The 5th International Conference on Sustainable Engineering Techniques (ICSET 2024)

The conference aims to bring together academic communities, researchers, and scientists to exchange information, experiences, and research results on all aspects of specialized areas of renewable and sustainable engineering. It provides an opportunity for networking, idea exchange, and presenting research to the international community. Discussions on the latest innovations, achievements, trends, practical problems, and challenges in these areas are encouraged.

Main Topics of the Conference

Renewable Energy and Power Systems

Resources and technologies of renewable energies
Solar energy: PV systems and utilization of artificial intelligence - Innovative photovoltaic- Thermal solar systems-Economic of PV systems
Hybrid renewable energy systems: off-on grid, PV-wind system
Energy storage and phase change materials
Solar energy: Innovative photovoltaic and thermal solar technologies.
Wind energy: Wind turbine technology.
Geothermal energy: Geothermal heating and cooling applications.
Energy storage: Batteries and other energy storage systems.
Grid integration: Integrated smart grid and renewable energy.
Bioenergy: Biomass and biofuel advancements.
Emerging technologies: Cutting-edge technologies in the renewable energy sector and/or that utilise artificial intelligence and machine learning.

Sustainability

Green technologies: Modern eco-friendly technologies, sustainable materials, green chemistry and green buildings.
Waste management and recycling: Advanced waste management and recycling methods, conservation practices and purifications methods.
Smart cities: Smart technologies for sustainable urban planning and eco-friendly infrastructure.
Sustainable agriculture: Sustainable farming practices, innovative farming technologies, and temperature/humidity control in agriculture.

Environmental Engineering

Water desalination: Research related to seawater and brackish water desalination using advanced technologies.
Water and wastewater treatment: Research related to sustainable wastewater treatment strategies and advanced integrated industrial processes.
Water quality assessment, modelling, monitoring and management: Research related to surface and groundwater quality pollution using advanced sustainable techniques.
Air quality monitoring and control: Research related to controlling air pollution and air quality assessing practices.
Noise pollution: The environmental impact of noise pollution, noise pollution and the health effect.
Mitigation of climate change: Research related to innovative strategies of mitigating climate change and reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
Ecosystems restoration: Advanced ecosystem design and restoration methods, or creation of ecosystems, with a strong emphasis on ecosystem self-design, conserved biodiversity and treatment of damaged ecosystems.
Community engagement and social sustainability: Research related to impacts of engaged communities on sustainable practices.

Chemical Engineering

Green chemical and sustainable processes: Research related to design environmentally chemical processes and catalysis.
Integrated renewable energy systems and chemical processes: Research related to utilising renewable energy sources to power or heat chemical industrial processes.
Waste reduction: Research related to strategies to mitigate chemical waste and improved waste management materials.
Carbon capture methods: Research related to pioneering carbon capture strategies and associated practices in chemical engineering industries.
Sustainable materials: Research related to sustainable materials and catalysts for chemical industrial applications.
Wastewater management: Research related to purification of disposed wastewater of chemical industries and innovative purification and recycling methods.

Civil and Structural Engineering

Green infrastructure and buildings: Research related to green infrastructure and buildings.
Smart cities (small and large scales): Research related to sustainable cities and urban planning.
Integrated infrastructures and renewable energy resources: Research related to solar and wind energy resources powered infrastructures.
Sustainable urban planning: Research related to innovative and sustainable transportation and infrastructure advancement.
Sustainable materials in civil engineering: Research related to employment of sustainable and recycled materials and composites in construction and assessment practices.
Optimum design of energy structural systems: Research related to allocate optimal and efficient energy structural systems.
Nanotechnology application in civil engineering, Noise control of buildings, Structural engineering.
Demolition of buildings, design of efficient surface aerators for waste, disaster management and ground improvement techniques.
Structured irrigation network, Submerged floating tunnels, suspension bridges, urban designs.

Mechanical Engineering

Renewable energy conversion technologies: Research related to solar thermal, photovoltaic and wind turbine systems.
Energy storage systems: Research related to advanced battery storage systems and management in sustainable practices.
Waste heat recovery: Research related to capturing and utilising waste heat in local and industrial processes.
Recycling strategies for mechanical components: Research related to reusing and recycling methods of mechanical parts, circular economy and life cycle sustainability.
Integrated renewable energy resources and mechanical industries: Research related to advanced renewable energy resources integrated to mechanical equipment and mechanical engineering applications.

