Topical Advisory Panel
- Mechanical Engineering Design Section
- Civil Engineering Design Section
- Bioengineering Design Section
Members
Department of Engineering, Manchester Metropolitan University, Chester St, Manchester M15 6BH, UK
Interests: artificial intelligence; machine learning; data analytics; image processing; prognostics; wearable technology; wireless sensors; power electronics
Interests: artificial intelligence; machine learning; data analytics; image processing; prognostics; wearable technology; wireless sensors; power electronics
Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Aeronautics, Rzeszów University of Technology, 35-959 Rzeszów, Poland
Interests: additive manufacturing; polymer material; quality control; medical models; computer measurement systems
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Interests: additive manufacturing; polymer material; quality control; medical models; computer measurement systems
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Enzo Ferrari Department of Engineering, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
Interests: actuation systems and control for autonomous driving of vehicles; simulation based design; design and optimization methods of multi-physics systems and foundry equipment; human-intelligent system integration; design and prototyping of ADAS systems for comfort and safety; integrated simulation methods (virtual commissioning) of mechatronic systems; methods for energy saving in robotic systems; design for X; design for manufacturing and design for assembly; design for recycle; design for re-manufacturing
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Interests: actuation systems and control for autonomous driving of vehicles; simulation based design; design and optimization methods of multi-physics systems and foundry equipment; human-intelligent system integration; design and prototyping of ADAS systems for comfort and safety; integrated simulation methods (virtual commissioning) of mechatronic systems; methods for energy saving in robotic systems; design for X; design for manufacturing and design for assembly; design for recycle; design for re-manufacturing
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Department of Aerospace Engineering, Khalifa University, Abu Dhabi 127788, United Arab Emirates
Interests: VTOL aircraft; morphing wings; aircraft/UAV design; flight loads and aeroelasticity; flight dynamics and control; adaptive structures and flexible materials
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Interests: VTOL aircraft; morphing wings; aircraft/UAV design; flight loads and aeroelasticity; flight dynamics and control; adaptive structures and flexible materials
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School of Civil Engineering, Lanzhou University of Technology, 287# Langongping Rd. Qilihe District, Lanzhou, China
Interests: frozen soil engineering; frozen soil mechanics; reinforced soil structure; soil-structure interaction; geosynthetics engineering
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Interests: frozen soil engineering; frozen soil mechanics; reinforced soil structure; soil-structure interaction; geosynthetics engineering
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Department of Electric Engineering and Energy Technology (ETEC), Mobility, Logistics and Automotive Technology Research Centre (MOBI), Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Pleinlaan 2, 1050 Brussel, Belgium
Interests: thermal management; CFD; design engineering
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Interests: thermal management; CFD; design engineering
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Mechanical Engineering Faculty in Slavonski Brod, University of Slavonski Brod, 35000 Slavonski Brod, Croatia
Interests: design theory; product development and design; rapid prototyping; additive manufacturing; medical devices; machine elements; machine design
Interests: design theory; product development and design; rapid prototyping; additive manufacturing; medical devices; machine elements; machine design
School of Mechanical Engineering, Sichuan University, No. 24 South Section 1, Yihuan Road, Chengdu 610065, China
Interests: design methodology and process; conceptual design; smart product and service design; engineering informatics
Interests: design methodology and process; conceptual design; smart product and service design; engineering informatics
1. Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, University of Turku, Turku, Finland
2. Turku Clinical Biomaterials Centre (TCBC), Department of Biomaterials Science, Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Dentistry, University of Turku, Turku, Finland
3. Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Tallinn University of Technology, Tallinn, Estonia
Interests: additive manufacturing; biomimetic design; bioinspired materials; tissue engineering
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2. Turku Clinical Biomaterials Centre (TCBC), Department of Biomaterials Science, Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Dentistry, University of Turku, Turku, Finland
3. Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Tallinn University of Technology, Tallinn, Estonia
Interests: additive manufacturing; biomimetic design; bioinspired materials; tissue engineering
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Center for Integrated Nanostructure Physics (CINAP), Institute for Basic Science (IBS), Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 16419, Republic of Korea
