Organisers
About the Symposium
To provide a good platform for technical exchange and collaboration, the Asian Concrete Federation (ACF) holds an international symposium every two years. After the 1st symposium in Kolkata (2015), the 2nd one in Chiang Mai (2017), the 3rd one in Sapporo (2019) and the 4th one in Shenzhen (2023), the 5th ACF Symposium and ACF Technical Committee Meetings on Advancing Sustainable Solutions from Concept to Concrete will be held in Singapore between November 14-16, 2025. This symposium aims at addressing challenges in achieving a balance between growth and sustainability in construction industry. Researchers, engineers, and construction experts in the related field are welcomed.
Important Dates
| Abstract Submission | 15 June 2025 |
| Acceptance Notification | 15 July 2025 |
| Full Paper (by invitation) Submission | 15 August 2025 |
| Early Bird Registration | 15 August 2025 |
| Conference date | 14-16 November 2025 |
Contact Us
For any enquiries, please feel free to contact the symposium secretariat at:
Dr Baixing SONG
Ms Zihui ZHAN
Email: acf2025symposium@nus.edu.sg
Registration Fees (in USD)
| Regular | 525 | 625 |
| Student | 325 | 425 |
Venue
National University of Singapore
Shaw Foundation Alumni House
11 Kent Ridge Drive
Singapore 119244
Symposium Topics
The following list of topics is not exhaustive, and all papers falling within the general scope of the symposium will be considered:
- Circular Economy in Construction
- Carbon Reduction Strategies
- Supplementary Cementitious Materials
- Green Concrete Technologies
- Energy Efficiency in Concrete Construction
- Lifecycle Assessment
- Ultra-High Performance Concrete
- Cementitious Composites for Retrofitting and Repairs
- Sustainable Solutions in Urban Planning and Building Design
- Standards and Regulations for Sustainable Construction
- Innovative durable construction materials
Keynote Speakers
There will be 12 distinguished scholars from academia as our keynote speakers.
More names will be added once they confirm the attendance.
1. Prof Caijun Shi (Asian Concrete Federation President, Hunan University)
2. Prof Jos Brouwers (Eindhoven University of Technology)
3. Prof Kang Hai Tan (Nanyang Technological University)
4. Prof Maruyama Ippei (University of Tokyo)
5. Prof Nemkumar Banthia (University of British Columbia)
6. Prof Yan Zhuge (University of South Australia)
7. Prof Yuxi Zhao (Zhejiang University)
8. Prof Shashank Bishnoi (IIT Delhi)
9. Prof Juhyuk Moon (Korean Concrete Institute)
10. Representative from the American Concrete Institute
11. Representative from RILEM
12. Representative from the National University of Singapore
Organising Committee
| Designation | Name | Organisation |
| Chairperson | Sze Dai PANG | National University of Singapore |
| Co-Chairperson | Hongjian DU | National University of Singapore |
| Member | Xudong QIAN | National University of Singapore |
| Guoqing GENG | National University of Singapore | |
| Baixing SONG | National University of Singapore | |
| Chaoqun LYE | National University of Singapore | |
| Zihui ZHAN | National University of Singapore |
International Scientific Committee
| Designation | Name | Organisation |
| Chairperson | SHI, Caijun | President of ACF | Hunan University, China |
| Members | Alengaram, Johnson | University of Malaya, Malaysia |
| Alexander, Mark | University of Cape Town, South Africa | |
| Banthia, Nemy | University of British Columbia, Canada | |
| Basheer, Muhammed | Heriot-Watt University, UK | |
| Benmokrane, Brahim | Sherbrook University, Canada | |
| Bishnoi, Shashank | Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, India | |
| Chaudhary, Sandeep | Indian Institute of Technology Indore, India | |
| Chen, Renpeng | Hunan University, China | |
| Choi, Donguk | Hankyong National University, Korea | |
| Dai, Jian-Guo | City University of Hong Kong, China | |
| Falikman, Vyatcheslav | NIIZHB, Russia | |
| Feng, Peng | Tsinghua University, China | |
| Gettu, Ravinera | Indian Institute of Technology Madras, India | |
| Goyal, Shweta | Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology, India | |
| Han, Manyop | Ajou University, South Korea | |
| Hou, Pengkun | University of Jinan, China | |
| Hua, Xugang | Hunan University, China | |
| Hwang, Hyeon-Jong | Konkuk University, South Korea | |
| Kang, Thomas | Seoul National University, Korea | |
| Khayat, Kamal | Missouri University of Science and Technology, USA | |
| Lange, David A. | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA | |
| Li, Hui | Tongji University, China | |
| Li, Zhuguo | Yamaguchi University, Japan | |
| Ma, Guowei | Hebei University of Technology, China | |
| Moon, Ju-Hyuk | Seoul National University, South Korea | |
| Nagai, Kohei | Hokkaido University, Japan | |
| Nanni, Antonio | University of Miami, USA | |
| Noguchi, Takafumi | University of Tokyo, Japan | |
| Qian, Chunxiang | Southeast University, China | |
| Ran, Qianping | Southeast University, China | |
| Roussel, Nicolas | France | |
| Sim, Jongsung | Hanyang University, South Korea | |
| Tan, Kang Hai | NTU, Singapore | |
| Tangtermsirikul, Somnuk | Thammasat University, Thailand | |
| Tavio, Tavio | Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember, Indonesia | |
| Tuan, Nguyen Van | Hanoi University of Civil Engineering, Vietnam | |
| Ueda, Tamon | Japan | |
| Wang, Qiang | Tsinghua University, China | |
| Wu, Xiangguo | Harbin Institute of Technology, China | |
| Xiao, Jianzhuang | Guangxi University | |
| Yagaanbuyant, Duinkherjav | Mongolian Concrete Association, Mongolia | |
| Yokota, Hiroshi | Hokkaido University, Japan | |
| Yu, Tao | HK PolyU, HongKong, China | |
| Zhang, Yumei | Southeast University, China | |
| Zhao, Yuxi | Zhejiang University, China | |
| Zhuge, Yan | University of South Australia, Australia |