Welcome From The Conference Secretariat

Dear Colleagues,

As emerging countries continue to industrialize and developed countries try hard to recover from economic instability, researchers forecast that the global construction market will reach US$ 8 trillion by 2030 with India, the US, and China in the lead – accounting for 57 percent of all global growth.

To provide opportunities that help in confronting persistent barriers and to develop novel, proactive solutions, The Research Catalyst is organizing the Infrastructure and Civil Engineering Conference 2023 which will be held from March 27-29, 2023 in Rome, Italy.

The conference focuses on current research and best practices in infrastructure planning, asset management, and construction. 
The main agenda of this conference is to bring together world-leading academics, practitioners, industry leaders, policy makers and business professionals from the fields of infrastructure and construction to develop practical solutions for current challenges in these fields. It aims to provide unlimited resources and opportunities all the participants to interact with prominent leaders in the field increase their global network of professionals. 

Highlighted keynote lectures, plenary talks, workshops, roundtable discussions and video and posters presentations highlight research and best practices in these fields and enable discussions and debate among professionals from these fields including engineering and construction and architects, researchers and academics on different strategies and initiatives that help in achieving transformational development in infrastructure and construction in local and global contexts.

The symposium provides an excellent opportunity to meet with experts and to share their knowledge. The scientific program of the conference will pave way for all the visionaries of today’s world to gather on a stage where their research findings will put forward many thought-provoking strategies for the next generations. We hope this conference initiates all the participants to learn more from each other for the sake of improving our communities.

We look forward to welcoming you at InfraCivilCon2023.

Regards,
Kris G
Conference Secretary
The Research Catalyst

M Levent Kavvas

University of California, USA

Shahria Alam

University of British Columbia, Canada

Jamal El-Khatib

Beirut Arab University, University of Wolverhampton, UK

Buddhima Indraratna

University of Technology Sydney, Australia

Tommy Chan

Queensland University of Technology, Australia

Ozgur Kisi

University of Applied Sciences, Germany

José Barroso Aguiar

University of Minho, Portugal

Chang Yu Ou

National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taiwan(ROC)

