ICAST2021

CALL FOR PAPERS

The 16th International Student Conference on Advanced Science and Technology
ICAST 2021
Online
December 2 – 3, 2021

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 16th International Student Conference on Advanced Science and Technology (ICAST) to be hosted by Kumamoto University on December 2 - 3, 2021.

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 overseas universities such as Peking University (China), Ewha Womans University (Korea), Ege University (Turkey), Shandong University (China), University of Seoul (Korea), University of Clermont Auvergne(France), Institut Tecknologi Sepuluh Nopember (ITS) (Indonesia), National Kaohsiung University of Science and Technology (Taiwan), and De La Salle University (Philippine) as well as in 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 featuring topics related to SDGs. Participation of undergraduate students is also encouraged

The conference will be carried out online due to the COVID-19 pandemic. All presenters and participants will use “Zoom” as an online meeting tool. There will be all live oral presentations and no poster presentations.

Please see the following information for registration.

Who can participate
  1. Graduate and undergraduate students of Kumamoto University.
  2. Invited graduate students from the overseas partner universities.
  3. Invited high school students in Kumamoto Prefecture.
Schedule

Academic sessions: December 2 - 3, 2021

Sessions

All presentations are conducted by using Zoom.

Research Session:

Students will give presentation on their research data in the following fields. Oral sessions only.

  1. Mathematics
  2. Physics
  3. Chemistry
  4. Earth and Environments
  5. Biological Sciences
  6. Applied Chemistry
  7. Materials Science and Engineering
  8. Mechanical System Engineering
  9. Applied Mathematics
  10. Computer Science
  11. Electrical Engineering
  12. Civil and Environmental Engineering
  13. Architecture
  14. Multidisciplinary
General Session:

Students, mainly undergraduate students, will present their research, opinions, and ideas on issues related to energy, environment, natural disasters, and topics related to SDGs in the fields of science and engineering. Oral sessions only.

Registration
Deadline:
  • If you give a presentation: Sept. 6 (Mon), 2021 Sept. 24 (Fri), 2021
    NOTE
    In case the number of presentations would exceed the capacity, we may not be able to accept all registrations. In such cases we will accept registrations on a first-come-first-served basis.
  • If you don't give a presentation: Nov. 22 (Mon), 2021
Registration forms:

Please register from the link below.

  • If you are unable to use the link, please contact Conference Secretariat.
Submission of extended abstract

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

Deadline:

Nov. 1 (Mon), 2021

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)

How to submit:

Conference Secretariat will inform you of the link where you can upload your file.

Registration fee

No registration fees

Language:

The official language of the conference is English.

Conference Secretariat:

Graduate School of Science and Technology, Kumamoto University
icast@jimu.kumamoto-u.ac.jp