Schedule

CoastLab 2026 | Conference Program

CoastLab 2026

International Conference on Coastal Engineering & Modelling

IC&SR, IIT Madras | February 23–26, 2026

Day 1 – Monday, February 23, 2026

Venue: IC&SR, IIT Madras

08:30 – 09:15
Registration
09:30 – 10:30
Inauguration and Welcome to CoastLab 2026

Venue: TTJ Auditorium, IC&SR

10:30 – 10:45
Group Photo Session
10:45 – 11:15
Tea Break

Keynote Lecture 1

11:15 – 12:00
Keynote – Prof. dr. ir. Marcel R.A. van Gent

Venue: TTJ Auditorium, IC&SR

Technical Session 1

Theme: Large Scale Physical Modelling

Venue: Hall 1, IC&SR

12:00 – 12:15
Hydrodynamics of Hybrid Artificial Reefs: Insights from Large-Scale Wave Basin Experiments
Justin Gerald, Ryan Lowe, Marco Ghisalberti, Duncan Bryant, Renan Silva, Rebecca Morris, David Bushek, Danielle Kreeger
12:15 – 12:30
Runup on Atoll Islands – 1:3 Scale Delta Flume Experiment
Samuel Rose, Chris Blenkinsopp, Gerd Masselink, Floortje Roelvink, Ian L. Turner
12:30 – 12:45
Large-Scale Experiments on Artificial Reefs for Coral Island Protection: Hydrodynamic Analysis and Design Implications from the CREST Project
Samantha Haage, Marion Tissier, Nadia Fani
12:45 – 13:00
Large-Scale Generation and Analysis of Extreme Events through the Dam-Break Mechanism
N Sakthi Vasanth, K. Varatharaj, V. Sriram, V. Sundar, H. Schüttrumpf

Technical Session 2

Theme: Physical & Numerical Modelling

Venue: Hall 2, IC&SR

12:00 – 12:15
Simulation on Wave Attenuation through Rhizophora Mangrove Forest: Prototype-scale Physical and CFD Numerical Modeling
Hai Van Dang, Suchan Joo, Sungwon Shin, Tori Tomiczek, Dan Cox, Pedro Lomonaco
12:15 – 12:30
Validation of Free Infragravity Waves in the XBeach-Nonhydrostatic Model Using Controlled Flume Experiments
Afshar Adeli, Vincent Gruwez, Cem Sevindik, Marion Tissier, Bas Hofland, Ad J.H.M. Reniers, Peter Troch
12:30 – 12:45
Integrating 2D and 3D physical modelling to evaluate historical coastal structure design performance under extreme wave conditions
Gaëtan Dufour, Yuri Pepi, Jean-Baptiste Richon, Maximilian Streicher, Esteban Escobar-Valencia, Yoann Bonte, Iman Safari
12:45 – 13:00
Physical and Numerical Model Studies of Air Cushion-Supported Floating Platform
Vasanthakumar S, K. Narendran, S A Sannasiraj
13:00 – 14:00
Lunch Break

