Morning session 1 (9:00 -11:00) – Scott Suite in EBS

09:00 – 09:30Inaugural addressProfessor Anusha Shah (President of ICE).
title:Four timeless lessons for the engineers of today.
09:30 – 10:00Keynote presentationProfessor Roland Paxton (HWU)
title:John Smeaton: Legacy of an Innovator.
10:00 – 10:30Keynote presentationProfessor Gordon Masterton (University of Edinburgh)
title:Smeaton’s enduring influences: science, intellect and experimentation
10:30 – 11:00Keynote presentationProfessor Paul Jowitt, Roderick Macdonald (HWU)
title:Systems Thinking in a Complex World

Morning session 2 (11:20 -12:50) – Scott Suite in EBS

11:20 – 11:50keynote presentationProfessor Mike Forde (University of Edinburgh)
title:Data analysis of cable stayed bridge sensors.
11:50 – 12:10presentationJon Muir (Owner of High Mill in Alston)
title:Smeaton’s High Mill – Alston
12:10 – 12:30presentationJim Stirling (Ex. Director, Scotland for British Waterways and Project Director for The Millennium Link)
title:The Falkirk Wheel
12:30 – 12:50presentationPeter Robinson (AECOM)
title:The Glasgow Smart Canal – unlocking Smeaton’s legacy for 21st Century Society’

Afternoon sessions

Session 1: Analysis and AI applications

13:30 – 13:50presentationProfessor Vasilis Sarhosis (University of Leeds) Dimitris Loverdos (University of Leeds) Dr Anastasios Drougkas (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya) Professor Muhammed Basheer (HWU)
title:Recent developments on the numerical modelling of masonry structures using machine learning and artificial intelligence.
13:50 – 14:10presentationBen Millar., Professor Gerard Hamill, Professor Su Taylor, David Robinson, (Queen’s University, Belfast)
title:Scour Depth Prediction at Masonry Arch Bridges Using Computer Vision and Artificial Neural Networks
14:10 – 14:30presentationDr Gordon Stove, Dr Colin Stove (ADROCK)
title:Electromagnetic technology for solving challenging geotechnical problems
14:30 – 14:50PresentationDelbaz Samadian, Dr Imrose B Muhit (Teesside University)
title:Framework for Single and Multi-Hazard Surrogate Models for Steel Moment Frames
14:50– 15:10PresentationChakron Dechkrut, Dr Sandhya Patidar, Dr Demitrios M. Cotsovos (Heriot Watt University)
title:Machine learning application in lifetime assessment of RC structures.

Session 2: Railway Engineering

13:30 – 13:45presentationJesús Fernandez-Ruiz (Universidade da Coruña) Dr. Ahmet Furkan Esen (Heriot-Watt University) Prof. Omar Laghrouche, (Heriot-Watt University)
title:Numerical modelling of ballast and slab tracks in GRAFT II test facility.
13:45 – 14:00presentationDr. Zelong Yu (Liverpool John Moores University) Prof. Omar Laghrouche, (Heriot-Watt University) Dr. Ahmet Furkan Esen, (Heriot-Watt University) Prof. David P Connolly (University of Leeds) Prof. Peter K Woodward (University of Leeds)
title:Research on high-speed railway infrastructure using a true triaxial testing facility
14:00 – 14:15presentationDr Kaitai Dong (Heriot-Watt University) Dr Ashkan Lotfipoor (University of Surrey)
title:Intelligent bearing fault diagnosis based on feature fusion method
14:15 – 14:30presentationDr Ahmet F. Esen (Heriot-Watt University) Dr David P. Connolly (University of Leeds)
title:Hanging sleeper investigation: large scale investigation, occurrence of gap and remedies
14:30– 14:45presentationDr Mucahit Atalan (Heriot-Watt University) Dr Luke J. Prendergast (University of Nottingham) Dr Nick Thom  (University of Nottingham)
title:Analysing debonding behaviour in slab track railways: insights from 3d finite element modelling
14:45– 15:00presentationThomas Eckhart (Buro Happold)
title:Rigorous assessment of Elizabeth line gantries

Session 3: Materials – Scott Suite in EBS

Room:  Scott Suite (EBS)

15:30 – 15:50presentationProfessor Gabi Medero (Heriot Watt University)                                                               
title:From earth to bricks
15:50 – 16:10presentationThomas Hope (University of Dundee) Professor Roderick Jones (University of Dundee) Moray Newlands (University of Dundee) Michael McCarthy (University of Dundee)
title:Behaviour of Reclaimed Calcined Clay Cements in Concrete to BS8500
16:10 – 16:30presentationTurkay Sungurtekin (University of Glasgow)                                                     Dr Eky Febrianto (University of Glasgow)                                                        Dr Qianxu Chen (University of Glasgow)                                                 Dr Zhiwei Gao (University of Glasgow)
title:Data Driven Modelling of Sand Behaviour under Monotonic Loading
16:30 – 16:50presentationDr Rwayda Al-Hamd (Abertay University)
Dr. Asad Albostami (Oryx Universal College)
title:HEAT TRANSFER IN CONCRETE-FILLED STEEL TUBES
16:50– 17:10presentationProf. Abbas AL-Ameeri (University of Babylon) Dr. Imran Rafiq (University of Babylon) Dr. Ourania Tsioulou (University of Brighton)
title:Modelling Effect of Climate Change on the Chloride Penetration in Cracked Reinforced Concrete due to Marine Environment

Session 4: Structural assessment

15:30 – 15:50PresentationMatthew Crouchman, Kenneth Leung (Buro Happold, London)
title:The rehabilitation of Skelton grange bridge
15:50 – 16:10presentationPeter Nugent, Andrew Pollock (Buro Happold, London)
title: Case studies for automating structural design using the BHOM
16:10 – 16:30PresentationProfessor Dimitry Val (Heriot Watt University) Dr Salim I. Malami (Heriot Watt University) Dr Imrose Muhit (Teesside University) Dr Benny Suryanto (Heriot Watt University)
title:Durability of RC structures made from low-carbon concretes in XC3/XC4 environments.
16:30 – 16:50presentationKONG Z. , LI R,  Vasdravellis G. Yapici O., JIN Y, Vu Q.V.
title:Post-fire performance of additive manufacture stainless-steel bolted connections.
16:50– 17:10presentationJesus Maria Espinosa de los Monteros, Hazem EL-Tahan Eltahan Heriot, Dr Demitrios Cotsovos (Heriot Watt University) Prof Micheal Kotsovos (National Technical University of Athens)
title:Assessment of existing RC Structures: shortcomings of existing methods and alternative approaches.