Program

10th World Congress on New Technologies
(NewTech 2024 )

August 25, 2024 - August 27, 2024 | Barcelona, Spain


Our program is based on Central European Summer Time (CEST) - GMT+2

The NewTech 2024 Congress is composed of 4 conferences



Our program is based on Central European Summer Time (CEST) - GMT+2

Please DO NOT come to the conference venue on August 25, 2024, as there are no on-site activities on that day.

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02:00 PM - 02:50 PM ICERT 2024 Plenary Lecture - Virtual
Recent Advancements in Solid Electrolytes for Rechargeable Solid-State Batteries
Dr. Leon Shaw, Illinois Institute of Technology, USA
02:50 PM - 02:35 PM ICEPR 2024 Keynote Lecture - Virtual
Sustainable Remediation: Challenges for an Interdisciplinary Approach to Contaminated Site Management
Dr. Valérie Cappuyns, KU Leuven University, Belgium
03:35 PM - 05:20 PM Virtual Session
Bioengineering and Biotechnology I - (ICBB)
03:35 PM - 04:25 PM Virtual Session
Road, Bridge, and Railway Engineering - (ICCEIA)
05:20 PM- 05:50 PM Virtual Session
Energy Research and Technology - (ICERT)
04:25 PM - 04:35 PM

Break

05:50 PM- 06:50 PM Virtual Session
Environmental Pollution and Remediation - (ICEPR)
04:35 PM- 05:15 PM Virtual Session
New Technology in Civil Engineering - (ICCEIA)
05:15 PM- 06:00 PM Virtual Session
Building Materials - (ICCEIA)
06:00 PM- 07:00 PM Virtual Session
Miscellaneous Topics in Civil Engineering - (ICCEIA)

NewTech 2024 Scientific Committee Chair:

Dr. Devika Chithrani


University of Victoria, Canada
Congress Chair
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Dr. Domenico Lombardo


CNR - (Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche), Italy
Local Chair
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ICERT 2024 Plenary Lecture - Virtual

August 25 | 02:00 PM - 02:50 PM| Session Chair: Dr. Domenico Lombardo, CNR - (Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche), Italy


Recent Advancements in Solid Electrolytes for Rechargeable Solid-State Batteries
Dr. Leon Shaw, Illinois Institute of Technology, USA



Dr. Leon L. Shaw is Rowe Family Endowed Chair Professor in Sustainable Energy and Professor of Materials Science and Engineering at Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, Illinois, United States. He is the founding director of NSF Center of All-Solid-State Batteries. Dr. Shaw has extensive experience in nanomaterials synthesis and processing for applications in hydrogen storage, Li-ion batteries, Na-ion batteries, solid-state batteries, and structural materials. He has authored and co-authored more than 300 archival refereed publications in these areas. Among these 300+ publications 234 are journal articles and invited chapters for books and encyclopedias. His publications have been cited more than 14,200 times with h-index of 62 and i10-index of 204 (according to Google Scholar). His publications are ranked top 1.4% citations for career-long impact among all scientific fields and top 0.2% citations for career-long impact in the subfield of “materials” (based on the composite score c compiled by Elsevier). His accomplishments are recognized worldwide with many honors and awards, including “Energy Award” in 2018 and “Scientist Medal” in 2024 presented by International Association of Advanced Materials. Dr. Shaw is a Member of EU Academy of Sciences, a Fellow of International Association of Advanced Materials, a Fellow of ASM International, a Fellow of the World Academy of Materials and Manufacturing Engineering, and a Member of the Connecticut Academy of Science and Engineering.


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ICEPR 2024 Keynote Lecture - Virtual

August 25 | 02:50 PM - 3:35 PM | Session Chair: Dr. Domenico Lombardo, CNR - (Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche), Italy


Sustainable Remediation: Challenges for an Interdisciplinary Approach to Contaminated Site Management
Dr. Valérie Cappuyns, KU Leuven University, Belgium



Valérie Cappuyns obtained a Master degree in Bio-science Engineering in 2000, and a PhD degree in Geology in 2004 at KU Leuven (Belgium). After her PhD she was a researcher at the Scientific Institute for Public Health. In 2007, she returned to KU Leuven, where she is currently a professor at the Faculty of Economics and Business. She teaches courses in the field of environmental sciences. Research interests include the sustainable management of contaminated sites (soils, sediments, and waste materials), environmental geochemistry and valorisation of secondary resources. She is (co)author of more than 90 publications in international peer-reviewed journals.


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Virtual Session

August 25 | 03:35 PM - 05:20 PM| Session Chair: Dr. Izabela Rzeznicka, Shibaura Institute of Techology, Japan


Bioengineering and Biotechnology I - (ICBB)


ICBB 109
Time: 03:35 - 03:40
Presenter: Miša Mojca Cajnko,, National Institute of Chemistry, Slovenia
Authors: Miša Mojca Cajnko, Anže Prašnikar, Blaž Likozar

ICBB 111
Time:03:40 - 03:50
Presenter: Ryan Oh, The University of Toronto, Canada
Authors: Ryan Oh, Sujata Bhatia

ICBB 119
Time:03:50 - 03:55
Presenter: Zehui Yi, University of California, Santa Barbara, USA
Authors: Zehui Yi, Sujata K. Bhatia

ICBB 105
Time:03:55 - 04:05
Presenter: Joshua Kalarical, Lake Zurich High School, USA
Authors: Joshua Kalarical

ICBB 127
Time:04:05 - 04:15
Presenter: Katherine Shen, Harvard-Westlake School, Canada
Authors: Katherine Shen

