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In 2022, the platform plans to organize three training sessions on island sustainable
development, more information will be updated soon.
May & June, 2022
Speaker: BALDACCHINO, Godfrey
Professor of Sociology, University of Malta; Former Canada Research Chair and UNESCO
Co-Chair in Island Studies at the University of Prince Edward Island, Canada; President,
International Small Islands Studies Association (ISISA); Founding Editor, Island Studies
Journal (2006-2016). Author or editor of many books,including the Routledge
International Handbook of Island Studies (2018).
Topic: Studying islands: Island life is not always about crisis
Speaker: SU, Ming Ming
Professor at School of Environment and Natural Resources, Renmin University of China.
She had degrees from Tsinghua University of China, University of Waterloo in Canada.
Her research focuses on tourism at protected areas, tourism and community sustainable
development, island tourism. She published more than 50 journal articles in top journals
as Tourism Management, Journal of Sustainable Tourism, Tourism Geographies, Marine
Policy, Ocean & Coastal Management. She is also an expert member of the ICOMOS
International Cultural Tourism Committee (ICTC).
Topic: Island tourism and the sustainable livelihoods of island communities
Co-organizer: School of Geography, Liaoning Normal University
Commentator: WANG Hui (Professor and Vice Dean, Liaoning Normal University)
Speaker: ZHOU, Yingxin
Dr Zhou has more than 30 years of experience in technology development, engineering and
project management in rock engineering and underground space development. He played
leading roles in several major pioneering rock engineering and research projects and served
as technical advisor to many government ministries in Singapore, including the Jurong Town
Corporation for Southeast Asia’s largest underground oil storage facility. He led the rock
engineering and technology development for the underground ammunition facility in
Singapore and developing new safety standards for underground ammunition storage which
have been adopted by NATO. Prior to joining DeepTek in 2022, Dr Zhou was Head
Engineering (Underground Facilities) with the Defence Science and Technology Agency. He
was Assoc Prof (Adj) at the Nanyang Technological University (2011 to 2018), President of
the Commission on Rock Dynamics (2008-2011) & Vice President for Asia of the International
Society for Rock Mechanics (ISRM) (2011-2015), and Vice President of the Associated
research Centers for the Urban Underground Space (2013-2016). Dr Zhou is a Fellow of the
Academy of Engineering Singapore and Fellow of the ISRM. He is currently Director (Asia) &
Board member of the Associated research Centers for the Urban Underground Space and a
member of the Advisory Board of the International Tunnelling Association Committee on
Underground Space. He is a member of the Editorial Board for the International Journal of
Tunnelling & Underground Space Technology.
Topic: Underground space development in Singapore
Co-organizer: Hainan Tropical Ocean University
Speaker: LAM, Siu Lee Jasmine
Professor Dr. LAM, Siu Lee Jasmine from Nanyang Technological University Singapore (NTU)
is an active scholar in maritime transport and logistics. She is the founding Centre Director of
Maritime Energy and Sustainable Development Centre of Excellence and served as Director
of Maritime Studies programmes at NTU for 12 years (2008-2020). She has been invited by
numerous organisations, governments, companies and universities as a key speaker and
chair at international conferences. Leading a R&D team and working closely with the industry
and government agencies, Prof Lam has completed over 60 projects including consultancy
to many countries. She has more than 300 technical publications in leading journals and
conferences. In terms of professional service and leadership, she holds various prestigious
international appointments, such as Expert Advisor to governments, steering committee
member, Global Maritime Technology Cooperation Centres Network Stakeholders’
Committee member, invited by International Maritime Organization; Vice President and
Council Member of International Association of Maritime Economists (2014-2020, completed
maximum term of 6 years). She is honoured to be at the Top 0.3% scientist in the world
[global list by Stanford University]. Furthermore, Prof Lam is the recipient of many awards,
including National Day Award from the Prime Minister’s Office in Singapore, Erasmus
Mundus Faculty Scholar Award awarded by the European Commission, and 8 times Best
Paper Awards.
Topic: Clean energy sources for sustainable shipping
Commentator: Hu, Jianbo (Associate Professor, Tianjin Research Institute for Water
Transport Engineering, M.O.T.)
Co-organizer: Hainan Tropical Ocean University
Speaker: GUNARATHNE, Kapila
Executive Director Green Planet Ecosystem, Sri Lanka
Topic: Spatial planning of Sri Lanka Pegion Island
Speaker: NGUYEN, Viet Thanh
Professor, University of Transport and Communications, Vietnam
Co-organizer: Hainan Tropical Ocean University
Speaker: MIN HAN HTET ＆ MEE MEE SOE
MIN HAN HTET graduated from Mandalay Technological University in specialization of
B.E (Mechanical) in 2003. He received the degree of Master of Maritime Science and
Technology and PhD in Engineering from Kobe University. He charged his service in
Myanmar Maritime University since 2005 to now. Currently, he is working as associate
professor of Marine Engineering Department in this university. He is also actively
participating as technical officer of maritime technical cooperation center at Asia
region (MTCC, Asia) hosted in Shanghai Maritime University under supervision of
international maritime organization (IMO) in intention of GHG Emission reduction.
MEE MEE SOE, professor of Myanmar Maritime University, got the B.Sc Hons:
(Computing and Information Systems), NCC, UK in 2002, B.E and M.E (Civil) from
Yangon technological University in 2004 and 2006 and Doctor of Engineering (Port,
Coastal and Offshore Engineering) from Hohai University, Nanjing, China in 2011.
She is now working as an associate professor of Port and Harbour Engineering
Department of MMU.
