The list of Keynotes and Invited Speakers will be updated . . .

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Prof Douglas Hooton

University of Toronto, Canada


Presentation titles:

Revising specifications to enable new materials and adapting to performance of low-clinker concretes (ICDCS keynote)

Use of a bulk resistivity index to evaluate the permeability performance of blended cements and SCMs (McCarter symposium)
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Prof Yuxi Zhao

Zhejiang University, China


Presentation title:

AI-assisted investigation of rebar corrosion behaviour in concrete: utilising deep learning for XCT image analysis
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Dr Miguel Azenha

University of Minho, Portugal


Presentation title:

Enhancing concrete circularity in construction: the RecycleBIM framework in closing material loops
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Prof Tetsuya Ishida

The University of Tokyo, Japan


Presentation title:

Enhancing the durability of concrete structures through digital twins, advanced materials, and 3D printing technologies
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Prof David Lange

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, USA


Presentation title:

Toward durable 3D printed structures
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Prof Narayanan Neithalath

Arizona State University, USA


Presentation title:

Accelerated and natural chloride transport in low clinker content concretes and modeling
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Dr Sreejith Nanukuttan

Queen’s University Belfast, UK


Presentation title:

Challenges and opportunities in concrete precast sector and its transition to a Net-Zero future
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Prof Jan Olek

Purdue University, USA


Presentation title:

Interaction of cementitious systems containing non-traditional and natural pozzolans (NNPs) with chloride-based deicers
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Dr Surendra Manjrekar

Sunanda Global, India


Presentation title:

Transition to Net Zero and low carbon technologies: Case studies from the second largest construction industry – scenario of India
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Prof Kenneth Grattan

City, University of London, UK


Presentation title:

Fibre optic sensor systems for structural integrity monitoring in ageing live sewer concrete structures
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Dr Daniel McPolin

Queen’s University Belfast, UK


Presentation title:

MgO boards – the tension between innovation and standardisation
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Prof Yun Bai

University College London, UK


Presentation title:

Raman spectroscopy and its application in cement and concrete