Keynote Lecture 2

14:00 – 14:40
Keynote – Prof. Ioan Nistor

Venue: TTJ Auditorium, IC&SR

Keynote Lecture 3

14:40 – 15:20
Keynote – Prof. Maria Maza

Venue: TTJ Auditorium, IC&SR

15:20 – 15:45
Tea Break

Technical Session 3

Theme: Coastal Structures

Venue: Hall 1, IC&SR

15:45 – 16:00
Three Dimensional Physical Studies for Hydrodynamic Performance of Breakwater under Irregular Waves
Ashutosh Choudhary, Nilanjan Saha
16:00 – 16:15
Hydrodynamic Behaviour Of Pile-Sheetpile Breakwater
Sundaravadivelu Ranganathan, Alex Antony, Kavitha Perumalsamy
16:15 – 16:30
2D Experimental investigation of porous inclined floating breakwater on optimization of coastal wave attenuation
Athavan Rasenthiram, Dominique Mouazé, Raed Khalil Lubbad, Escobar Valencia Esteban
16:30 – 16:45
Design of Offshore Breakwater for the Development of Ro-Ro Jetty at Mandwa, Maharashtra
Uday Baburao Patil, A V Mahalingaiah, Ganesh N S
16:45 – 17:00
Applicability of a Sacrificial Toe to enhance the Stability of a Revetment Structure
D. P. L. Ranasinghe, A. V. Wazerkar, S.S.D.S. Gunasekara
17:00 – 17:15
Physical modelling of revetment design options for Aitutaki Airport, Cook Islands
Ian Coghlan, Tommy Fellowes, Francois Flocard, Tom Shand, Eddie Beetham, Peter Quilter, Matt Blacka
17:15 – 17:30
Port St. Johns tidal pool design verification through 3D physical model testing
Carl Wehlitz

Technical Session 4

Theme: Analytical and Numerical Modelling

Venue: Hall 2, IC&SR

15:45 – 16:00
Effects of Bragg Reflection on Long Wave Oscillations within Harbour
P. Patnaik, S. Debnath, M. Chakraborty, T. Sahoo
16:00 – 16:15
SWENSE-Based CFD: A Faster Approach to Wave structure Simulations
Sithik Aliyar, Henrik Bredmose, Johan Roenby
16:15 – 16:30
Estimation of Inundation Heights During Tropical Cyclones
Ushree Mallik, Priyanshu Garg, Mainak Chakraborty
16:30 – 16:45
Statistical properties of irregular directional nonlinear water waves based on the results of the direct numerical simulations
A.V. Kokorina
16:45 – 17:00
Development of an Integrated Hydrodynamic Process Model and Its Application to the Bay of Bengal
Vikram Pratap Singh, B. Sridharan, Soumendra Nath Kuiry
17:00 – 17:15
Different wave group configurations affecting the water wave skewness
A.V. Slunyaev
17:15 – 17:30
Training Measures to Protect Navigational Channel in Tidal Inlet
Susmitha Thankachan, Saichenthur Nandhakumar, K. Chitra, Kantharaj Murali
Day 2 – Tuesday, February 24, 2026

Technical Session 5

Theme: Long Waves

Venue: Hall 1, IC&SR

09:00 – 09:15
Underestimation of Run-Up for Very Long Period Swells
Georges Govaere, Henry Alfaro
09:15 – 09:30
Investigating the Impact of Buffer Blocks on the Extreme Flows
V.P. Golda Percy, V. Sriram, V. Sundar, Holger Schüttrumpf
09:30 – 09:45
Experimental Investigation of Scale Effects on Tsunami-Induced Plunging-Jet Scour at Vertical Seawalls
Nilakshan Balasubramanian, Ravindra jayaratne, Taeksang Kim, Jeremy Bricker
09:45 – 10:00
Laboratory generation of nonlinear waves in shallow water using cnoidal theory
Alex Atkinson, Justin Geldard, Ryan Lowe, Arnold van Rooijen, Jana Orszaghova
10:00 – 10:15
Tsunami Overland Flow Transitions: Experimental Analyses
David McGovern, Tiziana Rossetto, Ian Chandler
10:15 – 10:30
Digital Twin Development of Dual Tsunami Generator: Numerical Modeling Coupled with Physical System for Prototype Advancement
Sabana Parvin, Ian Chandler, David McGovern

Technical Session 6

Theme: Artificial Reef

Venue: Hall 2, IC&SR

09:00 – 09:15
Submerged Reef To Protect Existing Sea Wall Along South West Coast Of India
Suresh P K, Sundaravadivelu Ranganathan, Sakthivel Sundaravadivelu, D V Srinath reddy, Kavitha Perumalsamy
09:15 – 09:30
Hydraulic Performance of Cubipod Homogeneous Low-Crested Structures for Beach Protection in Coral Reef Areas
Jorge Molines, Paula Dasí, Enrique Ripoll, Mireille Escudero, Jose Alberto González, Rodolfo Silva, Edgar Mendoza, Pedro Lomónaco, Josep R. Medina
09:30 – 09:45
Experimental investigation into the flow dynamics in the presence of a multi-row artificial reef
Hari Ram N, Renan Silva, Jeff Hansen, Ryan Lowe
09:45 – 10:00
Assessment of Stability of Artificial Reefs
Preethi Sekar, V Ramanathan, R S Kankara
10:30 – 10:45
Tea Break

