INCREaSE 2025 - International Congress on Engineering and Sustainability in the XXI Century

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The INternational CongRess on Engineering and Sustainability in the XXI cEntury is a congress with the aim to bring together valuable and novel scientific contributions to the sustainable development in a multidisciplinary way, addressing the critical issues of renewable energy, sustainable building, sustainable manufacturing, sustainable food production and other sustainable science and engineering topics that have an impact in this diverse and fast-changing research area, both in academia and industry. This 4^th edition of INCREaSE will be a hybrid event, held during July 1-4, 2025, in the coastal historical city of Faro, Algarve, Portugal, at the Institute of Engineering, University of Algarve, Penha Campus.

Conference Topics

The Call for Special Sessions Proposals PDF file can be found HERE.

The preliminary Call for Papers and Abstracts PDF file can be found HERE.

The scope of the conference will cover, but will not be limited to, the following topics:

Regular Topics:

Big data and data analytics applied to sustainability
Climate change and mitigation, carbon reduction
Combined heat and power and district heating systems
Control and optimization of renewable energy systems
Energy and environmental assessment in buildings and cities
Food loss and food waste solutions
Food safety and quality engineering
Information technology and artificial intelligence applied to sustainability
Nanoelectronic, nanomachining, and new nanomaterials
Smart buildings, smart cities, smart districts, smart countryside
Sustainability in water management
Sustainable building technologies
Sustainable development and circular economy
Sustainable energy generation and management
Sustainable food processing and packaging
Sustainable manufacturing and maintenance processes and technology
Sustainable technologies for risk mitigations
Sustainable transport, smart vehicles and smart roads
Thermo fluids modelling and experiments for sustainability

Special Sessions:

Cyber physical systems for sustainable agriculture innovation Call-for-Papers
Scientific Approaches for Urban Sustainability Call-for-Papers
Affective Computing: Bridging Humans and Technology for a Sustainable Future Call-for-Papers
Predictive to Preventive Maintenance in Construction Building Issues Call-for-Papers
Water for People, Planet and Prosperity: Challenges and Opportunities Call-for-Papers
Environmental Risk Assessments and Ecosystem Services towards Sustainable Coastal Tourism Call-for-Papers
Smart Grids and Sustainable Energy Integration: Innovations, Challenges, and Future Directions Call-for-Papers
Blue Circular Economy Call-for-Papers

Important Dates

Special Session proposal (USE THIS LINK) deadline: December 15^th, 2024

Full Paper (indexed) and/or Abstract (non-indexed) submission deadline: ~~Jan 31^th~~ ~~Feb 28^th, 2025~~ Mar 14^th, 2025 (FINAL)

Notification of acceptance: ~~March 15^th~~ May 1^st, 2025

Final paper/abstract submission deadline (peer-reviewed version, for publication): ~~May 1^st~~ May 31^th, 2025

Early bird registration deadline: ~~April 30^th~~ May 15^th, 2025

Regular registration deadline: June 29^th, 2025

Conference and onsite registration: from 1 to 4, July, 2025

Submissions

Authors can participate in INCREaSE 2025 with:

Accepted full papers will be invited to present (in-person or online) a 15-minute oral (preferable) or poster presentation and will be indexed by Springer. The proceedings will be part of the Book Series "Advances in Sustainability Science and Technology"
Accepted abstracts will be invited to present (in-person or online) a poster and will be non-indexed.

The submission of new and unpublished works will open soon, and will be opened until January 31^th 2025 (considering Coordinated Universal Time – UTC).

New and unpublished works MUST BE SUBMITTED HERE (using Meetinghand services) until January 31^th 2025 (considering Coordinated Universal Time – UTC).

PAPERS

The format of the paper must be compliant with Springer format for proceedings.

