The main topics of interest for this track include but will not be limited to the following.

T1: Machine Design

• Actuator Systems

• Coatings and Surface Modification

• Contact Mechanics

• Cutting/ Forming/ Grinding/ Polishing

• Design for Manufacturability (DFM)

• Friction and Wear Mechanism

• Hydro-dynamic/ Static Lubrication/Lubricants/Lubrication Failure

• Injection Molding/ Mold and Die Integrated Product and Process Design (IPPD)

• Machine Design/ Machine Elements

T2: Engineering and Automation

• Computer-Aided Design and Manufacturing 

• Computer-Integrated Manufacturing Systems 

• Flexible and Distributed Manufacturing Systems 

• Intelligent Systems in Machine Design and Production 

• Emerging Technologies in Design and Manufacturing

• Hybrid Macro/Meso/Micro Manufacturing Processes

• Thermally-Enhanced Manufacturing

• Micro-Manufacturing and Fabrication of Sensors

• Communication Systems and Distributed Control in Manufacturing Enterprises

• Collaborative and Digital Manufacturing for Advancing Product Quality

• Diagnostics, Performance Prediction and Decision Making for Intelligent Maintenance of Manufacturing Systems

• Advances in Quality Control in Multistage Manufacturing Systems

• Bottom-up” Nano manufacturing

• Biomedical Manufacturing

• Nano manufacturing Processes and Systems

• Development and Applications of Micro Manufacturing Equipment

• Design and Operations of Manufacturing Systems for Responsiveness

• Advances in Metal Forming

• Fracture Reliability of Fabricated Materials

T3: Manufacturing Engineering

• Magnetic Storage System

• Manufacturing Systems

• MEMS

• Micro/Nano Processing/ Micro/Nano Tribology

• Non-conventional Processing

• Printing Technology for Manufacturing

• Rapid Prototyping and Tooling Rheology

• Sustainable Tribology/ Tribology in Manufacturing/ Maintenance Tribology

• Transmission

• Advanced Design, Production Processes and Devices 

• Design of Machines and its Applications 

• Engineering Design Methodology and Design Models 

• Design, Modeling, Analysis and Failure of Machine Elements and Mechanical Systems 

• Mechanical Design and Production of MEMS 

• Modeling and Simulation of Manufacturing Processes 

• Advances in Rapid Manufacturing Technologies for Metallic Parts

• Solid Freeform Fabrication for Biomedical and Tissue Engineering

• Miniaturization of Molding and Casting Processes

T4: Mechanics AND other topics