Program

Conference Program

Pre-Conference Events

Wednesday, November 25, 2026
One-day Workshop
Time
8:30 – 17:30, November 25, 2026
Venue
The National Convention Center (NCC), Thang Long Avenue (gate No.1) & Pham Hung Street (gate No.2), Tu Liem Ward, Hanoi, Vietnam.
Topic
Geotechnics for High-speed Railways
Program
See details at: https://geotechn.vn/workshop/
Half-day Technical Tour
Time
13:00 – 17:30, November 25, 2026
Venue
Tran Hung Dao Bridge Construction site, Hanoi.
Technical Highlight
Introduction of bridge design, foundation works, construction technologies, and site visit.
Program
See details at: https://geotechn.vn/technical-tour/

Main Conference

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Day I • Thursday, November 26, 2026

Grand Conference Hall
7:30 — 9:00
RECEPTION
9:00 — 9:45
OPENING CEREMONY 🎉
  • Speech of Co-chairman of the Organizing Committee, Chairman of the Scientific Committee, President of the VSSMGE (Dr. Phung Duc Long)
  • Speech of the Chairman of the Organizing Committee, President of FECON Corporation (M.Sc. Pham Viet Khoa)
  • Speech of Representative official of the Government and declaration of the conference opening
9:45 — 10:15
KEYNOTE LECTURE: Innovative Methods for Foundation Design under Generalized Loading
Prof. RAFFAELE DI LAURA
10:15 — 10:45
KEYNOTE LECTURE: State-of-the-Art Tunnel Engineering in Mainland China
Prof. XIANGSHENG CHEN
10:45 — 11:15
Photo Session and Tea Break ☕️
11:15 — 11:45
KEYNOTE LECTURE: The Nordic Dry Deep Mixing Method for Infrastructure Development: Practice, Design and Future Needs
Prof. STEFAN LARSSON
11:45 — 12:15
KEYNOTE LECTURE: Design of Monopiles for Offshore Wind Turbines
Prof. BYRON W. BYRNE
12:15 — 12:25
Introduction to New Asian Regional Technical Committee on Biogeotechnics (AsRTC 22) and Launch of Young Biogeotechnics Group (YBG)
12:25 — 13:30
Lunch break 🍽
Conference Hall 1
Conference Hall 2
Conference Hall 3
Conference Hall 4
13:30 — 15:45
Session 1.
Deep Foundations
Session 2.
Tunnelling and Underground Spaces
Session 5.
Offshore wind and Coastal Geotechnics
Session 3.
Ground Improvement
13:30 — 15:40
Conference Hall 1.
Session 1. Deep Foundations
Conference Hall 2.
Session 8. Geotechnics for Highspeed Railway
Conference Hall 3.
Session 6. Geotechnical Modelling and Monitoring
Conference Hall 4.
Session 6.Geotechnical Modelling and Monitoring
15:45 — 16:00
Poster Session and Tea Break ☕️
16:00 — 18:45
Session 1.
Deep Foundations
Session 2.
Tunnelling and Underground Spaces
Session 5.
Offshore wind and Coastal Geotechnics
Session 3.
Ground Improvement
16:00 — 18:30
Conference Hall 1.
Session 1. Deep Foundations

Conference Hall 2.

Session 7. AI in Geotechnical Engineering
Conference Hall 3.
Session 6. Geotechnical Modelling and Monitoring
Conference Hall 4.
Session 6. Geotechnical Modelling and Monitoring

Day II • Friday, November 27, 2026

Conference Hall 1
Conference Hall 2
Conference Hall 3
Conference Hall 4
8:00 — 10:00
Session 4.
Landslide and Erosion
Session 7.
AI in Geotechnical Engineering
Session 6.
Geotechnical Modelling and Monitoring
Session 3.
Ground Improvement
8:00 — 10:00
Conference Hall 1.
Session 5. Offshore wind and Coastal Geotechnics
Conference Hall 2.
Session 4. Landslide and Erosion
Conference Hall 3.
Session 2. Tunnelling and Underground Spaces
Conference Hall 4.
Session 3. Ground Improvement
10:00 — 10:15
Poster Session and Tea Break ☕️
10:15 — 12:30
Session 4.
Landslide and Erosion
Session 7.
AI in Geotechnical Engineering
Session 6.
Geotechnical Modelling and Monitoring
Session 3.
Ground Improvement
10:30 — 12:00
Conference Hall 1.
Session 5. Offshore wind and Coastal Geotechnics
Conference Hall 2.
Session 4. Landslide and Erosion (8 papers)
Conference Hall 3.
Session 2. Tunnelling and Underground Spaces
Conference Hall 4.
Session 3. Ground Improvement
12:30 — 13:30
Lunch break 🍽
13:30 — 16:00
Session 4.
Landslide and Erosion
Session 8.
Geotechnics for Highspeed Railway
(10 papers)
Session 6.
Geotechnical Modelling and Monitoring
Session 6 & Session 3.
Geotechnical Modelling and Monitoring & Ground Improvement
13:00 — 15:00
Conference Hall 1.
Session 5. Offshore wind and Coastal Geotechnics
Conference Hall 2.
Session 4. Landslide and Erosion (10 papers)
Conference Hall 3.
Session 3. Ground Improvement
Conference Hall 4.
Session 3. Ground Improvement
16:00 — 16:15
Poster Session and Tea Break ☕️
Conference Hall 1
16:15 — 16:45
KEYNOTE LECTURE: AI & Digital-twin Empowered Landslide Risk Management
Prof. LIMIN ZHANG
16:45 — 17:15
KEYNOTE LECTURE: Simulating Strain Softening Behaviour and Progressive Failure in Geotechnical Analysis
Prof. DAVID M. POTTS
17:15 — 17:45
KEYNOTE LECTURE: Artificial Intelligence in Excavations: Progress, Challenges, and Future Trends
Prof. GANG ZHENG
17:45 — 18:15
KEYNOTE LECTURE: Transportation Geotechnics toward Sustainable and Resilient High-Speed Railways
Prof. TATSUYA ISHIKAWA
18:15 — 18:45
CLOSING CEREMONY
  • Closing Remarks by Prof. Xiangsheng Chen, Representative of the Chinese Society for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering
  • Other closing activities
18:45 — 21:00
GALA DINNER 🎉
    Vietnamese Folk Music

Post-Conference Excursion

Saturday, November 28, 2026
Time
6:00 – 18:00, November 28, 2026
Place
Ha Long Bay, a UNESCO World Heritage Site
Program
See details at: https://geotechn.vn/supporting-information/excursion

General Layout of the Conference Halls

Legend
Grand Conference Hall
Conference Hall 1
Conference Hall 2
Conference Hall 3
Conference Hall 4
Exhibition Booth
Information Area
Photobooth
Tea Break
Restaurant
Restroom

Note: The Grand Conference Hall is a combined one of the Conference Hall 1 and Conference Hall 2