As part of the University Lecture Series, the University of Macau (UM) held a talk titled ‘From Civil Engineering to Civil-Informatics Engineering—The Opportunities for the Fourth Leap of Civil Engineering’ today (4 December). Zhu Hehua, member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering and Distinguished Professor at Tongji University, was the speaker.
Xu Cheng-Zhong, dean of UM’s Faculty of Science and Technology, said that Prof Zhu, as a world-leading expert in digital tunnelling and underground engineering, was highly regarded by the academic community for his expertise in the mathematical theories of differential geometry and general relativity. He also founded Underground Space, China’s first English-language scientific journal in the field of underground engineering. The journal is among the most influential journals in civil engineering (SCI-Q1) and is the only journal from China ranked among the top 10 per cent of journals in the field.
During the talk, Prof Zhu discussed the insights gained from the first three leaps in civil engineering, before delving into the potential of digital empowerment in civil engineering. He also analysed the roadmap for the transformation of civil engineering into civil-informatics engineering. In addition, Prof Zhu actively interacted with the audience in the Q&A and discussion session.
澳門大學今（4）日舉行“大學講壇”，由中國工程院院士兼同濟大學榮譽講席教授朱合華就“從土木工程到土木資訊工程——土木工程的第四次飛躍”為題發表演說，探討第四次工業革命下，土木工程走向土木資訊工程的第四次飛躍的機會和實現途徑。
澳大科技學院院長須成忠表示，朱合華是世界頂尖的數字隧道及地下空間專家，在學術界享有崇高地位。他還創建了中國首個地下空間領域的英文科技期刊Underground Space，該期刊屬於土木工程領域最有影響力的一區（SCI-Q1），是該領域前10%期刊中唯一的國產期刊。朱合華曾獲兩項國家科技進步二等獎、卞學橫國際學術貢獻獎、德國洪堡研究獎等。
講座上，朱合華解讀土木工程前三次飛躍帶來的啟示，探討土木工程數位化賦能的潛力，分析從土木工程走向土木資訊工程的飛躍路徑、如何利用數位技術和資訊工具來增強土木工程的能力和效率，以及未來土木資訊工程的建設任務，內容具前瞻性，為與會者帶來不少啟發。
問答及交流環節由澳大科技學院副院長和土木及環境工程系系主任周萬歡主持；朱合華與與會者交流互動，討論氣氛熱烈。
Zhu Hehua gives talk on the digitalisation of civil engineering
朱合華談土木工程數位化
Zhu Hehua
朱合華
Participants engage in the Q&A session
與會者提問