D. Nagesh Kumar

IISc, India

Ajay Kumar Vyas

Adani Institute of Infrastructure Engineering, India

Omer Muhie Eldeen Taha

University of Kirkuk, Iraq

Bassam A. Tayeh

Islamic University of Gaza, Gaza

Adnan Qadir

NED University, Pakistan

Weidong Zhu

University of Maryland, USA

Kogila Vani Annammala

University of Technology, Malaysia

Mohamed Zuhaili Bin Mohamed Najib

UTM, Malaysia

Konstantinos Spiliopoulos

NTUA, Greece

Vitor Levy Castex Aly

USP, Brazil

Mohammadreza Vafaei

UTM, Malaysia

Ahmad Safuan A Rashid

UTM, Malaysia

Seyedehsan Seyedabrishami

TMU, Iran

Abobakr Elwakeel

Imperial College London, UK

Ning Lin

Princeton University, USA

Rowan Thomas

Imperial College London, UK

Alalea Kia

Imperial College London, UK

Shahria Alam

University of British Columbia, Canada

Feng Peng

Tsinghua University, China

Chow Ming Fai

Monash University, Malaysia

Andre Frans De Naeyer

University of Antwerpen, Belgium

Dai Junwu

China Earthquake Administration, China

Jee Woong Park

The University of Nevada, USA

Prosper Kosi Anyidoho

University of Delaware, USA

Dana Ariel Lapides

Simon Fraser University, Canada

Qingwen Ren

Hohai University, China

Falah Hasan Ibrahim

Ministry of Education, Iraq

S R R Senthil Kumar

Sona College of Technology, India

K K Pandey

Indian Institute of Technology BHU, India

Suresh Kumar

Indian Institute of Technology (BHU) Varanasi, India

Sara Finley

Infrastructure Canada, Canada

Amid Tahami

Municipality of Fayetteville (NC), USA

Pepe Puchol-Salort

Imperial College London, UK

Davoud Tavakoli

American University in Dubai, UAE

Arturs Lesinskis

Riga Technical University, Latvia

Feng Guo

Central South University, China

Sara EL Hamdani

Czech Technical University of Prague, Czech Republic

Wenjie Liao

Tsinghua University, China

Zhiman Khairi Ismael

University of Duhok, Iraq

Kadhim Fathel Khalil

University of Duhok, Iraq

Ali Tighnavard Balasbaneh

UTHM, Malaysia

Qinglan Li

Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology-CAS, China

Xin Kai

Kitakyushu City University, Japan

Lingyue Li

Tongji University, China

Beenish Jehan Khan

CECOS University, Pakistan

Hasnaa Alhussein

American University of Beirut, Lebanon

Farzin Kazemi

Gdansk University of Technology, Poland

Chao Sun

Southeast University, China

Carlos Lobo Cruz-Noguez

University of Alberta, Canada

Xing Fu

Dalian University of Technology, China

Sibruk Anastasiia

Kyiv National Aviation University, Ukraine

Mario Jose Basallo Triana

University of Valle, Colombia

Ping Xiang

Central South University, China

Najmeh Neysani Samany

University of Tehran, Iran

Sushree Sangita Mishra

Amity University-Mumbai, India

Kumar Reddy Cheepati

KSRM College of Engineering, India

Manoj Wagh

Dr. Vithalrao Vikhe Patil College of Engineering, India

Shideh Ehteshamrad

Kermanshah University of Technology, Iran

Gaurav Dwivedi

Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology, India

S Marzieh Bagheri

Tecnosa R&D Centre, Iran

V Venkateswarlu

Bapatla Engineering College, India

Mahyar Maali

Erzurum Technical University, Turkey

Abhishek Sharma

Chandigarh University, India

Xianying Zhang

Tongji University, China

Ajay Chourasia

CSIR-CBRI, India

Zhepu Xu

Shanghai Institute of Technology, China

Xiang Chao

Hunan University, China

Hala Metawei

Housing and Building National Research Center, Egypt

Arezu Feizolahbeigi

University of Tehran, Iran

Sarmad Dashti Latif

Komar University of Science and Technology, Iraq

Mohammad Forghani

Tehran University, Iran

Tamara Datsyuk

St. Petersburg University of Architecture and Civil Engineering, Russia

Adeke Paul Terkumbur

Joseph Sarwuan Tarka University, Nigeria

Rufaidah Shah

NIT-Srinagar, India

Ruben Kazaryan

Moscow State University of Civil Engineering, Russia

Ze Wang

Tsinghua University, China

Dmitry V Kozlov

Moscow State University of Civil Engineering, Russia

Virendra Kumar Paul

School of Planning and Architecture, India

Prabhat Kumar

NIT-Manipur, India

Isaac Osei Agyemang

UESTC, China

Syed Ammad

CECOS University, Pakistan

Yilma Kidanie

Wolaita Sodo University, Ethiopia.

Ninel Santillan

Barcelona Tech-UPC, Spain

Registration
The registration fee includes attendance to all conference sessions, morning/afternoon coffee breaks and lunches, conference bag and program book.
Participation to the conference is considered final only once the registration fees have been paid. The number of participants is limited: once the number of paid registrations reaches the maximum number of participants, unpaid registrations will be cancelled.

Certificate of Attendance: Upon request, the participants of the event will receive an electronic Certificate of Attendance by email once the event is concluded.

Members of partnering societies will receive a 20% discount on the registration fees. For special discount and group discount requests contact the conference secretariat at: theresearchcatalyst.com/contact

Visa Support Letters
Applicants must have paid for registration and submitted an abstract to get a letter of support. Applicants must provide us with a scan of their valid in date passport that contains a photo of them. Applicants must provide us with an academic CV, two references from their institution (contact information including institutional email and phone) and a letter of support from their institution to confirm that they support the delegate attending the meeting. This must be carried in good time before the meeting, “last minute” requests will not be processed.

