Plenary & Keynote Speakers
11th International Conference on Civil, Structural and Transportation Engineering (ICCSTE 2026)
We are pleased to announce our plenary and Keynote Speakers for ICCSTE 2026:
Dr. Wensu Chen
Curtin University, Australia
Professor Wensu Chen is a Director of Centre for Infrastructural Monitoring and Protection (CIMP), ARC Future Fellow in the School of Civil and Mechanical Engineering at Curtin University. He serves as an Associate Editor of International Journal of Protective Structures, Editorial Advisory Board member of International Journal of Impact Engineering, Fellow of Engineers Australia, Chartered Professional Engineer (CPEng), Committee member of Structures Panel WA Division. He received his BE and Msc in Civil Engineering at Tianjin University, and then worked as a design engineer in industry for three years. After that, he obtained his ME from the University of Melbourne and PhD in structural engineering from the University of Western Australia. Professor Chen's research interests are primarily in development of novel protective structures and materials (metaconcrete, metamaterial, natural-inspired), infrastructural resilience and protection against multi-hazards, structural strengthening using FRP and prefab modular structures. He has been awarded ARC Future Fellowship in 2021 and ARC DECRA Fellowship in 2016. He has been Chief Investigator for 8 ARC grants, 2 CRC projects and engages with industry and government bodies (e.g., DEMIRS WA Government, AusIndustry, Main Road WA, Engineers Australia Cyclone Taskforce etc). He serves as grant assessor for Australian Research Council, UKRI, Czech Science Foundation, Croatian Science Foundation, Chilean National Fund, NSW Space Research Network and United Arab Emirates.
Abstract Title:
tructural Performance of Basalt FRP Reinforced Geopolymer Concrete Members under Static and Impact Loads
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Dr. Ehab El-Salakawy
University of Manitoba, Canada
Dr. El-Salakawy is a Professor of Structural Engineering in the Department of Civil Engineering at the University of Manitoba. He was a Canada Research Chair in Durability and Modernization of Civil Structures (2006-2016) in the same department. He carried out his Ph.D. research work and post-doctoral training in Structural Engineering at the University of Waterloo (1996-2001), and then worked as a Research Professor at the University of Sherbrooke for five years (2001-2006) before joining the University of Manitoba in 2006. He is the recipient of the 2020 Mete A. Sozen Award for Excellence in Structural Research presented by the American Concrete Institute (ACI). Dr. El-Salakawy's research interests are in the field of concrete structures, particularly the durability, construction, design, seismic performance, and large-scale laboratory testing of FRP-reinforced concrete structures. He has published over 300 research papers in leading journals and international conferences on various aspects of reinforced concrete and composite materials. Dr. El-Salakawy is an active member of several Canadian and American code committees, international journal editorial boards, international conference committees, research centres and professional societies. Dr. El-Salakawy is a Fellow of the Canadian Society for Civil Engineering (CSCE), the American Concrete Institute (ACI), and the International Institute for FRP in Construction (IIFC).
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Dr. Tamer El Maaddawy
United Arab Emirates University, UAE
Dr. Tamer A. El-Maaddawy is an Associate Professor of Structural Engineering in the Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering at the United Arab Emirates University (UAEU). A Canadian national , he holds a Ph.D. in Structural Engineering from the University of Waterloo, Canada (2004) , as well as an M.Sc. and B.Sc. with Honors in Civil Engineering from Ain Shams University in Egypt (1999 and 1994, respectively). Dr. El-Maaddawy currently serves as the Director of the Civil Engineering Master Program at UAEU. His professional background includes experience as a Structural Engineer at Halcrow-Yolles in Toronto, Canada, and significant research focusing on the performance and retrofitting of concrete structures. His doctoral thesis explored the "Performance of Corrosion-Damaged Reinforced Concrete Beams Repaired with CFRP Laminates
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