Conference Themes

Research articles, with equal emphasis on experimental, computational, and analytical studies, that address the challenges in global sustainable development from the following disciplines of engineering will be considered for presentation at the conference after a thorough peer-review process: Civil, Mechanical, Marine, Aeronautical, Automation, Aerospace, Production, Automobile, Electrical, Electronics, Communication, and Computer Science. Research papers from the following list of topics are invited:

Structural Engineering and Environmental Engineering

Construction materials – binders, aggregates, road construction materials, materials for energy efficiency
Green building
Alternate civil construction methods (Prefabrication)
Building information modelling
Construction and demolition waste recycling
Health and wellbeing of construction workers
Digital and smart civil construction
Indoor environmental quality in buildings
Mitigation of dust across the lifecycle of buildings
Smart cities
Solar heating and cooling
Solar buildings
Desiccant dehumidification and moisture control in the built environment
Wastewater treatment
Solid waste management
Biogas and biomass byproducts from waste disposal
Landfill gas, digestor gas, and solid waste
Treatment of landfill gas to remove siloxane compounds
Activated carbon to remove siloxanes from landfill gas
Graphite-based activated carbon
Coconut shell-based activated carbon
Landfill emissions – nitrogen oxides, carbon monoxide, and particulate matter

Materials and Manufacturing Engineering

Matrix and/or reinforcement for composite materials
Materials for catalysis
Materials for energy systems
Plastic materials
Packaging materials
Binary metal alloys
Heat storage materials
Sustainable manufacturing quality systems

Thermal Sciences and Energy Engineering

Hydropower
Marine and ocean energy
Wind energy
Solar desalination
Solar photovoltaics
Biomass energy systems
Geothermal energy
Nuclear energy
Combined heat and power systems
Waste heat utilization
Fuel cell technology
Decentralized energy production systems
Air pollution
Greenhouse gas
Numerical modeling and simulation of particulate flows
CO2-enhanced oil recovery
Computational fluid dynamics-based simulations of processes related to energy storage devices and energy conversion devices
Stochastic optimization in energy systems
Heat transfer through electronic components
Gas turbines
Small-scale turbomachinery
Micro gas turbine (MGT) technology
Exhaust gas recuperators
Box type and annular type recuperators
Energy efficient design of tiny radial compressors and turbines for micro gas turbines
Heat pumps
Organic Rankine cycles
Agro-energy complexes
Catalytic combustion
Constant exhaust gas temperature running condition of MGT for optimum efficiency and emissions.
Variable speed operation of MGT to optimize efficiency and emissions at part load
Bypass valve control for variable heat output
Gas safety monitor
Gas boost compressor for MGT
Sliding vane and scroll types of compressors
Sliding vane wear
Cogeneration system consisting of MGT integrated with waste heat recovery boiler
Fuel nozzle design in a biogas fired MGT
Combustion chamber design for a biogas fired MGT

Electricity Generation Engineering

High-speed permanent magnet alternators
Solid-state power electronics
Distributed electricity generation
Micro-turbine generator
Power conditioning electronics units
Fuel cell
Auxiliary power units for aerospace applications
Core assembly and winding, magnet provision and bonding, sleeve construction and pre-stressing for high-speed turbo alternator
Finite element studies of synchronous permanent magnet drum-type configurations and high-speed alternator
Modelling of electrical system performance of high-speed alternator
Rotor power loss in high-speed alternator
Micro-structure examination of material sections of high-speed alternator
Power density and efficiency of high-speed alternator
Heteropolar drum-type rare-earth permanent magnet alternator topology
Electro-magnetic stator-rotor interaction across the radial gap in PM Drum type Heteropolar
Optimum design speed of drum type of PM machine with the consideration of internal mechanical stress due to centrifugal force and system dynamics
Design of alternator for single shaft arrangement with power turbine
Design of alternator for dual shaft arrangement with free power turbine
Permanent magnet disc-type alternator topology
Carbon-fiber technology for retaining the sleeve of magnets in the PM alternator
Inconel and titanium retaining sleeves for magnets in the PM alternator
Thermal design and cooling of the stator core of the PM alternator
Design software for PM alternator
Power conditioners for stand-alone (island) mode and utility-connected mode
Microprocessor-based power controller system
Total harmonic distortion
EN 500081-1 standard for domestic conducted emission levels
Island mode protection – dc offset control and current limiting to optimize transformer energization and motor start capability
Utility mode protection – over and under voltage, over and under frequency, incorrect phasing, and loss of supply
Island mode operation and utility mode operation
Export mode operation to meet current harmonic limits defined in IEEE 519
Load following mode
Peak shaving mode
Dual mode switching
Solid-state power converter assembly
Power filter
Power controller
Management of utility interaction
Pulse width modulating switching technique
Advanced materials for power filters to minimize power loss
Programmable Logic Controller for Micro Gas Turbine
Structured Query Language database for control system of micro gas turbine

