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OPTARCH2025 International Conferences on Digital Technology Driven Engineering 2025 (ICDTDE2025)
OPTARCH2025 · 18–20 December 2025
Online · Springer Series: LNCE
Results & proceedings

Outcomes

OPTARCH2025 proceedings cover (Springer LNCE Vol. 879)

Proceedings in preparation

Springer proceedings

Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, Vol. 879 — peer-reviewed; forthcoming (2026), indexed in Scopus.

ICDTDE2025 Book of Abstracts cover

PDF

Book of Abstracts

Full programme and all abstracts of the ICDTDE2025 cluster.

ICDTDE2025 Technical Programme cover

PDF

Technical Programme

Full schedule of sessions and talks for the online ICDTDE2025 cluster.

711pages in the proceedings
SpringerLNCE Vol. 879
Scopusindexed
4co-located conferences

How to cite

Lagaros, N.D., Alrousan, R.Z., Georgantzinos, S.K. (eds.) (2026, forthcoming). Proceedings of the International Conferences on Digital Technology Driven Engineering 2025: 3rd International Conference on Optimization Driven Architectural Design (OPTARCH2025). Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, vol. 879. Springer, Cham.

Watch the sessions

Video proceedings

Recorded on the ISDTDE YouTube channel

Beyond the printed proceedings, the ICDTDE2025 sessions were recorded and are freely available to the community — a lasting, openly accessible record of the conference.

  • Keynote lectures and invited talks
  • Technical session presentations across the four co-located conferences
  • Free, on-demand access — no registration required
Recognition

Awards & session chairs

Awards and service recognition announced for the ICDTDE2025 cluster.

Best Paper Award

ICDTDE894

“Development of Graph Neural Network for Predicting Stress Field of Particulate Nanocomposite considering Interphase Region”

Authors: Tien-Thinh Le, Quang-Viet Vu

Best Student Paper

ICDTDE937

“Project Intelligence: When AI is the Project Manager in IT and communication services in Mauritius”

Authors: Chundy P, Nowbuth M. D., Seeboo A., Doomah Z., Baguant Y.

Outstanding Session Chair Recognition

Gold = chaired 3 sessions · Silver = chaired 2 sessions.

Gold · 3 sessions

Ilias Elmouki

Chaired: ICDTDE-TS06 • ICDTDE-TS38 • ICDTDE-TS57

Silver · 2 sessions

Lenh Pham

Chaired: ICDTDE-TS13 • ICDTDE-TS21

Silver · 2 sessions

Tianwen Zhao

Chaired: ICDTDE-TS19 • ICDTDE-TS68

Silver · 2 sessions

Alice Cervellieri

Chaired: ICDTDE-TS65 • ICDTDE-TS66

Session chairs 109 chairs · 45 countries

ISDTDE thanks all session chairs of the ICDTDE2025 cluster for their contribution to the scientific quality and smooth operation of the programme.

