The RILS successfully delivered two lectures for the PAIR Advanced Education Programme on 16 April and 23 April 2026, attracting around 40 participants on site and over 200 online attendees. The lectures received an encouraging response, reflecting strong interest in innovative and sustainable land and space development.
The lecture on 16 April 2026, under the theme of “Land Creation Methods”, was delivered by Prof. YIN Jian-hua, International Advisory Member of RILS and Prof. ZHAO Xiao Lin, Associate Director of RILS and Chair Professor of Civil Infrastructure, CEE. The speakers introduced participants to key land reclamation technologies and sustainable approaches, covering topics such as the reuse of waste dredged sediments, combined soft soil improvement methods, large-size physical model tests, prototype field tests, and potential time and cost savings. The session also explored floating solutions, including the application of floating structures, related opportunities and challenges, and PolyU’s ongoing research in this area.
The lecture on 23 April 2026, on “Environmental Monitoring and Land Use Analysis”, was delivered by Dr Ali ISMAEEL, Research Assistant Professor of the Department of Land Surveying and Geo-Informatics (LSGI), and Dr GUO Jian, Project Fellow of RILS. The session highlighted the use of remote sensing, GIS and GeoAI for large-scale, real-time environmental monitoring and land use analysis. Speakers also introduced land-information platforms developed to support both GIS professionals and the public through an ArcGIS-based platform and a user-friendly web-based platform. Practical applications were shared to demonstrate how spatial data and analytics can support sustainable planning, smart city development and informed policy decisions.
Overall, the lectures provided participants with valuable insights into cutting-edge research and practical innovations in land creation, environmental monitoring and land use analysis. The strong participation both in person and online underscored the relevance of these topics and the growing interest in sustainable land and space development.
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