Tomáš Hanák is Assistant Professor of Construction Economics and Management at the Brno University of Technology, Faculty of Civil Engineering. His current research interests focus on business economics, risk management, construction procurement, energy efficiency and housing sustainability. Tomáš Hanák received his Ph.D. in 2007 from the Brno University of Technology. He is the author/co-author of two monographs, expert opinions and has also published extensively in international reviewed journals and conferences in the area of his specialization. Dr. Hanák also serves as editor of 2 international research journals and as a member of scientific committees of several foreign conferences. He put considerable emphasis on international cooperation in research as well as in teaching activities. He realized shorter term visits at 11 foreign universities in Europe inclusive of 3 invited lectures.
Shabtai Isaac is an assistant professor of structural engineering at Ben Gurion University, Beer-Sheva, Israel. He holds a Ph.D. (2011) from the Department of Civil Engineering at the Technion, Haifa, Israel. His primary research interests are in design management, building evacuation, and construction safety. Dr. Isaac is member of the board of directors of the International Association for Automation and Robotics in Construction (IAARC). He received the Olenick Award (2008) and the Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering Award (2011) at the Technion for his research, as well as awards in 2011 and 2012 for teaching at the Technion and at Ben-Gurion University. He has published papers in the Journal of Construction Engineering and Management (ASCE), Construction Management and Economics and Automation in Construction.
Li-Yin SHEN was a professor in the Department of Building & Real Estate at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University before he joined Chongqing University of China in 2012 as a distinguished professor in the Faculty of Construction Management and Real Estate. Shen received his first class BSc in Mechanical Engineering in Construction from Chongqing University, his PgD in Management Engineering from Harbin Institute of Technology in China, and his PhD in Construction Management from University of Reading of UK. Shen’s major research interests are in the areas of Sustainable Built Environment; Risk Management for Built Environment; and Sustainable Competitiveness for Construction Business. Shen has published widely research works in international journals. He is the Editor-in-Chief for the International Journal of Construction Management, the Founding President of the Chinese Research Institute of Construction Management. He is the Director of the International Research Centre for Sustainable Built Environment based in Chongqing University. Shen has a number of external appointments in the capacity of Honorary Professor and Visiting Professor.
Tamás Koltai works as professor of production and operations management at the Department of Management and Corporate Economics of the Budapest University of Technology and Economics since 1983. For 10 years he also taught operations management in the Business School of the Central European University as adjunct professor. He was a visiting Scholar in the Michigan Business School for one academic year, and he worked as visiting professor at the University of Seville in Spain for three year.
He has a master degree in mechanical engineering and a PhD in industrial engineering. He is head of the Production Management Group of his department. He also works as editor in chief of Periodica Polytechnica which is a scientific pier reviewed journal of the faculty of Management and Social Sciences. He was a co-editor of the Harvard Business Review Hungarian Edition between 1999 and 2010.
His research areas are cost analysis of manufacturing and service operations and mathematical modeling of manufacturing and service systems. He has a special interest in flexible manufacturing. He published several papers in the International of Production Economics, Omega, International Journal of Production Research, European Journal of Operational Research and in Production and Operations Management.
Wen-der Yu is a Professor of Construction Management at Chung Hua University in Hsinchu City of Taiwan. His current research interests focus on business intelligence and computer-aided innovation for construction engineering. Dr. Yu has been the Chairman of Department, Director of R&D Office, and Dean of Student Affairs of Chung Hua University. He currently serves as Convener of National Construction Project Management Development Taskforce, Taiwan Project Management Association, a member of IPMA. Dr. Yu has published more than 200 works including books, papers in internationally indexed journals and conferences in the fields of project management, data mining, artificial intelligence, knowledge management, and technology innovation.