ICBB 120
Time:04:15 - 04:25
Presenter: Valentina Giannini, Polytechnic of Turin, Italy
Authors: Jovana Panic, Arianna Defeudis, Lorenzo Vassallo, Stefano Cirillo, Marco Gatti, Antonio Esposito, Serena dell’Aversana, Salvatore Siena, Angelo Vanzulli, Daniele Regge, Samanta Rosati, Gabriella Balestra1, Valentina Giannini

ICBB 122
Time:04:25 - 04:35
Presenter: Valentina Giannini, Polytechnic of Turin & Candiolo Cancer Institute, Italy
Authors: Giulia Nicoletti, Debora Cafaro, Valentina Giannini, Gianluca Mauri, Caterina Marchiò, Luca Lazzari, Andrea Sartore-Bianchi, Federica Marmorino, Maria Nieva Munoz, Nadia Saoudi González, Alberto Puccini, Martina Di Como, Maria Costanza Aquilano, Emanuela Bonoldi1, Salvatore Siena, Silvia Marsoni, Daniele Regge

ICBB 129
Time:04:35 - 04:45
Presenter: Ishwari Bhatt, Kalamazoo Area Math and Science Center, USA
Authors: Ishwari Bhatt

ICBB 126
Time:04:45 - 04:55
Presenter: Juliana Alexandra Knocikova, University of chemistry and technology, Czech Republic
Authors: Juliana Alexandra Knocikova

ICBB 128
Time:04:55 - 05:00
Presenter: Shravani Gote, West Windsor-Plainsboro High School South, USA
Authors: Shravani Gote

ICBB 130
Time:05:00 - 05:10
Presenter: Kaitlyn Abraham, Roslyn High School, USA
Authors: Kaitlyn Abraham

ICBB 132
Time:05:10 - 05:20
Presenter: Ria Mani, Morris Hills High School, USA
Authors: Ria Mani


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Virtual Session

August 25 | 03:35 PM - 04:25 PM | Session Chair: Dr. Akmal Abdelfatah, American University of Sharjah, UAE


Road, Bridge, and Railway Engineering - (ICCEIA)


ICCEIA 1274
Time: 03:35 - 03:45
Presenter: Ahmed Elseicy, Universidade de Vigo, Spain
Authors: Ahmed Elseicy, Mercedes Solla, Pedro Arias

ICEPR 143
Time: 03:45 - 03:55
Presenter: Farahnaz Soleimani, Oregon State University, USA
Authors: Jacob Atkins, Farahnaz Soleimani, Donya Hajializadeh

ICCEIA 164
Time: 03:55 - 04:05
Presenter: Farahnaz Soleimani, Oregon State University, USA
Authors: Sonia Zehsaz, Sabarethinam Kameshwar, Farahnaz Soleimani

ICCEIA 129
Time: 04:05 - 04:15
Presenter: Gemma Guillamón-Andreu, CINTECX, GEOTECH research group/Universidade de Vigo, Spain
Authors: Gemma Guillamón-Andreu, Mercedes Solla

ICCEIA 143
Time: 04:15 - 04:25
Presenter: Javier Vasquez-Monteros, Universidad Técnica Particular de Loja, Ecuador
Authors: Javier Vasquez-Monteros, Juan Palacios-Ortega, Paulo Samaniego-Rojas, Carola María Gordillo Vera


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Virtual Session

August 25 | 05:20 PM - 05:50 PM| Session Chair: Dr. Izabela Rzeznicka, Shibaura Institute of Techology, Japan


Energy Research and Technology - (ICERT)


ICERT 111
Time: 05:20 - 05:30
Presenter: Bo Peng, University of Miami, USA
Authors: Bo Peng

ICERT 109
Time: 05:30 - 05:40
Presenter: Fabio Lilliu,1University of Cagliari, Italy
Authors: Fabio Lilliu, Diego Reforgiato Recupero

ICERT 118
Time: 05:40 - 05:50
Presenter: Ricky Jay Gomez, Mapua University, Philippines
Authors: Ricky Jay Gomez, Dahlia Apodaca, Michelle Almendrala


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Virtual Session

August 25 | 05:50 PM - 06:50 PM| Session Chair: Dr. Bellagamba Sergio, Inail (Italian Workers' Compensation Authority - Research Division), Italy


Environmental Pollution and Remediation - (ICEPR)


ICEPR 123
Time: 05:50 - 06:00
Presenter: Izabela Rzeznicka, Shibaura Institute of Techology, Japan
Authors: Izabela Rzeznicka, Phoomwish Promthong, Harison Rozak

ICEPR 142
Time: 06:00 - 06:10
Presenter: Jing Shang, Peking University, P. R. China
Authors: Jing Shang, Yuhan Liu, Kuang Yu, Mei Yu

ICEPR 143
Time: 06:10 - 06:20
Presenter: Rui Tang, Peking University, P. R. China Authors: Rui Tang, Jing Shang

ICEPR 159
Time: 06:20 - 06:30
Presenter: Jing Shang, Peking University, P. R. China
Authors: Yuhan Liu, Jing Shang, Yue Wang, Jing Peng

ICNFA 107
Time: 06:30 - 06:40
Presenter: Aleksei Smirnov, Saint-Petersburg State University Universitetsky 26, Russia Authors: Aleksei Smirnov, Tamasri Senapati, Ahmed Hasan, Carola Kapfer, Dominik Wigger, Burkhard Kleuser, Eckart Ruehl, Elena Solovyeva, Vladimir Sharoyko

ICEPR 160
Time: 06:40 - 06:50
Presenter: Anna Tervonen, Kajaani University of Applied Sciences, Finland
Authors: Charmaine Medina, Tatiana Samarina, Anna Tervonen, Outi Laatikainen


