Invited Lectures and Presentations:

• "Becoming an AP" Series – Section 3: Introduction of Foundation & ELS", presented at the Hong Kong Institute of Architects, Hong Kong, 18th July 2020

• "Electrokinetic phenomena in soil and their applications in geotechnical and geoenvironmental engineering", presented at the Tallinn University of Technology, Tallinn, Estonia, 14th May 2019

• "Budgetary control in marine site investigation", presented at the One Day Seminar on Contract Management 2018 jointly organized by the Chartered Institute of Arbitrations (East Asia Branch) – Young Members Group, the Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers (Hong Kong Branch) Young Engineers Network, the Hong Kong Institution of Engineers Young Members Committee, the Hong Kong Institute of Surveyors Young Surveyors Group, and the Institution of Civil Engineers Hong Kong Association Graduates and Students Division, Hong Kong, 5th May 2018

• "Environmentally-friendly pile installation technologies", presented at the National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan, 20th April 2018

• "Civil engineers: Our challenges", presented at the National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu City, Taiwan, 19th April 2018

• "Electrokinetic phenomena in soil and their applications in geotechnical and geoenvironmental engineering", presented at the National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu City, Taiwan,19th April 2018

• "Slope disaster prevention in Hong Kong: Past, present and future", presented at the National Yunlin University of Science & Technology, Douliou, Taiwan,18th April 2018

• "The wonderful world of engineering through the camera lens of a worldwide traveler", presented at the National Pingtung University of Science & Technology, Pingtung, Taiwan, 13th April 2018

• Design and construction of the Hong Kong - Zhuhai - Macao Bridge Project", presented at the National Pingtung University of Science & Technology, Tai Tung, Taiwan, 13th April 2018

• "Design and construction of the Hong Kong - Zhuhai - Macao Bridge Project", presented at the National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan, 11th April 2018

• "Civil engineers: Our challenges", presented at the CECI Lecture, CECI Engineering Consultants, Inc., Taipei, Taiwan, 10th April 2018

• "The wonderful world of engineering through the camera lens of a worldwide traveler", presented at the PIE – Polyintern Experience Program participated by undergraduates from Zhejiang University, Hong Kong, 31st January 2018

• "Environmentally-friendly pile installation technologies", presented at the Geosystems Seminar, University of California, Berkeley, California, U.S.A., 17th January 2018

• "A glimpse of the Hong Kong - Zhuhai - Macao Bridge Project", presented at the 2017 CICHE International Forum Session I - Intelligent Infrastructures, Chinese Institute of Civil and Hydraulic Engineering, Taipei, Taiwan, 1st December 2017

• "Electrokinetic phenomena in soil and their applications in geotechnical and geoenvironmental engineering", presented at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, 24th November 2017

• "A forensic investigation on sinkhole formation in urban area", presented at the 5th International Conference on Forensic Geotechnical Engineering, Bengaluru, India, 8th December 2016

• "CIM (BIM for infrastructure) for effective construction management of infrastructures", presented at the International Roundtable Meeting of the 2016 JSCE Annual Meeting, Sendai, Japan, 7th September 2016

• "State-of-the-art and future on press-in technology in Asian region", presented at 9th IPA Press-in Seminar in Kochi 2016, International Press-in Association, Kochi, Japan, 13th July 2016

• "An overview of remediation technologies for contaminated sites", presented at the Workshop on Recent Advances in Geo-environmental Engineering and Construction, ASCE Hong Kong Section, Hong Kong, 27th May 2016

• "The wonderful world of engineering through the camera of a worldwide traveler", presented at Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan, Shanxi, China, 14th January 2016

• "Design of surcharging and prefabricated vertical drains for improvement of soft clay", presented at the Workshop on Geotechnical Engineering: From Ground Investigations to Improvements, ASCE Hong Kong Section, Hong Kong, 19th September 2015

• "Use of IT in civil engineering for real-time data collection", presented at the International Roundtable Meeting of the 2015 JSCE Annual Meeting, Okayama, Japan, 16th September 2015