NameInstitutionCountry
A.A. OchirovIshlinsky Institute for Problems in Mechanics RASRussia
Abel C. H. ChenInformation & Communications Security LaboratoryTaiwan
Aditya SinghAmrita Vishwa VidyapeethamIndia
Agung PurnomoBina Nusantara UniversityIndonesia
Agus SujatmokoInstitut Teknologi Sepuluh NopemberIndonesia
Ahmed K. Al-KamalUniversity of Duisburg-Essen; Mustansiriyah UniversityGermany; Iraq
Aidana SailikeBeihang UniversityChina
Ala Abdulhakim Al-areqiWestern Sydney UniversityAustralia
Ala AlobeidyeenTafila Technical UniversityJordan
Albena DoichevaUniversity of Architecture, Civil Engineering and Geodesy (UACEG)Bulgaria
Alexandru-Petre TacheUniversity of BucharestRomania
Ali Berkay AVCISuleyman Demirel UniversityTurkey
Alice CervellieriPolitecnico di TorinoItaly
Alimov Azam AnvarovichJoint Belarus–Uzbekistan Interindustry Institute of Applied Technical Qualifications in TashkentUzbekistan
AmaliyahUniversitas AirlanggaIndonesia
Amani J. MajeedUniversity of BasrahIraq
Arman Mohammad NakibEast China Normal UniversityChina
Arul Roselet Meryline SStella Maris CollegeIndia
Ayah A. AlkhawaldehAmerican University of MadabaJordan
Bai Rafsan-Zahna I. MamaMindanao State University–Maguindanao; De La Salle UniversityPhilippines
Bara’a R. AlnemrawiJordan University of Science and TechnologyJordan
BEI HANNorth-Chiang Mai University; Shandong Institute of Commerce and TechnologyThailand; China
Bindhu DYenepoya (Deemed to be University)India
Blaha Gregory Correia dos Santos GoussainSão Paulo State University (UNESP)Brazil
Botirov BektoshTashkent Architecture and Civil EngineeringUzbekistan
Buti Obaid Saeed AlFalahiEmirates Academy for Identity and CitizenshipUnited Arab Emirates
Chengyu LiuUniversiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (National University of Malaysia)Malaysia
Christoforos DimopoulosTeesside UniversityUnited Kingdom
Cunqian YouChina Jiliang UniversityChina
Debela N. GurmuSilesian University of Technology; University of StavangerPoland; Norway
Dimitrios N. GonidakisNational Technical University of AthensGreece
Duong Xuan BienLe Quy Don Technical UniversityVietnam
Eleni PapadopoulouNational and Kapodistrian University of AthensGreece
Eleni VrochidouDemocritus University of ThraceGreece
Etin IndrayaniInstitut Pemerintahan Dalam NegeriIndonesia
Gabriel Silva AtencioLatin American University of Science and Technology (ULACIT)Costa Rica
Georgios E. StavroulakisTechnical University of CreteGreece
Giuseppe CiaburroPegaso UniversityItaly
Grigorios KostopoulosNational and Kapodistrian University of AthensGreece
Hala A. JasimUniversity of BaghdadIraq
Hao-Yun ChiChina University of Technology (Taiwan)Taiwan
Hebatallah TeamahAlgonquin CollegeCanada
Himani UpretiGraphic Era (Deemed to be) UniversityIndia
Howard NjokuUniversity of Nigeria, NsukkaNigeria
Huu Q. TranIndustrial University of Ho Chi Minh City (IUH)Vietnam
Ilda RusiPolis UniversityAlbania
Ilias ElmoukiENSA Safi, Cadi Ayyad University (UCA)Morocco
IndrawatiTelkom UniversityIndonesia
Iurii KaliukhInstitute of Telecommunications and Global Information Space of the NASUUkraine
Karima BoussahaUniversity of Oum El BouaghiAlgeria
Krishnakumar SankarRajalakshmi Engineering CollegeIndia
Lenh Phan Cong PhamFPT UniversityVietnam
Linh My DaoPhenikaa UniversityVietnam
M PRADEEPShri Vishnu Engineering College for WomenIndia
M. L. Chew-HernándezTecnológico de Estudios Superiores de CoacalcoMexico
Manta Devi NowbuthUniversity of MauritiusMauritius
Marian GaiceanuDunarea de Jos University of GalatiRomania
Marios C. PhocasUniversity of CyprusCyprus
Mohamed NaimiHassan First UniversityMorocco
Mohammad A. AlhassanAl Ain University; Jordan University of Science and Technology JordanUnited Arab Emirates;
Mohammad Jahidul IslamBangladesh University of Business and TechnologyBangladesh
Mohammed Ali AbdulrehmanMustansiriyah UniversityIraq
Mohammed Ali MohammedUniversity of Information Technology and CommunicationsIraq
Mousa Bani BakerAl Ain UniversityUnited Arab Emirates
Naveen NandalDIHE, Rohini, New DelhiIndia
Nejmeddine LayebHungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences (MATE)Hungary
Nguyen TranPhenikaa UniversityVietnam
Nikolay KomitovUniversity of Food TechnologyBulgaria
Nikos D. LagarosNational Technical University of AthensGreece
Nor Amirah Busul AklanInternational Islamic University MalaysiaMalaysia
Omar F. RashidUniversity of BaghdadIraq
P. S. BrahmanandamShri Vishnu Engineering College for WomenIndia
Prajwalasimha S NNewcastle UniversitySingapore
Prince K. OwusuGhana Communication Technology UniversityGhana
Priti SharmaGraphic Era (Deemed to be) UniversityIndia
Quang-Viet VuVNU Vietnam Japan UniversityVietnam
R. SmahiMouloud Mammeri University of Tizi OuzouAlgeria
Rabah IsmailJadara UniversityJordan
Rahul JainMarwadi UniversityIndia
Rayeh Nasr Al-Dala’ienAl-Balqa Applied UniversityJordan
Ricardo FitasTechnical University of DarmstadtGermany
Ruobin WangNorth China University of Technology (NCUT)China
S. KannadhasanStudy World College of EngineeringIndia
Sachin GhalmeSandip Institute of Technology and Research CentreIndia
Salmawaty ArifUniversitas Syiah KualaIndonesia
Samer R. RababahJordan University of Science and TechnologyJordan
Sangheethaa SukumaranFujairah UniversityUnited Arab Emirates
Srikanth H KamathManipal Institute of TechnologyIndia
Stefanos GkatzogiannisUniversity of CyprusCyprus
Stela TodorovaBurgas State University "Prof. Dr. Assen Zlatarov"Bulgaria
Stelios K. GeorgantzinosNational and Kapodistrian University of AthensGreece
Sujatha ElumalaiSaveetha Engineering CollegeIndia
T. SrinivasaraoGITAM Deemed to be UniversityIndia
T.C. ManjunathRajarajeswari College of EngineeringIndia
Tamara Abdulmunim AbduljabbarUniversity of Southern QueenslandAustralia
Themistoklis TsalkatidisNorwegian University of Life SciencesNorway
Tianwen ZhaoDaegu Catholic UniversitySouth Korea
Ting DongShenyang University of TechnologyChina
Tutiyo EgamberdiyevaTashkent University of Architecture and Civil EngineeringUzbekistan
Vagelis PlevrisQatar UniversityQatar
Viet-Hung TruongThuyloi UniversityVietnam
Wei WengKanazawa UniversityJapan
Yan Chiew WongUniversiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka (UTeM)Malaysia
Yanwei WangNazarbayev UniversityKazakhstan
Yuli D. ChashechkinIshlinsky Institute for Problems in Mechanics RASRussia
Yuri O. KubrakZhytomyr Polytechnic State UniversityUkraine
Z. DoomahUniversity of MauritiusMauritius
Zahra Shokooh GhazaniIslamic Azad UniversityIran
Zonghui WangPeoples' Friendship University of Russia Total Session Chairs listed: 109Russia
ICDTDE2025 · by the numbers

