The 2nd Olympiad in Engineering Science summed up

This international event merged a scientific conference with a competitive platform, aiming to highlight and reward outstanding research across the engineering disciplines.

The Olympiad offered researchers a unique opportunity to present original work, engage in interdisciplinary dialogue, and connect with leading experts from around the world. Submissions have been evaluated by an international scientific committee, and the top five papers was awarded Olympiad Medals. Additional honors include the prestigious Archimedes Medal and the Timoshenko Lifetime Achievement Medal, recognizing exceptional scientific contributions.

The conference was opened by Honorary Chair Professor Hojjat Adeli (Ohio State University), a globally recognized authority in engineering science. Supported by the City of Stavanger, OES 2025 emphasized innovation, sustainability, and cross-disciplinary collaboration.

List of winners

The National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine Bestowed “The Timoshenko Award for Outstanding Lifetime Achievement in Mechanics of Solids” to Professor Hojjat Adeli, The Ohio State University, USA.

The International Olympiad Committee in the 2nd Olympiad in Engineering Science bestowed the “Archimedes Medal for his Outstanding Contribution in Engineering Science” to Professor Ahsan Kareem, University of Notre Dame (USA) for his Outstanding Contribution in Engineering Science.

Olympiad Medals

• ML-assisted Grid Refinement of Layered Voronoi-cell     Lattice Models for Limit Analysis of Concrete Structures

Qiwei Zhang, Alessandro Fascetti, and John Bolander (University of California, Davis, and University of Pittsburg, Pittsburg, USA)

• Autonomous Drone-based System for Precision, Non-contact Surface Finishing in Construction

Tianyu Ren, Xiayu Zhao, and Houtan Jebelli (University of Illinois, USA)

• Image background filtering for concentrated damage detection via fusion with point cloud data

Chao Lin, Yu Chen, and Pang-jo Chun (The University of Tokyo, Japan)

• Design for Extremes: Metamaterials for Vibration Control of Civil Infrastructure

David Caballero-Russi, Farhad Zeighami, and Mariantonieta Gutierrez Soto (The Pennsylvania State University, USA)

• Predictive Method for Track Quality Index Based on Multi-Scale Causal Convolutional Neural Networks

Lifen Yuan, Xiaolin Li, Yuanjie Tang, Yong Zhuang (Beijing Jiaotong University)

• Evaluation of an AI-EEG based Photo-Paroxysmal Response solution on healthy subjects: when false positive really matters

Authors: Ana Isabel Gómez-Menéndez, Marcos Ornia, Moncada Martins Fernando, Víctor Gonzalez, José R. Villar, Gutierrez María Antonia, Calvo Calleja Pablo, Urdiales Sánchez Sara, Díaz Pérez Ricardo, Dalla-Porta Acosta Alline, Beatriz García-López (University of Oviedo, Burgos University Hospital, Cabueñes Hospital)