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5th Conference on Sustainability in Civil Engineering (CSCE)

Conference Overview

After successful conduct of 4th Conference on Sustainability in Civil Engineering in 2022, the Department of Civil Engineering at Capital University of Science and Technology, Islamabad, Pakistan is pleased to announce its 5th Conference on Sustainability in Civil Engineering 2023 on August 3rd,2023. The conference aims to provide a shared platform for professionals from academia, industry and scholars to share and discuss their current research works and future ideas to support the development of a sustainable culture in Civil Engineering field keeping in view the Industrial Revolution 4.0.

Conference Brochure

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Conference Venue

Capital University of Science & Technology (CUST) Islamabad Pakistan was established in 1998 as Islamabad Campus of Mohammad Ali Jinnah University (MAJU) Karachi and achieved its recognition in the country and abroad by maintaining excellent academic standards. CUST is a comprehensive Institution which have faculties including Engineering, Medicines, Natural Sciences, Management, Computing, Humanities and Arts. Faculty of Engineering has three Departments: Electrical Engineering; Mechanical Engineering and Civil Engineering. The Department of Civil Engineering is dedicated to produce quality professional engineers with abilities to design, manage and operate Civil Engineering based fields. It is due to quality education that Capital University of Science and Technology has achieved the honour for being among top few Pakistani universities and the first among private institutions whose BS Civil Engineering Program is accredited on Outcome Based Assessment (OBA) by Pakistan Engineering Council. The department is also offering graduate programs in four specialization areas.

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Location

Capital University of Science & Technology, .
Islamabad Expressway, Kahuta Road, Zone-V Islamabad

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Dates

Conference - August 03, 2023

The conference will be held online this year.

Important Dates

Full Length Paper Submission

May 11, 2023

June 01, 2023

Camera Ready Submission

June 01, 2023

June 15, 2023

Acceptance Notification

June 08, 2023

June 22, 2023

Registration Deadline

June 22, 2023

June 29, 2023

Conference Tracks

Track - 01: Green Construction Materials and Structures

Construction Materials
Composite Materials
Modern Materials
Structural Material Behavior
Structural Analysis
Structural Design
Earthquake Engineering
Engineering Dynamics
Track - 02: Construction and Project Management for Sustainable Developments
Building Information Modelling (BIM)
Project Management for Sustainable Developments
Sustainability in Construction Projects
Construction Safety
Construction Contracts
Smart and Sustainable Construction
Construction Waste Management
IT applications in Construction

Track - 03: Resilient Infrastructure and Environment

Environmental Engineering
Environmental Sciences
Irrigation Engineering
Water Resource Engg. & Management
Highway & Traffic Engineering
Urban & Transportation Planning
Geotechnical Engineering
Geological Engineering

Conference Advisory Committee

Dr. Muhammad Mansoor Ahmed

Vice-Chancellor, CUST Islamabad

Patron

 

Dr. Imtiaz Ahmed Taj

Dean Faculty of Engineering, CUST Islamabad

General Advisor

 

Dr. Ishtiaq Hassan

Head of Civil Engineering Department, CUST Islamabad

Principle Advisor

 

Technical Committee/Reviewers

Dr. Hasan Tariq

Thornton Tomasetti, USA

 

Dr. Shunde Qin

Jacobs Sutton Coldfield, UK

 

Dr. Furqan Qamar

WSP, UK

 

Dr. Hamid Mahmood

Stantec Perth, Australia

 

Dr. Mohsin Shehzad

WSP,New Zealand

 

Dr. Mamoon Jamil

Airey Consultants Limited, New zealand

 

Dr. Munir Ahmed

DAR, KSA

 

Dr. Rabee Shamass

London South Bank University, UK

 

Dr. Piotr Smarzewski

Military University of Technology, Poland

 

Dr. Jincheng Liu

Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

 

Dr. Nicola Fontana

Universita Degli Studi del Sannio, Italy

 

Dr. Mehran Khan

The Hong Kong Polytechnic Uni, Hong Kong

 

Dr. Muhammad Shakeel

Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong

 

Dr. Anas Bin Ibrahim

MARA University of Technology, Malaysia

 

Dr. Noor Aina Misnon

Universiti Pertahanan Nasional, Malaysia

 

Dr. Khairunisa Binti Muthusamy  

Universiti Malaysia Pahang, Malaysia

 

Dr. Cao Mingli

Dalian University of Technology, China

 

Dr. Li Li

Northwest A&F University, China

 

Dr. Mohsin Usman Qureshi

Sohar University, Oman

 

Dr. Umar Farooq

Islamic University of Madina, KSA

 

Dr. Uneb Gazdar

University of Bahrain

 

Dr. Irfan Yousuf

Climate Change & Energy Consultant, World Bank Group, Pakistan

 

