All sessions will be held at Singapore Management University (SMU) located at 55 Armenian Street, Singapore.
Main Venues:
• SMU Hall (Main) - Plenary sessions and ceremonies
• SMU Hall (Poster) - Poster presentations
• Event Lobby - Meals, breaks, and networking
• Multiple Breakout Rooms - Parallel technical sessions
University Professor Dr. Ardeshir Mahdavi is an internationally recognised expert, researcher, and educator in Building Science. His research spans building physics, building performance simulation, design computing, building controls and diagnostics, building ecology, indoor environmental quality, and human ecology.
Prior to his current affiliations with Graz University of Technology (TU Graz, Austria) and the Vienna University of Economics and Business (WU Wien, Austria), Professor Mahdavi held academic positions at Carnegie Mellon University (CMU, Pittsburgh, USA) as a tenured Full Professor of Building Physics; at the Technical University of Vienna (TU Wien) as Chair of the Department of Building Physics and Building Ecology; and at the National University of Singapore (NUS) as Visiting Professor of Building Science.
Professor Mahdavi has published over 700 scientific papers and supervised more than 65 doctoral students. He is the recipient of the IBPSA Distinguished Achievement Award from the International Building Performance Simulation Association.
Distinguished Professor Lidia Morawska is a leading expert in air quality and its impact on human health and the environment, with a particular focus on the science of airborne particulate matter. She is Distinguished Professor at the Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Brisbane, Australia, and Director of the International Laboratory for Air Quality and Health at QUT, a World Health Organization (WHO) Collaborating Centre for research and training in air quality and health. She also serves as Centre Director for the ARC Training Centre for Advanced Building Systems Against Airborne Infection Transmission (THRIVE) hosted at QUT.
Professor Morawska holds additional positions as Vice-Chancellor Fellow at the Global Centre for Clean Air Research (GCARE), University of Surrey, UK, and Adjunct Professor at the Institute for Environmental and Climate Research (ECI), Jinan University, Guangzhou, China.
A physicist by training, she received her doctorate from Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland. She has authored over 1,100 journal papers, book chapters, and refereed conference papers. At the executive level, she has contributed to numerous national and international professional bodies and currently acts as an advisor to the WHO. She is a Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science, and a Fellow of the Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering.
Professor Morawska has received numerous awards, including inclusion in the 2021 TIME100 list of the world’s most influential people and the L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science International Award, recognised “for her excellent research in air pollution and its impact on human health and the environment, with a focus on atmospheric particulate matter, and for translating fundamental science into real-world policy and practice to provide clean air for all.
Dr. Ranga Reddy Burri is President of the Infection Control Academy of India (IFCAI) and an Honorary Professor at the University of Hyderabad. A leading voice in infection prevention, antimicrobial resistance (AMR) containment, and health system resilience, he has spearheaded multiple initiatives to advance public health capacity in the Global South.
Dr. Burri has led regional and international collaborations through platforms such as G-SPARC, strengthening education, training, and policy frameworks for infection prevention and control (IPC) and AMR across Asia, the Middle East, and Africa. His current work focuses on integrating One Health perspectives into AMR containment and patient safety strategies.
A recognised expert and advocate for innovation-driven public health, he brings over three decades of experience across academia, civil society, and leadership, bridging science, systems, industry, and policy. His keynote reflects his commitment to elevating indoor air quality as a cornerstone of public health equity in the Global South.
Professor Yuguo Li is Chair Professor of Building Environment at The University of Hong Kong. His research focuses on city climate, infection transmission, and sustainability engineering. His team investigates ventilation requirements for mitigating SARS-CoV-2 transmission and explores resilient city design technologies. Their work, both prior to and during the pandemic, has helped redefine the transmission mechanisms of respiratory infections.
Professor Li serves as a member of the World Health Organization (WHO) Infection Prevention and Control Guidance Development Group (IPC GDG) and is the Founding Editor-in-Chief of Indoor Environments, the official journal of the International Society of Indoor Air Quality and Climate (ISIAQ).
He is a Fellow of the Hong Kong Academy of Engineering Sciences, where he currently serves as Honorary Secretary. He has received numerous honours, including the Pettenkofer Award (ISIAQ), the Guanghua Engineering Science and Technology Prize (China), the Medal of Honour from the HKSAR Government, and an honorary doctorate from Aalborg University.
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