The Department of Civil Engineering, Federal Institute of Science and Technology (FISAT), Angamaly, Ernakulam, Kerala proudly announces the eighth edition of the Annual Conference and fifth edition of the International Conference on Structural Engineering and Construction Management (SECON'24) from 5th to 7th of June 2024 to be held in hybrid mode.

This three-day conference is organized in collaboration with the Indian Concrete Institute (ICI) - Kochi Chapter, the Institution of Engineers (India) (IEI) - Kochi Local Centre, the Indian Green Building Council (IGBC) - Cochin Centre, the Indian Society for Technical Education (ISTE), and the Builders Association of India (BAI) - Angamaly Centre. 

Submission Guidelines

Prospective authors are invited to submit a paper reporting original unpublished research and recent developments in the topics related to the conference.

Length of paper: Minimum 6 pages and maximum 8 pages. Papers need to be submitted in the following format, in docx form.

Regular papers should present novel perspectives within the general scope of the conference. Short papers (Work-in-Progress) are an opportunity to present preliminary or interim results.

All papers are double-blind reviewed.

To submit your abstracts click here. Please type in your abstracts not exceeding 250 words in the space provided. Please include the name of the authors, affiliation, and contact number at the bottom of the abstract.

List of Topics

The conference will focus on the main theme "Digital Twins in Construction Industry," as well as 10 tracks that will examine breakthroughs and innovations in various fields of Civil Engineering.

The three days conference aims to thrust research outcomes from Research and Development agencies, Industry, and Academia along the following ten tracks:

• Advances in Building Information Modeling

• Advances in Earthquake Engineering and Soil Dynamics

• Applications of Machine Learning & Artificial Intelligence in Civil Engineering

• Applications of GIS and Remote Sensing in Infrastructure Management

• Construction Management - Quality, Safety and Risk Assessment

• Advanced Computational and Experimental Studies in Civil Engineering

• Innovative Materials and Sustainable Practices in the Construction Industry

• Rheological Investigation of Construction Materials

• Repair and Rehabilitation of Structures

• Urban and Transportation Infrastructure Planning and Management

Committees

Organizing Committee

• Dr. Jiji Antony, General Convenor, Head of Department, Dept. of Civil Engineering, FISAT

• Mr. Jawahar Saud S, Convenor, Associate Professor, Dept. of Civil Engineering, FISAT

• Ms. Sreerath S, Convenor, Assistant Professor, Dept. of Civil Engineering, FISAT

• Ms. Rinu J Achison, Program Chair, Assistant Professor, Dept. of Civil Engineering, FISAT

• Dr. Kavitha P E, Publications Chair, Associate Professor, Dept. of Civil Engineering, FISAT

• Mr. Abhijith R, Publicity & Public Relations Chair, Assistant Professor, Dept. of Civil Engineering, FISAT

• Mr. Abin Thomas C A, Finance Chair & Treasurer, Assistant Professor, Dept. of Civil Engineering, FISAT

• Mr. Sreerath S, Award and Certificate Chair, Assistant Professor, Dept. of Civil Engineering, FISAT

Publication

SECON'24 proceedings will be published in the Scopus Indexed Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering published by Springer Nature. 

There is no separate fee for publication.

Venue

SECON’24 will be a hybrid conference enabling the participation of all delegates around the globe both in person or through online media making the conference accessible to all. 

Contact

All questions about submissions should be emailed to secon@fisat.ac.in