Advanced Energy Systems
Advanced energy conversion/storage, renewable energy resources, sustainable energy production, energy system analysis/optimization
Advanced Manufacturing
Additive manufacturing (3D printing), AI in manufacturing, automation, computer-aided design and manufacturing, computer-aided inspection, computer-integrated manufacturing, digital manufacturing, digital twin, flexible manufacturing systems, industry 4.0, machining, manufacturing metrology, product-development cycle, rapid prototyping, remanufacturing, smart manufacturing
Biomechanics & Biomedical Engineering
Biomedical instrumentation, biomechanics, bio-inspired design
Computational Mechanics
Computational mechanics, computational fluid dynamics, computational solid mechanics, computational dynamics, AI
Engineering Analysis & Design
Advanced design methods, design for manufacturing, systems design, product design, DFX, design in OBE, advanced computational analysis (FE/CFD/multiphysics/multiscale), engineering design/analysis codes/standards/software, design of multifunctional materials and structures,
Environmental Engineering
Wind engineering, wind energy, wind environmental engineering, renewable engineering (wind, solar, etc.), bioprocess engineering, clean technology engineering
Fluid Mechanics
Turbulent and shear flows, unsteady flows, aerodynamics and hydrodynamics, bio-inspired fluid dynamics, multiphase flow
Machines & Mechanisms
CAD, machine dynamics, gears and power transmission, mechanisms synthesis, intelligent machines, kinematic modelling, dynamic modelling
Materials Technology
Materials engineering, advanced materials technology, materials processing/characterization/testing, materials modelling
Mechatronics, Robotics & Controls
Actuation, sensing, robotics, kinematic modelling for control, dynamic modelling for control, planning, fabrication, interfacing, sensor fusion, autonomous systems, classical control, intelligent control and mechatronics, biomimetic control, multi-agent control, AI for control and robotics
Microtechnology & Nanotechnology
MEMS, NEMS, microfluidics, lab-on-a-chip, nanomaterials, nanofabrication, nanodevices, bioMEMS, organ-on-a-chip, micro- and nanoscale instrumentation, portable soft robotics
Smart Production Systems
Systems integration, smart factory, supply chain management, operations research in smart manufacturing, logistics and materials handling, human factors and ergonomics, smart decision support systems, cyber-physical systems, virtual/augmented/mixed reality, IoT, AI-based systems, assembly/disassembly
Solid Mechanics
Mechanics of architected materials, shape-changing metamaterials, 3D-printed smart materials, origami and kirigami materials, multifunctional composites, intelligent materials, machine learning-assisted structural design, materials by design, multiscale multiphysics simulation, engineered materials for vibration attenuation and noise control
Sustainable Practices in Engineering
Circular economy, sustainable design, sustainable production, product longevity, Industry 5.0, lifecycle sustainability assessment, techno-economic analysis, decarbonization, reverse logistics, sustainable engineering education, resource sustainability, sustainable infrastructure
Thermal Science & Engineering
Conduction, convection, radiation, heat exchanger, phase change (melting/solidification, boiling/condensation), thermal design, heat transfer fluids, inverse heat transfer
Transportation Systems
Road/rail vehicles, intelligent transportation systems, hybrid electric/electric vehicles, (semi-)autonomous vehicles, vehicle dynamics, vehicle design, active safety systems, interactions of driver-vehicle-road, clean combustion, emissions reduction, alternate fuels
Special topic: hydraulic turbines
Vibrations and Fatigue, Wear and Erosion, Mechanical Behavio, Design and Topology Optimization, Multiphysics Optimization and Couplings, Noise and Acoustic Stress Reduction, Manufacturing and Repair Processes...