• "Sustainable operation and maintenance of highway systems", presented at the Asia Pacific Conference on Highway Development and the Environment, Hong Kong, 21st August 2015

• "Pile jacking experience for foundations in Hong Kong and Macau", presented at the 3rd International Seminar for Research Works, International Press-in Association, Kochi, Japan, 15th July 2015

• "Effects of soil-structure interactions on the design of ELS systems", presented at Soil-Structure Interaction: From Modelling to Observations, the 35th Annual Seminar of Geotechnical Division, the Hong Kong Institution of Engineers, Hong Kong, 22nd May 2015

• "Opening remarks", presented at the International Forum, JSCE 100th Anniversary Celebration International Symposium, Tokyo, Japan, 20th November 2014

• "Environmentally friendly piling methods in Asia", presented at the Asian Civil Engineering Coordinating Council Technical Seminar, Tokyo, Japan, 19th November 2014

• "Asset management of drainage facilities using advanced technologies", presented at the DSD International Conference 2014, Hong Kong, 13th November 2014

• "Current status of press-in piles in Hong Kong and Macau", presented at the 2nd International Seminar for Research Works in Asian Countries, International Press-in Association, Kochi, Japan, 25th July 2014

• "East meets west", presented at Bridging the Pacific – Alberta Success Stories in China organized by AMCC, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, 20th June 2014

• "Environmentally friendly installation of PPC piles", presented at the technical seminar organized by the New Zealand Geotechnical Society, Christchurch, New Zealand, 15th February 2014

• "Uses of IT in IAQ management", presented at the Conference on Advances in IAQ Management and Energy Conservation, Hong Kong, 5th November 2013

• "Applications of electrokinetics in geoenvironmental engineering and environmental engineering", presented at the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, the University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware, U.S.A., 4th October 2013

• "Vulnerability and resilience of man-made slopes in Hong Kong", presented at the Workshop on Vulnerability and Resilience of Critical Infrastructure Systems in Asia of the 6th Civil Engineering Conference in the Asian Region, Jakarta, Indonesia, 21st August 2013

• "Non-percussive installation methods for precast prestressed concrete spun piles", presented at the Conference on Foundations: State-of-the- Practice, Hong Kong, 25th July 2013

• "Education and training requirements for a practicing civil engineer to qualify in Australasia jurisdictions and the United Kingdom",  presented at the 2013 Annual Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education, Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.A., 26th June 2013

• "Establishment of state-of-the-practice for scaffolding platform for slope site investigation works", presented at the 61th GEO-HKCA SICC Liaison Meeting, Hong Kong, 14th May 2013

• "Closing remarks", presented at Cavern to Reclamation: The Engineering Behind, Joint Annual Conference of the Institution of Civil Engineers and ASCE Hong Kong Section, Hong Kong, 28th February 2013

• "The wonderful world of engineering through the camera of a worldwide traveler", presented at the Department of Construction Engineering, National Yunlin University of Science and Technology, Douliou, Yunlin, Taiwan, 25th February 2013

• "Seeing the invisible – The power of animation and visualization", presented at the Seminar organized by the ASCE Taipei International Group, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taipei, Taiwan, 23rd February 2013

• "Engineering performance of jacked piles in Hong Kong and Macau", presented at the Department of Construction Engineering, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taipei, Taiwan, 21st February 2013

• "Civil engineering: Our challenges", presented at the Construction Engineering and Management Program, Department of Civil Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan, 20th February 2013

• "Environmental improvements on pile installation in Hong Kong and Macau", presented at the seminar jointly organized by the ASCE Thailand Section and the Engineering Institute of Thailand, Bangkok, Thailand, 18th January 2013

• "Green management of construction and demolition materials in Hong Kong", presented at the seminar jointly organized by the ASCE Thailand Section and the Engineering Institute of Thailand, Bangkok, Thailand, 18th January 2013

