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First Round of Abstract Submission Ends: Dec 31, 2026
Extended Early Bird Ends: Jul 31, 2026

Keynote Speakers

Prof. Abdeltif Amrane
University of Rennes 1, France
Title: (Electrochemical) Advanced oxidation processes for the removal of recalcitrant organic compounds – Coupling to a biological treatment
AMRANE Abdeltif: Professor – Exceptional class, UMR CNRS 6226 ISCR, University of Rennes / Member of the Algerian Academy of Science and Technology / Associate Researcher, INTI International University Nilai, Malaysia. (Google Scholar: h-index: 74; citations: 22661 // Scopus: h-index: 64; citations: 17216). 1998: Thesis Director Enabling Degree (Univ. Rennes 1) / 1991: PhD in Chemistry (Univ. Rennes 1) / 1988: Master (DEA) in Chemistry (Univ. Rennes 1) / 1987: Chemical Engineering Degree (USTHB – Algeria). Since approximately 20 years his research is entirely devoted to the development of combined processes for the removal of organic pollutants in effluent wastewater and gaseous emissions within the CIP team. He has managed 16 PhD theses as thesis director and 2 are in progress; he has also co-managed 24 PhD theses and 4 co-managements theses are in progress. He has been involved as a manager or a participant in several national and international projects, as well in international collaborations (Algeria, Belgium, Hungary, Iran, Lebanon, Mexico, Morocco, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Tunisia…). He has published more than 600 international papers including 15 papers in press. He is the co-Editor of five books (Elsevier). He has also published 12 chapter books and has about 130 international and 20 national oral communications.
Prof. Ivana Barisic
University of Osijek, Croatia
Title: Smart and Sustainable Roads: Integrating Alternative Materials and Advanced Technologies
BARIŠIĆ Ivana is a professor at the Faculty of Civil Engineering and Architecture Osijek, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek. Her scientific and professional work is focused on sustainable road construction, with particular emphasis on the development and application of alternative materials for pavement structures. Through her research, she actively promotes innovative, environmentally responsible, and sustainable solutions in pavement engineering. Over the course of her academic career, she has built a strong record of achievements in scientific research, international collaboration, industry engagement, and the mentoring of young engineers and researchers. She is the author and co-author of more than 90 peer-reviewed journal and conference publications, two scientific books, and five book chapters published by international publishers. In addition to her research activities, Professor Barišić has contributed to the scientific community as a Technical Editor and guest editor of special issues in two international journals. She has successfully supervised one PhD thesis, while currently supervising another doctoral candidate. She has participated in numerous national and international scientific and professional projects, serving both as project leader and research team member. Alongside her academic work, she has also contributed as a designer on professional traffic infrastructure and transportation area projects, connecting scientific research with practical engineering applications.
Dr. Mijia Yang
North Dakota State University, USA
Title: To be confirmed.
Dr. Mijia Yang, P.E., was a tenured professor at Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, North Dakota State University. Dr. Yang has practiced teaching and research broadly in structural engineering. His research concentrates on innovative solar infrastructural systems, impact and blast protection with advanced engineering materials, smart health monitoring in Civil Infrastructure, and self-heating concrete. His representative work included developing a systematic design method for impact barriers, a unified fatigue criterion for uniaxial Polyurethane E-Glass composite laminates, and innovative solar snow fence systems.
Dr. Adnan Anwar Malik
University of Newcastle Australia, Australia
Title: Screw Piles: Driving Sustainable Foundation Solutions
Dr Adnan Anwar Malik is an accomplished academic and geotechnical engineer with over 20 years of combined professional and academic experience, currently serving as Head of STEM Programs and Program Coordinator at the Newcastle Australia Institute of Higher Education in Singapore, an offshore campus of the University of Newcastle, Australia. He has developed internationally recognised expertise in geotechnical engineering, with a particular research focus on screw pile behaviour, soil–structure interaction, and sustainable foundation systems. His work, widely published in peer-reviewed journals, has significantly advanced the understanding of screw pile performance and its application in modern, sustainable construction practices. Notably, his research has demonstrated that screw pile capacity is highly sensitive to installation parameters such as advancement ratio, with increasing ratios raising installation loads while reducing torque and fundamentally altering the soil state surrounding the pile. Beyond this, he is actively working on enhancing the performance of rotary press-in and screw piling systems by reducing installation effort while maximising bearing resistance across a variety of ground conditions, thereby expanding their applicability in challenging geotechnical environments.
Prof. Azer Kasimzade
Ondokuz Mayis University-OMU, Turkey
Title: Structural Seismic Isolation Method for the Development and Application of Seismic protection: Lessons Learned for Resilience
Azer Arastunoğlu Kasimzade is a Professor in the Department of Mechanics and Director of the Earthquake Engineering Scientific Research Center at Azerbaijan University of Architecture and Construction-AzUAC, Baku, Azerbaijan. He is also an Emeritus Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering at Ondokuz Mayis University-OMU, Turkey.
He has received his PhD and DSc degrees in Structural Mechanics from Moscow Civil Engineering University, USSR. They are related to the subject on modelling, safety and analysis problems of offshore platforms. He has worked with several international foundations around the world on earthquake resistant design problems and has authored several scientific publications, patent.
He was awarded many research grants and Director of valuable projects in Japan, Turkey, and other countries. He is the recipient of the Science Promotion Award(grant CW338335) by BP Exploration LTD, the Science Promotion Award of the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey, NATO’s Emerging Security Challenges Division Science for Peace Award, USSR’s Ministry of High Education the Science Promotion Awards, Awards from many International Conferences.
His professional expertise encompasses: Modelling, Monitoring, Model Calibration, Simulation, Seismic Protection, Seismic Retrofitting, Analysis and Performance Based Assessments for earthquake resistant design of Highly Reliable Structures.
Dr. Jolanta Tamošaitienė
Vilnius Gediminas Technical University, Lithuania
Title: Value creation and assessment by applying MCDM Techniques in Civil Engineering, Construction and management
Jolanta Tamošaitienė. Assoc. prof., Doctor, Chief Research Fellow, Research Institute Sustainable Construction, Faculty of Civil Engineering at Vilnius Gediminas Technical University (VilniusTECH), Lithuania.

