It was yet another proud moment for our department, the annual conference SECON'23 was held 7th to 9th June 2023 in hybrid mode. This was the seventh edition and the fourth international edition of SECON.
This year, the conference was inaugurated by Dr Albert Thomas, Assistant Professor, Construction Technology and Management, Department of Civil Engineering, IIT Bombay. The inauguration ceremony was presided by Mr Shimith P R, Chairman of governing body of FISAT. The event was graced with the presence of Mr Sachin Jacob Paul, Vice Chairman of governing body of FISAT, Principal Dr Manoj George, Vice Principal, Dr P R Mini, Head of the Department. Dr. Jiji Antony and members of Professional bodies like Dr. Vijayakumar K, Chairman, ISTE Kerala Section, Er. P A Salahudheen FIE, Chairman, IEI Kochi Local Centre, Dr. Elson John, Vice Chairman, ICI Kochi Centre, Er. Jolly Varghese, State Chairman, BAI.
Around 400 abstract submissions and 150 full paper submissions were received for the conference. From which selected 94 papers presented in the three day conference in 5 different parallel sessions. The selected papers will be published in Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, Scopus indexed Springer publication.
Five keynote sessions by eminent speakers across the globe catalyzed the glory of the conference. Dr. Albert Thomas Assistant Professor, Department of Civil Engineering IIT Bombay presented the topic Academia and Industry collaboration towards Sustainable construction.
Dr R Sathish Kumar Professor and Dean School of Construction and Technology, NICMAR, Hyderabad delivered a keynote on Green building concepts and Sustainable construction practices.
Prof. Moncef L. Nehdi Professor and Chair Department of Civil Engineering, McMaster University, Canada discussed the topic "Doing it right when no one is looking" : Needed paradigm shifts for sustainability and quality in construction.
Dr Sharath S Assistant Professor, Faculty of Engineering, Institute of Ocean Energy, Saga University, Japan presented Emerging Technologies in Ocean Renewable Energy - Towards a Carbon Free Society.
Prof Mohammad Najafi Director - Centre for Underground Infrastructure Research and Education & Dr. Vinayak Kaushal Assistant Professor of Instruction Department of Civil Engineering The University of Texas at Arlington, Texas, USA delivered a lecture on Environmental Impact Assessment of Trenchless Cured-in-Place Pipe Renewal Method for Sanitary Sewer Applications.
The conference came to an end with a valedictory function on 9th June. Along with the FISAT team, the presence of session chairs and authors made the programme a special.
The paper id 201 Experimental Evaluation of Structural Properties of Circular Scrap Tyre Pad (CSTP) Base Isolator authored by Asif Basheer and Ancy Mathew and paper id 254 Characterisation of Pyro-oil Modified EVA and SBS Bitumen using Variation in MSCR Test authored by Nikita Bhagat were selected as best papers in the conference.
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