Keynote Lecture 4

10:45 – 11:25
Keynote – Prof. Peter Troch

Venue: TTJ Auditorium, IC&SR

Technical Session 7

Theme: Mobile Bed Modelling

Venue: Hall 1, IC&SR

11:30 – 11:45
Hydrodynamic Behaviour and Sediment Dynamics of Dharamtara Creek in the Amba River
Susmitha Thankachan, Saichenthur Nandhakumar, K. Chitra, Kantharaj Murali
11:45 – 12:00
Laboratory experiments application in a 2DV numerical cross-shore sediment transport model, pros and challenges
Buckle Subbiah Elavazhagan, Maria Maza, Javier Lara
12:00 – 12:15
Fraction of broken waves on constant and barred coastal profiles
Bjarke Eltard Larsen, Athanasios Petridis
12:15 – 12:30
Physical Modelling for Reducing Siltation by Reclamation in the Ernakulam Channel at Cochin Port
V.K.Shukla, Naren A, B.L. Meena, J.Sinha
12:30 – 12:45
Influence of Wing Thickness on Local Scour and Bedform Evolution around T-Shaped Spur Dikes
Supran Chakravarty, Sukhjeet Arora, Bijaynanda Mohanty and Bimlesh Kumar
12:45 – 13:00
Spatial scour development in regimes of highly mobile sediment
Mario Welzel, Mazen Hoballah, Alexander Schendel, Ramish Satari, Insa Neuweiler, Torsten Schlurmann

Technical Session 8

Theme: Wave Overtopping, Run-Up, Porous Media

Venue: Hall 2, IC&SR

11:30 – 11:45
Wave overtopping discharges at an impermeable coastal structure with a steep foreshore
Diogo Mendes, Miguel Santamaría, Maria Graça Neves, María Clavero
11:45 – 12:00
Assessing overtopping variability due to sandy foreshore dynamics at vertical seawalls
Corrado Altomare, Marianna Piccolo, Andrea Marzeddu, Xavier Gironella
12:00 – 12:15
Experimental Investigations on Wave Overtopping Characteristics of Vertical Seawall
Rambabu Nimma, Srineash V K
12:15 – 12:30
New formulations for estimating wave run-up in hybrid solutions
Mariana Roldán Upegui, Maria Maza, Javier L. Lara
12:30 – 12:45
Optimising coastal structures design to reduce overtopping: A Case Study at Sardinero Beach, Spain
Melva Martin Hidalgo, Miriam García-Oliva, José Francisco Sanchez-Gonzalez
12:45 – 13:00
Wave impact pressure propagation in porous media
D.Nandhini, S. Harish, Holger Schüttrumpf
13:00 – 14:00
Lunch Break

Technical Session 9

Theme: Extreme Waves

Venue: Hall 1, IC&SR

14:00 – 14:15
Slamming loads induced by focused waves on a current
Justus Bock
14:15 – 14:30
Experimental investigation of extreme waves in short-crested seas over coastal bathymetry
Ioannis Karmpadakis
14:30 – 14:45
Measurements of Tidal Bore propagation in the Hooghly River Estuary, India
K Srimathy, K Murali
14:45 – 15:00
Short-Term Morphological Impact of Cyclone Fengal on the Kalapet Shoreline: A Field-Based Study
Pavithra Priyadharshini K, Sivakumar Ramalingam
15:00 – 15:15
Monsoon-Induced Sand Spit Breaching: Drivers and Coastal Resilience along India's East Coast
Rajendar Ravindar, Rajat Roy Chaudhury, John O’Sullivan, Md Salauddin, Tarun Kaw
15:15 – 15:30
Experimental Measurements of Extreme Wave Kinematics in the Coastal Zone
Oliver Millar, Ioannis Karmpadakis

