fib International PhD Symposium

16th edition of the fib International PhD Symposium in Civil Engineering

Vienna, Austria

9-11 September 2026

Tuesday • 8 September 2026

14:00 – 17:00 fib PhD Training Programme
Module1: Inspection and Structural Health Monitoring Technologies
Module 2: Advanced Numerical Methods for Structural Assessment
Module 3: AI-Based Assessment and Decision Technologies
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19:00 – 23:00 Welcome & Icebraking Evening
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REGISTRATION
Tuesday: 16:00 – 20:00    |    Wednesday-Thursday: 08:00 – 16:00    |    Friday: 08:00 – 12:00
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Wednesday • 9 September 2026

08:30 – 09:30 Opening Ceremony
Keynote Lecture: Engineering the Future: How Digitalization is Transforming Construction PhD

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Coffee Break & Mentoring Coffee Break at Schwackhöfer House
10:00 – 12:00 ILWA1 ILWA2 ILWA3 ILWA4
Themes Material Performance 3D Printing Connections and Fastenings Structural Monitoring
Lunch served at Schwackhöfer House
13:00 – 15:00 Themes AI and Knowledge Based Modeling Structural Performance Durability Sustainability and Circularity
Coffee Break & Mentoring Coffee Break at Schwackhöfer House
15:30 – 17:30 Themes Numerical Modelling Novel Non-Metallic Reinforcement Structural Assessment Sustainable Concrete

Thursday • 10 September 2026

08:30 – 09:30 Scientific Publishing for Early Career Researchers
AI for PhD Researchers: Opportunities, Limitations and Best Practices

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Coffee Break & Mentoring Coffee Break at Schwackhöfer House
10:00 – 12:00 ILWA1 ILWA2 ILWA3 ILWA4
Themes Sustainable Concrete Material Performance Connections and Fastenings Structural Monitoring
Lunch served at Schwackhöfer House
13:00 – 15:00 Themes Numerical Modelling Material Performance Structural Performance Soil–Structure Interaction
Coffee Break & Mentoring Coffee Break at Schwackhöfer House
15:30 – 17:30 Themes Novel Non-Metallic Reinforcement AI and Knowledge Based Modeling Structural Assessment Sustainability and Circularity
19:00 – 23:00 Networking and Social Evening at a Traditional Viennese Heuriger "Fuhrgasslhuber"

Friday • 11 September 2026

08:30 – 09:45 4 YMG Pitches: Emerging Ideas Shaping the Future of Concrete and Structural Engineering
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Coffee Break & Mentoring Coffee Break at Schwackhöfer House
10:00 – 12:00 ILWA1 ILWA2 ILWA3 ILWA4
Themes Structural Performance Material Performance Connections and Fastenings Reliability Concepts
Lunch served at Schwackhöfer House
13:00 – 15:00 Themes Material Performance Structural Performance Reliability Concepts Numerical Modelling
15:00 – 16:00 fib YMG Get-Together
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16:00 – 17:00 Awards, Recognitiong and Closing Ceremony
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19:00 – 23:00 Safari Dinner