Ho Chi Minh City Open University (HCMCOU) hosted the 4th International Scientific Workshop on “Structural Health Monitoring and Engineering Structures” in 2025

From August 7th to 8th, 2025, the Centre for Technical Application and Technology Solutions of Ho Chi Minh City Open University (HCMCOU) organised the 4th International Scientific Workshop on Structural Health Monitoring and Engineering Structures (SHM&ES 2025) in Nha Trang ward, Khanh Hoa province. The theme of this year’s workshop was: “Advancements in Engineering and Sustainable Management: Innovations for Reduced Energy Consumption and Carbon Footprint.”

The conference was held to gather and connect leading scientists, engineers, and experts from around the world in structural health monitoring and structural engineering. The goal was to share innovations, promote interdisciplinary collaboration, and propose practical solutions for sustainable infrastructure development.

The program was attended by: From Ho Chi Minh City Open University: Dr. Do Sa Ky – Secretary of the Party Committee, Chairman of the University Council; Prof. Dr. Nguyen Minh Ha – President; Assoc. Prof. Nguyen Thuan – Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Science; Assoc. Prof. Dr. Le Thanh Cuong – Director of the Centre for Technical Application & Technology Solutions, Conference Chairman; Dr. Samir Khatir – Conference Co-Chairman; Assoc. Prof. Dr Vu Thi Bich Quyen, Head of the Department of Strength of Materials – Structural Mechanics, Hanoi Architectural University, Conference Co-Chairman, along with leading speakers, scientists, engineers, and experts in the industry from around the world.

Delivering the opening speech, Prof. Dr Nguyen Minh Ha – President of Ho Chi Minh City Open University emphasised: “SHM&ES 2025 is a testament to the University’s commitment to creating an international academic forum where scientists, engineers, and experts from all over the world can share knowledge, expand networks, and promote sustainable development. The conference focuses on key topics such as energy-efficient smart structural design, structural damage diagnosis, industrial engineering applications, computer simulation, finite element methods, and sustainable management strategies. I believe that SHM&ES 2025 will unlock many new collaboration opportunities while strongly inspiring innovative research in the future.”

Speech by Prof. Dr Nguyen Minh Ha – President of Ho Chi Minh City Open University

The workshop featured nearly 120 scientific reports, both domestic and international, presented across 15 specialised sessions. These reports focused on advanced techniques such as: Innovative structural design contributing to reduced energy consumption and CO2 emissions; Introduction of modern computational methods using Artificial Intelligence (AI) in structural monitoring; Theoretical and analytical methods, numerical simulation, and experimental research; and Management strategies supporting sustainable development, ensuring environmental and social considerations are integrated into engineering solutions. Selected papers would be published in Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering by Springer (indexed in Scopus), helping to disseminate research findings to the international scientific community.

SHM&ES 2025 was not only a prestigious scientific forum but also a bridge for knowledge, facilitating research collaboration, technology transfer, and the search for solutions to global challenges in construction and structural engineering. Through specialised presentations and in-depth discussions, the workshop offered new perspectives. It made practical contributions to mitigating environmental impact, enhancing structural safety and performance, and simultaneously sparking innovative ideas in structural health monitoring, all of which move toward a sustainable future.