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ASME's International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition
(IMECE) is the only event where research leaders from academia, make
connections and share insights for innovation across engineering disciplines.

Track 1: Additive Manufacturing & 3D Printing

Track Chair - Dr Suryakumar S, IIT Hyderabad
AM3D1 - Current and Emerging Trends in AM
Chair – Dr Ankur Gupta, IIT Jodhpur
  • Machines for AM
  • Online monitoring
  • Multi-technology (hybrid) systems
  • Data analytics
  • AI & ML
  • Digital twins
  • Design for AM vis-à-vis conventional processes
  • Topological optimization
  • 4D printing
  • Smart materials
  • Functional materials
  • Printable sensors
  • Energy storage & others
AM3D2 - Applications and Impact
Chair - Dr. Navneet Khanna, IITRAM | Mr. Boopathy Saravanan, Collins Aerospace
  • Advancements in AM processes
  • Efficient and sustainable processes
  • Aerospace
  • Engines and structures
  • In-space manufacturing
  • Automobiles
  • Tooling
  • UAVs
  • Use cases of AM
AM3D3 - Materials & Characterization for AM
Chair – Dr Suman Singh, CSIR-CSIO
  • Feedstock Development
  • Alloy design and development
  • Composites
  • Recycling of materials
  • Characterization and performance - mechanical, metallurgical, electrical etc. Inspection methodology
  • Benchmarking
  • Quantification
AM3D4 - Modeling & Simulation of AM
Chair – Mr Shripathi V, Hexagon
  • Predictive modelling for AM
  • Modelling of thermal process
  • Modelling of mechanical process
  • Modelling of microstructure process
  • Modelling of material process physics
AM3D5 - Post build processing of AM Parts
Chair – Dr Ravi Shankar, IIT Tirupati
  • Post-processing of AM parts (e.g. heat treatment, HIP, surface treatment, machining)

Track 2: Advanced Materials & Manufacturing Technologies

Track Chairs – Prof Raghu Prakash, IIT Madras & Dr Dheepa Srinivasan, MSRUAS
AMMT1 - Advanced Composites
Chair– Prof Padmanabhan, Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore & Prof Amol
Bhanage, Marathwada Mitra Mandal's Institute of Technology, Pune
AMMT2 - Bio Materials
Chair– Prof Geetha Manivasagam, Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore & Dr Debrupa Lahiri, Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee
AMMT3 - Automotive Materials
Chair– Prof Sushanta Kumar Panigrahi, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras
AMMT4 - Energy Materials
Chair– Prof Ashish Garg, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur & Prof Ambesh Dixit, Indian Institute of Technology, Jodhpur
AMMT5 - Architectured Materials
Chair– Prof. Gnanamoorthy, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras
AMMT6 - Advanced Surface Engineering – Coatings
Chair– Dr Anup Keshri, Indian Institute of Technology, Patna
AMMT7 - Space, Aerospace and Defence Materials
Chair– Dr Ankur Chauhan, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
AMMT8 - Advanced Machining, Welding and Joining
Chair– Prof Ravi Sankar, Indian Institute of Technology, Tirupathi & Prof Shyetra Balan,
National Institute of Technology, Surathkal
AMMT9 - Other Novel Manufacturing and Materials Processing
Chair– Dr. S.Balasivanandha Prabu, College of Engineering, Chennai
AMMT10 - Materials Mechanics
Chair– Prof Nagamani Jaya Balila, Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay
AMMT11 - Advanced Characterization of Materials
Chair– Dr Ayan Bhowmik, IITDMSE
AMMT12 - Materials Modeling
Chair– Prof Abhik Chaudhury, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
AMMT13 - Digital Twin in Manufacturing
Chair– Prof Asim Tiwary, Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay
AMMT14 - Micro and Nano Manufacturing
Chair– Prof Ram Kumar, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur & Dr Palani
Iyamperumal Anand, Indian Institute of Technology, Indore
AMMT15 - Tribology and Corrosion
Chair– Dr. Jitendra Kumar Katiyar, Chitkara University, Punjab

Track 3: Advances in Thermal Technologies

Track Chairs – Dr R Velraj, Anna University & Prof R Saravanan, Anna University
  • ATT1 - Heating, Ventilation and Air-Conditioning In-Built Environment
  • ATT2 - Solar Thermal Technologies
  • ATT3 - Thermal management of electronic and electrochemical systems
  • ATT4 - Bio Energy Conversion Technologies
  • ATT5 - Advances in IC Engineering
  • ATT6 - Industrial Refrigeration and cold chain technologies in India
  • ATT7 - Heat Exchangers
  • ATT8 - Computational and Experimental Heat Transfer
  • ATT9 - Thermal storage technologies
  • ATT10 - Thermal system optimization

