October 12, 2026 (Monday) – ONLINE Day
08:00 – 08:55 Online registration, welcoming participants
08:55 – 09:00 Welcome address by the session chair
09:00 – 09:10 Szabolcs Nyíri (Ministry of Transport and Investment): Welcome 
09:10 – 09:30  Andor Csongor Nagy (University of Cluj-Napoca): Issues regarding soil stabilization
09:30 – 09:50  Dr. Bence Kató (Shenzhen University): Real-time prediction of earthquake-induced structural damage at a regional scale
09:50 – 10:10 Mohammad Mehrabi (Shenzhen University): A Physics-Informed Neural Network for Reconstructing 2D Vertical Infiltration and Moisture Migration Patterns with Unknown Boundary Conditions from Sparse Field Measurements
10:10 – 10:30 Break
10:30 – 10:50  Ir Andrew T.F. Wong (Associate, Geotechnics & Tunnels): Full-scale bi-directional pile load testing in meta-sedimentary rock – experience from Hong Kong
10:50 – 11:10  Dr. Kang Minsoo (Build King (Zens) Engineering Limited): Korean case study: ground improvement using vacuum suction drains
11:10 – 11:30  Dr. József Danka (Build King (Zens) Engineering Limited): Design of a shallow foundation for a road bridge in Hong Kong, reinforced with tension micropiles
11:30 – 11:50  Section reports: Katalin Glatz (Hungarian Tunnelling Association); Dr. Péter Görög (Hungarian Geological Society); Dr. Edina Koch (Hungarian Geotechnical Society); Dr. Balázs Móczár (Hungarian Chamber of Engineers – Geotechnical Section)
11:50 – 12:00 Consultation
12:00 – 13:00 Lunch
13:00 – 13:10 Welcome address by the session chair
13:10 –  „Gizella Robotika (AI University): AI-based interactivity in engineering education” – introductory presentation
– 15:00 Roundtable discussion!
Artificial Intelligence in education for geotechnics, civil engineering infrastructure, building construction, and structural engineering. Invited participants: Dr. András Mahler (BME Faculty of Civil Engineering), Dr. Bence Kató (Shenzhen University), Ferdinánd-Zsongor Gobesz (Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, Department of Structural Mechanics), Dr. Gábor Toldy (Toldy Construct), Dorottya Bicskei (Mott MacDonald Hungary Kft.), Dr. Tamás Lovas (BME, Faculty of Civil Engineering)
15:00 – 15:10 Closing of Day 1!

October 13, 2026 (Tuesday) – In-person day
08:00 – 08:50 Registration and welcoming of participants
08:50 – 09:00 Welcome address by the session chair
09:00 – 09:20  Zsolt Balogh (Balogh Statikus Iroda Kft.): 5.4 km of retaining structures, 196 expansion joint units with varying geometries for the Southern Railway Ring development – ​​Design considerations
09:20 – 09:40  Edina Bartalkovics (BME Department of Geotechnics and Engineering Geology): Parajd
09:40 – 10:00  László Kárpáti (ViaCon Hungary Kft.): Segmental soil-retaining wall in Biatorbágy. Challenges from redesign to implementation
10:00 – 10:20 Coffee break
10:20 – 10:40  Martin Hatalyak – Róbert Holczer (Keller Mélyépítő Kft.): Deep soil mixing in Northern Sweden
10:40 – 11:00  Dr. János Szendefy (EFERTE Kft.): Risk analysis of damage caused by volume-changing soils
11:00 – 11:20  MMK Geotechnical Section Thesis Award Competition – Announcement of results and award ceremony / Presentation of the winning entry
11:20 – 11:30  Commemoration of Béla Pőcz
11:30 – 11:50  Rohith Swaminathan – Vito Lee (MIDAS IT EUROPE SP. Z O.O.): Cost efficiency in bridge and building design considering soil-structure interaction / Presentation in English
11:50 – 12:00 Consultation
12:00 – 13:30 Lunch
13:30 – 13:40 Welcome remarks by the session chair
13:40 – 14:00 Dr. András Mahler (BME Department of Geotechnics and Engineering Geology): From CPT soundings to reliable foundations: simulation of realistic soil fields for the reliability-based design of tension piles
14:00 – 14:20  Dr. Balázs Móczár (BME Department of Geotechnics and Engineering Geology): Not instead of us, but with us: AI in geotechnical education
14:20 – 14:40  Eszter Berta-Marinov – Edit Horváth – Kamal Mattash – Matic Rifl (Mott MacDonald Hungary Kft.): Beroun Tunnel 3D soil model
14:40 – 15:00  Dr. Eszter Horváth-Kálmán (Geovil Kft.): “Suitable for all soil types?” – Challenges regarding standardized geotechnical designs for SMRs in Central and Eastern Europe
15:00 – 15:20 Coffee break
15:20 – 15:40  Tamás Huszák (BAUER Hungary Kft.): Mátra Power Plant CCGT turbine foundation
15:40 – 16:00  Ferenc Scheuring – Attila Piri – Ádám Dudás (Hídépítő-Soletanche Bachy Mélyalapozó Kft.): Complex excavation pit in Balatonföldvár
16:00 – 16:20  Péter Havas (Speciálterv Kft.): Border bridge over the Luapula River between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Republic of Zambia – Geotechnical solutions
16:20 – 16:30 Discussion
18:00 – Dinner

October 14, 2026 (Wednesday) – In-person (offline) day
08:00 – 08:30 Registration and welcome of participants
08:30 – 08:40 Opening remarks by the session chair
08:40 – 09:00  Summaries of presentations from the online day
09:00 – 09:20  Dr. Nikolett Bodnár-Kocsis – Anita Csörghe-Andó (SZTFH Geological Service): Engineering geology research at the Geological Service
09:20 – 09:40  Mrs. László Róbert Tóth – László Rózsa (MÁV Zrt.): MÁV Railway Line No. 20 – Section: Szentgál (excl.) – Városlőd-Kislőd (excl.)
09:40 – 09:45 Opening of the MMK professional training session
09:45 – 11:00  Dr. Kristóf Lődör (MMK): Design issues regarding rigid inclusions I (75 minutes)
11:00 – 11:10 Break
11:10 – 12:10  Dr. Kristóf Lődör (MMK): Design issues regarding rigid inclusions II (60 minutes)
12:10 – 13:10 Lunch
13:20 – 14:30  Gergő Murinkó (MMK): Dewatering in practice: from design to execution I (70 minutes)
14:30 – 14:40 Break
14:40 – 15:55  Gergő Murinkó (MMK): Dewatering in practice: from design to execution II (65 minutes)
15:55 – 16:10 30 Award ceremony: presentation of a special prize for the best presentation in the category „Geotechnics: The Science of the Future.”
16:10 – 16:20 Closing of the conference