Conference Topics

1. Land Ownership and Surveying in Palestine

What are the historical developments in land ownership and use laws, and how have social, economic, and political factors influenced these changes?
What are the most appropriate methods for restoring spatial boundaries, properties, and real estate rights in case they are lost, based on plans, spatial and legal evidence, in the destroyed areas of the Gaza Strip?
What are the current laws regarding land ownership, planning, and political classifications in Palestine, and what methods can effectively resolve social conflicts and protect land from Israeli attacks and theft?
How can land registration and information systems be developed using software and GIS technologies to support field effect office operations and integrate land operations and divisions?
What are the current legal and operational methods in the land settlement project, and how do they impact property rights and the efficiency of the registration process?
How do old and coordinate reference systems, including transformation methods between different systems, affect the geometric properties of land parcels?
How can modern technologies (such as GNSS, GIS, and indoor and outdoor laser scanning) be applied to support and enhance land surveying, particularly cadastral surveys, in both 2D and 3D fields?

2. Highway Engineering and Traffic Analysis

Is it possible to enhance the current situation of the Roads in Palestine using Artificial Intelligence AI?
Any new and modern technologies that can be used in Road’s design can enhance such Traffic and Environmental problems in Palestine?
What are the Environmental impacts? Some negative environmental impacts of road construction include waste disposal dumping, nuisance noise, dust pollution, soil erosion, natural vegetation removal, disturbance to wildlife, and population displacement.
Palestinian Building Law and its impact on parking and congestion.
Restructuring of cities with stressing public transport.
Using war remnants in road design.
Using drones to enforce traffic laws and reduce violations.
Post-occupation transportation system.

3. Waste recycling, managing and Reusing Debris/Rubbles of Demolished Buildings

Waste recycling
Is it possible to use Recycled Concrete Aggregate RCA in flexible pavement as an effective alternative to the conventional aggregate of flexible pavement in Palestine.?
What is the optimum percentage of recycled concrete aggregate as a replacement of traditional aggregates?
What is the optimum percentage of crushed glass as a replacement of traditional sand in concrete mix design?
Is it structurally safe to produce concrete using recycled aggregates and what are the ultimate strength values of paving blocks and/or concrete blocks made of crushed concrete?
What are the expected load bearing capacity values of concrete blocks produced from recycled aggregates in Palestine?
What are the mechanical properties of the steel bars separated from debris of demolished buildings?

4. Urban Planning, Recovery and reconstruction proposals for sheltering the displaced people

What are the challenges and potentials for creating human shelters design proposals for refugees?
How local building techniques can be taken into consideration to create innovative building materials?
How can the emergency and temporary shelters be environmental and economic?
How can the local community be integrated in the reconstruction process of Gaza?
What are the retrofit scenarios of partially damaged buildings in Gaza?
Solutions to transform Palestinian cities into sustainable cities while preserving the Palestinian heritage.

4. Water and sanitation

Methods to improve the management and distribution of water resources in the Palestinian context?
How can the existing wastewater management infrastructure be improved to meet the needs of Palestinian communities?
How do different governance structures influence the efficiency and effectiveness of wastewater networks in Palestine?
How do the existing wastewater networks affect the quality of water resources in Palestinian communities?
How does poor wastewater treatment impact public health in Palestinian communities?
What are the current challenges faced by wastewater networks in Palestine?
What are the environmental consequences of untreated wastewater on local ecosystems and agriculture?
What are the primary factors contributing to inadequate wastewater management in Palestine?
What are the socio-economic impacts of inadequate wastewater networks on public health and local economies in Palestine?
What innovative technologies or practices could be implemented to enhance the performance of wastewater networks in Palestine?
What role do geopolitical factors play in the development and implementation of wastewater management solutions in Palestine?

5. The state of energy sector in Palestine - Prospects and Challenges

How can we increase our energy independence ?
What are proposed methods to use smart networks and modern technology to build and enhance distribution networks in order to guarantee the quality of electrical service, the decrease of technical loss, and the provision of high levels of safety and general security for subscribers, employees, and the environment alike?
Propose suggestions for Palestine's best use of renewable energy sources?
What strategies are suggested to increase electrical energy efficiency, justify its use, and motivate commercial and industrial organizations to put the energy audit's findings into practice?
Provide urgent energy-use solutions for Gaza's displaced and refugees while simultaneously meeting their environmental and humanitarian demands.
Which legislation and regulations would make it easier to build more solar power plants and implement a tariff system that considers the circumstances of people and encourages their determination?

6. Optimized industry and innovation

Which of the Industry 4.0 technologies such as robotics, IIoT, data analytics are most feasible for local industries given these constraints?
In what ways can engineering models help to minimize resource consumption and therefore decrease costs while enhancing efficiency?
How can such a situation be avoided and what techniques can be employed to bring technology into harmony with the local talent?
How can manufacturing sustainability be planned to meet international environmental and quality requirements?

7. Telecommunications and Information Technology

What are the appropriate solutions for building effective wired and wireless communications in Palestine given the Palestinian conditions?
What are the urgent needs to build a strong and effective communications sector to support the digital economy and the business sector?
How can an infrastructure be developed to provide the necessary communications during disasters and wars?
What are the solutions that can be used to provide an appropriate infrastructure for distance education and business?
How can communications be exploited in the field of agriculture and increase production?
How can we learn from the interruption of communications during disasters and wars and avoid this in the future?
What are the solutions that contribute to reaching a digital State of Palestine in all its cities and villages?
How can communications be provided in remote areas in Palestine?

8. Engineering Education Challenges

9. Cybersecurity

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