Conferences

The scientific program will cover formal sessions devoted but not limited to:
Numerical and Analytical Modelling
High-Performance and Hard Machining
Material Behaviour and Tribological Aspects in Cutting
Precision, Ultra-Precision and Micro-Machining
Grinding and Non-Conventional Processes
Multiphysics and Multiscale Modelling
Dynamics and Stability of Machining
Monitoring and Diagnostics
Surface Integrity of Machined Components
Optimisation of Machining Processes
Thermal Effects and Part Distortion
Machining of Complex Surfaces

Main Topics
∙ Linear elasticity and viscoelasticity
∙ Nonlinear elasticity
∙ Plasticity and viscoplasticity
∙ Experimental identification and material characterization
∙ Cosserat, micromorphic and gradient materials
∙ Atomistic/continuum transition on nanoscale
∙ Optimization and inverse problems in multiscale modelling
∙ Granular materials and particle systems
∙ Biomechanics and biomaterials
∙ Electronic materials
∙ Heterogeneous materials
∙ Coupled field problems
∙ Creep, damage and fatigue
∙ Numerical aspects of material modelling

Conference Topics
Damage assessment (localisation and quantification)
Advanced NDT methods
Recent advances in signal processing and algorithms
Structural integrity
Damage mechanisms
Fatigue damage
Sensor measurements strategies
Smart materials and structures
Knowledge-based systems
Condition monitoring
Biomedical damage detection and analysis
Monitoring of Renewable Energy Systems
Case studies

The topics of the Conference include, but are not limited to, the following:
Metallic and polymeric materials for stents;
Mechanical properties of stents;
Development of biodegradable stents;
Modelling and simulations of stent deformation;
Stent design;
Stent manufacturing;
Stent failure and fracture;
In-vitro and in-vivo studies;
Biocompatibility of stents;
Stent-vessel interaction;
Fluid-solid interaction;
In-stent restenosis;
Biological and clinical issues related to stents;
Stent deployment and delivery;
Medical-imaging-based assessment.

The scientific program will cover formal sessions devoted but not limited to:
Design & Lifecycle:
Composite recycling and sustainability; Part design technology – structural reliability; Composite characterisation methods; Smart structure design – multi-functional composites; Part modelling, fibre matrix interaction; Multi-functional composite parts; Structural analysis and optimisation; Lightweighting
Part Generation:
Manufacturing technologies; Preforming and handling technology; Automation and digital twin; Quality control and process monitoring; Manufacturing process optimisation; Integrated composite structures; 3D composite manufacturing
Part Finishing & Assembly:
Post processing technology; Part finishing technology; Finishing and assembly structural monitoring; Joining technology; Digital assembly; Part machining quality management; NDT and in-process inspection of composites; Machinability; Non-conventional machining; Modelling of post processing