A truly international gathering

430+
presentations across the cluster
42
scientific committee members
58+
countries represented
4
co-located conferences

Participating countriesAlbania · Algeria · Australia · Bahrain · Bangladesh · Brazil · Bulgaria · Canada · China · Colombia · Costa Rica · Cyprus · Côte d'Ivoire · Ecuador · Egypt · Fiji · Germany · Ghana · Greece · Hungary · India · Indonesia · Iran · Iraq · Italy · Japan · Jordan · Kazakhstan · Kuwait · Malaysia · Mauritius · Mexico · Morocco · Nigeria · Norway · Pakistan · Peru · Philippines · Poland · Qatar · Romania · Russia · Saudi Arabia · Singapore · Slovakia · South Africa · South Korea · Spain · Taiwan · Thailand · Tunisia · Turkey · Ukraine · United Arab Emirates · United Kingdom · United States · Uzbekistan · Vietnam

Within the cluster

Other conferences in this cluster

OPTARCH2025 was co-located with the other ICDTDE2025 conferences (online, 18–20 December 2025).

ADDOPT2025

2nd International Conference on ADDitively Manufactured OPTimized Structures.

Conference page →

OPT-iii2025

3rd International Conference on Engineering and Applied Sciences Optimization.

Conference page →

DiGiCES2025

1st International Conference on Digital Tools in Construction for Efficiency and Sustainability.

Conference page →

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About the conference

Scope

OPTARCH2025 advances the role of optimization techniques in conceptual and detailed design of architectural and civil structures, fostering dialogue across architecture, structural engineering, computational design, sustainability and materials science.

A central aim is integrating shape, form-finding and topology optimization within CAD and BIM environments to enable performance-driven and aesthetically informed workflows, from components to full structural systems.

The conference promotes multi-objective design balancing structural efficiency, bioclimatic responsiveness, energy performance, material circularity and acoustic optimization—grounded in real-world constraints.

ICDTDE2025 Conference Cluster

This conference is one of the four interlocking ICDTDE2025 events (ADDOPTML2025, OPTARCH2025, OPT-iii2025, DiGiCES2025), designed to foster cross-pollination of methods, standards and real-world impact.

Other ICDTDE2025 conferences:

  • ADDOPTML2025 (2nd International Conference on ADDitively Manufactured OPTimized Structures)
  • OPT-iii2025 (3rd International Conference on Engineering and Applied Sciences Optimization)
  • DiGiCES2025 (1st International Conference on Digital Tools in Construction for Efficiency and Sustainability)

Multidisciplinary Purpose & Vision

ICDTDE2025 brings together a global community of researchers, practitioners and innovators to accelerate digitally driven discovery and deployment across engineering and the built environment.