Manufacturing Engineering

Additive Manufacturing Technologies: Research on various additive manufacturing techniques, materials advancements for sustainability, and process enhancement for speed and precision.
Sustainable Manufacturing Practices: Studies focusing on reducing waste, energy consumption, and environmental impact in manufacturing processes.
Eco-design and green manufacturing techniques: Research related to minimizing environmental footprint during product development and manufacturing stages.
Digital Manufacturing and Industry 4.0: Research on utilizing digital technologies like IoT, big data analytics, and AI to optimize manufacturing processes.
Cyber-Physical Systems in Manufacturing: Research related to smart manufacturing concepts to enhance productivity, quality, and flexibility in operations.
Advanced Materials and Processes: Studies on novel materials development, advanced machining techniques, and nano-manufacturing approaches for enhanced performance and sustainability.
Surface engineering and coatings: Research related to improving the wear resistance, friction reduction, and corrosion protection of manufactured components.
Welding and Joining Technologies: Research on various welding and joining techniques, including advancements in welding processes, materials compatibility, and joint strength optimization.

Electrical and Electronics Engineering

Emerging technologies in source coding, channel coding, ciphering, deciphering.
Energy-efficient electronics design: Research related to designing and optimization of energy-efficient; Environmental impact of electronics; Evaluating the effect electronics on the environment.
Advances in Solar Photovoltaic Technologies and findings; Renewable energy and AI assisted Photovoltaic schemes. Photovoltaic power generation, tracking, and sustainable systems.
Antenna and solar cell integration technologies; Energy harvesting and smart grid; Power line communications (PLC).
Energy-efficient power supply and distribution systems: Research related to improved power supply and distribution systems and innovated power electronics.
Emerging Technologies of 5G Wireless sensor networks and Beyond 5G: Research related to improved wireless sensor networks and integrated renewable energy sources.
Broadband Internet services and Mobile Satellite Systems: Antenna design and characterization; Internet of Things (IoT) communications in 5G and beyond.
Wireless Networks: Protocols, Security and Services; D2D communications; Wireless heterogeneous networks; Wireless PANs, LANs, MANs and WANs; Mobile/wireless network modeling and performance evaluation, analysis, and simulation; Network security.
MIMO and massive MIMO systems; Orthogonal and Non-orthogonal multiple access; intelligent reflecting surface; cloud computing; CRAN.
Machine Learning and AI for Communications: Spectrum Management, Green Communications and IoT applications; Big data security and privacy; Green edge and cloud computing.
Emerging Technologies and Findings on Electrical, Telecommunications and Electronic Systems of Vehicles

Electric vehicles and cutting-edge charging stations: Research related to electric vehicle technologies and smart charging infrastructures.
Vehicle power systems; Vehicle stability controls; Vehicle traction power control/conversion; Wireless charging;
Robotics, Control, Instrumentation and Automation; Control Theory and Applications in Robots; Multi-Agent System (MAS) control; AI techniques applications in Drones’ control and medical applications.
Interaction of in-car antennas with car-electronics; Antenna integration in cars; Interference in heterogeneous deployment scenarios (relays, small cells).
Electric Vehicles, Vehicular Electronics and Intelligent Transportation Autonomous driving technologies; Autonomous vehicles; Tire-pressure monitoring; Traffic safety and efficiency applications; Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs);
Internet of Vehicles (IoV); Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Communications, Vehicular Networks, and Telematics V2X communications, V2X for automated driving, applications, and security.

Materials Engineering

Synthesis of sustainable materials: Research related to synthesising eco-friendly materials and using green technologies.
Biodegradable and bio-based materials: Research related to advanced biodegradable materials and polymers
Harvesting materials from photovoltaic systems: Research related to cutting-edge procedures for capturing toxic compounds from photovoltaic systems.
Sustainable nanomaterials: Research related to latest advance in the utilisation of nanomaterials and nanoparticles in different fields.
Advanced composite materials for sustainability: Research related to synthesising sustainable composites and eco-friendly reinforcement materials.
Materials for sustainable infrastructure: Research related to innovative designs of infrastructure based on eco-friendly materials.

Applied Sciences

Green chemistry: Research related to processes to mitigate the use of hazardous substances and endorse sustainability in addition to earth sciences, as well as agricultural sciences.
Analytical chemistry: Research related to classical and modern quantitative and qualitative analytical techniques of different substances to solve practical problems and maintain sustainability.
Biochemical science: Research related to a combination of chemistry and biology towards the development of bio-based materials and management of natural resources.
Applied Nanophysics: Research related to the application of nanomaterials in different sectors and preserve high level of sustainability.
Environmental physics: Research related to cover different topics of our environment such as explaining energy demand and the possible contributions of renewables to energy supply.
Mathematics and Mathematical modelling: Research related to topics that may include mathematical modelling and general mathematics that may contribute to mitigating global warming via contributing to the improvements of renewable energy systems and sustainability.

Computer Science and Engineering

Sustainable computing practices: Research related to computing practices and efficient algorithms based reduced power consumption.
Energy management systems: Research related to utilising applications of computer science for power management of smart grid technologies.
Machine learning and optimization: Research related to the development of machine learning applications and optimisation methods towards introducing energy-efficient systems.
Environmental data analysis: Research related to utilising computational method and models to analyse environmental data.
Water desalination, wastewater treatment and waste management: Research related to using computer hardware and efficient software for water treatment technologies-based simulation and optimisation.