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Virtual Session

August 25 | 04:35 PM - 05:15 PM | Session Chair: Dr. Farahnaz Soleimani, Oregon State University, USA


New Technology in Civil Engineering - (ICCEIA)


ICCEIA 130
Time: 04:35 - 04:45
Presenter: Mercedes Solla Carracelas, CINTECX, GeoTECH research group, Universidade de Vigo, Spain
Authors: Mercedes Solla, Vega Pérez-Gracia, Simona Fontul

ICCEIA 139
Time: 04:45 - 04:55
Presenter: Malvika Koushik, National Institute of Technology Karnataka, India
Authors: Malvika Koushik, Poorna Hegde, Bhawana Rudra

ICCEIA 104
Time: 04:55 - 05:05
Presenter: Akmal Abdelfatah, American University of Sharjah, UAE
Authors: Abdullah Al-Juboori, Akmal Abdelfatah, Tarig Ali

ICCEIA 116
Time: 05:05 - 05:15
Presenter: Yousef Alqaryouti, American University of the Middle East, Kuwait
Authors: Yousef Alqaryouti, Mariam Al Suwaidi, Raed Mohmood AlKhuwaildi, Hind Kolthoum, Issa Youssef, Mohammed Al Imam


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Virtual Session

August 25 | 05:15 PM - 06:00 PM | Session Chair: Dr. Akmal Abdelfatah, American University of Sharjah, UAE


Building Materials - (ICCEIA)


ICCEIA 163
Time: 05:15 - 05:25
Presenter: Sana Amir, University of Wollongong in Dubai, UAE
Authors: Yahya Salah, Karol Sikora, Kamal Jaafar, Sana Amir

ICCEIA 152
Time: 05:25 - 05:35
Presenter: Pavan Kumar Sharma, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, India
Authors: Pavan Kumar Sharma, Shivani Shukla, Mahabir Panda

ICCEIA 161
Time: 05:35 - 05:45
Presenter: Arturo Reyes, Universidad de Antofagasta, Chile
Authors: Tatiana Samarina, Arturo Reyes, María Victoria Letelier, Daniza Castillo Godoy, Yimmy Silva Urrego, Jacqueline Cuevas, Esther Takaluoma

ICCEIA 119
Time: 05:45 - 05:55
Presenter: Oleksiy Nazarenko, Pridneprovskaya State Academy Construction and Architectire, Ukraine
Authors: Storchai Nadiya, Nazarenko Oleksiy, Berezovska Alona, Storchai Katerina, Zalievskyi Volodymyr

ICCEIA 167
Time: 05:55 - 06:00
Presenter: Ana Ortiz, Department of Civil Engineering/UTPL, Ecuador
Authors: Ana Ortiz, Juan García, Juan Guanín


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Virtual Session

August 25 | 06:00 PM - 07:00 PM | Session Chair: Dr. Sana Amir, University of Wollongong in Dubai, UAE


Miscellaneous Topics in Civil Engineering - (ICCEIA)


ICCEIA 110
Time: 06:00 - 06:10
Presenter: Cumhur Ozbey, Hacettepe University, Turkey
Authors: Cumhur Ozbey

ICCEIA 146
Time: 06:10 - 06:20
Presenter: Angga Arief Gumilang Sabaruliman, Directorate General of Human Settlements, Ministry of Public Works and Housing, Indonesia
Authors: Angga Arief Gumilang Sabaruliman, Yoga Megantara, Yosafat Aji Pranata

ICCEIA 138
Time: 06:20 - 06:30
Presenter: Mireya Lapo-Pauta, Universidad Técnica Particular de Loja, Ecuador
Authors: Mireya Lapo-Pauta, Javier Martinez-Solano, Holger Benavides-Muñoz, José Fuerte Díaz

ICCEIA 157
Time: 06:30 - 06:40
Presenter: Maria Soledad Segarra-Morales, Universidad Técnica Particular de Loja, Ecuador
Authors: Maria Soledad Segarra-Morales, Diego Fernando Ortega Lapo, Javier Vasquez-Monteros

ICCEIA 132
Time: 06:40 - 06:50
Presenter: Natalia Ibarra, National University of Asunción, Paraguay
Authors: Natalia Ibarra, Alicia Arévalos, Raúl Silva, Iván Quintana, Belén Martínez-Pavetti

ICCEIA 158
Time: 06:50 - 07:00
Presenter: Freskida Abazaj, Polytechnic University of Tirana, Albania
Authors: Freskida Abazaj, Arli Llabani, Genti Qirjazi


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Our program is based on Central European Summer Time (CEST) - GMT+2


The Conference will be held in Barcelona, Spain, at Alimara Hotel Barcelona,. Please click here for map of the location.



