We are thrilled to announce that Prof. Elyas Ghafoori has been selected as the Distinguished Young Researcher Awardee and one of the keynote speakers of CICE 2023 by International Institute for FRP in Construction (IIFC). The Award is given to an IIFC young member (not older than 40 years of age) who has distinguished himself/herself from his/her peers through research contributions in the field of FRP composites for construction.