10th International Conference on Civil Engineering (CE 2026)
June 20 ~ 21, 2026, Sydney, Australia
Scope & Topics
The 10th International Conference on Civil Engineering (CE 2026) marks a significant milestone in bringing together global researchers, practitioners, industry leaders and policymakers to advance the frontiers of civil engineering. As the field undergoes rapid transformation driven by digitalization, climate change, advanced materials, automation and emerging societal needs, CE 2026 provides a premier international forum for sharing cutting edge knowledge, breakthrough research and innovative applications.
CE 2026 welcomes high quality contributions that explore the theory, methodology, experimentation, computation and real world implementation of civil engineering systems. The conference highlights both practical solutions and theoretical advancements that make fundamental contributions to the evolution of the discipline.
As the tenth edition of this distinguished series, CE 2026 continues its tradition of fostering impactful dialogue, inspiring new research directions and strengthening the global civil engineering community. Participants will engage with emerging trends, transformative technologies and visionary ideas that will define the future of infrastructure and the societies it supports.
Topics of interest include, but are not limited to,the following:
Structural Engineering, Advanced Materials and Computational Mechanics
Ultra high performance concrete (UHPC) and advanced composites
3D printed, additively manufactured and digitally fabricated structures
Metamaterials, architected materials and multifunctional materials
Nano engineered, self sensing and self healing materials
Carbon negative concrete and mineralization technologies
Electrified materials processing (low carbon steel, cement)
Structural optimization, topology design and computational mechanics
Physics informed neural networks (PINNs) and hybrid AI–mechanistic models
Large Engineering Models (LEMs) for structural analysis
Generative design and autonomous engineering agents
Multi hazard structural modelling (earthquake–wind–fire–blast)
Digital retrofitting, resilience based rehabilitation and life extension
Geotechnical, Geo Environmental and Subsurface Engineering
Foundations, ground improvement and soil–structure interaction
Geotechnical earthquake engineering and liquefaction mitigation
Unsaturated soil mechanics and climate driven geotechnics
Energy geotechnics (geothermal, energy piles, thermal soils)
Subsurface hydrogen storage geomechanics
Geotechnics for carbon sequestration reservoirs (CCS/CCUS)
Offshore geotechnics for floating offshore wind anchors
AI driven inverse modelling for subsurface characterization
Real time geotechnical digital twins and monitoring
Geo environmental remediation, PFAS and emerging contaminants
Microplastics in soils and groundwater
Geosynthetics and circular geotechnics
Deep excavation, rock mechanics and underground construction
Transportation Engineering, Smart Mobility and Future Infrastructure
Traffic flow theory, modelling and large scale simulation
Pavement engineering, smart materials and long life pavements
Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) and mobility as a service (MaaS)
Autonomous, connected and electric vehicle infrastructure
Infrastructure for EV charging, hydrogen mobility and energy corridors
Digital mobility twins and real time traffic analytics
Graph neural networks (GNNs) for transportation networks
Freight logistics, last mile delivery and multimodal systems
Safety analytics, human factors and transportation resilience
AI driven transportation planning and automated permitting
Water Resources, Hydraulics and Climate Driven Hydrology
Urban flooding, stormwater resilience and nature based solutions
River engineering, sediment transport and eco hydraulics
Smart water distribution, leakage detection and digital water networks
AI driven flood forecasting and hydrologic foundation models
Hydro climate extremes, atmospheric rivers and attribution science
Compound climate hazards (heat–drought–fire–flood–storm surge)
Hydrologic impacts of wildfire burn scars
Water security under climate change and extreme events
Remote sensing, hydro informatics and data driven hydrology
Water–energy–food nexus modelling
Environmental Engineering, Sustainability and Circular Infrastructure
Pollution control, PFAS, microplastics and emerging contaminants
Circular construction, waste valorization and resource recovery
Net zero, low carbon and carbon negative infrastructure systems
Life cycle assessment (LCA), embodied carbon and sustainability metrics
Industrial ecology, green supply chains and decarbonization pathways
Nature based solutions for water, coastal and urban systems
Environmental policy, climate governance and environmental justice
Carbon neutral industrial infrastructure (steel, cement, ports)
Direct air capture (DAC) and carbon removal infrastructure
Construction Engineering, Automation and Industrialized Delivery
Digital twins for construction, 4D/5D BIM and integrated digital delivery
Robotics, automation and autonomous construction equipment