07:30 AM - 08:00 AM

Registrations - Lobby

08:30 AM - 08:45 AM
Official Opening - (Room Sitges)
08:45 AM - 09:30 AM ICNFA 2024 Keynote Lecture - Physical (Room Sitges)
Fundamentals and Applications of Unconventional Spin Control in Nanostructures
Dr. Konstantinos Lagoudakis, University of Strathclyde, UK
09:30 AM - 10:10 AM ICERT 2024 Plenary Lecture - Physical (Room Sitges)
N/A
Dr. Umberto Berardi, Toronto Metropolitan University, Canada
10:10 AM - 10:35 AM

Coffee Break & Poster Session I (Room Sitges)

10:35 AM - 11:50 AM Physical Session (Room Sitges)
Innovations & Advancements I - (ICCEIA)
11:50 AM - 12:35 PM Physical Session (Room Sitges)
Bioengineering and Biotechnology II -(ICBB)
12:35 PM - 12:40 PM

Group Photo

12:40 PM - 01:30 PM

Lunch Break (Room Capri)

01:30 PM - 02:10 PM ICBB 2024 Keynote Lecture - Physical (Room Sitges)
Biofabricated Advanced Materials for Diverse Applications
Dr. Yunhong Jiang, University of Bristol, United Kingdom
02:10 PM - 03:55 PM Physical Session (Room Sitges)
Bioengineering and Biotechnology III -(ICBB)
03:55 PM - 04:10 PM

Coffee Break (Room Garden)

04:10 PM - 05:10 PM Physical Session (Room Sitges)
Nanotechnology: Fundamentals and Applications - (ICNFA)
05:10 PM - 06:10 PM Physical Session (Room Sitges)
Air Pollution and Treatment - (ICEPR)

ICBB 2024 Plenary Lecture - Physical (Room Sitges)

August 26 | 08:45 AM - 09:30 AM | Session Chair: Dr. Domenico Lombardo, CNR - (Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche), Italy


Fundamentals and Applications of Unconventional Spin Control in Nanostructures
Dr. Konstantinos Lagoudakis, University of Strathclyde, UK


Dr. Konstantinos G. Lagoudakis is currently a Reader (Associate Professor) at the department of Physics of the University of Strathclyde. He received his PhD at the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne in 2010 and has worked as a postdoctoral scholar and a research associate at Stanford University until 2017. In 2018, he joined Strathclyde where he established the Experimental Quantum Nanoscience Lab. His areas of expertise span from polariton condensates in microcavities, to the development of scalable solid-state quantum hardware. Currently he is investigating fundamental physics and applications of hybrid quantum nanotechnologies.


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ICERT 2024 Plenary Lecture - Physical (Room Sitges)

August 26 | 09:30 AM - 10:10 AM | Session Chair: Dr. Domenico Lombardo, CNR - (Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche), Italy


N/A
Dr. Umberto Berardi, Toronto Metropolitan University, Canada


N/A


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Physical Session (Room Sitges)

August 26 | 10:10 AM - 10:35 AM | Session Chair: Dr. Domenico Lombardo, CNR - (Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche), Italy


Poster Session I


ICNFA 101
Presenter: Radu Claudiu Fierascu , The National Institute for Research & Development in Chemistry and Petrochemistry ICECHIM Bucharest & National University of Science and Technology Politehnica, Romania
Authors: Radu Claudiu Fierascu, Irina Fierascu, Anda Maria Baroi, Roxana Ioana Matei (Brazdis), Toma Fistos, Irina Elena Chican, Ioana Silvia Hosu, Lia Mara Ditu

ICNFA 102
Presenter: Radu Claudiu Fierascu , The National Institute for Research & Development in Chemistry and Petrochemistry ICECHIM Bucharest & National University of Science and Technology Politehnica, Romania
Authors: Irina Fierascu, Radu Claudiu Fierascu, Anda Maria Baroi, Roxana Ioana Matei (Brazdis), Toma Fistos, Irina Elena Chican, Ioana Silvia Hosu

ICNFA 109
Presenter: Radek Jirkovec, Technical University of Liberec, Czech Republic
Authors: Radek Jirkovec, Anna Tauchmanova, Andrea Klapstova, Jiri Chvojka

ICNFA 106
Presenter: Denisa Ficai, University POLITEHNICA of Bucharest, Romania
Authors: Denisa Ficai, Ludmila MOTELICA, Cristina CHIRCOV, Roxana-Doina TRUSCA

ICEPR 115
Presenter: Hee-Joon Kim, Kumoh National Institute of Technology, Republic of Korea
Authors: Nirmal Kumar Shee, Hee-Joon Kim

ICEPR 131
Presenter: Haoran Liu, UCL Department of Civil, Environmental and Geomatic Engineering, UK
Authors: Haoran Liu, Lena Ciric, Manni Bhatti

ICEPR 133
Presenter: Qi Lin, Zhejiang University, China
Authors: Qi Lin, Jiaming Fan

ICEPR 134
Presenter: Qichun Zhang, Zhejiang University, China
Authors: Qichun Zhang

ICEPR 162
Presenter: Kamila WIDZIEWICZ-RZOŃCA, Institute of Environmental Engineering Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland
Authors: Kamila Widziewicz-Rzońca; Patrycja Rogula-Kopiec; Sławomir Janas; Piotr Oskar Czechowski; Sebastian Stefaniak

ICEPR 173
Presenter: Chenhao Wu, Univeristy of Edinburgh, UK
Authors: Chenhao Wu, Caroline Kirk

ICEPR 165
Presenter: Beatriz Carbonell Barrios, CIEMAT, Spain
Authors: Beatriz Carbonell, Elena Torres, Antonio Garralón, Belén Buil, María Jesús Turrero

ICEPR 151
Presenter: Rhea Bagchee, Seminole High School, USA
Authors: Rhea Bagchee


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Physical Session (Room Sitges)

August 26 | 10:35 AM - 11:50 AM | Session Chair: Dr. Juan P. Villacreses, Universidad San Francisco de Quito, Ecuador


Innovations & Advancements I - (ICCEIA)


ICCEIA 113
Time: 10:35 - 10:50
Presenter: Yingpei Sun, Durham University, UK
Authors: Yingpei Sun, Qing Wang, David Toll, Stefan Szyniszewski1

