Reporter Topic: Understanding data-centric geotechnics

Reporter: Professor Kok-Kwang Phoon

Time: 15:00,Jun.4, 2022

Location: Room 202, Academic Hall of State Key Laboratory

Brief Introduction of Professor Kok-Kwang Phoon

KK Phoon is Distinguished Professor and Vice Provost (Academic Personnel), National University of Singapore. He is widely recognized for his work on developing statistical and other data-driven methods to support decision making in geotechnical engineering. His work has influenced recent codes such as ISO2394:2015 “General principles on reliability for structures” and garnered more than 10,000 cites (h-index 47) in Google Scholar. He is the recipient of numerous awards notably the ASCE Norman Medal, the John Booker Medal, and the Humboldt Research Award.

KK Phoon is the founding editor of Georisk and serves on the boards of major journals conferences, and societies in his field. He has edited 3 books: Reliability of Geotechnical Structures in ISO2394 (CRC Press/Balkema, 2016), Risk and Reliability in Geotechnical Engineering (CRC Press, 2015), and Reliability-Based Design in Geotechnical Engineering (Spon Press, 2008). He was elected Fellow of ASCE in 2008, Fellow of the Institution of Engineers Singapore (IES) in 2009, and Fellow of Academy of Engineering Singapore in 2012.