​ISFRAM
2015
: 2ND INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON FLOOD RESEARCH AND MANAGEMENT 2015
Keynote Speaker
KEYNOTE SPEAKER AND WORKSHOP PRESENTER
Assoc. Prof. Dr Sunmin Kim received his doctorate degree from Kyoto University, Japan with dissertation entitled Stochastic Real-Time Flood Forecasting Using Weather Radar and a Distributed Hydrologic Model. He was an associate professor in Disaster Prevention Research Institute (DPRI) before joining the Graduate School of Engineering. His past and current researches include weather radar and hydrology, real-time flood forecasting with weather radar observation, flood forecasting using pre-processing of ensemble numerical, possible maximum flood event due to tropical cyclone, short-term rainfall prediction, stochastic radar image extrapolation and climate change impact. He is affiliated with Japan Society of Civil Engineers (JSCE), Japan Society of Hydrology and Water Resources (JSHWR), Korea Water Resources Association (KWRA), American Geophysical Union (AGU). His keynote entitled Real-Time Flood Forecasting Using Weather Radar.
TAN SRI DATO’ SRI PROF. IR. DR. SAHOL HAMID BIN ABU BAKAR
Tan Sri Dato’ Sri Prof. Ir. Dr. Sahol Hamid bin Abu Bakar, the patron of Flood Control Research Centre, Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM) is a professor in the Faculty of Civil Engineering, UiTM. He has been appointed as the Vice Chancellor of the university since 1st. January 2010. He is also a Guest Professor of Civil Engineering at WAREM (Water Resources Engineering), University of Stuttgart, Germany and has been awarded the title of Honorary Doctorate from the university.
Although he has been entrusted with numerous significant positions of academic administrators, and currently hold the highest position in the largest university in Malaysia, he has always been enthusiastic in finding solutions in flood problems nationwide and worldwide. He has been involved with various research projects in the field of his expertise, including flood control, hydraulics, water resources, economy, environmental engineering and building construction and received several international awards for the research products. His vast experiences in management is of an outstanding achievement.