ICPT 2027: 15th International Conference on Road and Airfield Pavement Technology Xi'an, China, April 17-19, 2027

About the Conference

The 15th International Conference on Road and Airfield Pavement Technology (15th ICPT) will be held from April 17 to 19, 2027, in the historic city of Xi'an, China. Hosted by Chang'an University, a global leader in highway and transportation engineering, this premier event will bring together researchers, engineers, and practitioners from around the world. The conference aims to foster the exchange of cutting-edge research, innovative technologies, and practical experiences in the design, construction, evaluation, and management of road and airfield pavements.

Conference Themes

Smart, Low-Carbon and Resilient Pavements for Future Mobility and Aviation

The conference welcomes original research papers, case studies, field applications, technology demonstrations, and state-of-the-practice reviews addressing, but not limited to, the following themes.

Track 1: Smart, Connected, and AI-Driven Pavements

• Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in Pavement Engineering
• Pavement Infrastructure for Autonomous and Connected Vehicles
• Digital Twins and Smart Sensing Technologies
• Automated Pavement Distress Detection and Data Mining

Track 2: Sustainable, Green, and Resilient Pavements

• Low-Carbon Pavement Technologies
• Transportation-Energy Integration
• Recycling of Pavement Materials
• Climate Change Adaptation and Resilient Infrastructure
• Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) and Environmental Impact

Track 3: Advanced Pavement Materials and Characterization

• Asphalt Binders and Mixtures: Fatigue, Rutting, and Durability
• Portland Cement Concrete Pavements: Performance and Innovations
• Bio-binders, Nanomaterials, and Functional Additives
• Advanced Constitutive Modeling and Micromechanics

Track 4: Pavement Design, Modeling, and Performance

• Mechanistic-Empirical Pavement Design
• Finite Element Modeling and Computational Mechanics
• Accelerated Pavement Testing
• Subgrade Soil Mechanics and Stabilization

Track 5: Pavement Evaluation, Management, and Rehabilitation

• Non-Destructive Testing and Structural Health Monitoring
• Pavement Management Systems and Life Cycle Cost Analysis
• Preventive Maintenance and Innovative Rehabilitation Techniques
• Surface Characteristics

Track 6: Airfield Pavement Technology

• Design and Analysis of Airfield Pavements for New Generation Aircraft
• Infrastructure for Low-Altitude Economy
• Rapid Repair and Maintenance of Airfield Pavements
• FOD (Foreign Object Debris) Prevention and Airfield Safety

Important Dates

• Abstract Submission Deadline: September 15, 2026
• Notification of Abstract Acceptance: October 1, 2026
• Full Paper Submission Deadline: December 15, 2026
• Notification of Full Paper Acceptance: January 15, 2027
• Early Bird Registration Deadline: March 1, 2027
• Conference Dates: April 17 - 19, 2027

Note: The conference operates on a rolling review process. Early submissions will be reviewed and notified promptly. Consequently, authors who submit their full papers early may receive their official acceptance notifications as early as the beginning of November 2026.

Submission Guidelines

All abstracts and full papers must be submitted electronically via the EasyChair platform https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=icpt2027 . Submissions must be written in English and strictly adhere to the official conference template. All submitted papers will undergo a rigorous peer-review process. Accepted papers will be published in the official conference proceedings, which will be indexed by EI Compendex.