Member of the Council of the International Scientific Working Group EURO-EWG ORSDCE, ISO expert, member (2019-) and committee chair (2026-) of TK89 "Risk Management and Corporate Governance".
  The author of 1 Highly Cited Paper ESI Engineering as of September/October 2022, this highly cited paper received enough citations to place it in the top 1% of the academic field of Engineering based on a highly cited threshold for the field and publication year.
Prof. Suresh Bhalla
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, IIT Delhi, India
Title: Structural Health Monitoring: The Bamboo Model—A Pathway to Sustainable Return on Investment
Prof. Suresh Bhalla, a Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering, is Professor (Higher Administrative Grade) at the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, IIT Delhi, and founding President and Fellow, Indian Structural Health Monitoring Society (ISHMS).

An internationally acclaimed researcher in the field of structural health monitoring (SHM), Prof. Bhalla is well-known for his original, sustained and ground breaking research contributions in SHM that bridge fundamental research, technology translation from lab to field and policy influence. Prof. Bhalla also works in the field of vibration control, piezoelectric energy harvesting, assessment and conservation of heritage structures and Indian Knowledge System (IKS) inspired carbon negative construction technology. Prof. Bhalla’s cutting edge research dovetailed to engineered bamboo as a credible carbon negative construction material strongly aligns with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) 9, 12 and 13 and recognized internatiaonally. Prof. Bhalla’s numerous publications display outstanding metrics, with several of his research papers accruing citation percentile of over 90% and even touching 100% score. Prof. Bhalla has received consistent recognition (both year wise and entire career) among top 2% of world scientists since 2020. Prof. Bhalla is the only Indian scientist to feature among top 20 SHM scholars worldwide in the list prepared by ScholarGPS, advanced scholarly cum academic analytics platform, based on research productivity, impact and quality.
Prof. Bhalla’s over ten product/ process inventions have resulted in the incubation of three deep technology startups related to structural health monitoring, energy dissipation devices and carbon negative construction technology. As founding President of the Indian Structural Health Monitoring Society (ISHMS), Prof. Bhalla spearheaded the preparation of basic SHM guideline document which is now referred by the industry and the government bodies in India. Over a short period of time, Prof. Bhalla has immensely contributed towards institution building, nurturing next generation of SHM technologists, technology translation and establishing strong academic-industry partnerships.
Prof. Bhalla is the recipient of several national, international and institutional awards, such three best paper awards, National Science and Technology Board of Singpore's gold medal, award of teaching excellence and IIT Delhi's silver medal.