Authors should take into consideration the following guidelines:

In order to facilitate the double-blind paper evaluation method, authors are kindly requested to produce and provide the paper WITHOUT any reference to any of the authors, including the author’s e-mails and affiliations, the acknowledgements section of the paper and any other reference that may disclose the authors’ identity.
Templates can be found at https://www.springer.com/gp/authors-editors/conference-proceedings/conference-proceedings-guidelines.
Authors should use one of the templates, obtained from the above link: Word or LaTeX.
Following the guidelines and paper format for Springer, full papers should have from 10 to 20 pages.
All papers will be checked to avoid plagiarism.
Each paper will be peer-reviewed, by at least two members of the Scientific Committee, and accepted based on its originality, scientific significance and clarity.

ABSTRACTS

Non-indexed participations with only abstracts (max. 250 words and 5 keywords) should use the following TEMPLATE.

SPECIAL SESSIONS PROPOSALS

To propose Special Sessions please USE THIS LINK and send your proposal until October 1^st, 2024

Registration

Each registration can publish/present one accepted work in the congress.

Registration fees	Early bird	Regular	On site
Virtual attendee fee	150 €	250 €	300 €
Discount fee *	250 €	400 €	450 €
Regular fee	350 €	550 €	600 €

* The Discount fee applies to students and Committee members.

Additional Fees	Price
Additional (+1) presentation/publication	150 €
Accompanying person Social Event	100 €

Committees

Organizing Committee

Jorge Semião, University of Algarve and CISCA, Portugal
Nelson Sousa, University of Algarve and CISCA, Portugal
Rui Cruz, University of Algarve and MED, Portugal
Gonçalo Prates, University of Algarve and IGOT, Portugal

Program Committee

Antonio Peregrín Rubio, University of Huelva, Spain
Arancha Valdes García, University of Alicante, Spain
María Teresa Pérez-Cano, University of Seville, Spain
Marina Cano Lamadrid, Miguel Hernández University, Spain
Miguel Mendes, IST - University of Lisbon, Portugal
Miguel Suffo Pino, University of Cádiz, Spain
Rodrigo Braga Moruzzi, Paulista State University, Brazil
Víctor Muñoz-Martinez, University of Malaga, Spain

Special Sessions' Organizers

Adriana Cavaco, University of Algarve and CISCA, Portugal
Fernando Gomez Bravo, University of Huelva, Spain
Sergio Gomez Melgar, CITES, University of Huelva, Spain
Victoria Patricia López Cabeza, CITES, University of Huelva, Spain
Pedro J.S. Cardoso, NOVA LINCS & University of Algarve, Portugal
João M.F. Rodrigues, NOVA LINCS & University of Algarve, Portugal
Susana Maria Melo Fernandes Afonso Lucas, ESTBarreiro/IPS, Portugal
Manuela Moreira da Silva, UNESCO Chair in Ecohydrology – Water for Ecosystems and Societies, ISE/UAlg, CIMA-ARNET; CEiiA, Portugal
Carla Pimentel-Rodrigues, ISCIA – Higher Institute of Information and Administration Sciences, RISCO/University of Aveiro, ANQIP, Portugal
Armando Silva Afonso, RISCO/University of Aveiro, ANQIP, Portugal
Maria da Conceição Neves, University of Algarve, IDL, Portugal
Alexandra Cravo, University of Algarve, CIMA, Portugal
José Jacob, University of Algarve, CIMA, Portugal
Jânio Monteiro, CISCA & CINTAL, University of Algarve, Portugal
Ascensión Zafra Cabeza, University of Sevilla, Spain
Miguel Ángel Ridao, University of Sevilla, Spain
André Pacheco, CIMA, University of Algarve, Portugal
Miguel Suffo Pino, University of Cádiz, Spain

Scientific Committee

Ana Filipa Ferreira, IST - University of Lisbon, Portugal
Clauciana Schmidt Bueno de Moraes, UNESP, Brazil
Damian Bęben, Opole University of Technology, Poland
Francisco Jesús Fernández Morales, University Castilla-La Mancha, Spain
Inmaculada Pulido-Calvo, University of Huelva, Spain
Jânio Monteiro, University of Algarve and CISCA, Portugal
Jorge Saraiva, University of Aveiro, Portugal
Jose Luis García Morales, University of Cádiz, Spain
Juan Gutierrez-Estrada, University of Huelva, Spain
Leontina Lipan, IRTA, Spain
Lorena Martínez, Polytechnic University of Cartagena, Spain
Manuela Moreira da Silva, University of Algarve and CIMA-ARNET and CEiiA – COLAB Smart and Sustainable Living, Portugal
Noelia Castillejo, Polytechnic University of Cartagena, Spain
Nuno Ratola, ALiCE-LEPABE, University of Porto, Portugal
Paulo Brito, Polytechnic Institute of Portalegre, Portugal
Raúl Martin-Garcia, University of Cádiz, Spain
Tamara Jimenez Perez, University of Cádiz, Spain
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Keynote Speakers