Design Engineering

Product design for sustainability
Integrated mechanical design and optimization
Product design for disassembly, reuse, recovery, recycling, remanufacturing
Product functionality, serviceability, maintainability, upgradability
Zero- and near-zero landfill designs for manufacture
Dynamics of structures
Structural vibrations
Wave propagation in structures
Structural dynamic testing and control
Pedestrian-structure interaction
Machine design
Mechanical vibration
Finite element modelling
Applied mechanics
Computational mechanics
Computational solid mechanics
Non-linear and multi-body dynamics
Rotor dynamics
Rotor dynamics of turbomachinery
Dynamics of rail vehicle
Semiactive control of rail vehicles in high-speed
Vibration mitigation
Metamaterials in vibration mitigation
Machinery health monitoring
Vibrations and noise in machinery
Fault diagnosis of rolling element bearings
Hydrodynamic, rolling element, and magnetic bearings
Gas lubrication and bearings
Air bearing design and fabrication
Analysis, design, and testing of fluid film bearings, gas bearings, and seals for oil-free turbomachinery
Design, analysis, and development of high-speed air foil bearings
Passive magnetic bearings
Thermoelastic instability in the bearings
Non-Newtonian Rheology
Power law model and cubic law model
Couple stress fluid model
Micropolar fluid model
Electrorheological fluid model
Synthesis and application of smart magnetorheological fluids
Elastomer shock isolators
Vibration isolation by shape-memory alloys
Nonlinear energy sink absorbers
Tribology
Hydrodynamic/hydrostatic lubrication
Hydrodynamic/hydrostatic thrust/journal bearings
Surface topography
Surface texturing
Signature analysis
Pinhole defect
Mass sensitivity diagnosis analysis

Electrified Transportation Engineering

Autonomous, connected, and electric mobility
Product design, innovation, and integration for chip-to-car supply chain
Digital twins and simulation-powered designs
5G Connectivity
Artificial intelligence
Cloud computing technology
Automation technology
Drag coefficient reduction
Battery management system
Internet of things
Semiconductors technology
Electronic safety and reliability
Decarbonization and sustainability
Autonomous driving safety analysis by vehicle simulation
Plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV)
Battery electric vehicles (BEV)
Hybrid electric vehicles (HEV)
Fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEV)
Fuel efficiency regulations
Carbon neutral (CN) fuel, carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS)
CO2 in life cycle assessment (LCA)
Well-to-tank (WtT) emissions of CO2
Tank-to-wheel (TtW) emissions of CO2
Electric mileage per charge
Charging time and infrastructure
Electric vehicle price and battery cost
Materials for battery
Battery cooling technology
Battery deterioration control
Charging technology
Battery recycling and reuse
Electric drive modules: inverter, electric motor, transaxle, and motor-generator
Power semiconductor modules
eAxle technology
Thermal management of battery
Advanced driver-assistance system (ADAS)
Rumble and booming noise in electric vehicle drive train
Electric vehicle battery development
Automotive engineering systems
Data science in battery management
Smart manufacturing and management of electrical batteries
Software-defined vehicles
Internet protocol (IP) technology to automotive
Telematics control unit
Non terrestrial network
Sensing and vision technology
Chiplet for scalability
Chiplet memory bandwidth and power efficiency
Automotive visualization platform
Embedded Si-bridge RDL interposer and RDL interposer
Multi-physics analyses for heterogeneous integration of chiplets
Signal and power integrity analyses of coupled chip-package design
Dynamic voltage drop analysis of chiplet
Wafer/panel/MIP/package warpage, delamination and crack in chiplets
Thermal proofing and thermos-mechanical stress analyses of multi-die chip packages and interconnects
Universal chiplet interconnect express for automotives
Three-dimensional integrated circuits (3DIC)
Fifth-generation electrical/electronic (E/E) architecture for automotive
Vehicle centralized or cross-domain, zonal, and central compute units
Scalable processor platforms
Reusable software and internet protocols
Reconfigurable processors for artificial intelligence processing
Virtual development and fast prototyping
Highly automated driving solutions
Machine learning