DAY 0 – 06.10.2025 (MONDAY) | ||||||||||||||||||
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9:00 AM | 5:00 PM |
Board Meeting of Federation of International Geo-Engineering Societies (FedIGS) Venue: Taj Cidade de Goa Horizon |
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10:00 AM | 5:00 PM |
Portugal - Brazil - India Joint Pre-conference Workshop Geotechnics in Civil Infrastructure Venue: The International Centre Goa |
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10:00 AM | 5:00 PM |
Indo-US Joint Pre-conference Workshop Venue: The International Centre Goa |
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10:00 AM | 5:00 PM |
Pre-conference Workshop on Risk Assessment and Machine learning Venue: Taj Cidade de Goa Horizon |
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10:00 AM | 5:00 PM |
TC 302 Pre-Conference Workshop on Forensic Geotechnical Engineering Venue: The International Centre Goa |
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3:00 PM | 9:00 PM | REGISTRATION | ||||||||||||||||
DAY 01 – 07.10.2025 (TUESDAY) | ||||||||||||||||||
8:00 AM | 5:00 PM | REGISTRATION | ||||||||||||||||
10:30 AM | 5:30 PM | EXHIBITION | ||||||||||||||||
8:30 AM | 8:40 AM | PRELUDE | ||||||||||||||||
8:40 AM | 9:40 AM | OPENING CEREMONY | ||||||||||||||||
9:40 AM | 10:20 AM |
Distinguished Keynote Lecture 1 - Dr. Marc Ballouz, President ISSMGE Topic: Geotechnical philosophies and challenges in laterally loaded piles |
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10:20 AM | 11:00 AM |
Distinguished Keynote Lecture 2 - Prof. Lee Fook Hou, Emeritus Professor, National University of Singapore, Singapore Topic : Recent Developments in Quality Assessment and Control in Deep Mixing and Jet Grouting and their Engineering Implications. |
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11:00 AM | 11:40 AM | EXHIBITION INAUGURATION & TEA/ COFFEE BREAK | ||||||||||||||||
11:40 AM | 12:10 PM |
Keynote Speaker 3 - Prof. T.G Sitharam. Chairman, AICTE Topic : Designing Against the Odds: The Chenab Bridge and the Evolution of Geotechnical Strategies |
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12:10 PM | 12:30 PM | Title Sponsors slot (10 minute each) | ||||||||||||||||
12:30 PM | 1:00 PM |
Keynote Lecture 4 - Prof. Chungsik Yoo, President FedIGS Topic : Smart Geotechnology and AI-Driven Geotechnical Design: Progress, Challenges and Future Directions |
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1:00 PM | 2:00 PM | LUNCH BREAK | ||||||||||||||||
2:00 PM | 4:00 PM |
Parallel Sessions
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4:00 PM | 4:30 PM | TEA/ COFFEE BREAK | ||||||||||||||||
4:30 PM | 5:00 PM |
Keynote Lecture 5 - Prof. Keh Jian Shou, ISSMGE Vice President Asia Topic : Advances of Trenchless Technology for Infrastructures |
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5:00 PM | 5:30 PM |
Keynote Lecture 6 - Prof. Rolf Katzenbach, IK & Technical University of Darmstadt Topic : The History and the geotechnical Basis of the Combined Pile-Raft Foundation (CPRF) |
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5:30 PM | 6:15 PM |
PANEL DISCUSSION- FedIGS Geo-disaster Mitigation in the face of Climate Change |
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7:00 PM | 8:00 PM | WELCOME RECEPTION |
DAY 02 - 08.10.2025 WEDNESDAY | ||||||||||||||||||
From | To | Programme | ||||||||||||||||
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8:00 AM | 5:00 PM | REGISTRATION | ||||||||||||||||
10:00 AM | 5:30 PM | EXHIBITION | ||||||||||||||||
8:45 AM | 9:00 AM | PRELUDE | ||||||||||||||||
9:00 AM | 9:20 AM | Invited Lecture / Special Lecture 1 - Prof. Cazzuffi Daniele Antonio, CESI SpA Topic : Use of geomembranes in embankment dams and their long-time behavior in service |
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9:20 AM | 9:40 AM | Invited Lecture / Special Lecture 2 - Prof. G. Madhavi Latha, IISc Bangalore Topic : Micro to macro of sand liquefaction and its mitigation |
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9:40 AM | 10:00 AM | Invited Lecture / Special Lecture 3 - Dr. Mandip Subedi, President, Nepal Geotechhnical Society Topic: A Decade After the 2015 Gorkha Earthquake: Reassessing Nepal’s Readiness for Future Seismic Events |
