1 Engineering Geology in Active Tectonic Regions

This session addresses geological structures in active tectonic zones, their relationship with volcanic and seismic activity, subsurface imaging, rock mechanics, and disaster risk assessment. It aims to advance interdisciplinary understanding and encourage collaboration among researchers working in earth science, engineering, and hazard mitigation.

1. Geological Conditions in Active Tectonic Regions
2. Engineering Geology for Infrastructure in Active Regions
3. Rock Engineering and Rock Mechanics
4. Engineering Geology in Volcanic Regions

2 Geohazards: Toward Mitigation of Cascading Complex Geodisasters

This session focuses on landslides, debris flows, erosion processes, earthquake-induced geohazards, and cascading multi-hazard events. It welcomes studies on hazard mechanisms, risk assessment, monitoring, early warning systems, numerical and physical modeling, and mitigation strategies, highlighting field observations, experimental research, long-term monitoring, case studies, and practical applications for disaster risk reduction.

1. Landslides and Slope Failures
2. Debris Flows and Sediment Disasters
3. Earthquake-induced Geohazards
4. Multi-hazards and Cascading Geodisasters
5. Monitoring and Early Warning

3 Urban Engineering Geology and Civil Infrastructure

This session focuses on urban geology, underground space development, infrastructure maintenance, resilient cities, and engineering geology for civil infrastructure. It provides a forum for sharing innovative approaches, practical experiences, and emerging technologies, including AI, to support sustainable, safe, and resilient infrastructure through collaboration among academia, industry, and government.

1. Urban Geology
2. Underground Space Development
3. Asset Management and Infrastructure Maintenance
4. Resilient Cities and Lifelines
5. Ground Conditions and Engineering Practice in Urban Areas
6. Dams, Levees and River-related Engineering Geology
7. Engineering Geology of Linear Infrastructure such as Roads, Railways, and Water Conveyance Systems

4 Geoinformatics

This session highlights the role of geoinformatics in engineering geology through the integration, modeling, analysis, and visualization of geoscientific data. Topics include geospatial analysis, remote sensing, 3D modeling, numerical simulation, and digital information management, with applications to hazard assessment, infrastructure management, and sustainable engineering practice.

1. Digital Transformation in Geological Investigation
2. Geological Modeling and Subsurface Characterization
3. Remote Sensing and Earth Observation
4. GIS and 3D Geospatial Data Utilization
5. Artificial Intelligence in Engineering Geology

5 Hydrogeology and Groundwater Systems

This session focuses on hydrological processes, groundwater flow and recharge, groundwater-surface water interactions, and sustainable groundwater resource management. Topics include groundwater responses to floods, extreme rainfall, salinization, and contamination. Contributions featuring field investigations, monitoring, numerical modeling, data analysis, and case studies are encouraged to advance understanding and practical solutions.

1. Hydrological Processes in Diverse Geological Environments
2. Groundwater Management
3. Water Resources Under Changing Climate

6 Engineering Geology for Sustainable Energy Development, Subsurface Utilization, and Geoenvironmental Recovery Processes

This session addresses long-term challenges arising from modern human activities that cannot simply be deferred to future generations, including radioactive waste disposal, geological carbon dioxide storage (CCS), underground energy storage, and the closure of oil and gas wells. It also covers geothermal energy utilization and various other applied geological approaches that contribute to a sustainable energy society and environmental harmony, including underground in situ investigations and self-healing processes, the underground siting of nuclear facilities, foundation assessment for offshore wind power, and the maintenance and management of hydroelectric power plants.

1. Radioactive Waste Disposal
2. Carbon Dioxide Capture and Storage (CCS)
3. Underground Energy Storage & Oil/Gas Well Closure
4. Geothermal Energy
5. In Situ Testing, Geoenvironmental Recovery, Natural Phenomena Application & Miscellaneous Energy

7 Education, Outreach, and Capacity Building with Diversity

This session focuses on education, professional development, and community engagement in engineering geology. Topics include accreditation systems, disaster education, risk communication, disaster heritage, and community-based risk reduction. It aims to promote knowledge sharing and collaboration among educators, practitioners, researchers, governments, and local communities to enhance disaster resilience and sustainable development.

1. Professional Education and International Accreditation in Engineering Geology
2. Disaster Education and the Transfer of Local and Traditional Knowledge
3. Community-Based Disaster Risk Reduction and Risk Communication

8 Geoethics and Social Responsibility

This session explores geoethics, professional responsibility, and the societal role of engineering geology. Topics include hazard assessment, risk communication, environmental stewardship, infrastructure development, governance, and lessons from geodisasters. It aims to strengthen the connection between science and society by promoting ethical decision-making that supports resilient and sustainable communities.

9 Others (General Contributions)