Judges

• Tunneling  engineer from 1976
• Construction business
• Deputy General Director «Mosmetrostroy»

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Roland Leucker studied Civil Engineering and graduated in 1990 from the Aachen University of Technology (Germany), in 1995 he received a Dr.-Ing. (Phd.) in Civil Engineering, from 1995-2006 he worked with HOCHTIEF AG, at that time the biggest German construction company, at last as a Design Manager and Coordinator for several structural civil engineering and especially tunnelling projects, 2006 he joined STUVA and is since 2008 the Managing Director.
He is experienced in conducting model tests, design and calculation of civil engineering structures, tunnelling (conventional and mechanical excavation), contract management, planning, ground freezing, sealing, fire safety, and operational upgrading of tunnels. Especially safety and security during tunnel operation is a focus of his present works.

Furthermore, he is the Managing Director of the German Tunnelling Committee and is active in several international and national committees. He is a member of the Steering Board and Past Chairman of ITA-COSUF, Committee on Operational Safety of Underground Facilities (International Tunnelling and Underground Space Association); a member of the National Standards Committee on waterproofing of buildings and structures (DIN 18195/18533); and a member of the Working-Group 2.6 „Tunnelling“ of the Federal Highway Research Institute (BASt), ZTV-ING. Besides that, he is Professor at Ruhr University Bochum in the field of “Operation of subsurface infrastructures” with teaching assignment since 2012.