• "Engineering in the eyes of a worldwide traveling photographer", presented at the 2013 Annual Dinner of the Society of Professional Engineers Thailand, Bangkok, Thailand, 17th January 2013

• "Environmental improvements on foundation construction in Hong Kong and Macau", presented at the Geotechnical Seminar "Challenges in Geotechnical Engineering" organized by the American Society of Civil Engineers, Singapore Section, Singapore, 5th December 2012

• "Mitigation and preparedness of landslides in Hong Kong", presented at the Public Forum on Disaster Mitigation, Adaptation and Preparedness Strategies organized by the Philippine Institute of Civil Engineers, Pasay City, the Philippines, 22nd September 2012

• "GreenTech in foundation and pavement engineering", presented at GreenTech Summit 2012, the Philippine Institute of Civil Engineers, Pasay City, the Philippines, 21st September 2012

• "Mitigation of landslides in Hong Kong", presented at International Roundtable Meeting on Multilateral Cooperation/ Collaboration in Developing Disaster-Resilient Infrastructures, Japan Society of Civil Engineers, Nagoya University, Higashiyama Campus, Nagoya, Japan, 5th September 2012

• "Green management of construction and demolition materials in Hong Kong", presented at the at the Civil & Materials Engineering Dept. Seminar, the University of Illinois at Chicago, U.S.A., 30th August 2012

• "Environmental improvements on pile installation in Hong Kong and Macau", presented at the at the Civil & Materials Engineering Dept. Seminar, the University of Illinois at Chicago, U.S.A., 28th August 2012

• "Environmental aspects of foundation construction", presented at the 1st Graduation Ceremony of the Environmental Piling Training Course organized by the Macau Construction Machinery Engineering Association, Macau, 7th August 2012

• "工程專業面面觀" presented at「工程專業面面觀及360°全方位溝通講座」organized by the Engineering Discipline of the Hong Kong Institute of Vocational Education and sponsored by the Hong Kong Construction Association, Hong Kong, 19th May 2012

• "A new future for engineering licensure – ASCE's strategic initiative on 'Raise the Bar'", presented at the 1st International Meeting on "The role of the civil engineer in shaping the future: Challenges and opportunities" jointly organized by the Technical Chamber of Greece (TEE), the Association of Civil Engineers (SPME), and the ASCE Hellenic Section, Athens, Greece, 30th April 2012

• "Green management of construction and demolition materials", presented at the seminar on "Nuts and Bolts of Sustainable Building Materials" co-organized by the Business Environment Council and the BEAM Society Limited, Hong Kong, 13th March 2012

• "Life journey of a Rotary Ambassador Scholar", presented at the Rotary Club of Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong, 12th December 2011

• "Hong Kong: A smart city?" presented at the International Roundtable Discussion Forum of the Centennial Meeting of the Chinese Institute of Civil and Hydraulic Engineering, Chungli, Taiwan, 18th November 2011

• "Vision 2025 - Engineering leadership for sustainability", presented at the 15th Planning Committee Meeting of the Asian Civil Engineering Coordinating Council, New Delhi, India, 16th September 2011

• "Sustainability of civil engineering human resources development", presented at the International Seminar on "Approach to Sustainable Futuristic Infrastructure" organized by the Institution of Civil Engineers (India) on the occasion of Engineers’ Day Celebrations in New Delhi, India, 15th September 2011

• "Snapshots and trends of PPP in Hong Kong", presented at International Roundtable Meeting on PPP Policy, Guidelines, and Project Implementation of the 2011 Japan Society of Civil Engineers Annual Meeting, Johoku Campus, Ehime University, Matsuyama, Shikoku, Japan, 7th September 2011

• "Milestone developments, myths, and future directions of electrokinetic remediation", presented at the 9th Symposium on Electrokinetic Remediation, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, 29th June 2010

• "Extension of the useful lives of constructed facilities: Green management of construction and demolition materials", presented at the Engineers Australia – Hong Kong Chapter, Hong Kong, 14th June 2010

