ISARC 2025: Call for Papers

The 42nd International Symposium on Automation and Robotics in Construction (ISARC 2025) will be held in Montreal, Canada, from July 28 – 31, 2025. The conference is hosted by the Centre for Innovation in Construction and Infrastructure Engineering and Management (CICIEM) at Concordia University.

Theme

Decarbonizing the Construction Industry

Topics Framework

The technical areas of interest are grouped into three Axes:

Axis 1: Automation tools and techniques

• Sensing systems & data infrastructures
• Computing, and visualization, middleware, platforms, and data management (including topics such as imaging systems, laser scanning, data security and privacy, legal aspects, etc.)
• Information modeling techniques
• Data analysis, simulation, and digital twins (including AI and machine learning, computer vision, point cloud analysis, data science in general, etc.)
• Human-machine interface, mixed realities (including topics such as ergonomics, usability, etc.)
• Automated/robotic devices: devices, equipment, and applications (including topics such as construction robotics, automated robotized construction machines, and tools, end-effectors, additive manufacturing/3D printing, exoskeletons, construction safety equipment, etc.)
• Construction management techniques: organization, processes, productivity, safety, etc.
• Services and business applications
• Technology management, entrepreneurship, and innovation
• Technologies and applications in developing countries
• Other topics

Axis 2: Application domains in the construction value chain

• Developers and real estate: the construction market
• Architecture, planning, engineering
• Construction execution management
• Materials, components, off-site manufacturing: prefabrication, modular construction, etc.
• Supply chain and logistics (including micro-/macro-/factory-/site-logistics)
• On-site construction, construction equipment
• Building operation and maintenance (including topics such as energy efficiency and sustainability, smart buildings, healthy and assisted living, etc.)
• Renovation and circularity
• Other topics

Axis 3: Sectors

• Building construction
• Infrastructure and civil construction
• Industrial construction
• Mining, energy/oil/gas industry
• Smart, sustainable, and resilient cities (including topics such as sustainable buildings and construction, circular economy, etc.)
• Space/maritime/etc. construction
• Smart mobility and transportation
• Other topics

Authors are required to classify their paper by selecting one major Axis and up to three areas from all Axes upon submission.

Author Instructions

• Paper Templates:
  • Microsoft Word (.DOCX)
  • LaTex (Overleaf)
• Copyright Transfer Agreement: Authors must accept the Copyright Transfer Agreement Term and Licensing Policy upon submission of the final paper version.
• Submission System: Please submit your paper via ConfTool: https://www.conftool.pro/isarc2025/index.php
• Publication Ethics: All authors are required to familiarize themselves with the ISARC Publication Ethics and Publication Malpractice Statement.

Important Dates

• Full Paper Submission Deadline: January 15, 2025
• Provisional Acceptance of Papers & Comments from Reviewers: February 21, 2025
• Rebuttal Period: February 13 – March 14, 2025
• Revised Versions Due: March 14, 2025
• Final Notification: March 25, 2025
• Camera-ready Papers Upload: April 15, 2025
• Early Bird Registration Deadline: April 21, 2025
• Final Registration Deadline: June 25, 2025
• ISARC 2025 Conference Dates: July 28 – 31, 2025

Co-located Conferences

ISARC 2025 participants will have free access to the CSCE Construction Specialty Conference, Construction Research Congress, and Modular and Offsite Construction Summit.