Swarms of construction robots and coordinated robotic systems
Autonomous earthmoving, automated excavation and real time perception (LiDAR, SLAM)
AI driven project analytics, productivity forecasting and risk modelling
Modular, prefabricated and industrialized construction (DfMA, platform design)
Automated code compliance checking and AI assisted design workflows
Construction knowledge graphs and semantic data integration
AI driven construction quality control and defect detection
Lean construction, supply chain optimization and construction logistics
Earthquake Engineering, Multi Hazard and Resilience Science
Performance based seismic design and next generation codes
Energy dissipation, base isolation and protective systems
Multi hazard modelling (earthquake–wind–flood–fire interactions)
Wildfire engineering and WUI (wildland–urban interface) resilience
Climate tipping points and infrastructure risk
Disaster risk reduction, resilience planning and recovery modelling
Infrastructure interdependencies and cascading failures
Community resilience and socio technical systems modelling
Resilience of critical infrastructure under prolonged heatwaves
Smart Cities, Urban Systems and Infrastructure Analytics
Urban digital twins and cyber physical infrastructure systems
Smart mobility, urban analytics and data driven planning
AI driven zoning, automated land use planning and digital permitting
Urban energy systems, microgrids and distributed infrastructure
Green buildings, regenerative design and net positive districts
Urban carbon budgeting and climate accounting
Climate adaptive cities and nature based urban solutions
Urban resilience metrics, decision support systems and governance
Urban digital governance and data sovereignty
Structural Health Monitoring (SHM), Sensors and Non Destructive Evaluation
Sensor networks, IoT and cyber physical monitoring systems
AI driven damage detection, prognosis and digital diagnostics
Long term performance monitoring and reliability assessment
Remote sensing, UAV based inspection and automated digital inspection
NDE technologies for aging, critical and heritage infrastructure
Synthetic data generation for SHM and NDE
Tunneling, Underground Space and Rock Engineering
Mechanized tunneling, TBM technologies and automation
Underground transit systems and deep urban infrastructure
Rock mechanics, deep excavation and ground–structure interaction
Subsurface space planning, resilience and sustainability
Monitoring, risk management and digital underground engineering
Autonomous inspection and robotic mapping of underground spaces
Coastal, Offshore and Marine Engineering
Coastal protection, nature based solutions and climate adaptation
Offshore wind, floating offshore wind (FOW) and renewable energy structures
Hybrid offshore energy platforms (wind + wave + hydrogen)
Floating solar (FPV) civil engineering
Offshore hydrogen, subsea storage and energy islands
Offshore carbon storage infrastructure
Marine geotechnics, subsea foundations and pipeline engineering
Port, harbor and coastal infrastructure modernization
Ocean engineering under extreme events and climate uncertainty
Emerging Frontiers in Civil Engineering
Generative AI and foundation models for civil engineering
Autonomous engineering agents and AI co designers
Graph neural networks (GNNs) for infrastructure networks
Cybersecurity for smart and connected infrastructure
Quantum computing applications in civil engineering
Bio inspired, living and self healing construction materials
4D printed adaptive materials
Space, lunar and extraterrestrial civil engineering
ISRU (in situ resource utilization) for extraterrestrial construction
Autonomous construction on the Moon/Mars
Extreme environment robotics (cryogenic, vacuum, radiation)
Digital ethics, data governance and responsible AI
Civil Engineering Education, Ethics and Professional Practice
Future ready engineering curricula and competency frameworks
Digital pedagogy, virtual labs and immersive learning
AI literacy, data ethics and responsible engineering practice
Workforce transformation, diversity and global engineering practice
Human Centered Design, Social Infrastructure and Equity
Inclusive design for vulnerable and aging populations
Social sustainability, community resilience and participatory planning
Infrastructure equity, accessibility and just transitions
Behavioral insights, human factors and community driven design
Paper Submission
Authors are invited to submit papers through the conference Submission System by May 02, 2026 . Submissions must be original and should not have been published previously or be under consideration for publication while being evaluated for this conference. The proceedings of the conference will be published by Civil Engineering and Urban Planning: An International Journal (CiVEJ) (Confirmed).
Selected papers from CE 2026, after further revisions, will be published in the special issues of the following journals
Advances in Engineering: an International Journal (ADEIJ)
Important Dates
Submission Deadline: May 02, 2026
Authors Notification: May 23, 2026
Registration & Camera-Ready Paper Due: May 30, 2026
