Conference Schedule

Day-1 (07-04-2021)

Opening Ceremony

09:00 AM – 09:10 AM

Dr. Syed Ahsan Jamil, Deputy Vice Chancellor, Dhofar University, Oman

09:10 AM – 09:25 AM

Invited speaker from Industry

09:25 AM – 09:30 AM

Dr. Israr Ul Hasan, Dean, College of Engineering, Dhofar University, Oman

Track 1: Advances in Chemical Engineering (Session Chair: Dr. Mazhar ul Islam, Session Judges: Dr. Wasi Ahmad , Dr. Muhammed Shariq Khan)

09:45 AM – 10:00 AM

Gadolinium Nanomaterials as Magnetic Resonance Image Contrast Agents

Presenter: Atiya Fatima

10:00 AM – 10:15 AM

Conversion of ethanol to olefins in a fixed bed reactor over zirconia catalysts Presenter: Nabila Tabassum

10:15 AM – 10:30 AM

Efficiency Economic and Environmental of the Phosphogypsum Conversion by Potassium Compounds Presenter: Yassine Ennaciri

10:30 AM – 10:45 AM

Optimization of The Composition of Multi Bio Waste Applying for Waste Water Treatment Presenter: Ahmmed Ibrahim

10:45 AM – 11:00 AM

Biosorption of Methylene Blue from Aqueous Solution using Banana Leaves Powder: Optimization by RSM Presenter: Rakesh Namdeti

11:00 AM – 11:15 AM

Design of defective binary photonic crystals for sensing applications

Presenter: Khedr Abohassan

11:15 AM – 11:30 AM

Synthesie of bacterial cellulose from expired juices

Presenter: Fatima Hafeed Baabood

11:30 AM – 11:45 AM

Carbon Dioxide Sequestration on Biomass Derived-Biochar

Presenter: Ayaz MohD

11:45 AM – 12:00 PM

An electrochemical route for the synthesis of porous Ti biomedical alloys

Presenter: Sri Maha Vishnu Dunaboyina

12:00 AM – 12:30 PM

Keynote Speaker 1 – Dr. Ravi Shukla, Associate Professor, Department of Biosciences and Food Technology, RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia

Title of Talk: Harnessing Nano-bio interface for biomedicine applications

12:30 PM – 01:00 PM

Break

Track 2: Advances in Architectural Engineering (Session Chair: Dr. Heba Hossein, Session Judges: Mr. Omar Eqbal, Ms. Basma Monier)

01:00 PM – 01:30 PM

Keynote Speaker 2 – Mouaz Abouzaid, Founder Principal, Verform Studio, Cairo, Egypt

Title of Talk: Digital Architecture Performance towards Integrated Design Approach in Architectural Engineering

01:30 PM – 01:45 PM

Theoretical analysis of landscaping and building forms for energy efficiency in academic buildings. Presenter: Syed Mohammad Noman Tariq

01:45 PM – 02:00 PM

Green Construction in Insulated Concrete Forms Presenter: Ruchin Jain

02:00 PM – 02:15 PM

Implementing passive design techniques to reduce energy consumption: A case for net zero energy architecture in Oman. Presenter: Muhammed Haris B Arif

02:15 PM – 02:30 PM

Design Techniques and Radical Forms of Zaha Hadid

Presenter: Sofia Sebastian

02:30 PM – 02:45 PM

Post-pandemic Architecture and Urbanism. Presenter: Ravishankar Kr

Track 3: Advances in Civil Engineering (Session Chair: Dr. Wesam Beit Elmal, Session Judges: Dr. Khalid Al Kaaf, Dr. Mahad Shams)

03:00 PM- 03:30 PM

Keynote Speaker 3 - Dr. Saleh Al-Saadi, Department of Civil Engineering and Environmental Science, Sultan Qaboos University, Oman

Title of Talk: Nearly/Net Zero Energy Buildings (n/NZEBs) in hot climates of Oman: case studies

03:30 PM – 03:45 PM

Low - Cost Technology for Pavement Rutting Assessment

Presenter: Jamal Beit Elmal

03:45 PM – 04:00 PM

Study on the Physical Properties of Cement with Varying Percentage Replacement of Rejected Quick Lime

Presenter: R. Rathan Raj

04:00 PM – 04:15 PM

Geopolymer-zeolite cementitious spheres for adsorption applications

Presenter: Hammad Khalid

04:15 PM – 04:30 PM

Ductility of Sustainable Fiber Reinforced High-strength Lightweight Concrete Comprising Industrial Waste

Presenter: Md. Akter Hosen

04:30 PM – 04:45 PM

The Impact of Delivery Strategies on The Main Parties’ Performance in The Construction Projects Based on Developing Countries Practitioners

Presenter: Asma Benhmid

04:45 PM – 05:00 PM

Different applications of Scheffler solar concentrator in the field of solar energy Presenter: Himanshu Agrawal

05:00 PM – 05:15 PM

Rural Road projects classifications to develop a contract time determination system.