Track 4: Advances in Semiconductor Manufacturing

Track Chair - Prof Nihar Ranjan Mohapatra, IIT Gandhinagar & Dr Murugeswaran Surulivel, Insemi Technology Services
  • Advanced Equipment Processes and Materials
  • Digital Twins and Virtual Fab Technologies
  • AI Enabled Process Control and Fault Detection
  • Process Equipment Optimization
  • Advanced Packaging Technologies
  • Thermal Management of Electronic Systems
  • Big Data Management and Mining
  • Smart Semiconductor Manufacturing
  • Manufacturing for Sustainability
  • Factory Automation
  • Advanced Metrology
  • MEMS and NEMS

Track 5: Clean Energy Technologies & Systems

Track Chair – Mr Akhil Mehrotra, Pipeline Infrastructure Ltd
ACES1 - Green Hydrogen Production, Storage & Integrated Hydrogen Energy Systems
Chair – Dr. Someshwer Dutt Sharma, Gensol
Green Hydrogen: Production and Market Dynamics
  • Hydrogen Production Technologies: Alkaline, PEM, SOEC Electrolyzers
  • Economic & Market Simulation: LCA Models, Scenario Planning & Roadmap Development, Economic Analysis & Market Trends
  • Policy, Regulations, Standards & Certifications
Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) for Green Hydrogen Production: Electrolyzer Systems Integration with Renewable Power
  • EPC Considerations for Green Hydrogen Production
  • Solar Power Integration for Green Hydrogen Efficiency & Hybrid System Design
  • Renewable Energy-Hydrogen Coupling Models; Energy Management Optimization & Scaling Green Hydrogen Production
  • EPC  Project Execution: Solar-Hydrogen Integration Case Studies
Hydrogen Storage
  • Materials for Hydrogen Storage: Metal Hydrides, Complex Hydrides, Nanostructured Alloys, Carbon Nanotubes, Activated Carbons
  • Low- Temperature & Hybrid Hydrogen Storage Systems
  • Underground Hydrogen Storage  (UHS); Safety, Durability Testing, Cost Reduction & Scalability
  • Hydrogen Storage for Mobility Applications
Transportation of Hydrogen & its Derivatives
  • Hydrogen Transportation Methods: Pipeline, Compressed, Liquid, Ammonia, LOHCs, Road, Rail, and Sea
  • Safety & Risk Mitigation in Hydrogen Transport
  • Enhancing Compression, Liquefaction Efficiency  Infrastructure Development
Advancements in Hydrogen & Natural Gas Pipeline Infrastructure
  • Hydrogen Blending in Natural Gas Pipelines: Ratios, Materials Compatibility, Adaptation Techniques, Repurposing existing infrastructure- Pipelines / Compressor / Gas Turbines / Valves / Gas Detectors / Metering System
  • Safety Protocols & Cost Analysis for Hydrogen-Natural Gas Blending
  • Lifecycle Assessment & Innovative Monitoring Technologies
  • Future of Pure Hydrogen Pipelines in Gas Networks
Comprehensive Hydrogen Handling and Safety: Addressing Flammability, Ignition, and Emergency Response
  • Hydrogen Flammability, Ignition & Flame Speed
  • Leak Detection & Dispersion Modeling
  • Emergency Response Protocols & Safety Standards
  • Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) & Training for Hydrogen  Environments
Hydrogen-Powered Mobility: Fuel Cell Vehicle Technology
  • Optimization & Infrastructure for Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicles (FCVs)
  • Comparative Analysis: FCVs vs. Battery Electric Vehicles (BEVs)
  • Environmental Impact, Safety Standards & Cost Reduction in FCVs
  • Public Policy & Incentives for Hydrogen Mobility
ACES2 – Emerging Technologies –Clean Energy
Chair – Mr Atul Tare, Praj Industries
Biomass
  • Biomass types, India Potential, issues & supply chain development
  • Biomass Preconditioning needs, challenges & costs involved
  • Regulatory framework
  • Social Impact
  • Case Studies on prevention of degradation and preservation of Biomass for round the year use, torrefaction
Bio-Hydrogen Production
  • Bio-Hydrogen production techniques & technological advancements in Thermochemical pathways - Reforming, Gasification, and Pyrolysis
  • Bio-Hydrogen Production techniques & technological advancements in biological pathways – Dark Fermentation, Photo Fermentation
  • Suitable applications
  • Scale Up, Commercialization and Economic Feasibility, VGF
  • Case Studies on maximizing hydrogen yield in gasification
Waste to Energy Production
  • Energy production from sorted solid municipal waste
  • Energy production from wet waste
  • Issues in waste to energy value chain
  • Scale Up, Commercialization and Economic Feasibility
  • Technological advancements in Waste to Energy production
  • Use cases of successfully implemented Waste to Energy production plants
Biofuels
  • Techniques to produce Biofuels for Surface Transportation and Technological Advancements
  • Techniques to produce Biofuels for Aviation (SAF) and Technological Advancements
