THEME 1: INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, BUSINESS AND HOSPITALITY

AREAS

 Topics

Specific Topics

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

Education

·      IT curriculum,  e-learning

Data Management

·      cloud computing

IT Applications

·      graphics development

·      animation

·      game technologies

·      diagnostics

·      robotics

·      e-books

·      instructional materials

·      e-libraries

IT Business

·      IT entrepreneurship and management,

·      e-billing

·      e-commerce/e-business

·      online advertising

·      online shopping

Software

·      software analytics

·      software development

Systems Development

·      inventory

·      data processing

·      management information systems

·      service system

Ethics in IT

·      data security

·      internet censorship

Networks

·      mobile networks

·      software networks,

Computer Security

·      hacking

·      cyber security

·      system security

·      network security

ENGINEERING

Environmental Engineering and Science

·      diagnostic, predictive models and innovative technologies for environmental and public health protection

·      reduction of human footprint on ecological systems

·      green building

Geotechnics

·      sustainable infrastructure construction and reconstruction

·      mitigation of natural hazards

·      energy exploration and development

·      design of foundations for structures, retention

    systems, tunneling,  excavations

·      stability of natural slopes and embankments

·      disposal of waste products

·      full-scale performance and numerical analyses of geo-structures

·      cconstitutive modeling of soils and stability of geomaterials

·      landslide forecasting

·      earthquake engineering

Mechanics Materials and Structures

·      fluid mechanics

·      computational mechanics

·      fracture and damage mechanics

·      soil mechanics

·      materials characterization

·      metal science and technology

·       failure analysis

·      structural health monitoring

·      alternative building materials

·      noise control

·      earthquake resistance

·      composite structures

·      steel structures

·      designs

Transportation systems analysis and planning

·     network analysis and traffic flow theory

·     environmental life-cycle assessment of transportation operations

·     transportation decision-making, policy, economics, and finance 

·     transportation infrastructure management  

·     road pricing

·     road congestion management

·     information technologies in transportation

·     system assurance, safety, security, and disruption management

BUSINESS

Education

·     curriculum of business courses

·     skills competency of business students

·     innovative business curriculum

Auditing

·     management advisory

Business Ethics

·     money laundering

·     management ethics

·     business law (i.e.  law of sales, etc..)

·     business risks (i.e. fraud, bankruptcy, business scams…)

Entrepreneurship

·     family owned businesses

·     cooperatives

·     banks

·     product development

·     parlors & spa

·     food business

·     hotel businesses

·     second hand businesses (i.e. Japan surplus, ukay,,,)

·     agribusiness

·     buy and sell businesses

Business Innovations

·      business incubation ideas

·      feasibility studies

·      mergers

·      big-box stores

·      franchise business

·      green products or green practices

·      Starbucks

·      short-term financing

·      shared service model

·      networking/pyramiding

·      e-commerce(i.e internet or online shopping,

·      online booking and reservation, e-banking…)

business management

·      human resource management(i.e. outsourcing, unions

·      Supply –Chain Management

·      risk management

·      corporate culture and branding

·      corporate social responsibility

·      earnings management

·      financial management

·      operation and logistic management

·      asset management (facilities and inventory)

·      customer relationship management

·      strategic management

·      production management

·      product management

·      customer satisfaction

accounting

·      management accounting

·      financial accounting taxation

·      cost accounting

economics

·     austerity measures

·     consumerism

·     demonetization

·     econometrics

·     foreign exchange

·     national debt

·     forecasting

·     taxation and tariffs

·     micro and macro economics

·     economic analysis

finance

·     corporate finance

·     healthcare finance

·     pricing indices

·     financial market

·     real state market

·     mutual funds

·     insurances

·     investment practices       

Marketing

·     advertising

·     international marketing

·     telemarketing

·     marketing ethics

·     consumers in the market

·     branding, brand management or brand awareness, customer satisfaction

Tourism

·     tourism sustainability and development

·     ecotourism

·     community-based tourism

·     resort management

·     intercultural tourism

·     leisure and recreation

·     travel and transportation management (i.e. cruise,

·     MICE (meeting, incentives, convention and exhibition) management

·     heritage tourism

·     souvenirs shops

·     tour packaging and itinerary

·     vacation and ownership

·     lifestyle and wellness

·     global distribution system (i.e. Galileo, Amadeus, Abacus, Opera…)

Hospitality Management

·     ECOTEL practices (i.e. green practices)

·     restaurant development

·     menu pricing

·     menu development

·     food and beverage services

·     front office services

·     housekeeping procedures

·     food safety and sanitation

·     hospitality marketing and branding

·     food preparation and food handling

·     banquet and catering management

·     in-flight catering

·     culinary tourism

·     bar management ( coffee concoction, mocktail and cocktail, …)

·     fast food chains

·     hospitality law

·     hospitality innovation(i.e. floating restaurant, food park, dinner in the sky,…,

·     bread and pastry

·     event management

·     gastronomy tourism(i.e. organic food)