The 2nd International Forum of NFEES on Artificial Intelligence and Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (IFNFEES02) was held via teleconferencing from July 1 to 2, 2022.

The theme of the meeting was “Artificial Intelligence and Disaster Prevention and Mitigation”. Hosted by the National Facility for Earthquake Engineering Simulation (NFEES) of Tianjin University, the forum was jointly organized by the Innovation Base of Earthquake Engineering Comprehensive Simulation (IBEECS) project, the Earthquake Engineering and Resilience (EER) journal published by John Wiley & Sons Inc. in partnership with Tianjin University, and the Key Laboratory of Earthquake Engineering Simulation and Seismic Resilience (EESSR) of China Earthquake Administration. The forum featured presentations by nineteen experts and scholars from world leading universities, who shared their latest research results on topics, such as, artificial intelligence, structural health monitoring, disaster prevention and reduction, resilient cities, intelligent structures, and other topics of earthquake engineering and discussed the challenges faced and the scientific problems to be addressed. The scientific exchange greatly promoted the development and application of theories in this field.

The presentations were organized in 6 sessions in which 19 lectures were presented by experts from universities including Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the University of Oxford, the University of Cambridge, ETH Zurich, National University of Singapore, Columbia University, Kyoto University, the University of California, Milan Polytechnic University, the University of Chile, The University of Cape Town, the University of Canterbury, and Potsdam University, among others. The full capacity of the meeting (500 simultaneous attendees) was reached during most of the lectures. The meeting attracted teachers and students from more than 70 colleges and universities at home and abroad. Besides those of the presenting experts, the institutions of the attendees included Tianjin University, Tsinghua University, Harbin Institute of Technology, Tongji University, Zhejiang University, Southeast University, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, South China University of Technology, Shandong University, Chongqing University, Dalian University of Technology, University of Science and Technology of China and City University of Hong Kong. The total number of attendees reached 11,000, certifying the broad interest in the meeting at home and abroad.

By School of Civil Engineering

Editor: Sun Xiaofang