Alphose Zingoni earned an MSc (with distinction) and a PhD from Imperial College London in 1992, and was a recipient of a prestigious postdoctoral fellowship of the Royal Commission for the Exhibition of 1851 from 1992 to 1994. He held appointment as Dean of the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Zimbabwe from 1996 to 1999, before moving to the University of Cape Town in 1999, where he served as Head of the Department of Civil Engineering from 2008 to 2012.His research spans shell structures, vibration analysis, studies of symmetry in structural mechanics, and group-theoretic formulations. He has written numerous scientific papers and four books in these areas, and serves on the editorial boards of several international journals. He is founder, chair and editor of the Structural Engineering, Mechanics and Computation (SEMC) series of international conferences, successfully held in Cape Town every 3 years since 2001.In recognition of his outstanding contributions, three learned societies have elected him a Fellow: the South African Academy of Engineering, the Institution of Structural Engineers (London), and the International Association of Bridge and Structural Engineering (Zurich). He received a B1 rating of the National Research Foundation in 2016, and in the same year, was elected a Fellow of the University of Cape Town in recognition of "original distinguished academic work".

• 1. Keynotes2. Dynamic analysis, vibration response, vibration control, environmental vibrations, human-induced vibrations3. Seismic response, seismic analysis, earthquake-resistant design4. Material modelling, multi-scale modelling, porous media, composite materials, functionally graded materials5. Micromechanics of advanced materials and processes, manufacturing processes, assembly processes6. Composite structures, laminated structures, sandwich structures7. Numerical schemes, numerical simulations, computing, finite element modelling, finite element analysis8. Damage mechanics, damage modelling, fracture, fatigue9. Renewable energy structures, fluid-structure interaction10. Blast, impact, shock and explosion loading11. Stability of beams, columns and thin-walled sections12. Plates, shells, membranes, cables, cable-stayed structures, lightweight structures, space structures13. Adaptive structures, smart structures14. Cold-formed steel structures, stainless steel structures, aluminium structures15. Steel structures, steel connections, steel-concrete composite construction16. High strength steel, high performance steel17. Reinforced concrete structures, prestressed concrete18. High strength concrete, high performance concrete, fibre-reinforced concrete19. Structural applications of FRP composites20. Mechanics of concrete, properties of concrete, construction materials, construction technology, pavement design21. Masonry structures, glass structures, timber structures, properties of wood22. Railway bridges, railway infrastructure, highway bridges23. Performance of structures in fire, design for fire resistance24. Structural health monitoring, damage detection, system identification, maintenance, durability, long-term performance25. Structural assessment, historic structures, collapse behaviour, failure analysis, repair, strengthening, retrofitting26. Soil-structure interaction, foundations, underground structures, geotechnical engineering, rock mechanics27. Safety and reliability, structural design, architectural considerations, building technology, structural engineering education.

Alphose Zingoni earned an MSc (with distinction) and a PhD from Imperial College London in 1992, and was a recipient of a prestigious postdoctoral fellowship of the Royal Commission for the Exhibition of 1851 from 1992 to 1994. He held appointment as Dean of the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Zimbabwe from 1996 to 1999, before moving to the University of Cape Town in 1999, where he served as Head of the Department of Civil Engineering from 2008 to 2012.His research spans shell structures, vibration analysis, studies of symmetry in structural mechanics, and group-theoretic formulations. He has written numerous scientific papers and four books in these areas, and serves on the editorial boards of several international journals. He is founder, chair and editor of the Structural Engineering, Mechanics and Computation (SEMC) series of international conferences, successfully held in Cape Town every 3 years since 2001.In recognition of his outstanding contributions, three learned societies have elected him a Fellow: the South African Academy of Engineering, the Institution of Structural Engineers (London), and the International Association of Bridge and Structural Engineering (Zurich). He received a B1 rating of the National Research Foundation in 2016, and in the same year, was elected a Fellow of the University of Cape Town in recognition of "original distinguished academic work".

• 1. Keynotes2. Dynamic analysis, vibration response, vibration control, environmental vibrations, human-induced vibrations3. Seismic response, seismic analysis, earthquake-resistant design4. Material modelling, multi-scale modelling, porous media, composite materials, functionally graded materials5. Micromechanics of advanced materials and processes, manufacturing processes, assembly processes6. Composite structures, laminated structures, sandwich structures7. Numerical schemes, numerical simulations, computing, finite element modelling, finite element analysis8. Damage mechanics, damage modelling, fracture, fatigue9. Renewable energy structures, fluid-structure interaction10. Blast, impact, shock and explosion loading11. Stability of beams, columns and thin-walled sections12. Plates, shells, membranes, cables, cable-stayed structures, lightweight structures, space structures13. Adaptive structures, smart structures14. Cold-formed steel structures, stainless steel structures, aluminium structures15. Steel structures, steel connections, steel-concrete composite construction16. High strength steel, high performance steel17. Reinforced concrete structures, prestressed concrete18. High strength concrete, high performance concrete, fibre-reinforced concrete19. Structural applications of FRP composites20. Mechanics of concrete, properties of concrete, construction materials, construction technology, pavement design21. Masonry structures, glass structures, timber structures, properties of wood22. Railway bridges, railway infrastructure, highway bridges23. Performance of structures in fire, design for fire resistance24. Structural health monitoring, damage detection, system identification, maintenance, durability, long-term performance25. Structural assessment, historic structures, collapse behaviour, failure analysis, repair, strengthening, retrofitting26. Soil-structure interaction, foundations, underground structures, geotechnical engineering, rock mechanics27. Safety and reliability, structural design, architectural considerations, building technology, structural engineering education.