Tracks and Topics

Paper will be submitted in one of the tracks below.

General Tracks

Additive Manufacturing
Chair(s):  Frank Liou, Missouri S&T (USA)
               Cihan Dagli, Missouri S&T (USA)
               Gursel Suer, Ohio University (USA)
               Heng Pan,  Missouri S&T (USA)
               Chenhui Shao, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (USA)

• AMP Materials Design and Microstructures
• AMPs Education
• Design Methods for AMPs
• Innovative Additive Manufacturing Processes (AMPs)
• Modeling of AMPs
• Monitoring and Control of AMPs
• Qualification of AMPs
• Topology Optimization for AMPs

 Digital and Cyber Manufacturing
Chair(s):  Cihan Dagli, Missouri S&T (USA)
               Gursel Suer, Ohio University (USA)
               Dusan Sormaz, Ohio University (USA)

• Adaptive Vehicle (Make (AVM) Tool Integration
• AVM Technology Development
• Digital Manufacturing
• Factory Infrastructure Cyber-Security Assessment
• Human-Automation Interaction in Manufacturing and Production Systems
• Integrated Design and Manufacturing
• Model-Based Enterprise Data and Infrastructure
• Models with Metrology Plug-and-Play Toolkit for Geometric-Adaptive Machining
• Operating System for Cyber-Physical Manufacturing
• Shop-Floor Augmented Reality and Wearable Computing
• Smart Factory Visibility and Real-Time Optimization
• Systems Design Using the Digital Thread
• Virtually Guided Certification (AA)

Global Economy and Its Impact on Manufacturing Trend
Chair(s):  Cihan Dagli, Missouri S&T (USA)
               Gursel Suer, Ohio University (USA)
               Dusan Sormaz, Ohio University (USA)

• Global Areements and Regional Alliances and its Impact on Manufacturing
• The Effect of Economic Policies on Manufacturing Sector
• The Future of Manufacturing Considering Global Economic Developments in Terms of Products, Manufacturing Technologies, Deman Profiles, Customer Expectations
• The Global and Regional Trends in Wages and Pricing

Industrial Engineering and Operations Research
Chair(s):  Cihan Dagli, Missouri S&T (USA)
               Gursel Suer, Ohio University (USA)
               Dusan Sormaz, Ohio University (USA)

• Agile Manufacturing
• Algorithms for Cyber Physical Systems
• Bio-Manufacturing
• Data Analytics in Manufacturing and Logistics
• Decision Support Systems for Manufacturing
• Energy Management in Manufacturing
• Management and Economics of Production Resources, Systems, and Processes
• Remanufacturing
• Sensor Deployment for Cyber Physical Systems
• Strategies for Cyber Physical Systems

Manufacturing Systems and Supply Chains
Chair(s):  Cihan Dagli, Missouri S&T (USA)
               Gursel Suer, Ohio University (USA)

• Cultural Challenges in Global Production Systems
• Developing Intelligent Design and Control Systems
• Educational Programs and Initiatives for Manufacturing Supply Networks
• Hybrid Manufacturing System Design
• Integration of Manufacturing System Design with Supply Chain/Network Design
• Virtual Production and Supply Networks

Special Tracks

Additive Manufacturing with Multiple Materials and/or with Sensing Capabilities
Chair(s):  Ibrahim Tansel, Florida International University, USA

• Additive Manufacturing with Conductive Materials
• Additive Manufacturing with Multiple Materials 
• Single Filament Additive Manufacturing with Sensing Capabilities

Additive Manufacturing of Superelastic Alloys and Metals
Chair(s):  Soheil Saedi, University of Arkansas Little Rock, USA

• Microstructural Evaluation
• Mechanical Metallurgy
• Superelastic Alloys

Advanced Manufacturing Processes
Chair(s):  Harry Pierson, University of Arkansas, USA

Al and Cyber Physical in Asia
Chair(s):  Athakorn Kengpol,  King Mongkut's University of Technology North Bangkok, Thailand

• Al and its Application for Aging Society
• Computational Learning Hybrid Intelligent Systems
• Intelligent System Architectures
• Machine Learning and Data Mining in Manufacturing
• Neurocomputer for Robotics and Autonomous Robot
• Web Intelligent for Cyber Physical Manufacturing

Augmented and Virtual Reality for Manufacturing
Chair(s):  Herman Tang, Eastern Michigan University, USA

Cloud-based Manufacturing and Services
Chair(s):  Shimon Nof, Purdue University, USA
               Mohsen Moghaddam, Northeastern University USA