Topic： Island and coastal conservation in myanmar
Co-organizer: Hainan Tropical Ocean University
Speaker: LALLEMANT-MOE, Hervé Raimana
Dr Hervé Raimana Lallemant-Moe (French Polynesia) is a member of the Governance and
Insular Development Research Team (GDI – University of French Polynesia) and the Center of
International Law (CDI – University of Lyon 3). His research interests include environmental
law, international law, and oversea communities’ legal issues, particularly for French
Polynesia, and his specialty is climate change legal issues. Lallemant-Moe is teaching law at
the University of French Polynesia, where he is an alumnus. He also graduated from the
University of Western Brittany (France) and the University of South Pacific (Fiji). Lallemant-
Moe was the assistant of Maina Sage, a Polynesian member of the French National Assembly
(French Parliament). He previously worked several years for the Polynesian Government and
was a member of the High Council of French Polynesia, a group of legal experts who served
as advisors to the President of the country.
Topic: French Polynesia/Te Ao Maohi – A merger of institutional and indigenous ways of
protecting the environment
Co-organizer: Shandong Provincial Youth Innovation Talent Program Team (Pacific Islands
Research Team of Liaocheng University)
Speaker: TAO, Aifeng
Hohai University, China
Key Laboratory of Ministry of Education for Coastal Disaster and Protection, China
Topic： Practice of coastal protection in China based on natural solutions
Speaker: CHU, Jian
Prof Chu Jian is the Chair of School of Civil and Environmental Engineering and the Director
of Centre for Urban Solutions at Nanyang Technological University (NTU) in Singapore. He
worked for Iowa State University, USA, as a professor and James M. Hoover Chair in
Geotechnical Engineering from 2011 to 2014. Prof Chu is currently the Chair of ISSMGE
Technical Committee TC217 on Land Reclamation. He chaired ISSMGE Technical Committee
TC39 on Geotechnical Engineering for Disaster Mitigation and Rehabilitation from 2005 to
He is an editor for Acta Geotechnica and associate editor for ASCE Journal of Materials in
Civil Engineering. In addition toleading a number of large-scale research projects, Prof Chu
is also actively involved in construction projects in Singapore or overseas as either a
consultant or advisor. He was a past president of the Geotechnical Society of Singapore.
Topic: Land reclamation and related soil improvement methods in Singapore
Co-organizer: Hainan Tropical Ocean University
Speaker: MONCADA, Stefano
Stefano Moncada was born in Rome in 1976. He obtained his Ph.D. in Economics from the
University of Malta, where he lectures and conducts research in the areas of development
economics, climate change, island studies, sustainable development, and impact evaluation
techniques. Stefano’s recent research activities include economic and health assessments,
in the face of climate change, of communities in Small Island Developing States (SIDS).
Prior to join academia, Stefano worked in the Italian Parliament as manager and policy
analyst. He also worked as a consultant in several development projects based in Albania,
Mexico, Mali and Ethiopia, mainly in relation to socio-economic, health, and environmental
funded activities. He has worked with the Malta Environment and Planning Authority (MEPA)
as senior research officer, where he was in charge of the development of impact assessment
tools. Stefano is Director of the Islands and Small States Institute of the University of Malta,
and part of the Executive Committee of the European Association of Development and
Training Institutes (EADI), of the Mediterranean Experts on Climate and Environmental
Change (MedECC), and acts as expert reviewer for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate
Change (IPCC). He is active in numerous outreach and knowledge-transfer initiatives,
including training courses and consultation sessions for public, private, and Non
-Governmental Organisations (NGOs).
Topic: Island governance: Climate change, economic development and legal responses
Co-organizer: Fujian Normal University
Speaker: SCHNABEL, Marc Aurel
Professor Marc Aurel Schnabel is the Dean of the Wellington Faculty of Architecture &
Design Innovation, Victoria University of Wellington. As Dean, he drives creativity, innovation
entrepreneurship that enables innovation, sustainability and cultural responsibility. Trained
as an Architect, he leads research in architectural and design technologies. He has worked
in Germany, Australia, and Hong Kong (CUHK & HKU) for thirty years and is recognised for
his research in computational design, augmented and virtual reality, digital heritage, and
intelligent cities. He has been the President of both ANZAScA and CAADRIA and curated
four digital architectural exhibitions, Disparallel Spaces, 8448cubed, Immersive Legacies,
Ars Electronica Aotearoa New Zealand. He established Digital Architecture Research
Alliance (DARA), connecting professionals and researchers through innovative digital
spatial design explorations.
Topic: Immersive Architectural Realities: The Construction of Meaning in Speculative
Virtual Islands
Events Archive：
Topic: Real-time monitoring and forecasting of Blue Tears in Pingtan, Fujian Province
Speaker: GU, Haifeng Time: March 18, 2022
Topic: Study on underwater cultural relics detection and protection in island regions
Speaker: XU, Jiang Time: January 21, 2022
Topic: Frontier Research on coastal wetland types surveying
Speaker: Du, Jun Time: January 21, 2022
Topic: International progress in marine spatial planning
Speaker: ZHANG, Zhiwei Time: January 21, 2022
Topic: Research on marine ecological assessment and planning
Speaker: CHEN, Bin Time: March 22, 2021
Topic: Practices and reflection on marine ecological restoration
Speaker: OUYANG, Yurong Time: June 16, 2021
Topic: key points of Implementing regulations of the land administration law
Speaker: WEI, Lihua Time: September 14, 2021
Topic: Training on the census technology of marine disaster risks
Speaker: Experts of Xiamen Marine Environment Monitoring Center, SOA
Time: November 8, 2021
Latest update: June 18, 2022
The statistical period starts from January 1, 2021.
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