About this Event
Join us for a panel bringing together researchers and industry leaders to explore strategic approaches to managing aging infrastructure.
This event will focus on risk evaluation, deterioration modeling, and practical intervention strategies for concrete and prestressed structural systems. The discussion will bridge advanced research with real-world implementation, offering insights into both current challenges and emerging solutions.
Key themes include:
- Structural risk assessment and decision-making for aging infrastructure
- Computational modeling of deterioration and structural performance
- Inspection and imaging technologies for prestressed systems
- Advanced strengthening and retrofit strategies, including memory-steel applications
- Climate-related stressors and their impact on long-term infrastructure performance
Speakers from National Research Council Canada, Concordia University, VSL International Ltd., Re-Fer AG, and Ville de Montréal will share both academic and industry perspectives.
This conversation is designed to foster meaningful dialogue between research and practice, with a focus on actionable engineering strategies for evaluating and intervening in aging infrastructure systems.
Participation options:
- Attend in person at 4TH SPACE, Concordia University
- Join online via Zoom
- Watch the live stream on YouTube
Participation options:
- In-person: 4TH SPACE, Concordia University
- Online (Zoom): Register via:
https://www.concordia.ca/cuevents/offices/provost/fourth-space/2026/04/20/intervention-strategies-for-aging-infrastructure.html
Agenda
đź•‘: 11:00 AM - 11:10 AM
Opening – Amirreza Torabizadeh
đź•‘: 11:10 AM - 11:25 AM
Michael Lacasse (NRC Canada)
đź•‘: 11:25 AM - 11:40 AM
Emre Erkmen (Concordia University)
đź•‘: 11:40 AM - 11:55 AM
Alban Drouault (VSL Canada)
đź•‘: 11:55 AM - 12:10 PM
Andreas Schwarz (VSL International)
đź•‘: 12:10 PM - 12:20 PM
Break
đź•‘: 12:20 PM - 12:35 PM
Julien Michels (Re-Fer / Hagerbach)
đź•‘: 12:35 PM - 12:50 PM
Dominic Vachon (Ville de Montréal)
đź•‘: 12:50 PM - 01:15 PM
Panel Discussion
đź•‘: 01:15 PM - 01:30 PM
Q&A & Closing
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
J.W. McConnell Pavillion, 1400 Maisonneuve Boulevard West, Montreal, Canada
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