Dr. Hassan Farooq

DD Consultancy directorate, Pakistan

 

Dr. M Zia ur Rehman Hashmi

Global Change Impact Studies Center, Pakistan

 

Dr. Hassan Nasir

WSSP Peshawar, Pakistan

 

Dr. Shahid Nasir

FE Pvt.Ltd, Islamabad, Pakistan

 

Dr. Rao Arsalan Khushnood

NUST, Islamabad

 

Dr. Hammad Anis Khan

NUST, Islamabad

 

Dr. Khurram Iqbal Ahmad Khan

NUST, Islamabad

 

Dr. Muhammad Usman Hassan

NUST, Islamabad

 

Dr. Imran Hashmi

NUST, Islamabad

 

Dr. M. Rizwan

NUST, Risalpur

 

Dr. Habib Ur Rehman

UET, Lahore

 

Dr. Noor Muhammad Khan

UET, Lahore

 

Dr. Ammad Hassan

UET, Lahore

 

Dr. Khurram Rashid

UET, Lahore

 

Dr. Qaisar Ali

UET, Peshawar

 

Dr. Amjad Naseer

UET, Peshawar

 

Dr. Ayub Elahi

UET, Taxila

 

Dr. Naeem Ijaz

UET, Taxila

 

Dr. Faisal Shabbir

UET, Taxila

 

Dr. Naveed Ahmad (Transportation)

UET, Taxila

 

Dr. Naveed Ahmad (Geotech)

UET, Taxila

 

Dr. Usman Ali Naeem

UET, Taxila

 

Dr. Jawad Hussain

UET, Taxila

 

Dr. Afaq Ahmed

UET, Taxila

 

Dr. Faheem Butt

UET, Taxila

 

Dr. Irshad Qureshi

UET, Taxila

 

Dr. Muhammad Usman Arshid

UET, Taxila

 

Dr. Farrukh Arif

NED, Karachi

 

Dr. Tahir Mehmood

COMSATS, Wah

 

Dr. Ahsen Maqsoom

COMSATS, Wah

 

Dr. Hassan Ashraf

COMSATS Wah

 

Dr. Adnan Nawaz

COMSATS, Wah

 

Dr. Faisal Javed

COMSATS, Abbottabad

 

Dr. Nazam Ali

COMSATS, Sahiwal

 

Dr. Rashid Farooq

IIU, Islamabad

 

Dr. Zeeshan Alam

IIU, Islamabad

 

Dr. Mudasser Muneer Khan

BZU, Multan

 

Dr. M. Shoaib

BZU, Multan

 

Dr. Anwar Khitab

MUST, Pakistan

 

Dr. Salman Ali Suhail

University of Lahore

 

Dr. Shoukat Ali Khan

Abasyn, Peshawar

 

Dr. Sabahat Hassan

HITEC University, Taxila

 

Dr. Jehangir Durrani

Iqra National University, Peshawar

 

Dr. Khursheed Ahmed

KIU, Gilgit

 

Keynote Speakers



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Dr. Wajiha Shahzad
Massey University of New Zealand

Speaker's Profile

Dr. Wajiha Shahzad is working in the field of Construction Management and is currently affiliated with the Massey University of New Zealand as a senior lecturer in the School of Built Environment, College of Sciences. Her experience includes Prefabrication, Design for Manufacturing and Assembly (DfMA), Construction Planning & Management, Innovation in Construction, and Productivity. She did her Ph.D. in Civil Engineering with a specialization in Construction Management from the University of Massey, Palmerston North, New Zealand.

 



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Dr. Hossein Derakhshan
Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Brisbane, Australia

Speaker's Profile

Dr. Hossein Derakhshan is working in the field of Structural Engineering and is currently affiliated with Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Brisbane, Australia in the School of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering. His experience includes Concrete and masonry materials and structures, Performance-based design, Fragility and risk evaluation of existing buildings, Earthquake engineering, Seismic retrofit, and computational mechanics. He did his Ph.D. in Civil Engineering with a specialization in Structural Engineering from the University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.

 



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Dr. Robert Evans
Nottingham Trent University of UK

Speaker's Profile

Dr. Robert Evans is working in the field of Geotechnical Engineering and is currently affiliated with the Nottingham Trent University of UK in the School of Architecture Design and the Built Environment. His experience includes Geotechnical engineering, Ground penetrating radar, Recycled materials and Assessing of road conditions.

 



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Dr. Imran Muhammad
Massey University of New Zealand

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Dr. Imran Muhammad is working in the field of Transport and Urban Planning and is currently affiliated with the Massey University of New Zealand in the School of People, Environment & Planning. His experience includes urban transport planning. He has done his PhD from University of Melbourne.

