Keynote Speakers


Shashank BISHNOI

IIT Delhi, India

Tentative Topic: Carbonation of low clinker concretes: when it is a concern and when it is not


Pedro Castro BORGES

Avanzados del IPN Unidad Mérida, Mexico

Tentative Topic: Social appropriation of knowledge about concrete durability in vulnerable coastal communities. The role of the participatory action research (PAR)


Gino EBELL

BAM, Germany

Tentative Topic: Stress corrosion cracking in prestressed concrete bridge - A case study


Liberato FERRARA

Politecnico di Milano, Italy

Tentative Topic: Material and process design in 3D Concrete Printing via AI driven experiments and modelling



Yang EN-HUA

NTU, Singapore

Tentative Topic: Characterization and tailoring of mechanical properties of engineered cementitious composites under dynamic loading condition


O. Burkan ISGOR

Oregon State University, USA

Tentative Topic: Innovative approaches to mitigate reinforcement corrosion in concrete


Fragkoulis KANAVARIS

ARUP, UK

Tentative Topic: New perspectives for sustainable and durable concrete materials and structures


Laurie LACARRIÈRE

INSA Toulouse – LMDC, France

Tentative Topic: Modeling the durability of structures under multiphysical loads



Sriramya Duddukuri NAIR

Cornell University, USA

Tentative Topic: Viability of Utilizing Supplementary Cementitious Materials for Subsurface Infrastructure


Sreejith NANUKUTTAN

Queen's University Belfast, UK

Tentative Topic: Calcium focused design for longevity of concrete structures in silage environment


Suriya Prakash S.

IIT Hyderabad, India

Tentative Topic: Use of GFRP Rebars in Construction: Recent Research on Short Term and Long Term Performance.


Enrico SASSONI

University of Bologna, Italy

Tentative Topic: Phosphate treatments to enhance the durability of cementitious materials



Marijana SERDAR

University of Zagreb, Croatia

Tentative Topic: Does carbon footprint reduction impair mechanical properties and service life of concrete?


Lok Pratap SINGH

Central Building Research Institute, India

Tentative Topic: Enhancing the performance and durability of cementitious materials through nanotechnology


Ali Akbar SOHANGHPURWALA

CONCORR, Inc., USA

Tentative Topic: Application of service life modeling and selecting appropriate technologies for extending service life of reinforced concrete structures susceptible to corrosion induced damage


Pang SZE DAI

NUS, Singapore

Tentative Topic: Achieving ease of assembly and robustness in PPVC structural system



David G. TEPKE

SKA Consulting Engineers, Inc., USA

Tentative Topic: At the intersection of structural performance, durability and sustainability of concrete in severe environments for a safe, responsible future.


Prof. Bernardo TUTIKIAN

Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos, Brazil

Tentative Topic: Accidents of concrete structures under fire (or high temperatures)


Anya VOLLPRACHT

RWTH Aachen University, Germany

Tentative Topic: Carbonation in concretes with SCMs