Interests: design nanomaterials with functionalization; physical and chemical properties of nanomaterials; energy storage and conversion processing
Interests: design nanomaterials with functionalization; physical and chemical properties of nanomaterials; energy storage and conversion processing
Department of Industrial Engineering, University of Padova, Via Venezia 1, 35131 Padova, Italy
Interests: aircraft propulsion; turbomachinery; engine–airframe interaction; computational fluid dynamics; optimisation
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Interests: aircraft propulsion; turbomachinery; engine–airframe interaction; computational fluid dynamics; optimisation
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Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Hellenic Mediterranean University, Estavromenos, GR-71140 Heraklion, Crete, Greece
Interests: applied artificial intelligence; multimedia and graphics applications
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Interests: applied artificial intelligence; multimedia and graphics applications
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School of Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering, Dublin City University, Dublin, Ireland
Interests: additive manufacturing; laser surface processing; metal surface modification
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Interests: additive manufacturing; laser surface processing; metal surface modification
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College of Geography and Environmental Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua 321004, China
Interests: materials chemistry; environmental nanotechnology
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Interests: materials chemistry; environmental nanotechnology
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Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (DIMEAS), Politecnico di Torino, 10129 Turin, Italy
Interests: mechanical engineering; biomechanics; finite elements; multibody
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Interests: mechanical engineering; biomechanics; finite elements; multibody
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Department of Electronics, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON, Canada
Interests: power electronics; industrial electronics; EMI; reliability; power engineering
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Interests: power electronics; industrial electronics; EMI; reliability; power engineering
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Research Institute for Automotive Model-Based Control, Waseda University, Tokyo 169-8555, Japan
Interests: energy and thermal management of xEV; AI/ML application in electrified transportation; carbon-neutral fuel engines for electrified powertrain; waste heat utilization
Interests: energy and thermal management of xEV; AI/ML application in electrified transportation; carbon-neutral fuel engines for electrified powertrain; waste heat utilization
Australian Research Centre for Interactive and Virtual Environments (IVE), UniSA Creative, University of South Australia, Adelaide, SA 5000, Australia
Interests: architectural computing; design cognition; computational analysis
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Interests: architectural computing; design cognition; computational analysis
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School of Mechanical Engineering, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK
Interests: fracture and fatigue of composites; multi-functional composites; damage detection and health monitoring of composites; FEA
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Interests: fracture and fatigue of composites; multi-functional composites; damage detection and health monitoring of composites; FEA
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School of Information Science, Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (JAIST), 1-1 Asahidai, Nomi, Ishikawa 923-1292, Japan
Interests: smart home; home energy management system (HEMS); distributed energy resources; power flow control; power system stability and control; power flow coloring; demand response; energy on demand
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Interests: smart home; home energy management system (HEMS); distributed energy resources; power flow control; power system stability and control; power flow coloring; demand response; energy on demand
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School of Information Science, Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (JAIST), 1-1 Asahidai, Nomi, Ishikawa 923-1292, Japan
Interests: predictive control; network coding; evolutionary multi-objective optimization; game theory; smart energy distribution; smart homes; wireless communications; cyber-physical systems
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Interests: predictive control; network coding; evolutionary multi-objective optimization; game theory; smart energy distribution; smart homes; wireless communications; cyber-physical systems
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Department of Electronics and Informatics, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium
Interests: biometrics; measurement; point cloud processing; deep learning; 3D body scanning
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Interests: biometrics; measurement; point cloud processing; deep learning; 3D body scanning
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Future of Mobility Research Division (FRD), Toyota Research Institute of North America, 1555 Woodridge Ave., Ann Arbor, MI 48105, USA
