From September 8 to 14, 2024, the 38th International Conference on Coastal Engineering was held in Rome, Italy. The conference attracted nearly 1,000 scholar representatives from over 50 countries and regions, featuring 139 thematic reports in various sub-sessions.
Professor Tao Aifeng, Professor Zhang Chi, Associate Researcher Fan Jun, Associate Researcher Zhang Xuan, Associate Researcher Fu Ruili, and Associate Researcher Li Yuan from the team attended the conference. The attending faculty and students presented papers on topics including “Mechanisms Underlying the Formation of Cross-Shore Parallel Tidal Channel Systems,” “The Effects of Regular and Irregular Waves on the Evolution of a Submerged Berm in a Low-Energy Beach,” “The Impact of Silt Content on the Flocculation Process of Clay-Silt Mixtures,” “Assessing the Spatial-Temporal Wave Energy Characteristics Along the Southeast Coast of China in a Wave Simulation Study,” “Resonance Among Waves, Current, and Rippled Bottoms in Coastal Zones,” “Turbulence Characteristics in the Bottom Wave-Current Boundary Layer,” “The Impacts of a Mangrove Patch on Wave Pressures on the Sea Dike,” “Properties of Extreme Wave Groups Based on Measured Wave Data,” “Role of Wave-Induced Oscillatory Motions in Development of Sandy-Muddy Transitional Beaches on South China Coasts,” “Nonlinear Wave Group Interaction in the Long Time Wave Evolution Process,” “Wave Attenuation by Artificial Oyster Reefs Based on Experimental and Numerical Analysis,” “Long-Term Trends of Extreme Waves Based on 55 Years of Observation Data from the Coastal Sea Area of China,” and “A Self-Developed Algorithm Based on the Moving Particle Semi-Implicit Method for Investigating Dam Break.” During the conference, there was extensive exchange and in-depth discussion with international peers.
The International Conference on Coastal Engineering is a major academic event held every two years globally, organized by the Coastal, Ocean, Port, and River Institute (COPRI) and the Coastal Engineering Research Council (CERC) under the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE). It is the most influential international academic conference in the field of coastal engineering. The first conference was held in 1950, and it has since been successfully held 38 times, covering topics in key national disciplines such as coastal dynamics, marine structures, port and channel engineering, coastal environments, tsunamis and sea-level rise, coastal protection, nature-based solutions, and coastal management in scientific research and engineering practice.