MEMBERS (As of February 19, 2020)

 

No.

Position

Name

State

Affiliation

1

Co-Chair

Dr. Kuniyoshi Takeuchi

Japan

Professor Emeritus, University of Yamanashi

2

Co-Chair

Mr. Romeo S. Momo

Philippines

Congressman of Construction Workers Solidarity, Former Undersecretary, Department of Public Works and Highways, Government of the Philippines

3

Secretary

Dr. Kenichi Tsukahara

Japan

Professor, Faculty of Engineering, Kyushu University, Japan

4

Vice-

Secretary

Dr. Senro Kuraoka

Japan

Chief Engineer, Research and Development Center, Nippon Koei Co., Ltd.

5

Member

Dr. Vilas Mujumdar

U.S.A.

US national representative to WFEO

6

Member

Dr. David Moreau

U.S.A.

Department of City and Regional Planning, University of North Carolina, USA

7

Member

Dr. Li Wei-sen

Taiwan

Co-chair of APEC Emergency Preparedness Working Group, Secretary General of National Science and Technology Center for Disaster Reduction, Taiwan

8

Member

Dr. Cheng, Thomas Chin-Tung

Taiwan

Senior Researcher / Deputy Director, Disaster Prevention Technology Research Center, Sinotech Engineering Consultants, Inc.

9

Member

Mr. Ting-Chi Tsao

Taiwan

Principal Engineer and Group Chief, Disaster Prevention Technology Research Center, Sinotech Engineering Consultants, Inc.

10

Member

Dr. Iswandi Imran

Indonesia

Professor, Head of Structural Engineering Research Group, Institute of Technology Bandung

11

Member

Dr. Harkunti Rahayu

Indonesia

Professor, Research Center for Disaster Mitigation, Bandung Institute of Technology (RCDM ITB), Indonesia

12

Member

Dr. Wayan Sengara

Indonesia

Professor, Geotechnical Engineering Division, Civil and Environmental Engineering Faculty, Institute of Technology Bandung

13

Member

Engr. Md. Abdul Malek Sikder

Bangladesh

Freelance Consultant, Fellow, Institution of Engineers Bangladesh (IEB)

14

Member

Dr. Sarosh H. Lodi Dean

Pakistan

Faculty of Civil & Architecture, NED University of Engineering & Technology, Pakistan

15

Member

Dr. Mikio Ishiwatari

Japan

Senior Advisor (Disaster Management and Water Resources Management), Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)

16

Member

Mr. Takahiro Konami

Japan

Director, International Cooperation and Engineering for Infrastructure Overseas Projects Division, Policy Bureau, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism

17

Member

Dr. Yukihiro Tsukada

Japan

Executive Director, Japan Society of Civil Engineers

18

Member

Mr. Hiroyuki Itou

Japan

Deputy Director, International Center for Water Hazard and Risk Management (ICHARM)

19

Member

Dr. Takako Izumi

Japan

Managing Associate Professor, International Research Institute of Disaster Science (IRIDeS), Tohoku University

20

Member

Ms. Kai Kikuiri

Japan

Southeast Asia Division 3, Southeast Asia and Pacific Department, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)

21

Member

Mr. Masaru Arakida

Japan

Senior Researcher, Asian Disaster Reduction Center (ADRC)

22

Member

Mr. Masashi Inoue

Japan

Researcher, EJ-Research Center for Disaster Risk Reduction, Eight-Japan Engineering Consultants, Inc.

23

Member

Dr. Naoki Sakai

Japan

Chief Researcher, National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Resilience

24

Member

Mr. Daisuke Fujita

Japan

Disaster Management Division, CTI Engineering International Co., Ltd.

25

Member

Dr. Yusuke Yamasaki

Japan

Technical Manager, Disaster Management and Port Development Section, Pacific Consultants Co., Ltd.

