Geotec Hanoi 2026

Themes & Keynote Lectures

Keynote Speakers

Deep Foundations

Keynote Speaker
Prof. Raffaele Di Laora
Univ.of Campania, ITALIA;
Secretary of ISSMGE TC212
Biography
Abstract
Keynote Lecture
Innovative methods for pile foundation design

Tunnelling and
Underground Spaces

Keynote Speaker
Prof. Xiangsheng Chen
Shenzhen University,
China
Biography
Abstract
Keynote Lecture
State-of-the-Art, Tunnel Engineering in Mainland China

Ground Improvement

KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Prof. Stefan Larsson
Royal Institute of Technology (KTH),
Stockholm, Sweden
Biography
Abstract
SVEN HANSBO LECTURE
The Nordic Dry Deep Mixing method for infrastructure development

Landslide and
Erosion

Keynote Speaker
Prof. Limin ZHANG
Hong Kong Univ. of Science and Technology,
Hong Kong China
Biography
Abstract
Keynote Lecture
AI & Digital-twin Empowered Landslide Risk Management

Offshore Wind Power and
Coastal Geotechnics

Keynote Speaker
Prof. Byron Byrne
Oxford University,
the UK
Biography
Abstract
Keynote Lecture
Design of Monopiles for Offshore Wind Turbines

Geotechnical Modelling and Monitoring

Keynote Speaker
Prof. David M. Potts,
Imperial College London,
the UK
Biography
Abstract
Keynote Lecture
AI-Empowered Geotechnical Engineering: Coping with Complexity and Uncertainty

AI in Geotecnical
Engineering

Keynote Speaker
Prof. Gang Zheng
Tianjin University,
China
Biography
Abstract
Keynote Lecture
AI-Empowered Geotechnical Engineering: Coping with Complexity and Uncertainty

Geotechnics for
High-speed Railways

Keynote Speaker
Prof. Tatsuya Ishikawa
Hokkaido University, Japan;
Chair of ISSMGE TC202,
Biography
Abstract
Keynote Lecture
Transportation Geotechnics toward Sustainable and Resilient High-Speed Railways

Invited Speaker

Geotechnics for
High-speed Railways​

Invited Speaker
Prof. Erol Tutumluer
University of Illinois at
Urbana-Champaign
Biography
Abstract
Keynote Lecture
Advanced Sensing and Modeling of Ballasted Track Deformation Behavior
Special invited Speaker
Dr. Marc Ballouz
President of ISSMGE
(USA)
Biography
Summary
SPECIAL INVITED LECTURE
Geotechnical Philosophy and Cases of Site Reuse
Special invited Speaker
Prof. Keh-Jian Shou
National Chung-Hsing University, Chinese Taipei
Vice President Asia of ISSMGE
Biography
Abstract
SPECIAL INVITED LECTURE
On The Landslide Susceptibility And Resilience With Impact Of Climate Change