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Call for Papers
We invite practitioners, researchers and technical experts conducting extensive work in the field of geotechnics and ground engineering in the MENA to submit abstracts.
Conference Themes
Ground improvement at scale
- Engineering buildable soils across MENA’s most challenging terrains
Tunnelling and trenchless technologies below the Surface
- Engineering resilient underground infrastructure in Saudi Arabia’s most complex ground conditions
Mastering rock mechanics for Saudi Arabia’s
- Mastering rock mechanics for Saudi Arabia’s hard-rock mega and giga projects
Proactive geohazard management for Saudi Arabia’s
- Proactive geohazard management for Saudi Arabia’s mega & giga projects
Geotechnical engineering for the mining industry
- managing ground risk in Saudi Arabia’s mining sector
Ground improvement & geo-environmental protection
- From sabkha stabilization to containment systems
Advanced geo-mapping & spatial
- Digital, AI & machine learning applications in geotechnical engineering
Forensic geotechnical engineering
- Forensic geotechnical engineering and contractual risk management
PUBLISH YOUR PAPER
If your work / research focuses on geotechnical engineering in the MENA region, we encourage you to submit Abstract for consideration. Accepted papers will be published in the Journal of Geotechnical Innovation under Emirates Scholar, the official publishing partner of IGIC 2026.
Submission Guidelines
Publication Information
The Journal of Geotechnical Innovation under Emirates Scholar is a peer-reviewed, open-access industry publication managed by the Technical Advisory Committee of the acclaimed International Geotechnical Innovation Conference (IGIC).
Calling Out to PhD & Masters Students
Submission Criteria:
For Post-graduate and PhD Students – Poster submission with or without paper publication
Submission Deadline: 31 August 2026
Submit Paper: igic@igicksa.com and serah@gmevents.ae