2027 Symposia

The 2027 Congress will feature the following confirmed symposia. Additional symposia will be announced as chairs are confirmed.

CSME Technical Committee Symposia

Advanced Energy Systems

Advanced energy conversion and storage, renewable energy resources, sustainable energy production, energy system analysis and optimization

Co-Chairs: XiaoYu Wu (University of Waterloo), Leyla Amiri (Université de Sherbrooke), and Matthew Yao (University of New Brunswick)

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

Co-Chairs: Mohsen Mohammadi (University of New Brunswick), Sheng Yang (University of Guelph), and Sayyed Ali Hosseini (Ontario Tech University)

Biomechanics & Biomedical Engineering

Biomedical instrumentation, biomechanics, bio-inspired design, biofabrication, Rehabilitation Engineering, Musculoskeletal modelling, Wearable sensors, Soft Robotics and Tissue Engineering

Co-Chairs: Thomas Jenkyn (Western University) and Yumeng Yao (University of New Brunswick)

Engineering Analysis & Design

Advanced design methods, design for manufacturing, systems design, product design, DFX, design in OBE, advanced computational analysis (FE, CFD, multiphysics, and multiscale), engineering design and analysis codes, standards and software, design of multifunctional materials and structures, design for sustainability, and design for manufacturing and assembly

Co-Chairs: Dan Romanyk (University of Alberta) and Hamid Akbarzadeh (McGill University)

Environmental Engineering

Wind engineering, wind energy, wind environmental engineering, renewable energy engineering (wind, solar, etc.), building energy and environmental systems, building energy efficiency and decarbonization, HVAC and building systems, indoor environmental quality and indoor air quality, building ventilation and air cleaning, climate-resilient and sustainable buildings, smart building technologies, decarbonization pathways in mechanical systems, air pollutant emissions from combustion systems, emission measurement and monitoring of energy systems, greenhouse gas (GHG) quantification and inventory development, energy transition and environmental resilience

Co-Chairs: Lexuan Zhong (University of Alberta), Ofelia Jianu (University of Windsor), Zunaira Asif (University of New Brunswick), and Ikrema Hassan (University of New Brunswick)

Fluid Mechanics Engineering

Turbulence, biological fluid dynamics, non-Newtonian flows, porous media flow, bubbles and droplets, cavitation, particle-laden flows, geophysical fluid dynamics, reacting flows, buoyancy-driven flow, flow instability, interfacial flows, aerodynamics, compressible flow, experimental, numerical, and machine learning methods for fluid mechanics

Chairs: Dana Grecov (University of British Columbia) and Fabian Denner (Polytechnique Montréal)

Materials Technology

Materials engineering, advanced materials technology, materials processing, characterization and testing, materials modelling, materials informatics

Co-Chairs: Hamed Asgari (University of New Brunswick), Zengtao Chen (University of Alberta), Ali Nasiri (Dalhousie University), and William “Bill” Altenhof (University of Windsor)

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, control applications

Co-Chairs: Junyao Xie (University of Guelph), Yumeng Yao (University of New Brunswick), and Wen-Fang Xie (Concordia University)

Microtechnology & Nanotechnology

MEMS, NEMS, nanomaterials, micro- and nanofabrication, micro- and nanodevices, micro- and nanofluidics, lab-on-a-chip, bioMEMS, organ-on-a-chip, micro- and nanoscale instrumentation, micro/nano robotics, automation at microscale

Co-Chairs: Xian Wang (Queen’s University), Edmond Young (University of Toronto), and Yimin Wu (University of Waterloo)

Solid Mechanics

Mechanics of architected materials, shape-changing metamaterials, 3D-printed smart materials, origami and kirigami materials, multifunctional composites, intelligent and active materials, machine learning-assisted structural design, materials by design, multiscale multiphysics simulation, engineered materials for vibration attenuation and noise control, piezoelectric materials, fracture mechanics, and fatigue behavior

Co-Chairs: Hamid Akbarzadeh (McGill University), Liying Jiang (Western University), Gobinda Saha (University of New Brunswick), and Elli Gkouti (Western University)

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, design of marine vessels, maritime transportation, underwater robotics and sensing

Chair: Zeinab El-Sayegh (Ontario Tech University)

CCToMM

CCToMM Symposium on Mechanisms, Machines, and Mechatronics (M³ Symposium)

CAD, machine dynamics, gears and power transmission, mechanism synthesis, intelligent machines, kinematic modelling, dynamic modelling, robotics, mechatronics, and machine design

Co-Chairs: Juan Antonio Carretero (University of New Brunswick) and Eric Lanteigne (University of Ottawa)

Special and Partner Symposia

Materials Design, Processing, and Performance for Emerging Technologies

Materials design, advanced processing and manufacturing, materials characterization and testing, materials modelling, materials informatics, and performance of materials for emerging technologies

Co-Chairs: Clodualdo Aranas (University of New Brunswick) and Aleksandra Nastic (University of Ottawa)

Machine Autonomy and Machine Agency for Human-Centric Intelligent Transportation Systems

Machine autonomy and agency, human-machine interaction, intelligent transportation systems, connected and autonomous vehicles, sensing and perception, decision-making, planning and control, multi-agent systems, safety, trust, and human-centred design

Co-Chairs: Yukun Lu (University of New Brunswick) and Jiangbo Yu (McGill University)

Mechanical Engineering Education

Pedagogical methods and evaluation, course and program design, design education, experiential learning, professional competencies, industry partnerships, internships and co-op, educational technologies and software

Chair: Dale Roach (University of New Brunswick)