Geotechnical Innovation: Select Proceedings of the 2nd International Geotechnical Innovation Conference (Igic 2025)
暫譯: 土木工程創新：第二屆國際土木工程創新會議（Igic 2025）選輯論文集

Dr. Marwan Alzaylaie is a geotechnical engineer and Professor of Practice in Geotechnical Engineering, currently serving as Senior Manager - Geotechnical Engineering at the Dubai Development Authority (Government of Dubai), United Arab Emirates. His work involves regulatory review, technical assessment, and oversight of geotechnical design and construction activities associated with major urban and infrastructure developments. He holds a PhD in Civil/Geotechnical Engineering from Technische Universität Darmstadt (TU Darmstadt), Germany, and MSc and BSc degrees in Civil Engineering from the University of Sharjah (UoS), UAE. His professional background includes public-sector engineering practice, geotechnical design review, and construction compliance. Dr. Alzaylaie holds academic appointments as Adjunct Professor at Heriot-Watt University Dubai and Abu Dhabi University, and Professor of Practice at ZIGURAT Global Institute of Technology, Barcelona. He has also served as Visiting Professor at the University of Dubai, contributing to postgraduate teaching and research supervision in civil and geotechnical engineering. His research interests include foundation engineering, soil-structure interaction, weak rock behaviour, deep excavations and shoring systems, ground improvement, application of Eurocode 7, and the use of numerical modelling and digital tools in geotechnical engineering practice.

Dr. Saeed Alzahrani is an accomplished geotechnical engineer and academic with extensive experience in both research and teaching. He holds a Ph.D. and M.S. in Geotechnical Engineering from the University of Dayton, Ohio, USA. Currently, Dr. Alzahrani serves as an Assistant Professor in the Civil and Construction Engineering Department at Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Saudi Arabia, where he also heads the Summer Training Program and the Senior Design Project Committee. In addition to his academic role, he works as a consultant for several local and global companies, providing expertise in geotechnical engineering and infrastructure projects.

Prof. Deepankar Choudhury is Prof. T. Kant Chair Professor (HAG) and former Head of Civil Engineering department at IIT Bombay, Mumbai, India. Always 1st class 1st and Gold Medalist in academics, Prof. Choudhury also worked as a faculty at IIT Kanpur, mentored new IITs at Gandhinagar and Dharwad on deputation from IIT Bombay. Also, he was mentor Head of newly started Civil Engg. dept. IIT Dharwad and was instrumental to start the department with double charge of Headships both at IIT Bombay and IIT Dharwad in parallel. He was a Visiting Fellow/Faculty at NUS Singapore, UoW Australia, UC Berkeley USA, Kagoshima Univ. Japan, TU Darmstadt Germany and Incheon National Univ. South Korea.

Dr. Robert Y. Liang, Ph.D., P.E., F.ASCE, is a distinguished geotechnical engineer and Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Dayton, Ohio, USA. He has an extensive academic and professional background, with decades of contributions to geotechnical research, engineering mechanics, and infrastructure resilience.

Professor Jie Han, Ph.D., P.E., F.ASCE is the Roy A. Roberts Distinguished Professor in the Department of Civil, Environmental & Architectural Engineering at the University of Kansas. He is a globally recognized expert in geotechnical engineering, with a strong focus on geosynthetics, ground improvement, soil-structure interaction, and pavement engineering.

馬萬·阿爾扎耶萊博士（Dr. Marwan Alzaylaie）是一位土木工程師及土木工程實務教授，目前擔任阿聯酋杜拜發展局（Dubai Development Authority）土木工程高級經理。他的工作涉及對主要城市和基礎設施開發相關的土木工程設計和施工活動進行監管審查、技術評估和監督。他擁有德國達姆施塔特工業大學（Technische Universität Darmstadt, TU Darmstadt）土木/土木工程博士學位，以及阿聯酋沙迦大學（University of Sharjah, UoS）的碩士和學士學位。他的專業背景包括公共部門的工程實踐、土木工程設計審查和施工合規。阿爾扎耶萊博士在杜拜赫瑞瓦特大學（Heriot-Watt University Dubai）和阿布達比大學（Abu Dhabi University）擔任兼任教授，並在巴塞隆納的ZIGURAT全球科技學院擔任實務教授。他還曾擔任杜拜大學的訪問教授，為土木和土木工程的研究生教學和研究指導做出貢獻。他的研究興趣包括基礎工程、土壤-結構相互作用、弱岩行為、深基坑和支撐系統、地基改良、歐洲標準第7號的應用，以及在土木工程實踐中使用數值建模和數位工具。

薩伊德·阿爾扎哈拉尼博士（Dr. Saeed Alzahrani）是一位成就卓越的土木工程師和學者，擁有豐富的研究和教學經驗。他擁有美國俄亥俄州代頓大學（University of Dayton）土木工程博士和碩士學位。目前，阿爾扎哈拉尼博士在沙烏地阿拉伯的阿卜杜拉曼·賓·費薩爾大學（Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University）土木與建築工程系擔任助理教授，並負責夏季培訓計畫和高年級設計專案委員會。除了學術角色外，他還為多家本地和全球公司擔任顧問，提供土木工程和基礎設施專業知識。

迪潘卡·喬杜里教授（Prof. Deepankar Choudhury）是T. Kant講座教授（Prof. T. Kant Chair Professor, HAG）及印度孟買印度理工學院（IIT Bombay）土木工程系前系主任。喬杜里教授在學術上始終名列前茅並獲得金獎，他曾在印度理工學院坎普爾（IIT Kanpur）任教，並在孟買印度理工學院的派遣下指導甘地納加爾（Gandhinagar）和達爾瓦德（Dharwad）新成立的印度理工學院。此外，他還是達爾瓦德印度理工學院新成立的土木工程系的導師主任，並在孟買和達爾瓦德的系主任職位上同時負責該系的成立。他曾在新加坡國立大學（NUS Singapore）、澳大利亞威爾士大學（UoW Australia）、美國加州大學伯克利分校（UC Berkeley）、日本鹿兒島大學（Kagoshima Univ.）、德國達姆施塔特工業大學（TU Darmstadt）和南韓仁川國立大學（Incheon National Univ.）擔任訪問研究員/教職。

羅伯特·Y·梁博士（Dr. Robert Y. Liang, Ph.D., P.E., F.ASCE）是一位傑出的土木工程師，現任美國俄亥俄州代頓大學（University of Dayton）土木與環境工程系教授。他擁有豐富的學術和專業背景，並在土木工程研究、工程力學和基礎設施韌性方面做出了數十年的貢獻。

韓杰教授（Professor Jie Han, Ph.D., P.E., F.ASCE）是堪薩斯大學（University of Kansas）土木、環境與建築工程系的羅伊·A·羅伯茨傑出教授（Roy A. Roberts Distinguished Professor）。他是全球公認的土木工程專家，專注於土工合成材料、地基改良、土壤-結構相互作用和鋪面工程。