SMARTSUSTAIN-2027

About the Conference

The Global Environmental Science, Smart Cities and Sustainable Technologies Congress (SMARTSUSTAIN-2027) will take place on March 22–24, 2027, in Tokyo, Japan. SMARTSUSTAIN-2027 is an international forum that brings together leading researchers, scientists, academicians, engineers, industry professionals, policymakers, and students to discuss the latest advances in environmental science, sustainable technologies, and smart city innovations.

The congress provides an excellent platform for presenting cutting-edge research, exchanging scientific knowledge, and fostering interdisciplinary collaborations. Through keynote presentations, technical sessions, panel discussions, poster presentations, and networking opportunities, participants will explore innovative solutions to global environmental challenges while promoting sustainable urban development, clean energy, digital transformation, and climate resilience.

SMARTSUSTAIN-2027 aims to inspire meaningful collaborations between academia, industry, and government, encouraging the development of practical and impactful solutions for a sustainable future. Join us in Tokyo, Japan, from March 22–24, 2027, to connect with international experts, showcase your research, and contribute to shaping smarter, greener, and more resilient communities worldwide.

Committee Members

Xuan Zhang

Beijing Institute of Technology
China

Xuan Zhang is an Associate Professor at the Beijing Institute of Technology. He received a Ph.D. degree from Tsinghua University in 2019 and then worked at Nanyang Technological University as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow until 2022. He focuses on the mechanisms and applications of heat/mass transfer and fluid flow coupling processes, especially phase change problems (e.g., icing/frosting/freezing, condensation/evaporation/boiling, solidification/melting). He has published/co-authored 110+ SCI journal articles, with 10 recognized as ESI Highly Cited/Hot, Featured, Editor’s Pick, Front Cover, and CNKI Highly Cited papers, and 5 books/chapters; he has also been invited to deliver 10 reports at conferences and applied for/authorized 20+ patents and 10+ software systems. His works have been cited 3200+ times in Google Scholar with a H-index of 32 and have been reported 50+ times by famous science and technology media, such as People's Daily, China Science Daily, The New York Times, and EurekAlert. Prof. Zhang has been listed among the World’s Top 2% Scientists by Stanford University/Elsevier (since 2023) and the 0.5% Top Scholars by ScholarGPS Rankings (since 2025). He has received 10+ grants from the National Natural Science Foundation of China, Ministry of Science and Technology of China, etc., and has served as Associate Editor for Particulate Science and Technology; an Editorial Board Member for Scientific Reports; a Youth Editor Member for Coatings, Exploration, etc.; a Guest Editor for Applied Thermal Engineering, Micromachines, etc.; as a Conference Committee Member for Frosting-Icing 2025, MSTP-2024, etc.; and as a Reviewer for 70+ academic journals. He has been recognized with the following awards: the First Prize of Science and Technology Progress Award of Shandong Province, Wu Zhonghua Outstanding Graduate Student (Chinese Society of Engineering Thermophysics), Outstanding Doctoral Thesis (Tsinghua University), Highly Cited Doctoral Thesis (CNKI), etc.

Tetsuji Yamada

Rutgers University
USA

Tetsuji Yamada earned his Ph.D. and M.Phil. in Health Economics from the Graduate School and University Center of the City University of New York and M.I.A. in International Economics and Public Policy, School of International Affairs and Public Policies, Columbia University, New York, U.S.A.
Dr. Yamada is a Professor of Economics in the Department of Economics, Associate Faculty of Preventive Science Graduate Program, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, He is an Affiliated Faculty/Professor, Institute for Global Health and Development, Peking University, China.
He was an Associate Faculty of Childhood Studies Graduate Program Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, Rutgers University, The State University of New Jersey, and a Faculty Fellow of Civic Engagement of Rutgers University, New Jersey, U.S.A. In addition, he was a former Chairperson of the Department of Economics, a Research Associate for the Center for Children and Childhood Studies at Rutgers University, the State University of New Jersey, USA.
Dr. Yamada was an Invited Research Scholar at Department of Community Health and Preventive Medicine, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine in Japan, was Research Scholar at Hosei Institute on Aging, Hosei University in Japan; and was a Researcher with the ASIA Health Policy Program, Stanford University.
Prior to his current position at the Rutgers University, Dr. Yamada served as a health economist at the International Leadership Center on Longevity and Society in New York, as a representative of the Japan Economic Federation, as a health economics research associate of the NBER, as a member faculty of the Research Fellows of NBER, as a health economics adviser of the WHO, as a visiting research scholar of the University of Tsukuba (Japan), as a research associate of the Center for the Pacific Basin of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, as a Visiting Research Scholar of School of Health Economics and Management, Peking University, as an associate professor of Ritsumeikan University, Kyoto, Japan, as a faculty associate of the Walter Rand Institute in Rutgers University, and as an associate member in the Institute of Health, Health Care Policy, and Aging Research in Rutgers University.
His research fields emphasize health economics-related studies: health behaviors, health disparity, demand for healthcare services and outcomes, elderly care, preventive care, healthcare policy and health equity/disparity, accessibility of healthcare services, effectiveness of government healthcare policy, alcohol and drug abuse, hospital cost analysis, pharmaceuticals, and government policy, etc.
Dr. Yamada has published more than 100 research papers, been internationally active in presenting research papers at various professional conferences, and serve as editors, associate editors, referees and reviewers for various professional journals, books, and research funding organizations. His numerous publications appear in the health economics and public health fields.

Raul Duarte Salgueiral Gomes Campilho

ISEP - School of Engineering
Portugal

Yaohua Zhu

Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Hong Kong

Aleksandra Laskowska-Rutkowska

Lazarski University
Poland

Mihaela Popescu

University of Craiova
Romania

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