Vanissorn Vimonsatit | Construction | Best Research Article Award

Dr. Vanissorn Vimonsatit | Construction | Best Research Article Award

Macquarie University | Australia

Dr. Vanissorn Vimonsatit is a distinguished structural engineer and researcher with a PhD in Structural Engineering from UNSW, an MEng from AIT, Thailand, and a BEng from Kasetsart University. A member of the Concrete Institute of Australia (CIA) and the American Concrete Institute (ACI), she has over a decade of professional engineering experience and a strong record of leadership in research and industry collaboration. Currently serving as the Community of Practice Manager for Sustainable Concrete, Engineered Solutions, and Asset Management at SmartCrete CRC, Dr. Vimonsatit also holds key international roles, including Director of the Bridge Engineering Institute (USA), Regional Representative for Australasia at ISEC, and Vice President of the ASEA-SEC Conference Series. Her research focuses on multiscale characterization of porous solids, low-carbon concrete development, and the integration of graphene and supplementary cementitious materials to enhance performance and sustainability. She has successfully led ARC-funded projects and multiple industry collaborations that have translated laboratory innovations—such as graphene-enhanced and mine tailing-based concretes-into pilot-scale demonstrations and commercial guidelines. A recipient of the CSIRO ON Prime Performance Award (2017), she has been instrumental in bridging the gap between research and practice, guiding projects from innovation to industrial adoption. As Lead Entrepreneur, she applies her expertise in stakeholder engagement, market validation, and technology transfer to advance sustainable, high-performance concrete solutions for the global construction industry.

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Featured Publications

"A Systematic Approach for Selection of Fit-for-Purpose Low-Carbon Concrete for Various Bridge Elements to Reduce the Net Embodied Carbon of a Bridge Project", HK Srivastava, V Vimonsatit, SM Clark, Infrastructures, 2025.

"Compressive strength, flexural strength, and slump of recycled aggregate fibre-reinforced fly ash concrete using explainable extreme gradient boosting machine learning model", A Abushanab, V Vimonsatit, Powder Technology, 2025.

"Inverse analysis for dynamic characteristics of a historic Masonry Pagoda using segmental low-amplitude earthquake vibrations", C Hansapinyo, C Buachart, C Sinsabvarodom, W Tantrapongsaton, Heritage Science, 2025.

"Micro-Modeling of Polymer–Masonry Wall Composites Under In-Plane Loading", H Hernoune, Y Ouldkhaoua, B Benabed, R Abousnina, V Vimonsatit, Journal of Composites Science, 2025.

"Design Interaction Diagrams for Shear Adequacy Using MCFT-Based Strength of AS 5100.5-Advantages of Using Monte Carlo Simulation", KW Wong, V Vimonsatit Preprints, 2025

Esra Uray | Geotechnical Optimization | Best Researcher Award

Dr. Esra Uray | Geotechnical Optimization | Best Researcher Award

KTO Karatay University | Turkey

Dr. Esra Uray is a civil engineering researcher currently serving as a Visiting Researcher in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of California, Los Angeles since July 2024. She has been an Assistant Professor at KTO Karatay University in Konya, Turkey, since November 2020, following her tenure as a Research Assistant in the same department from 2013 to 2020. Dr. Uray has supervised numerous graduate theses on topics including machine learning applications in soil parameter estimation, retaining wall design optimization, and the effects of additives on cement-improved soils. Notable works under her guidance include studies on artificial intelligence-supported design tools, parametric investigations of groundwater effects on retaining walls, soil bearing capacity mapping, and the application of statistical and experimental methods to civil engineering challenges. Her research focuses on integrating advanced computational techniques with practical civil engineering solutions to improve design, safety, and sustainability in infrastructure projects.

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Featured Publications

"Mathematical Approach Integrating Surrogate Models in Heuristic Optimization for Gabion Retaining Wall Design"

"SinkholeNet: A novel RGB-slope sinkhole dataset and deep weakly-supervised learning framework for sinkhole classification and localization"

"Investigation of Parametric Effect in Optimum Retaining Wall Design Using Harmony Search Algorithm"

"Parameters Optimization of Taguchi Method Integrated Hybrid Harmony Search Algorithm for Engineering Design Problems"

"Dynamic Loads and Different Soil Characteristics Examination on Optimum Design of Cantilever Retaining Walls Utilizing Harmony Search Algorithm"