International Journal on Interactive Design and Manufacturing (IJIDeM) - Call for Papers: Special Issue on Extended Reality for Product Design and Manufacturing: An Emerging and Intelligent Technology for Industry 4.0 to 6.0
Guest Editors: Prof. Chander Prakash, Chitkara University, India Prof. Raul Duarte Salgueiral Gomes Campilho, University of Porto, Portugal Dr. Dhanesh G. Hohan, University of Sunderland, United Kingdom Dr. C. H. Le, University of Greenwich, United Kingdom
Submission Status: Open | Submission deadline: 1 November 2024
Summary and scope The focus of this special issue is on cutting-edge sustainable technology in product design, development, and manufacturing. The special issue covers artificial intelligence (AI), augmented/virtual/mixed reality (AR/VR/MR), cloud computing, internet-of-things (IOT), virtual simulation, reverse engineering, additive manufacturing, product manufacturing, numerical simulation, and computational modelling, all of which aid engineers in navigating the unique design (multifunctional, multi-material, multi-physics, and/or multiscale parts) of development and manufacturing of complex products.
Potential topics include, but are not limited to:
Circular economy: From industry 4.0, 5.0. 6.0, and Beyond
Intelligent, Smart, and Digital Product design, development, and Manufacturing
Design for manufactural hollow structures, cellular structures, multiscale structures
Modelling, simulation, and control of manufacturing system
Design optimization topology optimization, size optimization, and shape optimization
Sustainable product design and development in small and medium-sized enterprises
Artificial intelligence for sustainable design and manufacturing
Sustainability analytics and Sustainable energy systems
Sustainable additive manufacturing and additive remanufacturing
Design for recycling, remanufacturing, and reuse
CAD integration of sustainable design methods and techniques
Industrial ecology in design, manufacturing, and automation
Human-centric design and manufacturing
Green manufacturing, cleaner production, additive manufacturing, subtractive manufacturing
Nature and bio-inspired Intelligent techniques for Design and Sustainable Manufacturing
Product Design Integration in Virtual Manufacturing / Cyber Manufacturing / Digital Manufacturing
Robotic Enabled Design & Additive Manufacturing
Cyber-Physical Production system in Intelligent Product Designing
Soft computing & optimization approaches for Intelligent Design and Sustainable Manufacturing
Submitted papers should present original, unpublished work, relevant to one of the topics of the special issue. All submitted papers will be evaluated on the basis of relevance, significance of contribution, technical quality, scholarship, and quality of presentation, by at least two independent reviewers. It is the policy of the journal that no submission, or substantially overlapping submission, be published or be under review at another journal or conference at any time during the review process. Final decisions on all papers are made by the Editor-in-Chief.
About the Guest Editors: Chander Prakash is Pro-Vice Chancellor, Research & Development at Chitkara University, India. Prior to this, he served as the Dean Research & Development at SVKM’s Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies, Deemed-to-be-University in Mumbai, India and Research & Development/School of Mechanical Engineering at Lovely Professional University, India. He earns his Ph.D. from Panjab University, India. Prof. Prakash is also an Adjunct Professor (Honorary position) at the Institute for Computational Science, Ton Duc Thang University in Vietnam. He is a dedicated teacher who embraces student-centric approaches, providing experiential learning to his students. His research interests are diverse, encompassing the development of materials for biomedical and healthcare applications, additive manufacturing, and developing and exploring new cost-effective manufacturing technologies for biomedical industries.
Raul Duarte Salgueiral Gomes Campilho holds a Habilitation in Mechanical Engineering from the Faculty of Engineering, Universidade do Porto, alongside a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, also from the same institution. He also completed a Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering with a specialization in Mechanical Constructions in 2006 at the Faculty of Engineering, Universidade do Porto, and a Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering with a focus on Transport in 2003 from Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto, Instituto Politécnico do Porto. Currently, Prof. Campilho serves as an Adjunct Teacher at Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto, Instituto Politécnico do Porto. He is also a researcher at the Associated Laboratory for Energy Transports and Aeronautics and holds the position of Deputy Director of the Master's program in Mechanical Engineering at Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto, Instituto Politécnico do Porto.
Dhanesh G. Mohan is a licensed Professional Engineer (P.E) and Chartered Engineer (C.Eng) with more than a decade of academic experience. As a Senior Lecturer in the Faculty of Technology at the University of Sunderland, United Kingdom, he oversees a research lab focusing on Net-Zero Manufacturing concepts, primarily exploring Additive Manufacturing, hybrid-TIG welding, and related fields. He is serving as an associate editor and academic editor for several prestigious journals. Dr. Mohan is also an editorial board member for many journals. In addition to his academic responsibilities, Dr. Mohan has been appointed as an Adjunct Professor at Lovely Professional University, Punjab, India. Dr. Mohan's research focuses on big-area additive manufacturing and hybrid friction stir welding methods, including Laser-assisted FSW, Ultrasonic vibration-assisted FSW, induction-assisted FSW, and FSP. His research explores the mechanical, metallurgical, corrosive, and microstructural properties of dissimilar metals and alloys such as steels, magnesium, aluminium, and high entropy alloys.
Chi Hieu Le graduated from Hanoi University of Science and Technology (HUST, Vietnam), Asian Institute of Technology (Thailand), Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (Belgium) and University of Greenwich (United Kingdom) respectively in Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Systems Engineering, Biomedical Engineering and Higher Education. He is a Chartered Engineer (CEng), a member of Institution of Mechanical Engineers (MIMechE), and a fellow of Higher Education Academy (FHEA), United Kingdom. Before working for the University of Greenwich, Dr. Le had been working for HUST and Cardiff University as a lecturer and a senior research fellow for 12 years. He has been actively working in Higher Education (Learning, Teaching and Assessment), Research & Technology Development (R&D), Technology Transfer, Innovation and Entrepreneurship, especially in Innovative Product Development, Advanced Manufacturing (CAD/CAM/CNC, 3D Printing - Additive Manufacturing, Micro-Nano Manufacturing, Smart Manufacturing), Robotics & Automations, Engineering Management, and Biomedical Engineering (Telehealth, In-Home Healthcare, 2D/3D Medical Image Processing, Personalised Implants, Biomedical Hi-Tech Products & Services).