26

Member

Dr. Noriyasu Kachi

Japan

Associate Professor, Faculty of Information Networking for Innovation and Design, Tokyo University

27

Member

Dr. Daisuke Sasaki

Japan

Assistant Professor, International Research Institute of Disaster Science, Tohoku University

28

Member

Dr. Kyung Jin Min

 

Korea

Vice President and Chief Research Officer (CRO), Korea Water Resources Corporation (K-Water)

29

Member

Dr. Young Joo Lee

Korea

Associate Professor, School of Urban and Environmental Engineering, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST)

30

Member

Dr. Jiba Raj Pokharel

Nepal

Vice Chancellor of Nepal Academy of Science and Technology

31

Member

Dr. Netra Prakash Bhandary

Nepal

Associate Professor, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Ehime University

32

Member

Er. Ajay Chandra Lal

Nepal

Assistant Professor, Institute of Engineering, Central Campus, Tribhuwan University

33

Member

Dr. Hari Darshan Shrestha

Nepal

President of Society of Structural Engineers of Nepal, Executive Chairperson of Center of Resilient Development (CORD)

33

Member

Er. Dr. Youb Raj Paudyal

Nepal

Deputy Project Director, Central Level Project Implementation Unit (Education), National Reconstruction Authority, Government of Nepal

34

Member

Er. Jyoti Mani Bhattarai

Nepal

Managing Director, Smart Engineering and Design Solution Pvt. Ltd (SEDS)

35

Member

Dr. Ernesto S. De Castro

Philippines

Immediate Past President, Philippine Institute of Civil Engineers (PICE)

36

Member

Mr. Ignacio Zaragoza Jr.

Philippines

Director, National Administrative Office, Philippine Institute of Civil Engineers (PICE)

37

Member

Mr. Leonard Tedence A. Jopson

Philippines

Community Affairs Officer IV, City Housing and Community Development Office, City Government of Tacloban

38

Member

Mr. Abdulfatak A. Pandapatan

Philippines

Project Manager IV, Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH)

39

Member

Dr. Pham Hoang Kien

Vietnam

Department for International Cooperation. Lecturer and leader of an Engineering Consultation Center at the Hanoi Transportation University

40

Member

Mr. Mai Quang Huy

Vietnam

Hydraulics - Hydrology Section, Civil Engineering Faculty, University of Transport and Communications

41

Member

Dr. Le Van Cong

Vietnam

Vice Director Center for Oceanography, Vietnam Administration of Seas and Islands (VASI)

42

Member

Dr. Zulkifli Yusop

Malaysia

Chair, Resource Sustainability Research Alliance, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM)

43

Member

Dr. Khamarrul Azahari Razak

Malaysia

Research Fellow, Disaster Preparedness and Prevention Center, Malaysia-Japan International Institute of Technology (MJIIT), Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM)

44

Secretariat

Dr. Yoshihiro Katsuhama

Japan

Acting General Manager, Digital Transformation Office, Nippon Koei Co., Ltd.

45

Secretariat

Ms. Kazue Takada

 

Japan

Digital Transformation Office, Nippon Koei Co., Ltd.

46

Secretariat

Ms. Ari Nakashiba

Japan

Digital Transformation Office, Nippon Koei Co., Ltd.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                                                                                                
Note: Members of National Teams of each state may not be included in the list.

 

Representative Agency from Each State:

ASCE: American Society of Civil Engineers (U.S.A.)

CICHE: Chinese Institute of Civil and Hydraulic Engineering (Taiwan)

HAKI: Indonesian Society of Civil and Structural Engineers (Indonesia)

IEB: Institution of Engineers, Bangladesh (Bangladesh)

IEP: Institution of Engineers, Pakistan (Pakistan)

JSCE: Japan Society of Civil Engineers (Japan)

KSCE: Korean Society of Civil Engineers (Korea)

NEA: Nepal Engineers' Association (Nepal)

PICE: Philippine Institute of Civil Engineers (Philippines)

VFCEA: Vietnam Federation of Civil Engineering Associations (Vietnam)