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10:00 AM | 10:30 AM | Keynote Lecture 7 - Prof. Kenichi Soga, UC Berkeley, USA Topic : Smart Geotechnical Infrastructure – the value of distributed sensing for geotechnical engineering |
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10:30 AM | 11:00 AM | TEA/ COFFEE BREAK | ||||||||||||||||
11:00 AM | 11:30 AM | Keynote Lecture 8 - Prof. Walter Paniagua, Vice President (North America), Intl. Society for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, Founder and CEO of PILOTEC, Mexico Topic: Precast Slurry Walls and Plunged concrete columns: an alternative for the top-down system |
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11:30 AM | 12:00 PM | Corporate Presentation Slot: Diamond (10 minutes each), Platinum (7.5 minutes each) | ||||||||||||||||
12:00 PM | 12:30 PM | Keynote Lecture 9 - Prof. Budhima Indraratna, University of Technology Sydney Topic : Advanced Geotechnical Solutions for Sustainable Transportation Infrastructure using Waste Materials |
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12:30 PM | 1:00 PM | Keynote Lecture 10 - Prof. Lyesse Laloui, Director, Soil Mechanics Laboratory, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Switzerland Topic : Bio-cementation: Advancing Sustainable Soils Stabilization in Geotechnics |
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1:00 PM | 2:00 PM | LUNCH BREAK | ||||||||||||||||
2:00 PM | 3:30 PM |
Parallel Sessions
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3:30 PM | 4:00 PM | TEA/ COFFEE BREAK | ||||||||||||||||
4:00 PM | 5:00 PM | PANEL DISCUSSION: Advances in Geotechnical Engineering Across Asia Featuring Presidents of Asian Geotechnical Societies | ||||||||||||||||
5:00 PM | 6:00 PM | ASIAN AWARDS CEREMONY | ||||||||||||||||
7:00 PM | 8:00 PM | CULTURAL PROGRAM |
DAY 03 - 09.10.2025 THURSDAY | ||||||||||||||||||
From | To | Programme | ||||||||||||||||
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8:00 AM | 5:00 PM | REGISTRATION | ||||||||||||||||
10:00 AM | 5:30 PM | EXHIBITION | ||||||||||||||||
8:45 AM | 9:00 AM | PRELUDE | ||||||||||||||||
9:00 AM | 9:20 AM | Invited Lecture 4 - Prof. Tomoyoshi Nishimura, Ashikaga University, Japan Topic : Mechanical behavior of unsaturated soils with experimental technique |
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9:20 AM | 9:40 AM | Invited Lecture 5 - Prof. Robinson, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, India Topic : Consolidation under radial drainage-Some insights |
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9:40 AM | 10:00 AM | Invited Lecture 6 - Prof. Marcelo Sanchez, Texas A&M University, USA Topic : Cracking and Shrinkage in Levees under Drying Conditions: Experimental and Modeling Approaches. |
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10:00 AM | 10:30 AM | Keynote Lecture 11 - Prof. Anand J Puppula, Texas A&M University, USA Topic : Sustainability and Resilience Assessments of Geosynthetic Reinforcement and Geothermal Technologies for Supporting Transportation Infrastructure |
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10:30 AM | 11:00 AM | TEA/ COFFEE BREAK | ||||||||||||||||
11:00 AM | 11:30 AM | Keynote Lecture 12 - Prof. Ikuo Towhata Topic : Ground Water Effects on Coseismic Slope Instability during the 2024 Noto Peninsula Earthquake, Japan |
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11:30 AM | 12:00 PM | Corporate Presentation Slot: Gold (5 minutes each) | ||||||||||||||||
12:00 PM | 12:20 PM | Invited Lecture 7 - Prof. Hemanta Hazarika, Kyushu University, Japan Topic : Lateral Flow-induced Damage in Residential Buildings: Case Study of the 2024 Noto Peninsula Earthquake, Japan |
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12:20 PM | 12:40 PM | Invited Lecture 8 - Prof. E C Shin, Professor Emeritus Incheon National University, South Korea, Immediate past VP, ISSMGE for Asia Topic : Recent Development of ISSMGE Asian Regional Activities |
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12:40 PM | 1:00 PM | Invited Lecture 9 - Prof. Askar Zhussupbekov, President & Professor Eurasian National University, Kazakhstan Topic : The Experience of Geotechnical Constructions and Testing of Piling Foundations of Megastructures on Problematical Soil Ground of Kazakhstan |
