: January 8, 2025
Lecture Topic: Digital Twin Empowered Urban Flood and Landslide Emergency Management

Speaker: Liming Zhang
Affiliation: The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

Speaker Profile:
Professor Liming Zhang is currently Head of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Director of the Digital Cities and Smart Hazard Mitigation Laboratory at The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. An internationally renowned scholar, he serves as Chair of Technical Committee TC210 on Dams of the International Society for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (ISSMGE), and formerly served as Chair of the Risk Assessment and Management Committee of the Geo-Institute of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE). He also holds key editorial positions, including Editor-in-Chief of Georisk, Guest Editor of Geodata and AI, and Associate Editor of the Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering.
Professor Zhang has received numerous prestigious international awards, including the ASCE Ralph Peck Award, the National Engineering Award of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, the ISSMGE Lacasse Lecture Award, and the GEOSNet Wilson Tang Lecture Award. His outstanding contributions to risk assessment in dams, slopes, and geotechnical engineering are widely recognized worldwide.

Lecture Overview:
In this lecture, Professor Liming Zhang from HKUST will present pioneering applications of city-scale digital twin technology. By integrating real-time monitoring, simulation, and visualization of hazard processes and societal responses, this innovative platform enables integrated management of landslide and flood disasters, significantly enhancing urban emergency management efficiency. Its implementation has substantially improved Hong Kong’s risk management capacity and public safety, accelerated smart city development, and opened new avenues for public education.

Lecture Time:

Beijing Time: January 8, 21:00

UK Time: January 8, 13:00

Lecture Link:
https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/fda20afb-d41d-4e8a-ae0e-0d01c896688a@cf264fc0-aeb8-449f-9054-82ce4454084b