CALL FOR PAPERS

The 14th International Student Conference on Advanced Science and Technology
ICAST 2019 Kumamoto, Japan
November 28 – 30, 2019

We are pleased to announce that the Global Joint Education Center for Science and Technology (GJEC) of Graduate School of Science and Technology (GSST), Kumamoto University, Japan, will organize the 14th International Student Conference on Advanced Science and Technology (ICAST) to be held at Kumamoto University on November 28 - 30, 2019. ICAST has been serving to promote international exchange among graduate students and young researchers in various fields of advanced science and technology since the first conference in Kumamoto in 2008. The past ICAST took place in Peking University (China), Ewha Womans University (Korea), Ege University (Turkey), Shandong University (China),　University of Seoul (Korea), Blaise Pascal University (France), Institut Tecknologi Sepuluh Nopember (ITS) (Indonesia), National Kaohsiung First University of Science and Technology (Taiwan), and De La Salle University (Philippine) in addition to Kumamoto University. Active participation of students not only in presentation but also in management of the conference is vital to ICAST. This year the program includes Research Session and General Session. Participation of undergraduate students is encouraged as well.

Please see the following information to apply for presentation. We look forward to seeing many of you in Kumamoto.

Qualification of presenters

Graduate students and undergraduate students of Kumamoto University, and the overseas universities having the exchange agreements with Kumamoto University.

-List of International Exchange Agreements with Kumamoto University:: http://ewww.kumamoto-u.ac.jp/en/international/list/

Schedule

Academic sessions: November 28 - 29, 2019
Field trip: November 30, 2019

Sessions

Research Session:

Students will give presentation on their research data either in oral or poster session of the following fields.

Mathematics
Physics
Chemistry
Earth and Environments
Biological Sciences
Applied Chemistry
Materials Science and Engineering
Mechanical System Engineering
Applied Mathematics
Computer Science
Electrical Engineering
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Architecture
Multidisciplinary

General Session:

Students, mainly undergraduate students, will present their research, opinions, and ideas on issues related to energy, environment, natural disasters, and other issues in society related to science and technology. Oral session only.

Registration

Deadline:

Kumamoto University students: August 9 (Fri), 2019
Students from partner universities: September 6 (Fri), 2019

Registration forms:

Please register from the link below.

Kumamoto University students who will not give presentation can attend the conference without registration.
If you are unable to use the link, please contact Conference Secretariat.

Submission of extended abstract

Once your presentation is accepted, you should submit an extended abstract. Please note that different templates are used for Research Session and General Session.

Deadline:

October 4 (Fri), 2019

Instructions and templates:

Research Session: Prepare two-page extended abstract following instructions in the template.
Submit both PDF (in press quality, not smallest size) and WORD files.
File name: Registration number_Presenter’s name
Template (Research Session)
General Session: Prepare one-page extended abstract following instructions in the template.
Submit both PDF (in press quality, not smallest size) and WORD files.
File name: Registration number_Presenter’s name
Template (General Session)