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1:00 PM | 2:00 PM | LUNCH BREAK | ||||||||||||||||
2:00 PM | 2:30 PM | Special Keynote Lecture - Prof. Tatsuya Ishikawa, Hokkaido University, Japan Topic : Slope stability-soil runout integrated analysis considering rainfall infiltration and runoff |
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2:30 PM | 3:00 PM | Keynote Lecture 14 - Prof. Limin Zhang, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, HK
Topic: Processes and Impact of High-mountain Glacial Landslides and Debris Flows |
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3:00 PM | 4:00 PM | PANEL DISCUSSION: Geotechnical Engineering in a Changing World - from Asian Perspective Featuring Presidents of Asian Geotechnical Societies | ||||||||||||||||
4:00 PM | 4:30 PM | TEA/ COFFEE BREAK | ||||||||||||||||
4:30 PM | 6:30 PM |
Parallel Sessions
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7:30 PM | 10:30 PM | GRAND GALA DINNER |
DAY 04 - 10.10.2025 FRIDAY | ||||||||||||||||||
From | To | Programme | ||||||||||||||||
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8:00 AM | 5:00 PM | REGISTRATION | ||||||||||||||||
10:00 AM | 5:30 PM | EXHIBITION | ||||||||||||||||
8:45 AM | 9:00 AM | PRELUDE | ||||||||||||||||
9:00 AM | 9:20 AM | Invited Lecture 10 - Dr. Chaido (Yuli) Doulala Rigby, Vice Chair of the British Geotechnical Association Topic : Polymer Geogrid GeoStructures: from concept to perfection through lessons learnt and good practice |
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9:20 AM | 9:40 AM | Invited Lecture 11 - Dr. Leong Kam Weng, Director Keller ASEAN, Singapore Topic : Debunking the myth of Ground Improvement Applications |
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9:40 AM | 10:00 AM | Invited Lecture 12 - Prof. Yong Liu, Wuhan University, China
Topic : Advances in Uncertainty Modelling and Propagation of Geotechnical Practices |
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10:00 AM | 10:30 AM | Keynote Lecture 15 - Prof. N K Samadhiya, Past President, Indian Geotechnical Society & Professor, Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee, India Topic : Rock Mass Characterization and Evaluation of Support for Anthpa Jhakri Head Race Tunnels |
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10:30 AM | 11:00 AM | TEA/ COFFEE BREAK | ||||||||||||||||
11:00 AM | 11:20 AM | Special Invited Lecture - Prof. Chian Siau Chen Darren, President, Geotechnical Society of Singapore (GeoSS) Topic : Geophysical Methods in Tunnel Look-Ahead and Deep Soil Mixing | ||||||||||||||||
11:20 AM | 11:40 AM | Keynote Lecture 16 - Prof. Dimitrios Zekkos, University of California at Berkeley, USA Topic : A Big Data Approach to Regional Resiliency Against Co-Seismic Landslides |
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11:40 AM | 12:00 PM | Special Guest Lecture - Dr. Ajay Chourasia, Chief Scientist & Head Structural Engineering and 3D Concrete Printing Group, CSIR-CBRI, Roorkee
Topic : From Fragility to Resilience: Multi-hazard Risk Assessment of Indian Himalayan Towns |
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12:00 PM | 1:00 PM | Panel Discussion of ISSMGE Board Members | ||||||||||||||||
1:00 PM | 2:00 PM | LUNCH BREAK | ||||||||||||||||
2:00 PM | 3:30 PM |
Parallel Sessions
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3:30 PM | 4:00 PM | TEA/ COFFEE BREAK | ||||||||||||||||
4:00 PM | 4:10 PM | Title Sponsors slot (Sunny Sankla Group, J.kumar) 5 mins each | ||||||||||||||||
4:10 PM | 4:30 PM | Invited Lecture 14 - Prof. Dongsheng Xu, Wuhan University of Technology, China
Topic : Recent Advances in Coral Geotechnical Engineering | ||||||||||||||||
4:30 PM | 4:50 PM | Bright Spark Lecture 01 | ||||||||||||||||
4:50 PM | 5:10 PM | Bright Spark Lecture 02 | ||||||||||||||||
5:10 PM | 6:00 PM | CLOSING CEREMONY & HANDING OVER TO 2nd GEOTECH ASIA 2029 | ||||||||||||||||
DAY 05 – 11.10.2025 SATURDAY | ||||||||||||||||||
9:00 AM | 5:00 PM |
Board Meeting of International Society for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering Venue: Taj Cidade De Goa Horizon, Goa |