The Keynote Speakers are:

Dr. Pedro Maciel, European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts, United Kingdom

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Scheduled for: July, 2^nd, 9:40am

Prof. Pedro Coelho, University of Lisbon, Portugal

Professor Pedro Coelho graduated in Mechanical Engineering in 1984 and received his Ph.D. in 1992 from Instituto Superior Técnico (IST), University of Lisbon, Portugal. He is professor at the Department of Mechanical Engineering of IST. He has more than 100 papers published in international journals, and about 140 papers presented at international conferences. He is co-author of a book on Combustion (in Portuguese) for undergraduate and master students. His research focuses on the numerical simulation of heat transfer and combustion processes. He is member of the Eurotherm Committee for the Advancement of Thermal Sciences and Heat Transfer, and member of the Scientific Council, Assembly and Executive Committee of the International Centre of Heat and Mass Transfer. He is associate editor of the J. Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer, Int. J. Thermal Sciences, and member of the advisory board of Computational Thermal Sciences, Heat Transfer Research and Int. J. Energy for a Clean Environment.

Title of the talk: "Numerical Simulation of Solid Oxide Fuel Cells"

Scheduled for: July, 3^rd, 9:00am

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Program

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Information for Participants

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A very special social event program is being prepared, to enjoy the beautiful summer in the Algarve.

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Information & Venue

INCREaSE 2025 will take place in Faro, the administrative, social and commercial capital of the Algarve.

The Algarve, located in South Portugal, is a well-known touristic region. With a Mediterranean climate, this region is perfect for summer holidays. Some of the best and most beautiful beaches in the world can be found here, making the Algarve a favourite for holiday makers.

See more information about Faro at the Municipality of Faro website and watch some promotional short-videos about the Algarve: "Rebond, Rediscover, Relax... in Algarve", "Algarve Craft & Food", "The Algarve looks good on you".

TRAVEL AND ACCOMMODATION

You can travel to Faro by plane, train or bus. Faro International Airport is served by several major airlines. The distance between Faro International Airport and the city of Faro is about 5 km. The city can be accessed by taxi or by bus. Faro bus and railway stations are located 2-5-minute walk from the city centre.

Faro has a wide choice of accommodation suitable for every budget, from 4-star hotels to hostels.

VENUE

INCREaSE 2025 will be held at the “Complexo Pedagógico”, of the Penha Campus, University of Algarve, Faro, Portugal.

Please use this LINK from Google Maps to navigate to the Conference location.

Going from the Faro Airport to the Penha Campus:

Faro airport distances 8 km from the Penha Campus. The trip takes approximately 11 minutes by car. You can take a taxi or rent a car.

Going from Faro Airport to the city center:

From Faro Airport to the city center, you can take a taxi, rent a car or take a bus. PROXIMO bus lines 14 and 16 operate from Faro Airport from 05:00 h to 23:00 h. The 20-minute bus ride to Faro is frequent and affordable (€2,40 single fare). For more information, visit www.proximo.pt.

Going from the City Centre to the Penha Campus

The “Complexo Pedagógico” building at Penha Campus is located around a 20 minutes walking distance from the city centre. Bus line 18 connects the central bus station (near Hotel Eva) to Penha Campus. GPS: 37°01’42.4″N 7°55’28.4″W

Proceedings and Abstracts

BOOK OF PROCEEDINGS

Accepted papers will be published by Springer in a book of Proceedings (and indexed). The proceedings will be part of the Book Series "Advances in Sustainability Science and Technology"