Editorial

Editor in Chief Naveed Anwar, Ph.D.

Editorial Team

Siddharth Jabade, Ph.D. Olga Shipina Jen Pangilinan Kim Escobin

Lay-out and Design

Pitirudee Angkhananuchat Khattiyanee Khancharee

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DEAR READER

I would like to welcome you to the inaugural issue of the "Technology" magazine.

This publication is a forum for professionals and researchers to share and disseminate their contributions to the technological development of the Asian region. The magazine will draw upon the undertakings of the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) and in particular those of AIT Consulting, the Asian Center for Engineering Computation and Software (ACECOMS), and the Habitech Center at AIT.

"Technology" builds upon the foundation laid by its pre-cursor "Civil Computing", a magazine published for over 15 years by ACECOMS, focusing on the engineering, technology, and the computing aspects of civil and structural engineering. This new issue now has a broader mandate and will cover various aspects of engineering, technology, environment, development, and management, with an emphasis on the regional context.

With over 50 years of excellence in these areas across the region, AIT - together with its partners, provides a strong platform for knowledge sharing. AIT Consulting, ACECOMS, and the Habitech Center, along with several centers of excellence including AIT Extension, CSR Asia at AIT, Center of Excellence in Nanotechnology (CoEN), Yunus Center at AIT, and ASEAN Regional Center of Excellence on Millennium Development Goals (ARCMDG), embody an outward focus to provide an excellent avenue to spread and utilize this knowledge to society at large, and professionals in particular.

I would like to invite you to join us in making this publication useful and valuable by sending us your feedback, contributing your own articles, achievements, and opinions on matters relevant to the technological development of Asia.

Naveed Anwar , Ph.D.

Executive Director, AIT Consulting Director, ACECOMS Affiliate Faculty, Structural Engineering, AIT