| News |
| We are thankful to all those who attended the CICM 2023 conference in Dhaka. It was a great success and we look forward to seeing you all again at CICM 2025. |
| We are also thankful to all of our keynote, distinguished and invited speakers. |
| Abstract submission | 15 Mar 2023 |
| Acceptance notification | 30 Mar 2023 |
| Full-Paper submission | 04 Jun 2023 |
| Reviewers’ comments | 20 Jun 2023 |
| Revised Camera-Ready Full-Paper submission | 04 Jul 2023 |
| Conference Registration | 25 Jul 2023 |
| Date of conference | 26-28 Jul 2023 |
Robert Tremblay is Professor of Structural Engineering at Polytechnique Montreal, Canada. Before undertaking his doctoral studies, Prof. Tremblay worked for 10 years in the industry. He held a 14-year Canadian Research Chair in earthquake engineering between 2003 and 2017. His current research work is mainly directed towards the seismic design and response of steel structures. He is a member of the Standing Committee on Earthquake Design for the National Building Code of Canada, the CSA-S16 Technical Committee on Steel Structures for Buildings, the CSA S6 Technical Sub-Committee on Seismic Design of Bridge Structures, the AISC Task Committee 9 on seismic design of steel structures and the AISC Adhoc Task Group on Non-Building Structures and Industrial Buildings. In 2004, he received the ASCE Raymond C. Reese Research Prize. In 2009, Prof. Tremblay received an AISC Special Achievement Award for his research in improving the understanding and design of seismic-resistant concentrically braced steel frames. In 2022, he received an AISC Lifetime Achievement Award for his significant contributions over many years to the advancement of seismic design of steel structures.
Dr. Shahria Alam is a Professor of Civil Engineering and the Tier 1 Principal’s Research Chair in Resilient & Green Infrastructure in the School of Engineering at The University of British Columbia (UBC)’s Okanagan campus. He is serving as the Director of the Green Construction Research & Training Center (GCRTC) at UBC. Dr. Alam is the Vice President (Technical Programs) of the Canadian Society for Civil Engineering (CSCE). Previously, he served as the Chair of the Engineering Mechanics and Materials Division of the Canadian Society for Civil Engineering (CSCE) from 2017 to 2023. He received his PhD in Civil/Structural Engineering from Western University in 2008. His research interests include smart and recycled materials and their structural engineering applications. He has published about 400 peer-reviewed articles in these areas. He is the recipient of many national and international awards including three best paper awards. Dr. Alam serves as an Associate Editor of ASCE’s Journal of Bridge Engineering and Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, and Engineering Structures of Elsevier. He is also serving in various code committees and currently serving as the Chair of the ASCE-ACI 441 Reinforced Concrete Column committee.