Technical Session 10

Theme: Laboratory Technologies

Venue: Hall 2, IC&SR

14:00 – 14:15
Experimental Investigation of the Relative Effects of Wind Waves and Boat Wakes on Riverbank Erosion
Neda Azari-Dodaran, Ivana Vouk, Sean Ferguson, Ioan Nistor, Colin Rennie, Paul Knox, Katelyn Kirby, Scott Baker, Amanj Rahman
14:15 – 14:30
Experimental Analysis of Coastal Rockfill Settlement Using a Physical Model and Topography at Caldera Beach, Costa Rica
Ronald Víquez, Georges Govaere, Henry Alfaro
14:30 – 14:45
AI assisted video analysis for Run-Up evaluation
Diego Cornejo, Mauricio Cornejo, Georges Govaere, Henry Alfaro
14:45 – 15:00
Direct Measurement of Bed Shear Stress with a Shear Plate
Nils B. Kerpen, Christina Bischoff, Maike Paul, Torsten Schlurmann
15:00 – 15:15
Pulsed-LED PIV in coastal applications
Bas Hofland, Wout Bakker, Frank Kalkman, Ermano de Almeida, Tobias van Batenburg, Ahmad AlYousif, Jos Muller, J. Rietdijk, Chantal Willems, Arie van der Vlies, Cem Sevindik
15:15 – 15:30
Videometry and physical modeling for breakwater overtopping assessment in PI-BREAK project
Solabarrieta Lohitzune, Liria Pedro, Epelde Irati, Altomare Corrado, Xavier Gironella, Mireia López Paredes, Tomás Antonio, Regueira Delia, Sanchez-Arcilla Agustín

Technical Session 11

Theme: Modelling Vegetation

Venue: Hall 3, IC&SR

14:00 – 14:15
Hydrodynamic study of wave transmission and flow resistance over rigid emergent vegetation
Lenin Reddy G, Munireddy M G, Shoban Raj
14:15 – 14:30
Floating Mangrove Pontoons: An Integrated Experimentally Derived Design Guide
Elena Aruldoss, Dana Tothova, Andrew Dansie, Robert A Taylor
14:30 – 14:45
Wave damping through Flexible Woody Vegetation Mimics
S Kalloe, B Hofland, A Gijon Mancheno, B.K van Wesenbeeck
14:45 – 15:00
Advances in understanding the wave attenuation properties of the seagrass meadows with longitudinal fragmentation
Xihang Xu, Md Salauddin
15:30 – 16:00
Tea Break

Technical Session 12

Theme: Coastal Structures

Venue: Hall 1, IC&SR

16:00 – 16:15
Wave Interaction of Vertical Walls Fronted by Shingle Beaches
Furkan Demir, Alison Raby, Dave Simmonds, Martyn Hann, Davide Banfi
16:15 – 16:30
Design and physical modelling of a coastal defense upgrades at Wellington Airport
Flocard, Doherty, Sheppard, Hart, Gonzales, Corredor Molguero, Van Der Meer, Petkov, Howarth
16:30 – 16:45
Laboratory Experiments to Measure Force Exerted by Solitary Waves on Small Piloti-type Structures
Hana Yasuda, Tsubasa Sano, Takahito Mikami, Miguel Esteban
16:45 – 17:00
Hydraulic stability, damage processes and prevention strategies for transition areas on landward dike slopes
Ina Schulte, Harish Selvam, Holger Schüttrumpf
17:00 – 17:15
Physical Model Testing for the Princess Elisabeth Energy Island: A Comprehensive Study of Hydrodynamic Performance and Structural Stability
Maertens Jonas, Van Doorslaer Koen, Schepens Koen, Jacobs Arvid
17:15 – 17:30
Assessment of Suitability of Marina in Macro Tide Dominated Region - Tidal Hydrodynamic Consideration
Animesh Basu, Kumar A. Chavan, Anil A. Purohit, Mandar M. Vaidya

