Awards

The following awards of ICASS 2025 and ISICT 2025 have been established to recognize and promote excellence in various aspects of research and innovation within the fields of steel structures and industrialized construction technology:

Best Student Paper Awards

Only full-time PhD or Master’s students are eligible to apply. This award is designed to encourage and acknowledge outstanding research contributions by students. It aims to support the development of future leaders in the field by recognizing their innovative ideas and high-quality research early in their careers.

Best Paper Award on Innovation

This award highlights papers that introduce groundbreaking ideas or novel methodologies. It is intended to promote the advancement of new technologies and approaches that push the boundaries of current knowledge and practice in steel structures and industrialized construction technology.

Best Paper Award on Sustainability

This award recognizes research that significantly contributes to sustainable practices and solutions in the industry. It aims to promote papers that address environmental impact, resource efficiency, and long-term sustainability in construction and structural engineering.

Best Paper Award for Industrialized Construction Technology

This award focuses on research that advances the field of industrialized construction technology. It acknowledges papers that offer significant improvements in construction processes, techniques, or technologies that enhance efficiency and effectiveness in industrialized construction.

Best Paper Award for Application

This award is given to papers that demonstrate practical applications of research findings. It highlights work that translates theoretical knowledge into real-world solutions, showing clear benefits and applicability in the field of steel structures and construction technology.

Note:
The applicant must be 40 years old or below as of 12 Dec 2025. Applicants should download the CV template here and upload it when submitting conference papers.

Lifetime Achievement Award

The prestigious Steel and Construction Engineering Lifetime Achievement Award honours individuals who have significantly advanced the field throughout their careers. This recognition is awarded to those who have demonstrated outstanding achievements through research, commercialization, education, and/or dedicated service to the steel and construction engineering community. A committee comprising researchers, educators, and professionals in science and engineering will select the recipient.

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Nominations to email (ICASS2025@nus.edu.sg) are accepted till 31 May 2025. Self-nominations are not permitted. The required document is the Nominee’s CV.