8th International Conference on Smart Monitoring, Assessment and Rehabilitation of Civil Structures in Dresden
The SMAR – International Conference on Smart Monitoring, Assessment, and Rehabilitation of Civil Structures – series was launched 2011 in Dubai (UAE) and has since evolved to various global locations: Istanbul (Turkey) in 2013, Antalya (Turkey) in 2015, Zurich (Switzerland) in 2017, Potsdam (Germany) in 2019, and Shanghai (China) in 2021/22. With a record of more than 350 submissions, the 7th SMAR conference was held in Salerno (Italy) from September 4–6, 2024.
The 8th SMAR conference will provide a forum for international scientists, engineers, contractors and infrastructure managers to present and discuss the state of the art and recent advances in testing and monitoring technology, structural modeling and assessment methods, and the application of advanced materials for structural rehabilitation.
Date: 26.–28.08.2026
Location: Campus of the TUD Dresden University of Technology (Germany)
Who:
- Chair of the local organizing committee: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Steffen Marx (Institute of Concrete Structures; TU Dresden)
- Co-chairman of the local organizing committee: Prof. Dr. Moslem Shahverdi (EMPA, Dübendorf)
- Honorary chairmen of SMAR 2026: Prof. Dr. Masoud Motavalli (EMPA, Dübendorf) and Prof. Enzo Martinelli ( University of Salerno, Italien)
- Leaders of local organizing committee: Dr.-Ing. Frank Schladitz and Tina Funke
- Local organizing committee: Dr.-Ing. Björn Abeln, Prof. Dr.-Ing. Yvonne Ciupack, Prof. Dr.-Ing. Markus Feldmann, Prof. Dr. sc. ETH Elyas Ghafoori, Prof. Dr. Robert Jockwer, Dr.-Ing. Chongjie Kang, Prof. Dr.-Ing. Thomas Matschei, Prof. Dr.-Ing. Viktor Mechtcherine, Dr.-Ing. Silke Scheerer, Prof. Dr.-Ing. Christina Scheffler
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Further information and the link to the symposium website will be published here soon.
Contact person
© Stefan Gröschel
Administrative Secretary
NameMs Tina Funke
Secretary
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