The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

International Workshop on Digital Twin and AIEmpowered Emergency Risk Management

7-8 Aug 2026, Hong Kong

≡Sessions for the Workshop 2026

SS1: Digital twin modeling

SS2: Geospatial big data analytics for disaster risk reduction

SS3: AI-driven risk analysis, forecasting, and early warning

SS4: Remote sensing and IoT for real-time monitoring

SS5: Urban resilience and infrastructure risk management

SS6: Societal response monitoring and analysis

SS7: Emergency management technologies

≡Programme

Conference Program

7 August 2026, Friday

Opening Ceremony Lecture Theatre C
Welcome Speech
Group Photo Taking
Keynote Lectures Lecture Theatre C

Co-Chairs: Limin Zhang (HKUST), Bo Huang (HKU)

Topic: To be determined
Zongliang Zhang (Power Construction Corporation of China)
Generative Digital Base for Infrastructure and its Applications
Hehua Zhu (Tongji University)
Data Driven Disaster Preparedness - The Role of Monitoring and Digital Twinning
Kenichi Soga (University of California, Berkeley)
Coffee Break (Lecture Theatre C)
Keynote Lectures Lecture Theatre C

Co-Chairs: Zongliang Zhang (Power Construction Corporation of China), Jinhui Li (Harbin Institute of Technology (Shenzhen))

Intelligent Regulation of Reservoirs for Flood Management in Yangtze River Using Digital Twin Technology and AI
Yan Huang (China Three Gorges University)
Transforming Landslide Emergency Lifecycle Management with Smart Geotechnology
Lawrence Shum (Geotechnical Engineering Office, CEDD, HKSARG)
Satellite Image Fusion for Landslide Monitoring
Bo Huang (The University of Hong Kong)
Lunch & Break (Lecture Theatre C)
Keynote Lectures Lecture Theatre C

Co-Chairs: Yan Huang (China Three Gorges University), Qiuchen Lu (University College London)

Urban Resilience and Infrastructure Risk Management
Suzanne Lacasse (Norwegian Geotechnical Institute)
極端條件下壩堤潰決洪水預報推演與風險管控關鍵技術及應用
Fang Yang (Pearl River Water Resources Research Institute)
Knowledge-Enhanced LLM for Urban Waterlogging
Jinhui Li (Harbin Institute of Technology (Shenzhen))
Modelling Complex Landside Dynamics: Integrating Physics-Based and Data-Driven Approaches
Zhongqiang Liu (Norwegian Geotechnical Institute)
Coffee Break (Lecture Theatre C)
Keynote Lectures Lecture Theatre C

Co-Chairs: Fang Yang (Pearl River Water Resources Research Institute), Yu Wang (HKUST)

AI-empowered Digital Twin for Resilient Smart Cities, Infrastructure and Buildings
Jack Chin Pang Cheng (The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology)
Towards Resilient Cities through Digital Coupled Human, nAture and INfrastructure Systems (CHAINS)
Qiuchen Lu (University College London)
Numerical Simulation and Dynamic Visualization of Urban Flooding Processes
Liang Gao (University of Macau)
Transforming Regional Landslide Risk Control Using Modern AI Techniques
Te Xiao (Shanghai Jiao Tong University)
Traffic Image-based Quantitative Waterlogging Depth Measurement for Flood Detection and Rapid Prediction
Ping Shen (University of Macau)
Conference Banquet (HKUST China Garden Restaurant, G/F)

8 August 2026, Saturday

Parallel Sessions 1 & 2
Coffee Break (Lecture Theatre C)
Keynote Lectures Lecture Theatre C

Co-Chairs: Zhongqiang Liu (Norwegian Geotechnical Institute), Liang Gao (University of Macau)

Beyond Monitoring: Predictive Engineering Through Digital Twins and AI
Ryan Yan (AECOM Asia Company Limited)
Probabilistic Hazard Analysis of Rainfall-Induced Landslides at a Specific Slope under Climate Change
Yu Wang (The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology)
Topic: Digital Twin Empowered Landslide and Flood Risk Management
Limin Zhang (The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology)
Closing Ceremony (Lecture Theatre C)
Lunch & Break (Lecture Theatre C)
Site Visit