ICCEIA 108
Time: 10:50 - 11:05
Presenter: Yu-Hsin Kuo, Chung Cheng University, Taiwan Sharjah, UAE
Authors: Yu-Hsin Kuo, Wen-Nan Cheng, Chih-Chun Cheng, Chung-Yu Tsai, Tzu-Fan Chiang, Cheng-Kuo Sung, Chien-Sheng Liu

ICCEIA 107
Time: 11:05 - 11:20
Presenter: Rozi Karimi, Monash University & University of Melbourne, Australia
Authors: Rozi Karimi, Milad Baghalzadeh Shishehgarkhaneh, Robert C. Moehler, Yihai Fang

ICCEIA 109
Time: 11:20 - 11:35
Presenter: Varvara Roubtsova, Institut de recherche d’Hydro-Québec (IREQ), Canada
Authors: Varvara Roubtsova, Mathieu Emond-Castonguay, Nathalie Thibeault

ICCEIA 133
Time: 11:35 - 11:50
Presenter: Manjola Caro, University of Bristol, UK
Authors: Manjola Caro, Victor Wiles, Matthias Nahum


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Physical Session (Room Sitges)

August 26 | 11:50 AM - 12:35 PM | Session Chair: Dr. Anton Ficai, University POLITEHNICA of Bucharest, Romania


Bioengineering and Biotechnology II -(ICBB)


ICBB 112
Time: 11:50 - 12:05
Presenter: Valentina Pinto, University of Palermo & Fondazione Ri.MED, Italy
Authors: Valentina Pinto, Sofia Di Leonardo, Maria Galeazzo, Gaetano Burriesci, Giuseppe Pitarresi

ICBB 113
Time: 12:05 - 12:20
Presenter: Yusuke Suzuki, Nihon University, JAPAN
Authors: Yusuke Suzuki, Koichi Kitada, Shoko Matsushita, Aki Hayashi

ICBB 110
Time: 12:20 - 12:35
Presenter: Jaya Vejayan, Universiti Malaysia Pahang Al-Sultan Abdullah, Malaysia
Authors: Jaya Vejayan, Fatinah Ahmad, Sharifah A.T. Said, Srikumar Chakravarthi, Barani Karikalan


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ICNFA 2024 Keynote Lecture - Physical (Room Sitges)

August 26 | 01:30 PM - 02:10 PM | Session Chair: Dr. Domenico Lombardo, CNR - (Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche), Italy


Biofabricated Advanced Materials for Diverse Applications
Dr. Yunhong Jiang, University of Bristol, United Kingdom


Dr Yunhong Jiang is an assistant professor at the Department of Applied Science, Northumbria University, Newcastle, United Kingdom. He obtained a PhD in Biochemical Engineering at the University of Leeds. His postdoctoral experience included positions at the University of Leeds, the University of Bath, and the University of Bristol. His research experience focused on Microbial Cell and Materials Interactions, Biological MOFs, and Functional and Sustainable Biopolymer Materials. Through groundbreaking research, Dr. Jiang explores novel techniques and methodologies to fabricate functional materials using biological systems as inspiration. His pioneering contributions have led to advancements in areas such as tissue engineering, drug delivery systems, biosensors, and more. His work spans across the realms of biotechnology, materials science, and engineering.


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Physical Session (Room Sitges)

August 26 | 02:10 PM - 03:55 PM | Session Chair: Dr. Anton Ficai, University POLITEHNICA of Bucharest, Romania


Bioengineering and Biotechnology III -(ICBB)


ICBB 118
Time: 02:10 - 02:25
Presenter: Jitka Veldema, Bielefeld University, Germany
Authors: Veldema Jitka, Steingräber Teni, Klemm Michel, Straub Jan, Kurtzhals Saskia, Sasse Lea

ICBB 116
Time: 02:25 - 02:40
Presenter: Jitka Veldema, Bielefeld University, Germany
Authors: Veldema Jitka, Steingräber Teni, von Grönheim Leon, Wienecke Jana, Regel Rieke, Schack Thomas, Schütz Christoph

ICBB 117
Time: 02:40 - 02:55
Presenter: Jitka Veldema, Bielefeld University, Germany
Authors: Veldema Jitka, Steingräber Teni, von Grönheim Leon, Klemm Michel, Straub Jan, Sasse Lea

ICBB 103
Time: 02:55 - 03:10
Presenter: Didem Demir, Tarsus University, Türkiye
Authors: Didem Demir

ICBB 123
Time: 03:10 - 03:25
Presenter: Giulio Musotto, Bioengineering Unit, Ri. MED Foundation, Italy
Authors: Giulio Musotto, Alessandra Monteleone, Danila Vella, Leon Menezes, Andrew Cook, Giorgia Maria Bosi5 and Gaetano Burriesci

ICBB 121
Time: 03:25 - 03:40
Presenter: Nourhan El Sherif, Boston University, USA
Authors: Nourhan El Sherif, Diya Desai, Josephine Dunphy, Marin Perez, Sabrina Wilderotter, Michael Smith, Brianne Connizzo

ICBB 106
Time: 03:45 - 03:55
Presenter: Meltem DALAY, Ege University Bioengineering Dep, Turkiye
Authors: Meltem DALAY


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Physical Session (Room Sitges)

August 26 | 04:10 PM - 05:10 PM | Session Chair: Dr. Domenico Lombardo, CNR - (Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche), Italy


Nanotechnology: Fundamentals and Applications - (ICNFA)


