08:00

Canada/Eastern

08:00 - 08:45 EDT
A-1600 (Salle des pas perdus) & E-2011 (Atrium)

Breakfast

08:45

Canada/Eastern

08:45 - 10:00 EDT
A-1600 (Auditorium) & E-2033 (Salon des diplomé.es)

(Plenary 3) (Panel) Artificial intelligence in sustainable engineering development: Challenges and opportunities

Marius Paraschivoiu (Moderator), Moe Fadaee (Kinectrics), Michael Gardiner (Microsoft), Hakimeh Purmehdi (Ericsson) The Engineering Institute of Canada (EIC), representing 14 constituent engineering societies, is pleased to inaugurate a plenary panel session on artificial intelligence (AI) in sustainable engineering development. This panel will be bringing together leading experts to discuss the transformative role of AI in advancing sustainable practices across various engineering disciplines. The field of engineering encompasses a diverse range of disciplines, each contributing uniquely to the development of sustainable solutions. This plenary panel will explore how AI is revolutionizing these disciplines, driving innovation, and promoting sustainability.

    Panels

10:00

Canada/Eastern

10:00 - 10:30 EDT
E-2011 (Atrium)

Coffee Break

10:30

Canada/Eastern

15 parallel sessions
10:30 - 12:30 EDT
D-3017

Advanced Energy Systems 2

Session Chair: Xia Li, Concordia University

    CSME
    Advanced Energy Systems
10:30 - 12:30 EDT
E-2021

Advanced Manufacturing 4

Session Chair: Mohammad Jahazi, École de technologie supérieure (ÉTS)

    CSME
    Advanced Manufacturing
10:30 - 12:30 EDT
D-3009

Applied Rheology 2

Session Chair: Ian Frigaard, University of British Columbia

    CSR
    Applied Rheology
    Keynote
10:30 - 12:30 EDT
E-4026

Biomechanics & Biomedical Engineering 3

Session Chair: Thomas Jenkyn, Western University

    CSME
    Biomechanics & Biomedical Engineering
    Keynote
10:30 - 12:30 EDT
D-3010

Canonical Flows, Flow Physics & Turbulence 1

Session Chair: Stéphane Moreau, Université de Sherbrooke

    CFDSC
    Canonical Flows, Flow Physics & Turbulence
    Keynote
10:30 - 12:30 EDT
D-3012

Compressible & Multiphysics Flows 2

Session Chair: Evgeny Timofeev, McGill University

    CFDSC
    Compressible & Multiphysics Flows
10:30 - 12:30 EDT
D-3019

Computational Mechanics 3

Session Chair: Stephen Melly, York University

    CSME
    Computational Mechanics
10:30 - 12:30 EDT
E-2025

Engineering Analysis & Design 3

Session Chair: Zengtao Chen, University of Alberta

    CSME
    Engineering Analysis & Design
10:30 - 12:30 EDT
D-3007

Fluid Mechanics 4

Session Chair: Ebenezer Ekow Essel, Concordia University

    CSME
    Fluid Mechanics
10:30 - 12:30 EDT
D-3018

Hydraulic Turbines 2

Session Chair: Maxime Gauthier, Andritz Hydro Canada

    CSME
    CFDSC
    Hydraulic Turbines
    Keynote
10:30 - 12:30 EDT
E-2023

Materials Technology 3

Session Chair: Ali Delbari, École de technologie supérieure (ÉTS)

    CSME
    Materials Technology
10:30 - 12:30 EDT
E-4024

Mechatronics, Robotics & Controls 2

Session Chair: Antoine Tahan, École de technologie supérieure (ÉTS)

    CSME
    Mechatronics, Robotics & Controls
10:30 - 12:30 EDT
E-4025

Microtechnology & Nanotechnology 2

Session Chair: Omur Dagdeviren, École de technologie supérieure (ÉTS)

    CSME
    Microtechnology & Nanotechnology
    Keynote
10:30 - 12:30 EDT
E-2024

Solid Mechanics 3

Session Chair: Hamid Akbarzadeh, McGill University

    CSME
    Solid Mechanics
10:30 - 12:30 EDT
E-2022

Transportation Systems 2

Session Chair: Bruce Minaker, University of Windsor

    CSME
    Transportation Systems

11:30

Canada/Eastern

11:30 - 12:30 EDT
E-2033 (Salon des diplomé.es)

(Panel) Teaching, research and publishing in the age of AI

Prasun Lala (Moderator), Luc Duong, Jocelyn Sinclair, Benoît Yelle

    Panels

12:30

Canada/Eastern

12:30 - 14:00 EDT
E-2011 (Atrium)

Lunch

13:00

Canada/Eastern

13:00 - 13:45 EDT
E-2033 (Salon des diplomé.es)

Business Pitches

Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence, Famic Technologies Inc., ViscoTec America

13:30

Canada/Eastern

13:30 - 14:00 EDT
A-4010 & E-2024 (Live View)

CSME 2025 Annual General Members Meeting

The 2025 Annual General Members Meeting of the Canadian Society for Mechanical Engineering will be held during the CSME-CFDSC-CSR 2025 congress, Date: 27 May 2025 Time: 1:30 PM - 2 PM EDT Location: ÉTS Pavillon A, Room A-4010 on 4th Floor), 1100, Notre-Dame West, Montreal, QC and via ZOOM Attendance: CSME professional members in good standing must register to attend the AGM in person or virtually by emailing a request to Guy Gosselin, Exec Dir - ggosselin.eic@gmail.com no later than 12 May 2025 (note that pre-registration is required). The 2025 AGM mtg agenda package ( click here to download) contains the following reports to be approved by general members: (i) Audited 2024 financial statements, (ii) 2025 Report of the CSME Nominating Committee, as well as the minutes of the last AGM.

14:00

Canada/Eastern

14:00 - 14:45 EDT
A-1600 (Auditorium) & E-2033 (Salon des diplomé.es)

(Plenary 4) Challenges of turbulence in predictive hypersonic simulations

Jean-Pierre Hickey, University of Waterloo, CFD Society of Canada

    CFDSC

14:45

Canada/Eastern

14:45 - 15:00 EDT
A-1600 (Auditorium) & E-2033 (Salon des diplomé.es)

(Industrial Spotlight 4) La métrologie avancée : Du pied à coulisse à l'IA

Éric Liard, Territory Manager, Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence

15:00

Canada/Eastern

15:00 - 15:15 EDT
A-1600 (Auditorium) & E-2033 (Salon des diplomé.es)

(Industrial Spotlight 5) Machine knowledge management: Essential ingredient for increasing productivity and reduce time to market

Richard Gagné, Quality Director, Famic Technologies Inc.

15:15

Canada/Eastern

15:15 - 15:45 EDT
E-2011 (Atrium)

Coffee Break

15:45

Canada/Eastern

16 parallel sessions
15:45 - 17:15 EDT
D-3017

Advanced Energy Systems 3

Session Chair: Abbas Ghasemi, Toronto Metropolitan University

    CSME
    Advanced Energy Systems
15:45 - 17:15 EDT
D-3019

Advanced Energy Systems 4

Session Chair: Louis Lamarche, École de technologie supérieure (ÉTS)

    CSME
    Advanced Energy Systems
15:45 - 17:15 EDT
E-2021

Advanced Manufacturing 5

Session Chair: Sayyed Ali Hosseini, Ontario Tech University

    CSME
    Advanced Manufacturing
15:45 - 17:15 EDT
D-3010

Applications of Computational Fluid Dynamics 3

Session Chair: Heather Peng, Memorial University of Newfoundland

    CFDSC
    Applications of Computational Fluid Dynamics
15:45 - 17:15 EDT
D-3012

Computational Methods & Model Development 3

Session Chair: Hong Yang, Bombardier

    CFDSC
    Computational Methods & Model Development
15:45 - 17:15 EDT
D-3007

Fluid Mechanics 5

Session Chair: Giuseppe Di Labbio, École de technologie supérieure (ÉTS)

    CSME
    Fluid Mechanics
    Keynote
15:45 - 17:15 EDT
D-3018

Hydraulic Turbines 3

Session Chair: Arthur Favrel, Institut de recherche d’Hydro-Québec (IREQ)

    CSME
    CFDSC
    Hydraulic Turbines
15:45 - 17:15 EDT
E-2023

Machines & Mechanisms

Session Chair: Zhaoheng Liu, École de technologie supérieure (ÉTS)

    CSME
    Machines & Mechanisms
    Keynote
15:45 - 16:45 EDT
E-2033 (Salon des diplomé.es)

(Panel) Entrepreneurship for engineers and researchers

Patrick d’Astous (Moderator), Maxime Bolduc, Olivier Bourbonnais, Jean-Philippe Delisle, Mariia Zhuldybina

    Panels
15:45 - 17:15 EDT
E-4024

Smart Production Systems 2

Session Chair: Amin Chaabane, École de technologie supérieure (ÉTS)

    CSME
    Smart Production Systems
    Keynote
15:45 - 17:15 EDT
E-2024

Solid Mechanics 4

Session Chair: Giovanni Ferrari, École de technologie supérieure (ÉTS)

    CSME
    Solid Mechanics
15:45 - 17:15 EDT
E-2025

Solid Mechanics 5

Session Chair: Liying Jiang, Western University

    CSME
    Solid Mechanics
15:45 - 17:15 EDT
E-4025

Sustainable Practices in Engineering 2

Session Chair: Emna Helal, École de technologie supérieure (ÉTS)

    CSME
    Sustainable Practices in Engineering
15:45 - 17:15 EDT
D-3009

Theoretical & Computational Rheology, Rheometry 2

Session Chair: Nicole R. Demarquette, École de technologie supérieure (ÉTS)

    CSR
    Theoretical & Computational Rheology, Rheometry
15:45 - 17:15 EDT
D-3008

Thermal Science & Engineering 2

Session Chair: Kun Zhang, École de technologie supérieure (ÉTS)

    CSME
    Thermal Science & Engineering
15:45 - 17:15 EDT
E-2022

Transportation Systems 3

Session Chair: Yuping He, Ontario Tech University

    CSME
    Transportation Systems
    Keynote

17:15

Canada/Eastern

17:15 - 18:00 EDT

Break

18:00

Canada/Eastern

18:00 - 23:59 EDT
Le Belvédère du Vieux-Port de Montréal

Banquet

Cocktail and Gala dinner including CSME, CFDSC & CSR award ceremonies. Location: Le Belvédère du Vieux-Port de Montréal (2 Rue de la Commune O.)