NITK, SURATHKAL CONFERENCE THEMES

National Institute of Technology Karnataka (NITK), The Conference is focused on the following themes in
Surathkal is an Institute of National importance that was general, but not limited to:
established as Karnataka Regional Engineering College 1. Low carbon building technologies and affordable housing
(KREC) in the year 1960. Nine undergraduate programmes 2. Novel structural analysis and design methodologies
3. Innovations in composite structures
in different disciplines leading to B.Tech. and M.Tech.,
4. Seismic resilient infrastructure
M.Tech.(Research) and doctoral degree programmes in a
5. Utilization of industrial wastes for construction
wide range of specializations are being offered by the 6. Design & construction approaches for green highways
departments, school and centres. 7. Road user safety & traffic mitigation for sustainable highways
8. Urban transport systems and traffic management
NITK is located at Surathkal, about 20 kms north of 9. Financing infrastructure projects
Mangaluru city on NH66, on way to Udupi and Goa. NITK 10. Challenges for Soil improvement & Ground stabilization
is well connected by air, rail and road. Mangalore 11. Sustainable Cities
International Airport, Mangalore Junction railway station, 12. Disaster Risk Reduction
Mangalore Central Railway and Mangalore central bus 13. Innovations in Foundation Design
TWO DAY INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON stand are within 20 kms from the Institute. The world- 14. Dam Engineering
15. Computational, Analytical and Numerical Modelling
SUSTAINABLE INFRASTRUCTURE: famous temple town Udupi is about 30 kms away. The
16. Conservation of heritage structures
sprawling 300 acres of the campus is divided to the east
INNOVATION, OPPORTUNITIES AND and west side by NH66 with lots of greenery and
17. Retrofitting & Rehabilitation of structures
18. Earthquakes & Landslides
CHALLENGES – 2024 (SIIOC – 2024) interesting interiors and exteriors lined by the great 19. Transportation Geotechnics
th Arabian sea on the west. 20. Sustainable Urban Planning
ON, 30 APRIL & 01st MAY 2024
DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING
Organized by WHO SHOULD ATTEND
The department was established in the year 1960 with a
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY Students, Faculty members, Professionals from industry,
UG programme in Civil Engineering. Now in addition to
Administrators and Policy makers.
KARNATAKA, SURATHKAL B.Tech. (Civil) the Department also offers master’s degree
programme in Construction Technology and CALL FOR PAPERS
Management, Environmental Engineering, Geotechnical Authors are requested to submit an abstract of not more
Publishing Partner Engineering, Structural Engineering and Transportation than 300 words using the Google form link. Upon
Engineering and Ph.D. programme. The Department is acceptance of abstract, link for uploading the full-length
engaged in various Research & Development Projects paper shall be shared with the authors. Full length papers
funded by MHRD, MoEF, DST, BARC, BRNS. Testing, submitted will be peer reviewed by the technical
consultancy services, industry interaction, continuing committee. Select papers from the conference will be
education programmes, R&D activities at the department published by Springer as a proceedings book volume.
Website: http://siioc.nitk.ac.in/ have benefited and promoted inclusive all-round Springer will conduct quality checks on the accepted
Organizing Secretary development of the industry and stake holders in the papers and only papers that pass these checks will be
region. published. Springer Nature does not charge any money
Dr. Raviraj H M, Dr. Sreevalsa Kolathayar and Dr. Pavan G S, for publication of Non-Open Access content.
Department of Civil Engineering, NITK Surathkal. CONFERENCE OBJECTIVE Abstracts/extended abstracts and short papers (less than
The conference provides a platform for deliberations on 4 pages) are not considered for publication. Not more
developing solutions that mitigate the impact of than two papers by the same corresponding author shall
VENUE infrastructure on ecology and environment. Research and be considered for publication by Springer Nature.
case studies on challenges, underlying opportunities and
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY KARNATAKA
innovative ideas for the development of sustainable
(NITK), SURATHKAL, MANGALORE -575 025, INDIA.
infrastructure will be presented and discussed.
IMPORTANT DATES ADVISORY COUNCIL REGISTRATION FORM
th Dr. G.L.Sivakumar Babu, Dept. of Civil Engg., IISc
Submission of Abstract : 10 Mar, 2024
Dr. Indrajit Pal, AIT, Thailand TWO DAY INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON
Acceptance of Abstract : 15th March, 2024 SUSTAINABLE INFRASTRUCTURE: INNOVATION,
Dr. Katta Venkataramana, Dept. of Civil Engg., NITK
Last date for Registration : 25th March, 2024 Dr. Kazuyuki Izuno, Ritsumeikan University, Japan OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES– 2024 (SIIOC – 2024)
Submission of Full-Length Dr. B. V. Venkatarama Reddy, Prof. (Retd.) IISc, Bangalore Tuesday, 30th April 2024 & Wednesday, 01st May 2024.
