SPECIAL SYMPOSIUM
Symposium Chair(s):
Prof. Hao Yongqiang, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
Title of Symposium:
3D Printing and Personalized Medicine
Symposium Description:
Entering the 21st century, emerging frontier concepts and technologies—such as additive manufacturing (3D printing), new biomaterials, tissue engineering, and regenerative medicine—are driving rapid advancements in medicine and personalized healthcare. This forum will feature keynote speeches and four key themes: New Biomaterials and 3D Printing, Clinical Applications of 3D Printing (Models, Guides, Implants), 3D Bioprinting, and Organ Regeneration. Through a blend of upholding core principles, broadening perspectives, and exploring cutting-edge developments, we aim to offer an exciting academic experience for all attendees.
Symposium Chair(s):
Prof. Hae-Jin Choi, Chung-Ang University
Title of Symposium:
KSME Smart Additive Manufacturing
Symposium Description:
The KSME (Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers) Smart Additive Manufacturing Symposium focuses on presenting cutting-edge research that integrates smart technologies with additive manufacturing (AM) to advance the fields of production and design. This symposium will highlight innovations where digital intelligence and advanced manufacturing converge, showcasing new methodologies, tools, and applications that are reshaping industrial practices.
Key areas of research to be presented include:
- AI-driven additive manufacturing, focusing on process optimization, defect prediction, and autonomous decision-making to enhance precision and efficiency.
- Digital twins for real-time monitoring, process simulation, and predictive modeling, enabling enhanced system reliability and adaptability.
- The design and fabrication of functional components, such as lightweight, high-performance parts for specialized applications in aerospace, healthcare, and automotive industries.
- Advances in sensor-embedded components, allowing for the development of self-monitoring systems and improved operational intelligence.
- Hybrid manufacturing approaches that combine additive manufacturing with traditional and smart production techniques to achieve superior scalability and performance.
This symposium will present ongoing developments in additive manufacturing technologies, focusing on the integration of intelligent systems, adaptive algorithms, and functional materials by KSME-affiliated researchers. The presented works aim to address key challenges, such as improving production scalability, achieving higher customization levels, and enhancing the overall functionality of manufactured components.
Symposium Chair(s):
Kun Zhou, School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Nanyang Technological University
Chunze Yan, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology
Title of Symposium:
Mechanics in Additive Manufacturing
Symposium Description:
Additive manufacturing (AM), also known as 3D printing, is a cutting-edge manufacturing technology which has demonstrated remarkable advantages and significant applications in aerospace, automotive, energy, and many other industries. This technology is poised to revolutionise conventional product design and manufacturing philosophies and has gained significant academic and industrial interest due to its ability to create complex geometries with customizable material properties.
This symposium aims to provide new ideas and present the latest advancements in the additive manufacturing of materials and structures, with a particular emphasis on the mechanical issues faced by various additive manufacturing technologies. Potential topics include, but are not limited to:
- High-fidelity and multi-scale modelling of additive manufacturing
- Additive manufacturing of advanced composite materials
- Mechanical property characterization: strength, ductility, and toughness modulation through multi-field synergistic approaches
- Modelling and in-situ observation for additive manufacturing
- Data-driven modelling of multi-physics processes in additive manufacturing
- AI-driven design methods including topology optimization in additive manufacturing
- Multi-physics computation and simulation in additive manufacturing
- Mechanics in 4D printing
- Novel approaches for design against fatigue and life extension in additive manufacturing
- Advanced characterization techniques for additively manufactured materials
Symposium Chair(s):
Prof. Wang Di, Prof. Han Changjun, Prof. Wang Liqiang, Prof. Xie Lechun
Title of Symposium:
Metallic additive manufacturing: Materials, Processes, and Applications
Symposium Description:
Metallic additive manufacturing (Metal AM) has emerged as a pivotal frontier in advanced manufacturing field, driven by the exceptional mechanical properties of metal alloys including superior strength-to-weight ratios, thermal stability, wear resistance, and fatigue performance. Metal AM is rapidly reshaping industrial landscapes across aerospace, automotive, biomedical, energy systems, marine engineering, and space technologies. Recent breakthroughs in material innovation, process optimization, and digital integration have unlocked unprecedented capabilities for fabricating lightweight lattice structures, bio-inspired architectures, multifunctional components, and non-assembly mechanisms. Key metal AM techniques such as powder bed fusion (PBF), directed energy deposition (DED), binder jetting, and sheet lamination continue to evolve synergistically with hybrid manufacturing systems, multi-energy-source platforms, and large-scale production solutions. Concurrently, advancements in computational modeling, AI-driven process control, and multi-physics simulations are accelerating the development of hierarchical, multiscale metallic structures with tailored properties.
This session will spotlight cutting-edge research and industrial innovations addressing both opportunities and challenges in metal AM. Topics of interest include but are not limited to:
- Materials Innovation: Alloy design, feedstock development, and in-situ material modification for enhanced performance; multi-material and functionally graded metal AM strategies.
- Process Advancements: Multi-physics modeling and simulation of melt pool dynamics, residual stresses, and microstructure evolution; Intelligent process monitoring, machine learning-driven optimization, and digital twin integration; hybrid manufacturing combining additive and subtractive techniques.
- Application-Driven Breakthroughs: Lightweight topology-optimized structures for aerospace and automotive systems; high-performance components for extreme environments (e.g., high-temperature energy systems); bio-integrated metallic implants and patient-specific medical devices.
- Quality Assurance: Novel non-destructive evaluation (NDE) methods for defect detection and performance validation; standardization of mechanical testing protocols for AM-specific anisotropy and surface effects.
This forum invites researchers and industry pioneers to share insights into emerging methodologies, cross-disciplinary applications, and scalable solutions that bridge the gap between laboratory innovation and industrial deployment.
Symposium Chair(s):
Kunpeng Zhu, Yaoyao Fiona Zhao, Kun Li, Xin Lin
Title of Symposium:
Artificial Intelligence for Multifunctional Metal Additive Manufacturing
Symposium Description:
The rapid advances in metal additive manufacturing such as powder bed fusion, directed energy deposition, binder jetting, and sheet lamination, have allowed the fabrication of materials and structures for multiple functions. The growing functional metal additive manufacturing brings enormous opportunities and challenges for academic and industrial applications. Moreover, the AI-driven solution emerges as an effective approach for rapidly identifying multifunctional combination conditions that optimize manufacturing performance.
This symposium focuses on AI applications in the designing, simulating, and manufacturing advanced materials, with the goal of accelerating high-performance material development and optimizing manufacturing processes. The event highlights recent breakthroughs in the theoretical, experimental, modelling and controlling studies of AI-driven material innovation and smart manufacturing. Special emphasis is placed on pioneering methodologies, transformative research insights, and the synergistic integration of emerging technologies including additive manufacturing and digital twin systems.
Topics of interest for this symposium include, but are not limited to:
- In-situ monitoring and quality control during Additive Manufacturing processing
- Multifunctional Metal Additive Manufacturing technology
- Computation and simulation in metal additive manufacturing
- Digital-twin technology for improving the qualities and properties
- High-throughput materials design and intelligent control for metal additive manufacturing
- AI for structure design and performance optimization strategies