SURF 2026: 10th Symposium on Pavement Surface Characteristics - Call for Abstracts extended until the end of December!
Published on 18 December 2025
Help advance the future of pavement planning, design, and construction. Submit your abstracts and presentation proposals by December 31, 2025!
The 10th Symposium on Pavement Surface Characteristics – SURF 2026 will take place in Tokyo, at Congrès Square Haneda, in 2026. This major international event is hosted by Japan Road Association and SURF 2026 Organizing Committee, co-hosted by Japan Road Contractors Association, co-organized by PIARC and by Japan Society of Civil Engineers, and sponsored by Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, Japan.
It will bring together the global pavement community to discuss the latest innovations, research findings, and emerging needs related to pavement surface characteristics.
In line with the PIARC’s mission to promote knowledge sharing worldwide, SURF 2026 will feature an exhibition, workshops, panel discussions, and technical sessions built on a refereed international call for papers. More than 150 participants are expected, including infrastructure owners and managers, researchers, academics, and industry experts.
We are pleased to announce that the Call for Abstracts has been extended to 31 December 2025. Researchers and professionals from all sectors involved in pavement design, construction, maintenance, surface monitoring, and technological innovation are invited to submit their work.
Conference Topics
Submissions are welcome on the following themes:
- Surface Monitoring and Data Collection
- AI-enabled Data-driven Decision Support
- Eco-Friendly Surfaces and Recycling Technologies
- Relationship between Functional and Structural Performance
- Surface Improvement with Innovative Materials
- Next-Generation Vehicles and Social Needs for Pavement Surface
- Cycle Path and Walkway Safety and Comfort
- History and Cultural Roles of Pavement Surface* *e.g. historical changes of surface properties in pavement technologies, relationship between social culture and pavement surface improvement
Submission Timeline
31 December 2025: Abstract submission Due (extended)
January 2026: Notification of Abstract Acceptance
April 2026: Full Paper Submission Due
How to Submit
Abstracts should be submitted through the official SURF 2026 platform. The abstract should summarize the purpose, methodologies, results, and contributions of the study related to symposium theme and topics
- Abstracts should be 200–350 words in length.
- Provide 3–5 keywords for the paper.
- The official language of the symposium is English.
Abstract Submission Website
PIARC Technical Committee 4.1 Pavements
Event Hosts
SURF 2026 is :
- Hosted by Japan Road Association and the SURF 2026 Organizing Committee (PIARC Japan)
- Co-hosted by the Japan Road Contractors Association
- Co-organized by PIARC World Road Association and the Japan Society of Civil Engineers
- Supported by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism