2026 ENGEDU PRO

1. Lorenzo Mussone, Professor, Politecnico di Milano, Italy.
   Title: Black Spot Identification of Road Crashes on Highways.
2. Sundaravalli Narayanaswami, Associate Professor, Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, India.
   Title: Role of Ports in PM Gati Shakti Mission: An Innovative National Transportation Policy of India.
3. Ndakhona Bashingi, Lecturer, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, South Africa.
   Title: Barriers to Walkability: Non-Motorized Transportation as a Sustainable Mobility Solution in Worcester, Western Cape.
4. Fadi Shahin, Lecturer, Braude College of Engineering, Israel.
   Wafa Elias, Professor, Sami Shamoon College of Engineering, Israel.
   Title: Risk Perception and Barriers to Electric Scooter Prevalence.

1. Rainer Lehmann, Professor, Technical University of Applied Sciences Lübeck, Germany.
   Title: Warehouses in the Supply Chain Digital, Efficient and Sustainable.
2. Akbar Eslami, Professor, Elizabeth City State University, USA.
   Title: Conceptual Design, Analysis, and Prototype Design of a VTOL Drone.
3. Christian Donhauser, Director, Institute for Efficient Production Technology, Kempten University of Applied Sciences, Germany.
   Title: Inline Process Optimization for Swivel Bending with Self-Adaptive Control.

1. Glen Bright, Dean of Engineering, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
   Title: Agricultural Potential of a Low-Cost, Intelligent Industrial UAV Seed Sowing System.
2. Rui Costa Neto, Professor and Researcher, IN+ Center for Innovation, Technology and Policy Research, University of Lisbon, Portugal.
   Antonio Rolo Bual, Researcher, IN+ Center for Innovation, Technology and Policy Research, University of Lisbon, Portugal.
   Title: Assessment of the Potential Consumption of Green Hydrogen in the Portuguese Industrial Sector as a Direct Feedstock and for High Heat Applications.
3. Pavel Ikonomov, Professor, Western Michigan University, USA.
   Siddi Govardhan Reddy Karapureddy, PhD Student, Western Michigan University, USA.
   Title: Vision-based AI/ML-Enabled Optimization for Hybrid Metal 3D Printing.

1. Caroline Barakat, Professor, Ontario Tech University, Canada.
   Title: Reimagining Science for a Rapidly Changing World: Research, Education, and Innovation in an Era of Global Transformation and Human Challenges.
2. Cristiane Bernardo, Associate Professor, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Brazil.
   Title: Scientific Dissemination in Master’s and Doctoral Programmes: Practices, Challenges and Impacts. A Case Study of the Graduate Program in Agribusiness and Development.
3. Seher Nur Sulku, Professor, Ankara Haci Bayram Veli University, Türkiye.
   Title: AI in Health: Rethinking Education, Research, and Innovation.
4. Dimitrios Goulias, Associate Professor & Director of Undergraduate Studies Civil & Environmental Engineering Department, University of Maryland, USA.
   Title: Multidisciplinary Transformative Aspects in Engineering Research & Education.
5. Virginia Sisiopiku, Professor, The University of Alabama at Birmingham, USA.
   Title: The Changing Landscape of Science & Engineering: Opportunities and Challenges.
6. Sundaravalli Narayanaswami, Associate Professor, Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, India.
   Title: Responsible AI: Trade-offs and Prospects for a Better Society.

Interventions: 

1. Rainer Lehmann, Professor, Technical University of Applied Sciences Lübeck, Germany.
2. Ndakhona Bashingi, Lecturer, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, South Africa.

This is not a guided tour, and participation in this visit is not included in any conference registration fee. It requires pre-booking. It includes visits to Aristotle’s Lyceum, the Panathenaic Stadium (Kallimarmaro), the National Garden, the statues of Sophocles, Aeschylus, and Euripides, and Syntagma Square, where the tour concludes in front of the Hellenic Parliament. Click here for more details.

1. Adnan Enshassi, Professor, Technische Universität Berlin, Germany.
   Matthias Sundermeier, Professor, Technische Universität Berlin, Germany.
   Title: Strategies for Overcoming Barriers to Circular Economy Adoption in Gaza’s Post War Demolition Waste.
2. Md Asaduzzaman, Associate Professor, University of Staffordshire, UK.
   Title: Optimal Design of a Cantilever I-Beam: A Response Surface Approach Using ANSYS Software.
3. Christian Karl, Associate Professor, University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany.
   Title: Human-Centered Resilience and Climate Risk Mitigation: A Systemic Learning Approach for Civil and Environmental Engineering.
4. Sofia Margarita Vidalis, Associate Professor, Penn State Harrisburg, USA.
   Title: Smarter Homes for Aging in Place: From Insight to Immersive Design.

1. Jun-Qing Lei, Professor, Beijing Jiaotong University, China.
   Title: Research of Reinforced Concrete Bridge Fire Prevention and Disaster Reduction Mechanism.
2. Tae Myung Shin, Emeritus Professor, Korea National University of Transportation, South Korea.
   Title: Performance Review of Cabinets in Nuclear Plants by Application of Small Seismic Bearings.
3. Hui Ying Wang, Professor, Pprime Institute – CNRS, France.
   Title: Large Eddy Simulation of Fire Suppression via Water Mist Using FDS and Firefoam.
4. Roberto Gomez, Associate Professor, National Autonomous University of Mexico, Mexico.
   Title: Monitoring the Construction of an Arch Bridge.
5. Yunus Gunduz, Assistant Professor, Yozgat Bozok University, Türkiye.
   Abdulrezzak Alkan, Master’s Student, Yozgat Bozok University, Türkiye.
   Yuşa Şahin, Associate Professor, Yozgat Bozok University, Türkiye.
   Title: The Effect of Hemp Fibers on the Mechanical Properties of Cementitious Mortars.

1. Aleksandar Jovanovic, Assistant Professor, Autonomous University of Barcelona, Spain.
   Nikola Barac, Master’s Student, University of Belgrade, Serbia.
   Title: Signal Timing Optimization for Quadrant Roadway Intersections Using Max-Pressure Algorithm.
2. Mariana Franco, Researcher, IN+ Center for Innovation, Technology and Policy Research, University of Lisbon, Portugal.
   Wagd Ajeeb, Researcher, IN+ Center for Innovation, Technology and Policy Research, University of Lisbon, Portugal.
   Eliane Cassoma, Researcher, IN+ Center for Innovation, Technology and Policy Research, University of Lisbon, Portugal.
   Rui Costa Neto, Professor and Researcher, IN+ Center for Innovation, Technology and Policy Research, University of Lisbon, Portugal.
   Title: Production of Electrolytic Hydrogen and Sustainable Ammonia for Shipping Decarbonization, Based on the Portuguese Grid Mix.
3. Mali Sher, Lecturer, Holon Institute of Technology, Israel.
   Nina Garmash, Researcher, Holon Institute of Technology, Israel.
   Title: Beyond Crash Counts: Integrating Volume, Severity, and Exposure for Micromobility Safety.
4. Eliane Cassoma, Researcher, IN+ Center for Innovation, Technology and Policy Research, University of Lisbon, Portugal.
   Mariana Franco, Researcher, IN+ Center for Innovation, Technology and Policy Research, University of Lisbon, Portugal.
   Wagd Ajeeb, Researcher, IN+ Center for Innovation, Technology and Policy Research, University of Lisbon, Portugal.
   Rui Costa Neto, Professor and Researcher, IN+ Center for Innovation, Technology and Policy Research, University of Lisbon, Portugal.
   Title: Evaluating Synthetic Aviation Fuel for Transport Decarbonisation: Techno-Economic and LCA Insights from the Portuguese Power System.