Keynote Speakers | Invited Speakers

Keynote Speakers

Topic	Keynote speaker	Title
Ground Motion Simulation	Professor Kojiro Irikura Kyoto University Japan	Methodology of simulating ground motions from crustal earthquake and mega-thrust subduction earthquakes: application to the 2016 Kumamoto earthquake (crustal) and the 2011 Tohoku earthquake (mega-thrust)
	Professor Pierre-Yves Bard Université Joseph Fourier France	Using ambient vibration measurements for risk assessment at an urban scale : from numerical proof of concept to a case study in Beirut (Lebanon)
Shallow Velocity Structures and Depth Parameters	Professor Hiroshi Kawase Kyoto University Japan	Studies on the deep basin site effects based on the observed strong ground motions and microtremors
Soil Dynamics and Nonlinearity	Professor Jonathan P. Stewart University of California, Los Angeles USA	Non-ergodic site response in seismic hazard analysis
Applications of Microtremor Survey	Professor Francisco Sánchez-Sesma Mexico National Autonomous University Mexico	Modeling and inversion of the microtremor H/V spectral ratio: physical basis behind the diffuse-field approach
Downhole Array Observation and Analysis	Professor Kazuyoshi Kudo Nihon University Japan	Advantages of borehole array data for better understanding of strong ground motion in sedimentary basins
Near Fault Ground Motions	Dr. Brian Chiou California Department of Transportation USA	Hanging-wall and directivity effects on the near-fault ground motion
Seismic Hazards and Loss Assessments	Professor Chin-Hsiung Loh National Taiwan University Taiwan	Selection of ground-motion prediction equations for probabilistic seismic hazard analysis: case study of Taiwan

Invited Speakers

Topic	Invited speaker	Title
Ground Motion Simulation	Prof. Tomotaka Iwata Kyoto University Japan	Long-period ground motion characteristics and simulations in the Osaka Basin during the 2011 great Tohoku earthquake
	Dr. Li Zhao Institute of Earth Sciences, Academia Sinica Taiwan	Quantification of topography effect on seismic ground motion: a case study in northern Taiwan
	Dr. Takuto Maeda The University of Tokyo Japan	Two-dimensional wavefield reconstruction: tsunami data assimilation and seismic gradiometry
	Prof. Ruizhi Wen Institute of Engineering Mechanics, China Earthquake Administration China	Directivity effect in the empirical Green’s function method for ground-motion simulation
Shallow Velocity Structures and Depth Parameters	Prof. Kuo-Liang Wen National Central University Taiwan	Construction of the shallow shear-wave velocity model in Taiwan
	Dr. Shigeki Senna NIED Japan	Modeling of the subsurface structure from the seismic bedrock to the ground surface for a broadband strong motion evaluation in the Kanto area, Japan
Soil Dynamics and Nonlinearity	Dr. DHAKAL Yadab Prasad National research institute for earth science and disaster prevention Japan	Analysis of S-wave H/V spectral ratios at the ocean bottom strong motion sites for soil nonlinearity
	Prof. Saburoh Midorikawa Tokyo Institute of Technology Japan	Site effects on strong motion records of the 2011 Tohoku, Japan earthquake
	Prof. Jin-Hung Hwang National Central University Taiwan	Soil liquefaction issues in Meinong earthquake
Applications of Microtremor Survey	Prof. Donat Fäh Swiss Seismological Service ETHZ Switzerland	Assessment of the complex seismic response of geological structures
	Prof. Huey-Chu Huang National Chung Cheng University Taiwan	Estimation of shallow S-wave velocity structures using microtremor array measurements and their applications
Downhole Array Observation and Analysis	Dr. Jamison Steidl Univ. of California, Santa Barbara United States	Downhole array monitoring in the United States
	Dr. Nai-Chi Hsiao Central Weather Bureau, Seismological Center Taiwan	The CWB downhole seismic array and its application for earthquake observation in Taiwan
Near Fault Ground Motions	Dr. Shin Aoi National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Prevention Japan	the 2016 Kumamoto earthquake sequence: strong motion and source processes
	Prof. Ralph Archuleta University of California, Santa Barbara United States	Scaling laws for strong ground motion parameters and their uncertainty for earthquakes with M3.3-7.7
	Dr. Mayssa Dabaghi American University of Beirut Lebanon	Simulation of near-fault ground motions for specified earthquake source and site characteristics
	Prof. Kuo-Fong Ma National Central University Taiwan	Killer pulses observed in 20160206 Meinong, ML 6.6, Taiwan, earthquake
Seismic Hazards and Loss Assessments	Dr. Marco Pagani GEM Foundation Italy	Probabilistic seismic hazard analysis: issues and challenges from the GEM perspective
	Dr. Hiroyuki Fujiwara NIED Japan	Improved seismic hazard assessment for Japan after the 2011 Great East Japan earthquake
	Dr. Chin-Hsun Yeh National Center for Research on Earthquake Engineering Taiwan	Progress report on seismic loss estimations in Taiwan