The 6th International Conference on Structural Health Monitoring of Intelligent Infrastructure, SHMII-6 2013, will provide a forum for international scientists, engineers, enterprises and researchers to discuss recent advances in smart sensors, wireless sensor networks, signal acquisition and processing, real-time data transferring and management, structural health diagnosis and prognosis, life-cycle performance assessment, and to explore the potential for international cooperation. Participants will be able to share innovative ideas on the state-of-the-art, state-of-the-practice and future trends of smart sensors, advanced sensor networks and integrated systems for structural health monitoring of intelligent infrastructures.

SHMII-6 2013 is the official conference of the International Society for Structural Health Monitoring of Intelligent Infrastructure (ISHMII) and is organized by the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University.

TOPICS
 Smart sensing materials
 Wireless sensors, fiber optical sensors, GPS and other advanced sensors
 Remote monitoring system
 Data transmission, acquisition and processing
 Data mining and data management
 Field applications
 System identification and damage detection
 Condition monitoring and safety evaluation
 Structural health diagnosis and prognosis
 SHM-aided life-cycle performance assessment
 Damage control, repair and strengthening
 Integrated systems and implementations of SHM
 Design guidelines and codes of SHM
 Standardization of SHM systems
 Non-destructive evaluation/testing
 Self-powered sensors, energy harvesting for sensor networks

For further information, please visit www.cee.polyu.edu.hk/shmii-6/home.html or contact Prof. Y.L. Xu, Department of Civil and Structural Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, at  shmii6.2013@polyu.edu.hk or Phone: +852 2766 6050.

HONG KONG – a dynamic city
Hong Kong is a Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China. It is a world’s leading financial capital with the greatest number of skyscrapers and long span bridges. Hong Kong is also recognized as a cosmopolitan centre where East Meets West, reflected in its cuisine, education, culture and traditions. It is an ideal place for shopping, dining and sight-seeing. Hong Kong’s cuisine is renowned for its exotic fusion of eastern and western flavors along with a wide variety of culinary delights. Most famous attractions include Hong Kong Disneyland, Ocean Park, Lantau Giant Buddha, the Peak, and so on.