ICNFA 104
Time: 04:10 - 04:25
Presenter: Mark Louis Vidallon, Molecular Imaging and Theranostics Laboratory, Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute & University of Melbourne & Monash University, Australia
Authors: Mark Louis P. Vidallon, Ashley P. Williams, Mitchell J. Moon, Haikun Liu, Sylvain Trépout, Alexis I. Bishop, Boon Mian Teo3, Rico F. Tabor, Karlheinz Peter, Liliana de Campo, Xiaowei Wang

ICNFA 103
Time:04:25 - 04:40
Presenter: Haikun Liu, Molecular Imaging and Theranostics Laboratory, Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute, Australia
Authors: Haikun Liu, Mark Louis P. Vidallon, Sylvain Trepout, Mitchell J. Moon, Marina Cagnes, Nageshwar Rao Yepuri, Rico Tabor, Karlheinz Peter, Liliana de Campo, Xiaowei Wang

ICNFA 112
Time: 04:40 - 04:55
Presenter: Qingyue Xian, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, China
Authors: Qingyue Xian, Xiao Luo, Jie Zhang

ICNFA 105
Time:04:55 - 05:10
Presenter: Anton Ficai, University POLITEHNICA of Bucharest, Romania
Authors: Gabriela DANILIUC1, Cornelia ILIE, Angela Spoiala; Ludmila MOTELICA, Denisa FICAI, Roxana Doina TRUSCA, Ovidiu Cristian OPREA, Anton FICAI


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Physical Session (Room Sitges)

August 26 | 05:10 PM - 06:10 PM| Session Chair: Dr. Bellagamba Sergio, Inail (Italian Workers' Compensation Authority - Research Division), Italy


Air Pollution and Treatment - (ICEPR)


ICEPR 120
Time: 05:10 - 05:25
Presenter: Abderrahmane Bouredji, Mines Saint-Étienne, Centre CIS, France
Authors: Abderrahmane Bouredji, Jérémie Pourchez, Valérie Forest

ICEPR 121
Time: 05:25 - 05:40
Presenter: Arturo Vazquez Galvez, University of Southampton, UK
Authors: Miquel Massot-Campos, Ayodeji O. Abioye, Loitongbam Gyanendro Singh, Arturo Vazquez-Galvez, Yan Wu and Henrik T. Sykora

ICEPR 163
Time: 05:40 - 05:55
Presenter: Suad Al-Kindi, Global Collage of Engineering and Technology, Oman
Authors: Suad Al-Kindi, Siham Al-Hadhrami, Mohamed Al-Kalbani

ICEPR 119
Time: 05:55 - 06:10
Presenter: Thi-Hieu Le, National Kaohsiung University of Science and Technology, Taiwan
Authors: Thi-Hieu Le, Chitsan Lin, Lin-Chi Wang


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Our program is based on Central European Summer Time (CEST) - GMT+2


The Conference will be held in Barcelona, Spain, at Alimara Hotel Barcelona,. Please click here for map of the location.



08:30 AM - 09:15 AM ICNFA 2024 Plenary Lecture - Physical (Room Sitges)
Creating Products and Impact through Nanoscale Materials and Technologies
Dr. Sharath Sriram, RMIT University, Australia
09:15 AM - 10:00 AM ICCEIA 2024 Plenary Lecture - Virtual (Room Sitges)
Application of Machine Learning in Underground Construction and Tunneling
Dr. Marte Gutierrez, Colorado School of Mines, USA
10:00 AM - 10:25 AM

COFFEE BREAK & POSTER SESSION (Room Sitges)

10:25 AM - 11:40 AM Physical Session (Room Sitges)
Energy Conversion & Storage - (ICERT)
11:40 AM - 12:10 PM Physical Session (Room Sitges)
Wastewater Management and Treatment - (ICEPR)
12:10 PM - 01:00 PM

Lunch Break (Room Capri)

01:00 PM - 02:15 Pm Physical Session (Room Sitges)
Sustainable Energy - (ICERT)
02:15 PM - 02:35 PM

Coffee Break (Room Garden)

02:35 PM - 04:35 PM Physical Session (Room Sitges)
Innovations & Advancements II - (ICCEIA)
04:35 PM - 06:20 PM Physical Session (Room Sitges)
Environmental Protection - (ICEPR)
07:30 PM - 09:30 PM

Gala Dinner - Alimara Hotel Barcelona

ICNFA 2024 Plenary Lecture - Physical

August 27 | 09:15 - 10:00 | Session Chair: Dr. Domenico Lombardo, CNR - (Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche), Italy


Creating Products and Impact through Nanoscale Materials and Technologies
Dr. Sharath Sriram, RMIT University, Australia


Professor Sharath Sriram jointly leads the Functional Materials and Microsystems Research Group at RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia. His research transforms discoveries in materials science and electronics into devices and products for high-speed electronics, sensors, and medical devices. He is Director of the Discovery to Devices Facility for scale-up manufacture of medical devices, and was Founding Deputy Director of the $60 million Micro Nano Research Facility. He has published close to 250 peer-reviewed articles. He is active in research policy and advocacy, and is current President of Science & Technology Australia.


