1.   Intelligent Machine Tools

(Intelligent, multi-task machine tools, intelligent tooling/fixture systems, intelligent machine components, process monitoring, sensing, and control, etc.)

2.  Virtual Manufacturing

(Physics-informed machine learning based process modeling, integrated modeling for geometry and dynamics, digital twins, and virtual metrology, etc.)

3. AI in Manufacturing

(AI & Data-Driven Manufacturing, smart manufacturing and Industry 4.0 applications, sustainability, and energy-efficient manufacturing processes, ect.) 

4.  Advanced Metrology

(Metrology and dimensional inspection in production, optical, laser, and non-contact measurement systems, in-situ/online measurement, etc.)

5.  Robots in Production

(Robots for measurement/assembly/handling, robotic machining, human-robot collaboration, embodied AI robots, etc.)

6.  Hybrid Manufacturing

(Laser-based and hybrid machining processes, hybrid additive–subtractive manufacturing, metal additive manufacturing technologies, etc.)

7.  New Materials Processing

(Advanced materials and alloys for manufacturing, surface integrity and functional surfaces, high-performance manufacturing, etc.)