Join AECOM at the
World Tunnel Congress 2026 in Montreal
We are proud to be a Gold Level Sponsor of World Tunnel Congress 2026.
Complex tunnelling in densely populated urban settings or extreme topographies requires more than a competent tunnel engineering team. With more than 500 tunnelling professionals and 2,000 geotechnical engineers, we respond to complex technical challenges with innovative solutions. What sets us apart is our fully integrated technical offering for large-scale tunnel design, construction, inspection and rehabilitation.
Visit us at our booth
Meet our tunnelling and geotechnical specialists and explore how AECOM helps clients solve complex underground infrastructure challenges.
May 15 – 21
Palais des congrès de Montréal
Booth C0710
Exhibition open May 18-20
Technical excellence
AECOM specialists will deliver 25 presentations throughout the conference, sharing insights on tunnelling innovation and underground infrastructure.
| Session | Schedule | Speakers |
|---|---|---|
| Rock Mass Response Modeling Using Construction Blasting Records Around Deep Shafts and Tunnel Linings | May 18 12:15 – 12:20 pm 511 AD |
Jack Guo and Robert de Moraes |
| Groundwater Infiltration and Quality: Management and Challenges in Blue Line Metro Extension Projectlient Federal Infrastructure | May 18 3:15 – 3:20 pm 511 CF |
Shuhua Zhou |
| Implementing a User-Defined Constitutive Model to Study Swelling Rock Pressure and Deformation in Southern Ontario Shale | May 18 3:25 – 3:30 pm 511 BE |
Rouzbeh Rasouli |
| Advanced Ventilation System Design for Montreal’s REM Airport Tunnel: A Comprehensive Safety and Performance Analysis | May 19 3:25 – 3:30 pm 511 CF |
Mohsen Ariana |
| TBM Tunnelling – Data Tells the Story | May 20 10:25 – 10:30 am 510 BD |
Shu Fan Chau |
| Analysis of Performance of Cut‑Off Barriers to Mitigate Risk in Urban Tunnelling | May 20 11:15 – 11:30 am 511 AD |
Pedro Santiago García Boix |
| Structural Design and Construction of Deepest Underground Station in Canada | May 20 11:15 – 11:30 am 511 CF |
Chloe (Changyu) Zhou |
| Design and Construction Challenges of Permanent Secant Pile Walls for Urban Underground Stations | May 20 12:15 – 12:20 pm 511 CF |
Mohammad Motallebi |
| Session | Schedule | Speakers |
|---|---|---|
| Accidental Load Impacts to Metro TBM Tunnel Lining | May 18 2:00 – 2:15 pm 511 BE |
Shu Fan Chau |
| Effect of Thrust Eccentricity and Stress Distribution on the Design of Precast Concrete Tunnel Segments | May 18 2:30 – 2:45 pm 511 BE |
Hasan Abedi |
| Seismic Design of the First TBM Tunnel to be Constructed Below the Panama Canal | May 18 3:00 – 3:15 pm 511 BE |
Michael Mains |
| Durability and Sustainability Strategies for Canadian Transit Tunnel Projects | May 19 10:10 – 10:25 am 511 CF |
Reza Saghaee |
| Fire Durability and Progressive Collapse Assessment of SR520 Roadway Lid Structure | May 19 2:15 – 2:30 pm 511 AD |
Bradley Zundel |
| Optimizing Tunnel Linings: FRC Segments as a Path to Sustainable Mechanized Tunneling | May 19 2:15 – 2:30 pm 511 CF |
Pegah Jarast |
| Upgrading Ventilation and Fire Life Safety in Montreal’s Historic Mont Royal Tunnel | May 19 2:30 – 2:45 pm 511 AD |
Nader Shahcheraghi |
| Fire Safety Strategy and Management in Cavern Development in HKSAR: Challenges and Evolution | May 19 2:45 – 3:00 pm 511 AD |
David C.W. Mak |
| REM P5 Shaft Design and Construction at the Montreal Airport | May 20 9:15 – 9:30 am 511 CF |
Rico J. Massa |
| Considerations over the Design of TBM Tunnels in Glacial Till | May 20 9:30 – 9:45 am 510 BD |
Gianpaolo Busacchi |
| Innovative Shaft Design in Complex Urban Conditions (SA1, Montreal Blue Line) | May 20 10:25 – 10:30 am 511 CF |
Amir Tavallaie‑Nejad |
| Geotechnical Baseline Report and Progressive Design Build | May 20 11:00 – 11:15 am 511 AD |
Tamara Kondrachova |
| Delivering Canada’s Deepest Transit Hub: The Édouard‑Montpetit Station | May 20 12:00 – 12:15 pm 510 AC |
Theodora Vovou |
| Design and Construction of Toronto’s New Ontario Line Subway TBM Tunnels | May 20 16:00 – 16:15 pm 510 AC |
Toufic Maalouf |
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Our multidisciplinary teams support every phase of underground infrastructure projects, from planning and design to construction and rehabilitation. We bring experience from complex underground infrastructure projects around the world.
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