Program - Arba Minch University

Details: Tue, 23 December 2025 12:02 pm

Program Schedule

Session	Time	Activities	Speaker/Responsible	Affiliation	Chairman/ Rapporteur	Moderator
Morning	8:15 - 8:30 AM	Registration and Reception of the Participants	Organizing Committee	AMU	Dr. Hiwot Tsegaye/ Dr. Yalisho G.	Dr. Mohammed A.
	8: 30 - 8:40 AM	Welcoming Speech: Scientific Director, Arba Minch Institute of Technology	Dr. Muluneh Lemma
	8:40 – 8:50 AM	Opening Speech: President, Arba Minch University	Dr. Ing. Abdela Kemal
	8:50 – 9:00 AM	Introduction about AMU, AMiT	Dr. Tesfaye H/mariam
	9:00 – 9:30 AM	Keynote Speech 1	HE Dr. Ing Sultan Welle	State Minister, Ministry of Water and Energy
	9:30 – 10:00 AM	Keynote Speech 2	Prof. Fisseha Mekuria	Professor, Malmo University, Sweden
	10:00 – 10:30 AM	Discussion on Plenary Speeches	Participants
	10:30 – 10:50 AM	Health Break	Logistic Team
	11:00 - 11:15 AM	Investigating Partial Replacement of Scoria Powder and Pumice Powder as Cement Replacement for Self Compacted Mortar	Mabirat Matiwos	AMU	Dr. Zeleke L./ Shambel K.	Abel S.
	11:15 - 11:30 AM	Desired park amenities; a lesson from existing parks	Dr. Senait Nigussie	AASTU
	11:30 - 11:45 AM	Comparative Study on the Effect of the Cement and Lime Enhancement on Expansive Soil of Achamo-Bonosha Road Project, Hadiya Zone, Ethiopia	Tamirat Haile	AMU
	11:45 - 12:30 AM	Discussion	Participants
	12:30 - 1:45 PM	Lunch Break
	11:00 - 11:15 AM	Innovative Track Infrastructure Solutions for Sustainable Railway Transportation	Eng. Tsion Wondwosen	Ethio-Djibouti Railway Share Company	Samuel K./ G/filmuna A	Dr. Bisrat G.
	11:15 - 11:30 AM	Effect of Periwinkle Shell on the Compressive Strength of Natural Aggregate Concrete	Dr. Kolo, D. N.	Federal University of Technology, Nigeria
	11:30 - 11:45 AM	Market-Driven Acacia mearnsii-Based Tanguay System for Sustainable Bioenergy Production in the Upper Blue Nile Basin, Ethiopia	Derbabaw Fentie	University of Gonder
	11:45 - 12:30 AM	Discussion	Participants
	12:30 - 1:45 PM	Lunch Break
Afternoon
	2:00 - 2:15 PM	Development and Characterization of Waste Glass Particle Reinforced Aluminum Matrix Composite	Addisalem Adefris	Dilla University	Habtewold A./ Elias A.	Gelaye G.
	2:15 - 2:30 PM	Design and Optimization of a Baffled Solar Cabinet Dryer for Mango Slices Using CFD Modeling	Ermias A. Tesema	Mattu University	Habtewold A./ Elias A.	Gelaye G.
	2:30 - 3:00 PM	Discussion	Participants
	3:00 - 3:15 PM	Optimization and Prediction of Flexural Strength and Hardness in Jute-Kenaf-Glass Fiber Hybrid Composites with Al2O3 Nanoparticle Reinforcement Using RSM, ANN and GAN Models.	Firankor Teshome	AASTU	Habtewold A./ Mesfin G.	Agegnehu S.
	3:15 - 3:30 PM	Intelligent Braking Technology: Reducing Stopping Distance and Traffic Accidents with Automation	Walelign Wudu Bezabh	Mizan Tepi University
	3:30 - 4:00 PM	Discussion
	4:00 - 4:20 PM	Health Break	Logistic Team
	2:00 - 2:15 PM	Kafi Noonoo to English Machine Translation Using Deep Learning Approaches	Ashagire Adinew	Bonga University	Dr. Kibreab A./ Bikila A.	Chala S.
	2:15 - 2:30 PM	Automated Brain Tumor Detection and Classification Using CNN Pretrained Models with Attention Mechanisms	Ayenew Kassie Admas	Injibara University	Dr. Kibreab A./ Bikila A.	Chala S.
	2:30 - 3:00 PM	Discussion	Participants
	3:00 - 3:15 PM	Effect of geotextile material on California bearing ratio and swell property of expansive soil of Danema town, South Western Ethiopia	Mulugeta Abera	AMU	Fresenay M. / Getu W.	Gessesse G.
	3:15 - 3:30 PM	Experimental Investigation of the Effects of Enset Fiber on the Properties of Hot Mix Asphalt	Lamaro Hololo	AMU		Gessesse G.
	3:30 - 4:00 PM	Discussion	Participants
	4:00 - 4:20 PM	Health Break	Logistic Team
	4:30 - 5:30 PM	Certification of Presenters, Sponsors and Organizing Committee Members	Dr. Muluneh Lemma and Dr. Teklu Wegayehu		Addisu M.
	4:30 - 5:30 PM	Closing Remarks	Dr. Teklu Wegayehu		Addisu M.