 



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Dr. Sajjala Sreedhar Reddy
University of Nizwa, Nizwa, Oman

Speaker's Profile

Dr. Sajjala Sreedhar Reddy is working in the field of Environmental Engineering and is currently affiliated with the University of Nizwa, Nizwa, Oman as a head of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. His experience includes Advanced photo-chemical oxidation technologies and SODIS.

 



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Dr. Mizan Ahmed
Curtin University, Perth, Australia

Speaker's Profile

Dr. Mizan Ahmed is working in the field of Structural Engineering and is currently affiliated with Curtin University, Perth, Australia in the School of Civil and Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Science and Engineering. His experience includes Steel-concrete composite structures, Steel structures, Concrete structures, Computational mechanics, and Machine learning. He did his Ph.D. in Civil Engineering with a specialization in Structural Engineering from Victoria University, Melbourne, Australia.

 



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Dr. Hamza Farooq Gabriel
National University of Science and Technology, Islamabad Pakistan

Speaker's Profile

Dr. Hamza Farooq Gabriel is working in the field of Water Resources Engineering & Management and is currently affiliated with the NUST Institute of Civil Engineering (NICE). He is the director of Regional Centre for Water Technologies & Trans-boundary Issues (RCWTTI). His experience includes water resources management, water resources engineering, engineering hydrology, and construction project management. He did his Ph.D. in Civil Engineering with specialization in Applied Hydrology from the Charles Sturt University (CSU), New South Wales, Australia.

 



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Dr. Anwar Khitab
Mirpur University of Science and Technology Pakistan

Speaker's Profile

Dr. Anwar Khitab is working in the field of Structural Engineering and is currently affiliated with the Mirpur University of Science and Technology (MUST). He was ex-dean Faculty of Engineering at MUST. His experience includes Construction materials, Composites materials, Nanomaterials, Concrete structures, Structural analysis, Concrete durability, Earthquake engineering, Structural dynamics, Sustainable construction, Nondestructive testing. He did his Ph.D. in Civil Engineering National Institute of Applied Sciences of Toulouse (Institut National des Sciences Appliquées de Toulouse), France.

 

Organizing Committee

Dr. Majid Ali

Chair

 

Dr. M. Ashraf Javid

Member

 

Engr. Iqbal Ahmad

Member

 

Engr. Shaheed Ullah

Member

 

Contact US

For Further details please contact:

Engr. Iqbal Ahmad
Conference Secretary
Tel: +92-51-111-555-666 Ext – 424
Email: csce@cust.edu.pk
Mr. Irfan Akhtar
Academic Office, Civil Engineering Department
Tel: +92-51-111-555-666 Ext - 401

Submission Guidelines

CSCE ‘23 welcomes submission of Original Research, Review Papers and Case Studies with a length limit of 04 - 06 pages. Papers both in word and pdf format should be emailed at csce@cust.edu.pk. All the papers will undergo peer review process. It is advised to strictly follow the template to avoid any inconvenience to the respected authors during review process. Plagiarism policy (i.e. overall and single source similarities less than 20% and 5%, respectively) should be followed strictly. Authors are requested to submit signed Declaration Forms in the prescribed format along with their final submission before registration. Paper template and copyright form are available at conference website i.e. csce.cust.edu.pk. The oral & poster presentation guidelines will be communicated through paper acceptance email. All accepted papers will be included in ISBN proceedings.

Paper Template

Please click for CSCE Template download: click here

Terms and conditions to publish with MDPI:
1. Paper is registered with CSCE and it is presented in CSCE on August 03, 2023.
2. The author has given consent for publishing the paper with MDPI by paying additional charges of Rs 9000/- per paper of 1-4 pages length on MDPI template at the time of paper registration.
3. Author has submitted the paper of 1-4 pages length on MDPI template at the time of paper registration.

Please click for MDPI Template download click here

Registration Details

Category

Local

International

Author

PKR 3000/-

USD 15

Student Author

PKR 2000/-

USD 10

Additional Paper

PKR 2000/-

USD 10

Participants

PKR 2000/-

USD 10


Please click for Registration Form download: click here

Please click for Copyright Form download: click here


Bank Account details (Local)

  • Account Title: Capital University of Science & Technology
  • A/c #: 6010004521200058
  • Branch Code: 0237
  • Bank Name: The Bank of Punjab
  • Branch Address: Raza Noor Plaza, Jinnah Avenue, Blue Area Islamabad

Bank Account details (International)

  • Account Title: Capital University of Science & Technology
  • IBAN #: PK41BPUN6010004521200058
  • Swift Code: BPUNPKKAXXX
  • Branch Code: 0237
  • Bank Name: The Bank of Punjab
  • Branch Address: Raza Noor Plaza, Jinnah Avenue, Blue Area Islamabad

For Registration

Engr. Arsalan Amjid
Conference Secretary
Email: csce@cust.edu.pk
Tel: +92-51-111-555-666 Ext – 452