Interests: engineering, applied and computational mathematics; design engineering; finite element method; mechanical engineering finite element analysis; optimization; genetic algorithm; optimization modeling; modeling and simulation; multiobjective optimization
Interests: engineering, applied and computational mathematics; design engineering; finite element method; mechanical engineering finite element analysis; optimization; genetic algorithm; optimization modeling; modeling and simulation; multiobjective optimization
Department of Electronics, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON, Canada
Interests: wearable systems; biosignal acquisition and processing; microelectronics; mixed-signal circuits; low-power AI hardware; spiking neural networks; VLSI design; RFIC design
Interests: wearable systems; biosignal acquisition and processing; microelectronics; mixed-signal circuits; low-power AI hardware; spiking neural networks; VLSI design; RFIC design
School of Civil, Mining, Environmental and Architectural Engineering, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW, Australia
Interests: structural optimization; additive manufacturing; cold-formed steel structures; structural dynamics; ice-structure interaction; fracture mechanics; structural steel connections; high-rise reinforced concrete structures; earthquake engineering; FRP based structural retrofit
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Interests: structural optimization; additive manufacturing; cold-formed steel structures; structural dynamics; ice-structure interaction; fracture mechanics; structural steel connections; high-rise reinforced concrete structures; earthquake engineering; FRP based structural retrofit
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Department of Management, Information and Production Engineering, University of Bergamo, Viale Marconi 5, 24044 Dalmine, BG, Italy
Interests: basic research: (1) behavior of light alloys (titanium and aluminum) under quasi-static or fatigue loads in inert and corrosive environments (2) fatigue behavior of specimens with PVD (physical vapor deposition) coatings (3) behavior of specimens subjected to foreign object damage (4) behavior of notched specimens (5) pressure-bending problems (6) multiphysics analysis for fluid-structure interaction behavior; applied research: (1) high strength-to-mass ratio systems for aeronautical and nautical applications (2) impact phenomena (3) mobile anti-terror barriers (4) progressive instability of hydraulic actuators (5) boarding ladder (nautical application) (6) healthcare applications: suspension system for an innovative sanitary compartment of an ambulance and retractable needle syringe
Interests: basic research: (1) behavior of light alloys (titanium and aluminum) under quasi-static or fatigue loads in inert and corrosive environments (2) fatigue behavior of specimens with PVD (physical vapor deposition) coatings (3) behavior of specimens subjected to foreign object damage (4) behavior of notched specimens (5) pressure-bending problems (6) multiphysics analysis for fluid-structure interaction behavior; applied research: (1) high strength-to-mass ratio systems for aeronautical and nautical applications (2) impact phenomena (3) mobile anti-terror barriers (4) progressive instability of hydraulic actuators (5) boarding ladder (nautical application) (6) healthcare applications: suspension system for an innovative sanitary compartment of an ambulance and retractable needle syringe
Department of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA, USA
Interests: computational mechanics; multibody dynamics and design under uncertainty; emphasizing on multidisciplinary applications
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Interests: computational mechanics; multibody dynamics and design under uncertainty; emphasizing on multidisciplinary applications
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Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA, USA
Interests: computational mechanics; finite element analysis (FEA); structural dynamics; engineering design sensitivity analysis & optimization; parallel computing for FEA; efficient sparse/dense linear solvers; non-linear solvers; eigen-solvers; branch & bound mixed real-integer linear programming problems; etc.
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Interests: computational mechanics; finite element analysis (FEA); structural dynamics; engineering design sensitivity analysis & optimization; parallel computing for FEA; efficient sparse/dense linear solvers; non-linear solvers; eigen-solvers; branch & bound mixed real-integer linear programming problems; etc.
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Shanghai Collaborative Innovation Center of Laser Advanced Manufacturing Technology, Shanghai University of Engineering Science, Shanghai, China
Interests: laser processing; welding; additive manufacturing; mechanical properties; microstructure; fatigue; stress and strain
Interests: laser processing; welding; additive manufacturing; mechanical properties; microstructure; fatigue; stress and strain
Machine Learning Researcher, School of Computer Science and Electronic Engineering, University of Essex, Wivenhoe Park, Colchester CO4 3SQ, UK
Interests: signal processing; nondestructive testing; ultrasonic NDT; acoustic signal processing; machine learning
Interests: signal processing; nondestructive testing; ultrasonic NDT; acoustic signal processing; machine learning