• Collaborative Control Theory and Cyber-Physical Manufacturing
• Service-Oriented Manufacturing

Cyber-Physical Systems and Informatics for Automation 5.0
Chair(s):  Chin-Yin Huang, Tunghai University, Taichung, Taiwan
               Shimon Nof, Purdue University, USA

• Cyber-Physical Systems and Informatics in Distribution and Logistics
• Cyber-Physical Systems and Informatics in Healthcare Systems
• Cyber-Physical Systems and Informatics in Manufacturing
• Cyber-Physical Systems and Informatics in Supply Infrastructure and Networks

Data Analytics for Manufacturing and Logistics
Chair(s):  Xi Gu, Rutgers University, USA

Data Analytics in Industrial Engineering and Operations Research
Chair(s):  Zhijie Dong, Texas State University, USA

• Big Data Analysis
• Machine Learning
• Sharing Economy
• Statistical Forecasting

Developing Intelligent Support Systems for Manufacturing
Chair(s): Changqing Cheng, State University of New York at Binghampton, USA

Energy-Efficient Production Scheduling
Chair(s):  Fatih Tasgetiren, Yasar University, Turkey
               Deniz Türsel Eliiyi, Yasar University, Turkey
             Liang Gao, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, P.R. China
           Quan-Ke Pan, Shanghai University, China

Energy Management
Chair(s):  Weiwei Cui, Shanghai University, China
               Fadwa Dababneh, Georgia Southern University, USA

• DDS for Manufacturing

Factory Infrastructure Cyber Security Assessment
Chair(s):  Dazhong Wu, Central Florida University, USA

• Monitoring and Control of AMPs

Hybrid Manufacturing System Design/Cellular Manufacturing
Chair(s):  Gursel A. Suer, Ohio University, USA

Industrial Logistics with a Focus on Industry 4.0 and Human Factors
Chair(s):  Daria Battini, University of Padova, Italy
               Prof. Matteo Mario Savino, Univeristy of Sannio, Italy
             Dr. Muhammad Shafiq, University of Engineering and Technology Taxila, Pakistan

• Material Handling, Part Feeding Systems and In-House Logistics Systems in General with Reference also to Industry 4.0 Tools/Equipment and Digitalisation
• Industrial Logistics Systems and Human Factors Analysis
• Industrial Logistics and Ergonomics Assessment
• Industrial Logistics System Management Under the Digital Change
• Sustainable Design of Logistics Systems in MTO and ATO Manufacturing Systems

Innovations in Warehouse Operations
Chair(s):  Manjeet Singh, DHL Supply Chain

Internet of Things, Data Analytics and Smart Manufacturing
Chair(s): Hui Yang, Penn State University, USA
              Satish Bukkapatman, Penn State University, USA

Manufacturing Strategy
Chair(s):  Rob Dekkers, University of Glasgow, United Kingdom
              Anthony SF Chiu, De La Salle University, the Philippines

• Design and Organizational Structures of Manufacturing Systems
• Empirical Research in Manufacturing Strategy
• Manufacturing Capabilities and Performance Measurement
• Manufacturing-Service System
• Offshoring and Outsourcing
• Resource Efficient and Cleaner Production (RECP)
• Sustainable Consumption and Production (SCP)
• Sustainable Production
• Vendor selection

Manufacturing Sustainability
Chairs(s):  Gokhan Egilmez, New Haven University, USA

New Product Development and Innovation Management
Chair(s):  Rob Dekkers, University of Glasgow, United Kingdom
               Gul Kremer, Iowa State University, USA

• Digital Engineering
• Lean Product Development
• Open Collaboration (aka Open Innovation)
• Sustainable Innovation
• Systems Engineering
• Technology Forecasting and Road Mapping

PMInnova Program: Use Industry 4.0 to Innovate SMEs
Chair(s):  Villa Agostino, 

Semantic Integration and Knowledge Based Systems in Manufacturing
Chair(s):  Dusan Sormaz, Ohio University, USA

• Expert System Applications
• Intelligent Manufacturing Systems
• Knowledge Engineering
• Knowledge-based Manufacturing Planning and Control
• Machine Learning
• Ontologies of Manufacturing and Supply Chain Systems
• Semantic Web Technologies
• Standard Development in Manufacturing and Engineering

Seru Production Systems
Chair(s):  Yong Yin, Doshisha University, Japan
               Ikou Kaku, Tokyo City University, Japan

Smart City
Chair(s):  Pedro Palominos, University of Santiago, Chile

Virtual Production and Supply Networks