Conference Sessions by Thematic Tracks

To provide a streamlined and comprehensive overview of methodologies, practical applications, and cutting-edge technologies, the accepted sessions for ISGSR 2027 have been organized into six core thematic tracks.

Prospective authors are encouraged to review these tracks to find the most suitable thematic fit for their abstract submissions.

1. AI & Machine Learning Methodologies (Algorithm Development)

This track centers on the theoretical and technical frameworks of utilizing artificial intelligence and advanced computing in geotechnical reliability analysis:

  • Session 7: Machine Learning for Geotechnical Reliability Analyses – Organizers: Ivan Depina, Zhongqiang Liu, Emir Ahmet Oguz
  • Session 8: Machine Learning based Multimodal Data Fusion in Geological Uncertainty Modelling – Organizers: Jinzhang Zhang, Zheng Guan, M.A. Hicks, Dongming Zhang
  • Session 18: AI-Driven Geotechnical Risk Analysis: Challenges, Opportunities, and Future Directions – Organizers: Pijush Samui, Anasua GuhaRay
  • Session 20: AI/data-driven probabilistic site characterization and risk assessment – Organizers: Zhiyong Yang, Jianye Ching
2. Digitalization, BIM, and Technology Implementation in Practice 

A group of sessions oriented toward digital tools, modeling standards, and strategies for building industry trust in new technologies:

  • Session 2: Linking AI to Real Engineering Examples, Projects and Practice – Organizers: Ze Zhou Wang, Zenon Medina-Cetina
  • Session 6: State-of-the-Art of RBD in the Geotechnical Engineering Practice – Organizers: Julia Sorgatz, Patrick Arnold, Axel Möllmann, Kerstin Lesny 
  • Session 12: GeoEngineering Modelling leveraging datafusion and datadriven strategies – Organizers: Giovanna Vessia, Wojciech Puła, Diego Di Curzio, Joanna Pieczynska-Kozlowska, Marek Kawa, Dematteis A.
  • Session 21: Digital Twins and BIM in Geotechnics – Organizer: Jelena Ninic,  Brian Sheil, Zefeng Zhou
3. Spatial Variability and Site Characterization

Sessions dedicated to modeling and quantifying geotechnical uncertainties arising from the inherent nature of soil deposits and limited site data:

  • Session 11: From Measurement to Reliable Site Characterization – Ways to Fulfil the Gap Between Test Points – Organizer: J. Wierzbicki
  • Session 14: Modelling Spatial Variability in Geotechnical Engineering – Organizers: Jinsong Huang, Shui-Hua Jiang, Jiawei Xie, D. Vaughan Griffiths
  • Session 15: Probabilistic Geotechnical Site Characterization in AI Era – Organizers: Yue Hu, Zheng Guan, Yu Wang
  • Session 17: Bayesian analysis of geotechnical data – Organizers: Iason Papaioannou, Nezam Bozorgzadeh, Yu Feng, Zijun Cao, Daniel Straub
4. Climate Change, Natural Hazards, and Resilience

This thematic group analyzes the impacts of extreme environmental events on infrastructure safety and the long-term adaptability of geotechnical systems:

  • Session 3: Multi-Hazard Risk Assessment and Urban Resilience in Multi-Asset Urban Systems – Organizers: Yanhao Zheng, Jinhui Li
  • Session 9: Physics- and Data-Driven Modelling for Climate Risk Assessment of Geotechnical Infrastructure – Organizers: Pin Zhang, Haoyuan Liu, Stephen Suryasentana, Zenon, Medina-Cetina
  • Session 10: Climate Change Impacts on Geotechnical Safety and Risk: Assessment and Adaptation – Organizers: Emir Ahmet Oguz, Ivan Depina
  • Session 13: Non-deterministic resilience-based management of geotechnical systems – Organizers: Marco Uzielli, Andrea Geppetti, Stefano Collico
  • Session 16: Risk Assessment and Mitigation of Geological Hazards or Hazard Chains – Organizers: Xin Liu, Dianqing Li, Kok-kwang Phoon
5. Structural Reliability and Soil-Structure Interaction

Sessions addressing specific engineering applications, the analysis of existing structures, and soil-structure interaction problems:

  • Session 1: Slope Reliability: From Theory to Practice – Organizers: Ashley P. Dyson, D. Vaughan Griffiths
  • Session 5: Reliability Assessment of Existing Geotechnical Structures – Organizers: Timo Schweckendiek, Kerstin Lesny
  • Session 19: Reliability-based analysis and design of soil-structure interaction problems – Organizers: Richard Bathurst, Reza Jamshidi Chenari
6. Unique & Exploratory Topics
  • Session 4: Geotechnics on the Moon: Challenges and Future Direction: Exploring the extraordinary and unique challenges of constructing lunar infrastructure, characterized by extreme environmental conditions and severe data scarcity – Organizer: Marcin Chwała

Next Steps for Authors

Ready to submit your work to one of these tracks? Please review the full submission criteria, abstract word counts, and formatting requirements on our official Call for Abstracts page.