• "Use of green materials in maintenance and construction", presented at the Conference on Green Buildings: Better Quality of Life, Hong Kong, 11th June 2010

• "Biometric authentication: A friend or foe?" presented at the Rotary Club of Peninsula, Hong Kong, 8th June 2010

• "Use of information technology to enhance human resources management and construction site safety",  presented at Shandong Jianzhu University, Jinan, Shandong, China, 26th April 2010

• "Civil engineering in the eyes of a worldwide traveler", presented to high school students, Jinan, Shandong, China, 13th March 2010

• "Education and training of construction professionals 建造專才的教育與培訓", presented at the Hong Kong Construction Association Scholarship Presentation Ceremony cum Seminar, Hong Kong Institute of Vocational Education (Tsing Yi), Hong Kong, 25th March 2010

• "Ground investigation, field tests and laboratory tests – Soil", presented at the Workshop on Slope Engineering organized by the Geotechnical Division of the Hong Kong Institution of Engineers, Hong Kong, 5th December 2009

• "Long-term environmental harmonization design concept & disaster mitigation", presented at the International Roundtable Discussion, Chinese Institute of Civil & Hydraulic Engineering Annual Meeting, Hsinchu, Taiwan, 20th November 2009

• "Slope disaster prevention in Hong Kong: Past, present and future", presented at the 2009 ASCE Taiwan International Group Annual Convention, Hsinchu, Taiwan, 20th November 2009

• "Remediation technologies for contaminated sites", presented at the International Symposium on Geoenvironmental Engineering, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China, 9th September 2009

• "Extension of the useful lives of constructed facilities: Green management of construction and demolition materials", presented at the SOE HK Symposium 2009, the Society of Operations Engineers Hong Kong Region, Hong Kong, 20th June 2009

• "流動生物認證儀在物業身管理上的應用" presented at the「IT與物業管理」研討會：如何善用資訊科技，提升物業及設施管理服務質素? organized by the Office of the Hon. Samson Tam, Hong Kong, 22nd May 2009

• "Non-destructive detection of underground voids", presented at the 1st International Conference on Utility Management and Safety, Hong Kong, 3rd March 2009

• "Design of a mobile biometric authentication and global positioning system and its applications in construction management", presented at CLP Power, Hong Kong, 16th December 2008

• "Use of tactile pressure sensors to evaluate the stress distribution behind an earth retaining structure induced by press-in piling," presented at the 2nd International Press-in Association International Workshop and General Assembly, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.A., 11th December 2008

• "Electrokinetic extraction of contaminants from fine-grained soil", presented at URS Corporation, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, U.S.A., 10th December 2008

• "Underwater vacuum preloading for in-situ improvement of marine clay", presented at the Symposium on Ground Improvement Techniques, Macau, 28th November 2008

• "Collaboration between Hong Kong and Korea on the development of a soil nailing technique", presented at the seminar on the State-of-the-Art Technology and Experience on Geotechnical Engineering in Korea and Hong Kong, Geotechnical Division, HKIE, Hong Kong, 28th March 2008

• "Management of construction and demolition materials in Hong Kong", presented at the seminar on "Design of energy efficient and environmentally friendly buildings," the Hong Kong Institute of Vocational Education – Tsing Yi, Hong Kong, 7th May 2007

• "Public awareness and participation in reduction of landslide risk – Hong Kong experience," presented at the 2007 landslide Symposium: new tools and techniques for developing regional hazard maps and future risk management practices, Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries/USGS/ASCE/AEG, Portland, Oregon, U.S.A., 26th April 2007

• "Electrokinetic remediation: Past, present, and future", presented at the 5th ICEG International Congress on Environmental Geotechnics, Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom, 26th June 2006

• "Quality control of foundation in Hong Kong", presented at "Monitoring & Inspection of Building Works", 3rd Annual Seminar of the HKIE Building Division, Hong Kong, 18th March 2004

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