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ICCEIA 2024 Plenary Lecture - Virtual

August 27 | 09:15 - 10:00| Session Chair: Dr. Domenico Lombardo, CNR - (Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche), Italy


Application of Machine Learning in Underground Construction and Tunneling
Dr. Marte Gutierrez, Colorado School of Mines, USA



Dr. Marte Gutierrez is the James R. Paden Distinguished Professor at the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and the Director of the Center for Underground Transportation Infrastructure (CUT-I) of Colorado School of Mines (CSM). Previously, he worked for 11 years at the Norwegian Geotechnical Institute and six years as an Associate Professor/Professor at Virginia Tech. He has published over 370 papers in book chapters, journals, and conference proceedings, given keynote and invited lectures at several conferences. He has been responsible for more than US$ 25 million in research funding. Dr. Gutierrez is an Associate Editor of three international journals and a member of the Editorial Board of four other international journals. He is the recipient of the 2011 Geotechnical Research Medal from the UK’s Institute of Civil Engineers, the 2017 Applied Rock Mechanics Research Award and the 2020 Rock Mechanics Research Award both from the American Rock Mechanics Association, the 2016 Peter A. Cundall Honorable Mention Award, the Kwanghua Visiting Professorship from Tongji University, five Best Paper Awards and five Outstanding Reviewer and Editorial Board Member Awards. Dr. Gutierrez’s main research interests are in Geomechanics for Energy, Environmental, and Transportation Sustainability.


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Physical Session

August 27 | 10:00 AM - 10:25 AM | Session Chair: Dr. Ziqu Ouyang, Institute of Engineering Thermophysics Chinese Academy of Sciences, China & Dr. Tatiana Samarina, University of Applied Sciences KAMK, Finland


Posters Session


ICEPR 130
Presenter: JIN HO PARK, Seoul National University College of Medicine, South Korea
Authors: JIN HO PARK, SEOEUN HWANG

ICBB 124
Presenter: Martyna Godzieba, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Poland
Authors: Martyna Godzieba, Piotr Hliwa, Slawomir Ciesielski

ICCEIA 122
Presenter: Laura Ibagón, Universidad San Francisco de Quito, Ecuador & Universidad de los Andes, Colombia
Authors: María José Torres, Bernardo Caicedo, Pablo Alvarado, Laura Ibagon Fabricio Yépez

ICCEIA 121
Presenter: Juan P. Villacreses, Universidad San Francisco de Quito, Ecuador
Authors: Pablo Alvarado, Bernardo Caicedo, María José Torres, Juan P. Villacreses, Fabricio Yepez

ICCEIA 142
Presenter: Maria Domonkos, Czech Technical University in Prague, Czech Republic
Authors: Mária Domonkos, Petra Tichá, Jana Jirešová, Eliška Lokajová, Kamila Zdeňková, Vladimír Scholtz, Pavel Demo

ICCEIA 141
Presenter: Petra Tichá, Czech Technical University in Prague, Czech Republic
Authors: Petra Tichá, Mária Domonkos, Filip Přeučil, Eliška Lokajová, Jana Jirešová, Kamila Zdeňková, Vladimír Scholtz, Pavel Demo

ICEPR 131
Presenter: Bledar Sina, Polytechnic University of Tirana, Albania
Authors: Bledar Sina, Eduart Blloshmi, Arli Llabani

ICCEIA 168
Presenter: Arli Llabani, Polytechnic University of Tirana, Albania
Authors: Arli Llabani, Eduart Blloshmi, Bledar Sina

ICCEIA 169
Presenter: Eduart Blloshmi, Polytechnic University of Tirana, Albania
Authors: Eduart Blloshmi, Bledar Sina, Arli Llabani

ICERT 124
Presenter: Francisco Beltran-Carbajal, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana, Mexico


Authors: David Marcos-Andrade, Francisco Beltran-Carbajal, Ivan Rivas-Cambero, José Humberto Arroyo-Núñez, Gilberto Alvarez-Miranda, Jose Luis Hernandez-Avila

ICERT 113
Presenter: Minhyun Lee & Hyuna Kang, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong


Authors: Minhyun Lee & Hyuna Kang, Hyuna Kang


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Physical Session

August 27 | 10:25 AM - 11:25 AM | Session Chair: Dr. Ziqu Ouyang, Institute of Engineering Thermophysics Chinese Academy of Sciences, China


Energy Conversion & Storage - (ICERT)


ICERT 102
Time: 10:25 - 10:40
Presenter: Linus Kåge, Linköping University, Sweden
Authors: Linus Kåge, Vlatko Milic, Maria Andersson, Magnus Wallén

ICERT 115
Time: 10:40 - 10:55
Presenter: Huihe Qiu, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, China
Authors: Ziqi Jiang, Yinchuang Yang, Huihe Qiu

ICERT 110
Time: 10:55 - 11:10
Presenter: Lamya Al Qahtani, Prince Mohammad bin Fahd University, KSA
Authors: Lamya Al Qahtani, Munirah Aldossary, Fadia El Hamami, Ala A. Hussein

ICERT 123
Time: 11:10 - 11:25
Presenter: Francisco Beltran-Carbajal, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana, Mexico


Authors: Alexis Castelan-Perez, Francisco Beltran-Carbajal, Ivan Rivas-Cambero, David Marcos-Andrade, Jesús C. Hernandez, Romy Perez-Moreno


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Physical Session

August 27 | 11:25 AM - 12:10 PM | Session Chair: Dr. Tatiana Samarina, University of Applied Sciences KAMK, Finland


Wastewater Management and Treatment - (ICEPR)


ICEPR 125
Time: 11:25 - 11:40
Presenter: Tolkou K. Athanasia, Democritus University of Thrace, Greece
Authors: Athanasia K. Tolkou, Natalia Malouchi, Ramonna I. Kosheleva, Pavlos Efthymiopoulos, Kalliopi Ladomenou1, Michail Chalaris, Athanasios C. Mitropooulos, Ioannis A. Katsoyiannis, George Z. Kyzas

ICEPR 126
Time: 11:40 - 11:55
Presenter: Abdalrahman Alsulaili, Kuwait University, Kuwait
Authors: Abdalrahman Alsulaili, Sarah Alshawish, Carolyn M. Cooper, Lynn E. Katz, and Frank Seibert