With its unparalleled history, Rome is the third most visited city in Europe and the fourteenth worldwide. It attracts visitors from all over the world who are impatient to discover the city’s impressive monuments and archaeological sites; not to mention its renowned cuisine and its lively atmosphere. 

As the saying goes ‘all roads lead to Rome’ and the conference will bring together delegates from all over the world for the largest and most prestigious event for international speakers, providing an abundance of research and networking opportunities, not to mention the chance to explore one of the most fascinating cities on Earth.

Winter has come to an end and the weather finally starts to warm up in March. You can look forward to mild temperatures with less rainfall than previous months. It’s also a great time to take a city break in Rome if you want to enjoy a more peaceful and quiet atmosphere in the city.

We hope that you enjoy your stay in Rome.

DAY1

09:10 AM

Architectural modulation, allegoric design and medieval ‘calculation’ at the building of the double church of the Saint Francis Basilica at Assisi (Italy)

Dr. Andre Frans De Naeyer

University of Antwerpen, Belgium

10:00 AM

Water neutral systemic design at different urban scales: city, borough and urban development site

Mr. Pepe Puchol-Salort

Imperial College London, UK

10:30 AM

Tactile-based Wearable System for Hazard Perception of Construction Collision Events

Dr. Jee Woong Park

The University of Nevada, USA

11:00 AM

TBA

Dr. K K Pandey

Indian Institute of Technology (BHU) Varanasi, India

Session Break 11:30 AM - 11:50 AM

11:50 AM

Hurricane Hazards and Risk in a Changing Climate

Dr. Ning Lin

Princeton University, USA

12:40 PM

Numerical Study On The Behaviour Of Geosynthetic Encasement In Soft Soil Reinforced With Granular Columns

Dr. Suresh Kumar

Indian Institute of Technology (BHU) Varanasi, India

Lunch Break 01:10 PM - 02:10 PM

02:10 PM

Critical Success Factors for Construction Waste Management at the Demolition Stage in Malaysia

Ali Tighnavard Balasbaneh

UTHM, Malaysia

02:40 PM

TBA

TBA

TBA

03:10 PM

Advances in strain and crack monitoring of concrete structural elements

Dr. Abobakr Elwakeel

Imperial College London, UK

Session Break 04:00 PM - 04:20 PM

04:20 PM

Estimation Of Safety Margins For Cyclically Loaded Inelastic Structures

Dr. Konstantinos Spiliopoulos

NTUA, Greece

DAY 2

09:10 AM

Development and implementation of asset management systems in Megacities: the case of São Paulo City

Prof. Vitor Levy Castex Aly

USP, Brazil

10:00 AM

Vertical Variation of Wind Speed in a Metropolitan City in South China

Prof. Qinglan Li

Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology-CAS, China

10:30 AM

TBA

TBA

TBA

11:00 AM

TBA

TBA

TBA

Session Break 11:30 AM - 11:50 AM

11:50 AM

The durability of laterite soil treated with quicklime

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ahmad Safuan A Rashid

UTM, Malaysia

12:40 PM

TBA

TBA

TBA

DAY 3 - Virtual(Tentative Program)

09:10 AM

Deformation-amplified dampers and the control performance for engineering structures

Xing Fu

Dalian University of Technology, China

09:35 AM

Intelligent Generative Design Method for Building Structural Design Using Generative Adversarial Network and Rule-based Optimization

Wenjie Liao

Tsinghua University, China

10:00 AM

Toward sustainable building construction by disruptive technology: Case of Yangtze River Delta, China

Lingyue Li

Tongji University, China

10:25 AM

The Location And Extent Of Ice Lens Formation During Freezing Of A Frost Susceptible Soil With And Without Pore Water Salinity

Rufaidah Shah

NIT-Srinagar, India

10:50 AM

TBA

Kumar Reddy Cheepati

KSRM College of Engineering, India

11:15 AM

TBA

Alalea Kia

Imperial College London, UK

12:00 PM

How wrong can the Rational Method really be?

Dana Ariel Lapides

Simon Fraser University, Canada

12:25 PM

Vibration-based Structural Damage Detection

Weidong Zhu

University of Maryland, USA