The Smart Infrastructure track explores the transformation of the built environment from passive physical assets into intelligent, adaptive systems capable of sensing, learning, and responding to changing conditions. From bridges and roads to water networks, telecommunications, railways, airports, and urban systems, this track examines how artificial intelligence, digital twins, sensor networks, and real-time analytics are reshaping the planning, construction, operation, and resilience of critical infrastructure. Beyond technological optimization, it investigates the deeper socio-technical mechanisms that determine whether intelligent infrastructure creates safer, more sustainable, and inclusive environments or amplifies existing inequalities in access, reliability, and service quality. We invite contributions that move beyond isolated technological applications to uncover how digital intelligence can enable predictive maintenance, climate resilience, efficient resource management, and citizen-centered infrastructure systems that support sustainable development and human flourishing. 

1. Digital Twins and Intelligent Infrastructure Planning: How does the use of digital twins transform infrastructure planning, simulation, and decision-making across complex urban and regional systems?

2. Structural Health Monitoring and Predictive Maintenance: How can AI-driven sensing and predictive analytics improve the safety, reliability, and lifecycle management of critical infrastructure assets?

3. Smart Water, Sanitation, and Waste Systems: How does digital intelligence reshape the management of water, sanitation, and waste systems to improve efficiency, sustainability, and equitable service delivery?

4. Intelligent Mobility and Transport Systems: How can AI-enabled traffic management, public transport optimization, and mobility analytics improve accessibility and urban movement?

5. Climate-Resilient Infrastructure Design: How does data-driven modeling influence the development of infrastructure capable of adapting to climate risks and environmental uncertainty?

6. IoT, Sensor Networks, and Asset Management: How can distributed sensing and Internet of Things technologies enhance real-time monitoring and management of public infrastructure assets?

7. Digital Infrastructure Inclusion and Accessibility: How does smart infrastructure transformation shape patterns of inclusion and exclusion in access to essential services and connectivity?

8. Governance, Investment, and Sustainable Infrastructure Transformation: How can infrastructure governance, financing, and institutional capabilities enable sustainable adoption of intelligent infrastructure systems?

Important Dates:

• Abstract Submission: 15th August 2026

• Paper Submission: 15th September 2026 (Midnight EAT)

• Peer Review Feedback: 30th September 2026

• Revised Paper Submission: 30th October 2026

• Early Bird Registration: 30th October 2026

• Late Registration: 15th November 2026