Scientific & Societal Objectives

  • Advance holistic, machine learning–assisted, optimization-driven design-to-manufacturing frameworks for civil and architectural structures.
  • Promote advanced computational methods and digital tools, cross-platform workflow integration, and data-informed decision-making across the construction lifecycle.
  • Link mathematical programming, nature-inspired algorithms, simulation-driven design and AI-enhanced sustainability with practical implementations.

Real-World Impact & Innovation

  • Enable integrated structural design and construction frameworks using additively manufactured, optimization-enhanced components.
  • Support high-impact applications such as transitional healthcare units and post-disaster recovery shelters.

Organising Institutions

National Technical University of Athens logo
NTUA
Jordan University of Science and Technology logo
JUST
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens logo
UOA
Qatar University logo
QU
Politecnico di Torino logo
PoliTo
University of Cyprus logo
UCY
Al-Albayt University logo
AABU

National Technical University of Athens · Jordan University of Science and Technology · National and Kapodistrian University of Athens · Qatar University · Politecnico di Torino · University of Cyprus · Al-Albayt University

Themes

Topics

Core Themes

  • Shape, form-finding and topology optimization in architecture
  • CAD/BIM-integrated optimization workflows
  • Multi-objective and multi-criteria architectural design
  • Sustainable/bioclimatic and energy-aware design
  • Material circularity and design-for-disassembly
  • Digital fabrication, computational design and AI for architecture

These thematic areas are indicative rather than restrictive; adjacent and emerging fields are welcome.

Indicative Areas (ICDTDE2025)

  • Optimization and computational mechanics
  • Architectural and structural design
  • Additive manufacturing and advanced materials
  • Civil and structural engineering
  • Artificial intelligence and data science
  • Digital construction/manufacturing technologies
  • Environmental and sustainability sciences
Committees & organisers

Organisation

Conference Chairpersons 8 chairs

  • Nikos D. Lagaros (Chairman), NTUA, Greece
  • Rajai Z. Alrousan (Co-Chairman), JUST, Jordan
  • Stelios K. Georgantzinos (Co-Chairman), UOA, Greece
  • Khairedin M. Abdalla (Co-Chairman), JUST, Jordan
  • Evangelos Plevris (Co-Chairman), QU, Qatar
  • Giuseppe Carlo Marano (Co-Chairman), PoliTo, Italy
  • Marios C. Phocas (Co-Chairman), UCY, Cyprus
  • Mohammad A. Alhassan (Co-Chairman), JUST, Jordan & AAU, UAE

Steering Committee 14 members

  • Nikos D. Lagaros (NTUA), Greece
  • Rajai Z. Alrousan (JUST), Jordan
  • Stelios K. Georgantzinos (UOA), Greece
  • Khairedin M. Abdalla (JUST), Jordan
  • Osama K. Nusier (AABU), Jordan
  • Evangelos Plevris (QU), Qatar
  • Christos Thomas Georgakis (AU), Denmark
  • Mohammad A. Alhassan (JUST), Jordan & (AAU), UAE
  • Giuseppe Carlo Marano (PoliTo), Italy & (FZU), China
  • Marios C. Phocas (UCY), Cyprus
  • Charis Gantes (NTUA), Greece
  • Ted Stathopoulos (CU), Canada
  • Georgios Stavroulakis (TUC), Greece
  • Mohsen Issa (UIC), USA

International Scientific Committee 42 members · 22 countries

Members of the ICDTDE2025 Scientific Committee (common across the conference cluster).