Presenter: Rashad Albusafi

Day-2 (08-04-2021)

Track 4: Advances in Mechanical Engineering (Session Chair: Dr. Furqan Ahmad, Session Judges: Dr. Md Saiful Islam, Dr. Said Grami)

09:00 AM – 9:30 AM

Keynote Speaker 4 – Dr. Fethi Abbassi, Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, American University of the Middle East, Kuwait

Title of Talk: Composite Material Behaviour Analysis for Aircraft Applications

09:30 AM – 09:45 AM

Synthesis of Bacterial Cellulose-Chitosan composites for potential applications in medical and environmental fields

Presenter: Sumaiya Yasir Bait Aamir

09:45 AM – 10:00 AM

Numerical analysis on the effect of stacking sequence on flexural damage behaviour of laminated composites Presenter: Mouad Bellahkim

10:00 AM – 10:15 AM

High thermal conductivity of vertically aligned graphene/PVDF composites using MPCVD Presenter: Fakhr E Alam

10:15 AM – 10:30 AM

Finite element analysis of partially biodegradable TI-PGA composite implants assembled with bone fractures.

Presenter: Hassan Mehboob

10:30 AM – 10:45 AM

Corrosion of Advanced High Strength Steels for Oil and Gas Transmission Pipelines Presenter: Paul Okonkwo

10:45 AM – 11:00 AM

Computation based damage assessment of Aluminum alloys against ballistic impact Presenter: Zaigham Toor

11:00 AM – 11:15 AM

Applications of Metal Additive Manufacturing in Aircraft Components

Presenter: Rasid Ahmed Yildiz

11:15 AM – 11:30 AM

Thermodynamic Performance Assessment of a 100 kW Geothermal-Driven ORC System under Different Operating Conditions

Presenter: Khaled Hossin

11:30 AM – 11:45 AM

Food Production System Using Aquaponics and Renewable Energy

Presenter: Jamin E. Santiag

11:45 AM – 12:00 AM

The Use of Theory of Inventive Problem Solving to Overcome The Impact of COVID-19 on The Aeronautic and Automotive Industries Presenter: Ahmed Ouezgan

12:00 PM – 01:00 PM

Break

Track 5: Advances in Electrical Engineering (Session Chair: Dr. Umer Farooq, Session Judges: Dr. ElManaa Barhoumi, Dr. Imran Baig, Dr. Prajoona Valsalan)

01:00 PM – 01:30 PM

Keynote Speaker 5 – Dr. Waleed Ejaz, Assistant Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering at Lakehead University, Barrie Campus, ON, Canada

Title of Talk: Future Wireless Network for Internet of Things (with Focus on Smart Cities)

01:30 PM – 01:45 PM

Electronics Signal Work as Medicine for Paralysis Patient Presenter: Maroof Siddique

01:45 PM – 02:00 PM

Innovative Architectural Framework Design for an effective Machine Learning based APT Detection Presenter: Mourad Henchiri

02:00 PM – 02:15 PM

Design and Analysis of a Grid-connected PV System for a Large Complex Considering Interconnection and Rooftop Constraints Presenter: Issa Al-Kharusi

02:15 PM – 02:30 PM

Designing a system to mitigate the intermittency effect of a large solar power plant Presenter: Ahmed Al-Fadhi

02:30 PM – 02:45 PM

A New Zero Cross Correlation Code Construction For Spectral Amplitude Coding-Optical Code Division Multiple Access (SAC-OCDMA) System

Presenter: Mohanad Alayedi

02:45 PM – 03:00 PM

Condition Monitoring of HV equipment using PD AE Technique Presenter: Syed Aqeel Asharaf

03:00 PM – 03:15 PM

Effective Utilization of Tariff Through Smart Grid Presenter: Ch. Venkateswra Rao

03:15 PM – 03:30 PM

Modeling the Prediction of Healthcare Product Demand During Pandemic

Presenter: Mohd Juned

03:30 PM – 03:45 PM

Autonomous Waste Collecting Robot Presenter: Mohammed Sadriwala

03:45 PM – 04:00 PM

Feasibility Study & demonstrated model of a Hybrid Power Generation system for Electrification of Remote Areas in Sultanate of Oman

Presenter: Arun Gopinath

04:00 PM – 04:15PM

Development of Chemiresistive Sensor Based Point-of-Care IoT Device for The Detection of Malaria Bio-marker VOCs Presenter: Jisha P

04:15 PM – 04:30PM

Social Distancing-Crowd Identification and Stamped Detection System( SD-CISDS)

Presenter: Maeen Salim AlShuaili

Closing and Award Ceremony

04:45 PM – 05:00 PM

Awards Announcements presentation by Dr. Manaf Zghaibeh (Assistant Dean)