Computers & Structures, Inc.CSI Bangkok

Program Agenda

The program follows a single-track format across two days, from Future Directions in Structural Engineering to Engineering with Insight.

Day 1 — Tuesday 24 November

TimeSession
08:00–09:00Registration and welcome coffee. Booths open.
09:00–09:10Welcome Remarks. Dr. Naveed Anwar, CEO, CSI Bangkok
09:10–09:20Opening Remarks. Gen. Dr. Boonsrang Niumpradit, Chairperson, AIT Board of Trustees. Prof. Pai-Chi Li, President, AIT
09:20–10:05Opening Keynote. Dr. Ashraf Habibullah, Founder and President, Computers and Structures, Inc., USA
10:05–10:35Refreshment break
10:35–11:15Keynote 1. Mark Sarkisian, Structural and Seismic Engineering Partner, SOM, USA
11:15–12:25Panel 1. Structural Engineering in AsiaCodes, materials and people: the conditions that shape practice across the region
12:25–13:45Lunch
13:45–14:25Keynote 2. Prof. Xinzheng Lu, Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, Tsinghua University, China
14:25–15:05Keynote 3. Ar. Yahya Jan, President and Design Director, NORR Group Consultants International Limited, UAE
15:05–15:35Refreshment break
15:35–16:45Panel 2. Engineering Judgment in the Age of Advanced TechnologyWhere judgment is formed when analysis is instant and checking is automated
16:45–16:50Closing Remarks

Day 2 — Wednesday 25 November

TimeSession
08:30–09:00Networking coffee. Booths open.
09:00–09:05Welcome Remarks. Dr. Naveed Anwar, CEO, CSI Bangkok
09:05–09:40Keynote 1. Mr. Richard Moh, Chairman, Moh and Associates, Taiwan
09:40–10:15Keynote 2. Prof. C V R Murty, P. S. Rao Institute Chair Professor, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, India
10:15–10:40Refreshment break
10:40–11:45Learning, Insight, Practice. Dr. Naveed Anwar with the CSI Bangkok engineering leads
11:45–12:55Lunch
12:55–14:05Panel 3. Academia, Industry and Professional PracticeWhy the gap persists, and what has worked where it has narrowed
14:05–14:40Keynote 3. Prof. Pennung Warnitchai, Professor, Structural Engineering, Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand
14:40–15:05Refreshment break
15:05–15:40Keynote 4. Dr. Punchet Thammarak, CEO and Founder, Resolution Engineering Co. Ltd., Thailand
15:40–16:50Panel 4. The Changing Practice of Structural EngineeringWhat has actually changed in how the work is produced, and what has not
18:30The CSI Party