| Prof. Bruce MelvilleThe University of Auckland Prof. Bruce Melville is an active researcher with an international reputation in the field of fluvial sediment transport. His expertise encompasses most aspects of water resources engineering, including hydraulic, hydrological, river and environmental engineering. He has supervised more than 30 PhD students and published over 200 refereed journal papers and received more than 14000 citations. He received the 2002 ASCE Hydraulic Structures Medal, R.J. Scott Medal from RSNZ, and the 2020 IAHR-APD Distinguished Membership Award for his research contributions in fluvial hydraulics. |
| Prof. Chaoyu YangAnhui University of Science and Technology Yang Chaoyu, professor and doctoral supervisor, vice dean of the School of Artificial Intelligence at Anhui University of Science and Technology, an outstanding member of the Chinese Computer Society, an up-and-coming educator in Anhui Province, a leading talent in strategic emerging industries in Anhui Province, a "Shuneng Famous Teacher" at Anhui University of Technology, an outstanding teacher, a young top talent, and a young academic backbone of Anhui University of Technology. He is also an excellent instructor for the National College Students' Big Data Skills Competition. He has been a visiting scholar at the University of Wollongong in Australia. His research and teaching focus on areas such as computer vision, big data analysis and mining, and intelligent safety in coal mines. He teaches courses such as "Natural Language Processing", "Machine Learning", and "Digital Image Processing". He has published over 50 academic papers, holds more than 10 patents, and has over 10 software copyrights. He has led 7 national natural science foundation projects and over 20 non-national projects, and has led 5 provincial-level teaching projects. |
