11th International conference on Structural Engineering and Concrete Technology (ICSECT 2026)

Dr. Shahria Alam

University of British Columbia, Canada

Plenary Speaker

Abstract Title:

Novel Climate Resilient and Earthquake Resistant Concrete Elements with Hybrid FRP and SMA Reinforcements

Dr. Shahria Alam is a Full Professor of Civil Engineering and the Tier-1 Principal’s Research Chair in Resilient & Green Infrastructure at The University of British Columbia (UBC)’s Okanagan campus. He is an elected Fellow of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) and the Canadian Society for Civil Engineering (CSCE). Dr. Alam is the director of the Green Construction Research & Training Center (GCRTC) and the acting director of the Materials and Manufacturing Research Institute (MMRI) at UBC. Dr. Alam is the Vice President (Technical Program) of the Canadian Society for Civil Engineering (CSCE). He was the past Chair of CSCE’s Engineering Mechanics and Materials Division. He received his PhD in Civil Engineering from Western University in 2008. His research interests include resilient infrastructure, smart and recycled materials and their structural engineering applications, and their performance-based design. He has published more than 500 peer-reviewed articles and technical reports in these areas. Dr. Alam has received many national and international awards, including four best paper awards and, more recently, the Killam Faculty Research Prize.