Technical Session 13

Theme: Renewable Energy

Venue: Hall 2, IC&SR

16:00 – 16:15
Experimental and Numerical Analysis of Wind and Wave Forces on the HelioSea Offshore Floating PV Concept
Mario López, Marta Ordóñez-García, Alejandro Cebada-Rela, Antonio Navarro, Manuel Aenlle
16:15 – 16:30
Evaluating Dynamic Response and Power Performance of OWC-Enhanced VolturnUS-S Platforms
Vivek Francis, Martyn Hann, Altan Sirin, Keri Collins, Aude Mulard, Deborah Greaves
16:30 – 16:45
Performance Analysis of a Spherical Oscillating Buoy WEC Integrated with Parabolic Reflecting Wall
V. Venkata Bhargava, K. Narendrana, S.A. Sannasiraj

Technical Session 14

Theme: Coastal Flows

Venue: Hall 3, IC&SR

16:00 – 16:15
Enhancing Bromine Resource Management in the Rann of Kutch through an Integrated Sustainable Approach
Aparna Mahadevan, Saichenthur Nandhakumar, K.Chitra, Kantharaj Murali
16:15 – 16:30
Enhancing the Resilience of Indian Coastal Structures Through Climate-Informed Physical Modelling and Design Optimization
Guruprasath J, Bragath R C, Chandramohan P
16:30 – 16:45
Dynamics of water waves induced by a moving landslide over a porous sea-bed
Sohini Pal, Swaroop Nandan Bora
16:45 – 17:00
Multi-Model Physics Informed Neural Networks for the Shallow Water Equations on a Rotating Sphere
Susmita Saha, Satyasaran Changdar, Soumen De
17:15 – 17:30
Approach to verify second-order wave generation for wave flumes and wave basins
Menno De Ridder, Joao Dobrochinski, Jan Kramer, Patricia Mares-Nasarre, Marcel Van Gent

Evening: Cultural Program & Gala Dinner

Day 3 – Wednesday, February 25, 2026

Technical Session 15

Theme: Climate Change and Coastal Adaptation

Venue: Hall 1, IC&SR

09:30 – 09:45
Saltwater intrusion in coastal aquifers under climate change and associated mitigation measures and their resilience
Venkatraman Srinivasan
09:45 – 10:00
Environmental Impact of Oil spill during 2023 Michaung floods and mitigation Strategies proposed
Indhumathi Nambi
10:00 – 10:15
Improving the climate resilience of water resource system for coastal cities
Balaji N, Elancheziyan
10:15 – 10:30
Modelling urban flooding under climate change scenarios
S. N. Kuiry
10:30 – 10:45
Development of hazard and risk maps for flooding due to sea level rise along east coast of India
Nilanjan Saha, Ashiq Ahmed
10:45 – 11:00
Energy dissipation process by coastal vegetation for different flows
V Sriram, N Hari Ram
11:00
Tea Break & Mahabalipuram Technical Tour

Banquet Dinner

18:00
Banquet Dinner
Day 4 – Thursday, February 26, 2026

Post Conference Workshop at NTCPWC, Discovery Campus, IIT Madras

Workshop Sessions

10:30 – 11:30
Armour layers in small scale tests: linking novel measurement techniques to the important failure mechanisms
Bas Hofland, TU Delft
11:30 – 12:30
The COAST Laboratory: Innovation and Collaboration
Deborah Greaves, University of Plymouth
12:30 – 13:30
A Practical Guide to Hydraulic Model Testing: Simulating Environments in Waves and Currents
Nils Kerpen, Leibniz University of Hannover
13:30 – 14:30
Lunch Break
14:30 – 15:30
Experience and recommendations from model tests on the stability of earth structures under flow and wave load conditions
Holger Schuettrumpf, RWTH Aachen
15:30 – 16:00
Asia's Large Scale Wave basin: Design and Developments
V. Sriram, IIT Madras
16:00 – 16:30
NTCPWC: Collaborations and R&D
K. Murali, IIT Madras

Lab Visits & Facility Demonstrations

Following the session, attendees will proceed to the NTCPWC for lab visits (16:30 – 17:30)
16:30 – 17:30
Facility Tours and Demonstrations
• Large Scale Wave basin - demonstration
• Vessel Traffic Management Simulation
• Port Automation Unit
• Smart docking aid
• Automatic Tide gauge