Plenary & Keynote Speakers
11th International conference on Structural Engineering and Concrete Technology (ICSECT 2026)
We are pleased to announce our plenary and Keynote Speakers for ICSECT 2026 :
Dr. Shahria Alam
The University of British Columbia, Canada
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.
Abstract Title:
Novel Climate Resilient and Earthquake Resistant Concrete Elements with Hybrid FRP and SMA Reinforcements
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Dr. Ayman Soliman Mosallam
University of California, US
Dr. Ayman S. Mosallam is a Professor of Structural and Earthquake Engineering, also a Professor, Materials & Manufacturing Engineering Technology and served as the Director of the UCI Structural Engineering Testing Hall at the Civil & Environmental Engineering Department at University of California, Irvine (UCI). He is a Fellow of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) and a Fellow of The International Association of Advanced Materials (IAAM). He is a registered Structural Professional Engineer in the District of Colombia and has more than forty years of experience in affordable housing, smart materials, structural engineering with a particular interest in innovative sustainable building systems and green construction including three-dimensional sandwich (SCIP) panels, bamboo structures, recycled plastics, fiber-reinforced polymeric (FRP) systems, and advanced manufacturing. He is an international leading authority in the area non-conventional sustainable building systems. He is certified California Governor's Office of Emergency Services (CalOE) Safety Assessment Program Coordinator and Trainer Trainings. Dr. Mosallam is a member of ASCE Construction Institute Materials Directorate (Executive Committee) and a Control Member on the ASCE Structural Composites and Plastics Committee (SCAP). Professor Mosallam serves on the Technical Advisory Board of the International Accreditation Service (IAS). He has published over 500 technical papers, chapters, and reports on structural performance of structural systems and authored, edited and co-edited seven books in this area. He is the author of the ASCE Design Manual for FRP Composites Connections (ASCE MOP 102) and the codeveloper of the ASCE/PIC Prestandard Document on Structural Design of Pultruded FRP Composite Structures. Dr. Mosallam is the Honorary Editor-in Chief, Journal of Civil Engineering Beyond Limits (CEBEL). He has served on the editorial board of several journals including Composites: Part B Journal, Modelling in Engineering Structures, Energies, Advances in Civil Engineering, HBRC Journal, Alexandia Engineering Journal, among others. He also served as the Guest Editor for special issues on Infrastructure Applications for Composites for several journals including, Reinforced Plastics and Composites Journal, Materials and Design, Smart Structures, and many others. He is the Founder of the Egyptian Green Building Council and the developer and principal author of the first edition of the national Green Pyramid Rating System (GPRS). Professor Mosallam is the recipient of numerous prestigious awards including the Outstanding Research Award from the International Conference of Composites Engineering, Best Design Paper Award from Composite Institute, the Industry Impact Award from McGraw Hill, Best Paper Award from SPI, and the Outstanding Engineering Educator of Year Award from American Society of Civil Engineers, The Presidential Award of the Engineering Council, among other numerous national and international awards. He has served as a senior engineering consultant to several US governmental organizations and private corporations including: International Code Council, International Accreditation Service, Boeing Company, Flour-Daniel, Dames & Moore, ApaTech, Alpha Star Corp., US Army Corps of Engineers, US Tanks Division, Ohio Department of Transportation, Oregon Department of Transportation, New York Department of Transportation, John Wayne Airport Authority, Southern California Association of Structural Engineering, Irvine Water Ranch, Linford Corp., Sika Corp., Sigma Composites, BASF, EVG, Schanel, InsuMore, Khateeb & Alami, Al-Nakheel, Saudi Bin Laden, City Esge, and many others. He is a Distinguished Honorary Professor at Future University, and Misr University for Science & Technology.
Abstract Title:
Structural Concrete Insulated Panels: Engineering the Future of Sustainable & Resilient Construction
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