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Digital Development of the Water Industry (701G)

October 28 (Tuesday), 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM

Moderators

Secretary General, Water Resources Agency, MOEA Chen-Yuan Chien
Secretary General, Water Resources Agency, MOEA

Chen-Yuan Chien

A Chief Secretary of Water Resources Agency with more than 29 years of experience in water resources planning, water resources construction, dam safety evaluation and water resources management.

Chair Professor & Department Chair, Department of Hydraulic and Ocean Engineering, National Cheng Kung University Dong-Jiing Doong
Chair Professor & Department Chair, Department of Hydraulic and Ocean Engineering, National Cheng Kung University

Dong-Jiing Doong

Prof. Doong is Chair of the Department of Hydraulic and Ocean Engineering and Director of the Coastal Ocean Monitoring Center at NCKU. Prior to joining NCKU, he held academic and administrative positions at National Taiwan Ocean University. He led research on coastal protection and marine hazards, advancing monitoring networks and early warning systems. He holds over 20 patents and has received several national awards, including the Disaster Prevention Contribution Award, the Outstanding Contribution to Water Resources Award, and the Engineering Professor Award.

Speaker / Panelists

Jing-Wen Wu
Deputy General Manager, Taiwan Water Corporation

Jing-Wen Wu

Mr. Jing-Wen Wu is currently the Deputy General Manager of Taiwan Water Corporation. With a long career in the water supply sector, he has served as Chief Engineer, Director of the 7th District Management Office, Director of the Water Supply Department, Deputy Chief Engineer, and Deputy Director of the 4th District Office. He has extensive experience in hydraulic and water supply system planning, management, and practice, with a solid foundation in both professional and administrative fields.

Chen-Yuan Chien
Distinguished Professor, National Taiwan University

Chen-Yuan Chien

Prof. Chuin-Shan (David) Chen is a Distinguished Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering and a Distinguished Professor in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at National Taiwan University (NTU). He is also the Director and Co-Founder of NCREE-NTUCE Joint Artificial Intelligence Research Center and the Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder of iNSIGHT Center, NTU. Prof. Chen’s research interests are associated with artificial intelligence for engineering applications. Prof. Chen has received numerous awards, including the International Association for Computational Mechanics (IACM) Fellow Award, Life-Long NTU Distinguished Teaching Award, CICHE AI Application Award, among others.

Zoran Vojinovic
Associate Professor of Urban Water Systems/Hydroinformatics, UNESCO- IHE, Delft, The Netherlands

Zoran Vojinovic

Dr. Zoran Vojinovic is an Associate Professor of Urban Water Systems at UNESCO-IHE and Honorary Professor at the University of Exeter, UK. With over 22 years of academic and practical experience across five continents, he has led multidisciplinary teams in developing innovative methodologies and tools for the water sector. He has collaborated with international organizations such as ADB, the World Bank, and UNDP, and is the author of four books, over 30 journal papers, 50 conference papers, and numerous reports.

Po-Chuan Cho
Technical Director, GSD Technologies Co., Ltd.

Po-Chuan Cho

Cho Bo-Chuan is the Technical Director at the Taiwan branch of CISTech Technology Ltd. He holds a Ph.D. in Environmental Engineering from National Central University. He previously served as the Founder and Lead Environmental Engineer at Shang-Teng Environmental Engineering Office and continues as an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Environmental Engineering and Science at Tunghai University.

Agenda

  • 13:00–14:00
  • Registration
  • 14:00–14:05
  • Opening Remarks

    Chien Chen-Yuan, Secretary General Water Resources Agency, MOEA

    Tung Tung-Ching, Chair Professor & Department Chair National Cheng Kung University

  • 14:05–14:30
  • Keynote Speech
    Shaping the Future of Digital Water: Integrating Policy, Technology, and Management

    Jing-Wen Wu, Deputy General Manager Taiwan Water Corporation

  • 14:30–14:55
  • Keynote Speech
    Turning General Intelligence into Domain Experts in the AI 2.0 Era

    Chun-Shan Chen, Distinguished Professor Department of Civil Engineering NTU

  • 14:55–15:25
  • Coffee Break
  • 15:25–15:55
  • Keynote Speech
    Hydroinformatics and Urban Water Systems Management in Smart Water Services

    Zoran Vojinovic, Associate Professor / Hydroinformatics, UNESCO- IHE, Delft, The Netherlands Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Penn State University

  • 15:55–16:15
  • Keynote Speech
    From Process to Water: The Future of Smart Management

    Po-Chuan Cho, Technical Director GSD Technologies Co., Ltd.

  • 16:15–17:00
  • Panel Discussion
    Hosts：

    Chien Chen-Yuan, Secretary General WRA, MOEA

    Tung Tung-Ching, Chair Professor & Department Chair NCKU

    Panelists：

    Jing-Wen Wu, Deputy General Manager Taiwan Water Corporation

    Chuin-Shan Chen, Distinguished Professor of Computer-Aided Engineering, Department of Civil Engineering NTU

    Zoran Vojinovic, Associate Professor Urban Water Systems/Hydroinformatics, UNESCO- IHE, Delft, The Netherlands

    Cho, Bo-Chuan, Technical Director GSD Technologies Co., Ltd.