Paper : 30th March, 2024 Dr. Krishna R. Reddy, University of Illinois Chicago, USA
Dr. K.S. Nanjunda Rao, Dept. of Civil Engg., IISc, Bangalore Name:
REGISTRATION FEES Dr. G. R. Reddy, Scientist (Retd.), BARC Prof./Dr./Mr./Mrs.
Dr. M. C. Narasimhan, Dept. of Civil Engg., NITK
Particulars Fees including GST Dr. Sanjay Kumar Shukla, Edith Cowan University, Australia
Faculty INR 5900 Dr. Shuichi Torii, Kumamoto University Japan
Dr. Siau Chen Chian Darren, NUS Singapore Designation & Address:
Faculty of NITK INR 5000
Dr Paloma Pineda, University of Seville, Spain
Industry/Research INR 5900 Dr Toshinobu Yamaguchi, Kagoshima University, Japan
participants Dr Kenji Kawano, Kagoshima University, Japan
International participants USD$ 75 (Online mode), Dr Moray Newlands, University of Dundee, UK
USD$ 150 (Offline mode) Dr Kevin Paine, University of Bath, UK
Students INR 3540 Dr. B. R. Jayalekshmi, Dept. of Civil Engg., NITK
Dr. S. Shrihari, Dept. of Civil Engg., NITK
Students of NITK INR 3000 Dr. Sitaram Nayak, Dept. of Civil Engg., NITK
*For registration use the form attached. Dr. Subhash C. Yaragal, Dept. of Civil Engg., NITK
Travel and accommodation need to be arranged by the Dr. Varghese George, Dept. of Civil Engg., NITK
participants. Registration fees includes registration kit, Registration fee ₹
TECHNICAL COMMITTEE
working lunch and tea during break. Dr. A.S. Balu, Dept. of Civil Engg., NITK
For oral presentation, presenting author must register for Dr. Anupama Surenjan, Dept. of Civil Engg., NITK Payment mode: Online
the conference. At least one author must register for the Dr. Arun Kumar Thalla, Dept. of Civil Engg., NITK
Beneficiary Name: NITK SURTHKAL
Dr. B.B. Das, Dept. of Civil Engg., NITK
conference for the full-length paper to be included in the Dr. Babloo Chaudhary, Dept. of Civil Engg., NITK
conference proceedings. Dr. Basavaraju Manu, Dept. of Civil Engg., NITK Account Number: 37772503911
Dr. Devatha C.P, Dept. of Civil Engg., NITK State Bank of India, NITK Campus Srinivasnagar
CONTACT Dr. Gangadhar Mahesh, Dept. of Civil Engg., NITK IFSC: SBIN0002273
Department of Civil Engineering Dr. J Vijaya Vengadesh Kumar, Dept. of Civil Engg.,NITK
NITK Surathkal, Srinivasnagar P O , Mangalore - 575025. Dr. Jacklin J N, Dept. of Civil Engg.,NITK
Dr. Lohith N., Dept. of Civil Engg.,NITK UTR number:
Email: siioc@nitk.edu.in Dr. Mithun Mohan, Dept. of Civil Engg., NITK
Dr. Palanisamy. T, Dept. of Civil Engg., NITK
ORGANIZING COUNCIL Dr. Prashanth. M.H, Dept. of Civil Engg., NITK
Signature of Participant
Chief Patron: Prof. B. Ravi Dr. Rajasekaran. C, Dept. of Civil Engg., NITK
(Director, NITK) Dr. Sreekumar.M, Dept. of Civil Engg., NITK
Dr. Saranya P, Dept. of Civil Engg., NITK This to certify that, the above-mentioned participant is
Patrons: Prof. Subhash C Yaragal
Dr. Sridhar. G, Dept. of Civil Engg., NITK employee/ student of our institute /organization.
(Head, Department of Civil Engineering, NITK) Dr. Sunil.B.M, Dept. of Civil Engg., NITK
Organizing Secretary: Dr. Raviraj H M., Dr. Sreevalsa Dr. Suresha.S.N, Dept. of Civil Engg., NITK Date:
Kolathayar and Dr. Pavan G S Dr. Vinoth Srinivasan, Dept. of Civil Engg., NITK
(Department of Civil Engineering, NITK)
ABSTRACT/PAPER SUBMISSION
Abstract/Paper submission shall be made through google Signature and Seal of Head of
form submission. http://siioc.nitk.ac.in/ Department/Section