Program

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

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

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

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.

Closing Remarks

Dr. Teklu Wegayehu