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| Time | Session / Activity | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 07:30–08:30 | Registration & Refreshment | Registration of delegates and participants at the main foyer. Light refreshments available. |
| 08:30–09:30 |
Opening Ceremony & Inaugural Addresses (Sandipani Seminar Hall) |
Welcome Address: Prof. Neelima Satyam
(Convener, ISFMG 2026) Address by: Prof. Suhas Joshi (Director, IIT Indore) Address by: Mr. Anil Joseph (Chairman, Indian Geotechnical Society) Address by: Dr. Andrew Ridley (Chair, TC220, ISSMGE) Vote of Thanks: Convener, 12th ISFMG 2026 |
| 09:30–10:30 |
2nd Dunnicliff Honour Lecture (Sandipani Seminar Hall) |
Speaker: Dr. (-Ing) Giorgio Pezzetti – Internationally recognized expert in geotechnical monitoring and instrumentation. |
| 10:30–10:45 | Coffee Break & Exhibition Inauguration | Short refreshment break followed by formal opening of the exhibition area. |
| 10:45–01:30 | Monitoring and Management of Geotechnical Assets |
Speaker 1: Roads & Embankments – Dr. Tiago
Gaspar Speaker 2: Tunnels – Mr. Jose Antonio Berrio Speaker 3: Structural Health Monitoring of Bridges – Prof Suresh Bhalla Speaker 4: Prof N.K. Samadhiya (IIT Roorkee) Speaker 5: Dr. Prateek Negi (NIT Calicut) Speaker 6: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Marwan Alzaylaie (Dubai Development Authority) Speaker 7: Prof. Kaushik Bandyopadhyay (Jadavpur University) Q&A Session |
| 01:30–02:30 | Lunch & Networking | Venue: Carbon Building / Nearby Kiosks / Guest House dining areas. |
| 02:30–04:30 | Workshop 2: Geotechnical Instrumentation |
Resource Person: Shaurya Rastogi (Campbell
India) Hands-on session on data acquisition, field calibration, and monitoring integration. |
| 04:30–04:45 | Tea Break & Exhibition Viewing | Informal interaction over tea; exhibition area open for viewing |
| 04:45–05:30 | TC220 Committee Meeting (Closed Session) | Exclusive meeting for ISSMGE Technical Committee 220 members (by invitation only). |
| Time | Session | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 09:00–09:30 | Opening Ceremony | |
| 09:30–10:30 | Keynote 1 (Location- Sandipani Seminar Hall) |
Prof. Paolo Mazzanti – InSAR and Photomonitoring for Geohazard Monitoring: Present Trends and Future Perspectives |
| 10:30–10:45 | Coffee Break | |
| 10:45–12:45 | Technical Session 1 (Location- L01- LHC Building) |
Geohazard Monitoring using Remote Sensing and InSAR Techniques |
| 10:45–12:45 | Technical Session 2 (Location- L02- LHC Building) |
Tunnels and Underground Spaces – Field Instrumentation and Case Histories |
| 12:45–01:00 | Discussion / Wrap-up | |
| 01:00–02:00 | Lunch | Carbon Building/Nearby Kiosks/Guest House |
| 02:00–03:00 | Keynote 2 (Location- Sandipani Seminar Hall) |
Prof. Ikuo Towhata – Values of Slope Monitoring in Early Warning of Rainfall-Induced Landslides and Beyond |
| 03:00–03:15 | Coffee Break | |
| 03:15–05:15 | Technical Sessions 3 (Room L01) |
Field Monitoring and Observational Methods in Coastal and Offshore Geotechnics |
| 03:15–05:15 | Technical Sessions 4 (Room L02) |
Inverse Modelling and Calibration of Field Data |
| 05:15–05:45 | Open Discussion & Exhibition Viewing |
| Time | Session | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 09:00–09:30 | Tea & Coffee | |
| 09:30–10:30 | Keynote 3 (Location- Kalidas Seminar Hall) |
Per Sparrevik – On and Offshore Field Monitoring |
| 10:30–10:45 | Coffee Break | |
| 10:45–12:45 | Technical Sessions 5 (Location- L01- LHC Building) |
Slopes, Dams, and Embankments – Instrumentation and Early Warning |
| 10:45–12:45 | Technical Sessions 6 (Location- L02- LHC Building) |
Stability and Monitoring of Earthworks and Retaining Structures |
| 12:45–01:00 | Discussion | |
| 01:00–02:00 | Lunch | Carbon Building / Nearby outlets / Guest House |
| 02:00–03:00 | Keynote 4 (Location- Kalidas Seminar Hall) |
Prof. Jamie Standing – Field Monitoring of Tunnels |
| 03:00–03:15 | Coffee Break | |
| 03:15–05:15 | Technical Sessions 7 (Location- L01- LHC Building) |
Tunnels and Excavations – Field Observations and Numerical Correlations |
| 03:15–05:15 | Technical Sessions 8 (Location- L02- LHC Building) |
Instrumentation in Urban Geotechnics |
| 05:15–06:00 | Panel Discussion | Challenges in Real-Time Slope and Tunnel Monitoring |
| Time | Session | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 09:00–09:30 | Coffee | |
| 09:30–10:30 | Keynote 5 (Location - Sandipani Seminar Hall) |
Arushi Bhalla – Structural Health Monitoring of Critical Infrastructure |
| 10:30–10:45 | Coffee Break | |
| 10:45–12:45 | Technical Sessions 9 (Location- L01- LHC Building) |
Bridge and Infrastructure Monitoring using Smart Sensors |
| 10:45–12:45 | Technical Sessions 10 (Location- L02- LHC Building) |
Building Foundations and Instrumentation |
| 12:45–01:00 | Discussion | |
| 01:00–02:00 | Lunch | Carbon Building / Nearby outlets / Guest House |
| 02:00–03:00 | Keynote 6 (Location - Sandipani Seminar Hall) |
Prof. Hong-Hu Zhu – Fiber Optic Sensing for Geohazard Monitoring: From Geo-interface Characterization to Disaster Mechanism Analysis |
| 03:00–03:15 | Coffee Break | |
| 03:15–05:15 | Technical Sessions 11 (Location- L01- LHC Building) |
AI, Fiber Optics, and Smart Sensing in Geomechanics |
| 03:15–05:15 | Technical Sessions 12 (Location- L02- LHC Building) |
Standards, Specifications, and Future of Field Monitoring |
| 05:15–06:00 | Panel Discussion & Closing Ceremony | |
| 05:15–06:00 | Cultural Events | Venue- Nalanda Auditorium |
| Time | Session | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 09:00–03:00 | Technical Visit | Field visit to monitoring test sites / dam & slope instrumentation installations in Central India region |
| 04:00 | Closing Reception | IIT Indore Campus |
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