ICEPR 145
Time: 11:55 - 12:10
Presenter: Bellagamba Sergio, Inail (Italian Workers' Compensation Authority - Research Division), Italy
Authors: S. Bellagamba, F. Paglietti1, S. Malinconico, G. Bonifazi, S. Serranti, A. Aurigemma


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Physical Session

August 27 | 01:00 PM - 02:15 PM | Session Chair: Dr. Huihe Qiu, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, China


Sustainable Energy - (ICERT)


ICERT 105
Time: 01:00 - 01:15
Presenter: Maria Andersson, Linköping University, Sweden Authors: Maria Andersson, Louise Ödlund, Patrik Thollander

ICERT 106
Time: 01:15 - 01:30
Presenter: Maria Andersson, Linköping University, Sweden
Authors: Louise Ödlund, Maria Andersson

ICERT 125
Time: 01:30 - 01:45
Presenter: Kun Su, Institute of Engineering Thermophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
Authors: Kun Su, Ziqu Ouyang, Hongliang Ding

ICERT 114
Time: 01:45 - 02:00
Presenter: Olga Di Marino, Università degli studi di Salerno, Italy
Authors: Olga Di Marino, Carlo Renno

ICERT 128
Time: 02:00 - 02:15
Presenter: Hongliang Ding, Institute of Engineering Thermophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
Authors: Hongliang Ding, Ziqu Ouyang, Kun Su


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Physical Session

August 27 | 02:35 PM - 04:20 PM | Session Chair: Dr. Roubtsova Varvara, Institut de recherche d’Hydro-Québec (IREQ), Canada & Dr. Manjola Caro, University of Bristol, UK


Innovations & Advancements II - (ICCEIA)


ICCEIA 140
Time: 02:35 - 02:50
Presenter: Abdallah Aoude, Nantes Université, Ecole Centrale Nantes, CNRS, Institut de Recherche en Génie Civil et Mécanique (GeM) UMR , France
Authors: Abdallah Aoude, Ioannis Stefanou, Jean-François Semblat, and Vito Rubino

ICCEIA 128
Time: 02:50 - 03:05
Presenter: Fernando Nunes Cavalheiro, CINTECX, Universidade de Vigo, Spain
Authors: Fernando Nunes Cavalheiro, Manuel Cabaleiro, Borje Conde1 Brais Barros

ICCEIA 114
Time: 03:05 - 03:20
Presenter: Yvan Huaricallo Vilca, Universidad Privada del Norte, Peru
Authors: Yvan Huaricallo Vilca, Jeremy Becerra León

ICCEIA 153
Time: 03:20 - 03:35
Presenter: Hisham Yousef Makahleh, University of Birmingham , UK & American University of Sharjah, UAE
Authors: Hisham Y. Makahleh, Haitham A. Badrawi, Akmal Abdelfatah

ICCEIA 131
Time: 03:35 - 03:50
Presenter: Ilias Kouremenosr, Neapolis University Pafos, Cyprus
Authors: Ilias Kouremenos, Salomi Papamichael, Anthos Ioannou, John Bellos

ICCEIA 166
Time: 03:50 - 04:05
Presenter: Maryam Elgzeary, Concept Consulting Engineers, UAE
Authors: Maryam Elgzeary, Bushra Tatan, Omar Ibrahim, Hazem Gouda

ICCEIA 105
Time: 04:05 - 04:20
Presenter: Baeg Lee, Rural Research Institute of KRC, South Korea
Authors: Baeg Lee, Byoung-Han Choi

ICCEIA 111
Time: 04:20 - 04:35
Presenter: Seok-Man Kang, Rural Research Institute/KRC, South Korea


Authors: Byoung-Han Choi, Baeg Lee, Seok-Man Kang


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Physical Session

August 27 | 04:35 AM - 06:20 PM | Session Chair: Dr. Suad Al-Kindi, Global Collage of Engineering and Technology, Oman


Environmental Protection - (ICEPR)


ICEPR 109
Time: 04:35 - 04:50
Presenter: Jarotwan Koiwanit, King Mongkut’s Institute of Technology Ladkrabang, Thailand
Authors: Jarotwan Koiwanit, Yonrapach Areerob, Sakkarin Saepoo, Viachaslau Filimonau

ICEPR 137
Time: 04:50 - 05:05
Presenter: Robert McKenzie, The Water and Carbon Group, Australia
Authors: Robert McKenzie, Jai Sudholz

ICEPR 144
Time: 05:05 - 05:20
Presenter: Tatiana Samarina, Kajaani University of Applied Sciences, Finland
Authors: Tatiana Samarina, Viivi Vepsäläinen

ICEPR 168
Time: 05:20 - 05:35
Presenter: Thipsuree Kornboonraksa, Burapha University, Thailand
Authors: Thipsuree Kornboonraksa, Mookanda Thanomdee, Suriyada Nathai and Jaruwan Songsanthia

ICEPR 122
Time: 05:35 - 05:50
Presenter: Hajar Hajmohammadi, Queen Mary University of London, Uk
Authors: Hajar Hajmohammadi, Paul Pfeffer, Ian Mudway, Christopher Griffiths

ICEPR 127
Time: 05:50 - 06:05
Presenter: Lal Dalay, Istanbul Technical University, Turkey
Authors: Lâl Dalay, Gülşen Aytaç

ICEPR 157
Time: 06:05 - 06:20
Presenter: Zhenyu Wang, the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ), China
Authors: Zhenyu Wang, Richnow Hans-Hermann, Nijenhuis Ivonne, Vogt Carsten


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