  • Ghazi Al-Khateeb (UAE)
  • Mohammad Alhassan (UAE)
  • Arzhang Alimoradi (USA)
  • Amin Almasri (UAE)
  • Wael Al-Nahhal (Qatar)
  • Layla Amaireh (UAE)
  • Thomas Bäck (Netherlands)
  • Lambis Baniotopoulos (UK)
  • Haythem Bany Salameh (UAE)
  • Samer Barakat (UAE)
  • Luis Braganca (Portugal)
  • Dimos Charmpis (Cyprus)
  • Gengdong Cheng (China)
  • C.A. Coello (Mexico)
  • Kalyanmoy Deb (USA)
  • Mageirou George (Greece)
  • Shu-Kai Fan (Taiwan)
  • Dan M. Frangopol (USA)
  • Amir Hossein Gandomi (Australia)
  • Zong Woo Geem (South Korea)
  • Mohammad Irshidat (Qatar)
  • Ali Kaveh (Iran)
  • Mohammad Khasawneh (KSA)
  • Karolos Kontoleon (Greece)
  • Odysseas Kontovourkis (Cyprus)
  • Petros Koumoutsakos (Switzerland)
  • Demetris Koutsoyiannis (Greece)
  • Panos M. Pardalos (USA)
  • Damiano Pasini (Canada)
  • Vagelis Plevris (Norway)
  • Ekkehard Ramm (Germany)
  • Abdulla Sharo (UAE)
  • Tsikaloudaki Katerina (Greece)
  • Zaneta Stasiskiene (Lithuania)
  • Ted Stathopoulos (Canada)
  • Georgios Stavroulakis (Greece)
  • Izuru Takewaki (Japan)
  • Vassili V. Toropov (UK)
  • Konstantinos Tsavdaridis (UK)
  • František Wald (Czech Republic)
  • Xin-She Yang (UK)
  • Antanas Zilinskas (Lithuania)

Local Scientific Committee 23 members

  • Ayman Ababneh (JUST)
  • Ghazi Abu-Farsakh (JUST)
  • Nedal Al-Ababneh (JUST)
  • Omar Al-Araidah (JUST)
  • Hatem Almasaeid (AABU)
  • Amin Almasri (JUST)
  • Mohammed Almomani (JUST)
  • Ahmad Alomari (YU)
  • Aslam Al-Omari (JUST)
  • Rami AL-Shawabkeh (AABU)
  • Nadim Shbeeb​ (JUST)
  • Wasim Barham (JUST)
  • Rand Hatamleh (YU)
  • Yaser Jararweh (JUST)
  • Abdelmajeed Kassasbeh (AABU)
  • Ansam Qasymeh (AABU)
  • Samer Rababah (JUST)
  • Anis Shatnawi (JU)
  • Nawras Shatnawi (AAU)
  • Ahmed Shlash (AABU)
  • Bashar Tarawneh (JU)
  • Bilal Yasin (AABU)
  • Alawneh Tareq (BAU)

Scientific & Local Organising Committees

For organisational matters, please contact the conference secretariat.

Contact Email

isdtde@mail.ntua.gr

Endorsements

Supporting Organisations & Endorsements

Endorsing Organisations

European Council of Civil Engineers (ECCE) Scientific Technical Chamber of Cyprus (ETEK) Association of Civil Engineers of Greece (ACEG) Cyprus Architects Association (CAA)

Supported by MSCA SE Projects

Supported by the MSCA SE project ADAPT4CE (No: 101182768).

Add project logos and funding acknowledgement text if required by the grant agreements.

From submission to publication

Conference timeline

Conference
18–20 Dec 2025
Online · ICDTDE2025 cluster
Book of Abstracts
Dec 2025
Published (PDF)
Proceedings
2026
Springer · forthcoming

This edition has concluded; the Springer proceedings are in preparation. Meanwhile, see the Book of Abstracts, Programme and video proceedings.

Archive

Registration & Fees

Registration (archive)

This conference has concluded (18–20 December 2025, online). Registration is closed.

For record and citation, see the ICDTDE2025 Book of Abstracts (PDF). The Springer proceedings are forthcoming.

Paper Submission & Templates

Submission Status

Submissions are closed (conference held on 18–20 December 2025).

Templates

  • Abstract template (Word)
  • Springer full-paper template
  • LaTeX template

For template requests, contact isdtde@mail.ntua.gr.

Location

Venue & Accommodation

Conference Venue

Online (Virtual Conference)
Hosted from Jordan

All technical sessions, keynote lectures, and presentations for OPTARCH2025 (part of the ICDTDE2025 cluster) were delivered online.

Connection links and virtual room information were communicated to registered participants.

Accommodation

No accommodation arrangements are required for an online event.

If future on-site editions are organised, accommodation guidance will be published on this page.

Get in touch

Contact

Conference Secretariat

Email: isdtde@mail.ntua.gr

Registration & Payments

Email: isdtde@mail.ntua.gr

For general inquiries, please use the email above.

The series continues

ICDTDE returns with ICDTDE2026 — Athens, 17–19 December 2026 (hybrid). Submit your work, or join ISDTDE for the latest on upcoming editions.