  • Techniques to produce Marine Biofuels & Technological Advancements
  • Scale Up Challenges & Economic Feasibility, VGF
  • Use Cases on emission reduction
Energy Storage Technologies
  • Technological Advancements in Battery Storage
  • Technological Advancements in Pumped Storage
  • Mechanical & Thermal Storage and Technological Advancements
  • Scale Up, Commercialization and Economic Feasibility
  • Use Cases on Levelized Cost of Hydrogen with Battery Storage and Pumped Storage
Carbon Capture & Storage (CCS) and Carbon Capture Utilization & Storage (CCUS)
  • Business Models for CCS & CCUS – in combination or alone
  • Carbon Pricing & Carbon tax
  • Safety & Quality Standards for Carbon Capturing
  • Enhanced Oil Recovery using CO2; Policy update & regulations for CCS & CCUS
  • Scale Up, Commercialization and Economic Feasibility
Ocean Energy Conversion
  • Environmental Challenges
  • Challenges & economic feasibility
  • Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC) – India Potential, Technology Advancements, Use Cases
  • Tidal Energy Conversion - India Potential, Technology Advancements, Use Cases
  • Wave Energy - India Potential, Technology Advancements, Use Cases
ACES3 – Nuclear Energy Forum
Chair – Mr Praveen Bhatt, L&T Heavy Engineering
Advanced Reactors (Gen IV, Liquid Metal Reactors (LMRs), High Temperature Gas cooled (HTGRs) and SMR’s
  • SMR design feasibility for replacing existing thermal power plants
  • SMR development, challenges, and alignment with existing manufacturing capabilities
  • Advance safety / Passive systems
  • Modularisation, Standardisation and cost optimisation
  • Effect of elevated temperature on materials
  • Advance manufacturing  techniques (eg. Additive manufacturing, laser welding, EBM, Printed circuit HX)
  • Advance new age materials for High temperature reactors and New Fuel Technology for SMRs
  • ASME code requirements for SMR and difference wrt to conventional LWR,  BWR and PHWR
Life cycle enhancement & Reliability enhancement
  • Remaining Life Assessment & evaluation (RLA/RLE)
  • Fitness for service
  • Advance NDT techniques (TOFD, PAUT, AI based evaluation of NDT, digital RT) and In-service NDEs
  • Seismic Qualification & margin assessment (SMA)
  • Material & Damage Mechanism (Creep/Fatigue/Fracture)
  • Digital metrology and advanced digital technology (remote welding, inspection, NDE  etc.) for in-situ repair / replacement
Nuclear Materials
  • Nuclear material development & indigenisation
  • Nuclear materials qualification requirements as per various Nuclear codes (eg. RCCM, ASME, PNAEG, KTA)
  • Eastern and western Nuclear material specification and it’s application in new generation reactors
  • Failure analysis of various Nuclear materials during operation / manufacturing
  • Structural and Functional Materials
  • Material Degradation, Embrittlement, Creep, Swelling, Vibration, Fatigue
  • Post Irradiation Examination, Irradiation Effects, Irradiation Assisted Fracture
  • Corrosion Mechanics, Stress Corrosion Cracking
  • Fracture Mechanics, Crack Propagation
  • Microstructural Evaluation
Nuclear Fuel
  • Nuclear Fuel Cycle, reprocessing, and recycling
  • Advancements in Nuclear Fuel (eg. HALEU, Triso, LEU+)
  • Nuclear Fuel fabrication
  • Nuclear Fuel Safety
  • Thorium based fuel development
Waste Management
  • Nuclear waste management
  • Spent Fuel storage and transportation
  • Decommissioning
  • Application to SMR and advanced Reactors
CANDU Equipment Engineering
  • Indian PHWR Design
  • Indigenisation journey (Material, Manufacturing and Design) and challenges
  • Applicable codes for PHWR design
  • Indian PHWR Material
  • Technical Requirements and development of Indian PHWR materials
  • Future of Indian PHWR design
  • Advancements
  • Alternate Fuels & Fuel cycles
  • Modularisation of 220MWe / 700 MWe PHWR

Track 6: Cyber Physical Systems + AI / ML

Track Chairs – Mr. Rajkumar Sadanandam, TCS & Dr. Vijendran Venkoparao, IIT Palakkad/IPTIF
Deployments and Applications (At least one co-author should be from Industry)
  • Diagnostics and Prognostics in Industrial applications
  • Cyber Physical Systems for Autonomous Vehicles
  •  Cyber Physical Systems for Industry 4.0
  • CPS applications in power systems, infrastructure networks, transportation
Role of Standards & Architectures for CPS
  • Reliability
  • Communication and networking
  • Management and engineering
  • Interoperability
  • Security and safety
Applications of AI/ML in CPS  
  •  AI/ML for Industry Applications
  • Cognitive AI for Industry Applications
  • Topics related to safety of AI, ML, and autonomy components in the context of safety critical CPS
  • Security and Privacy of CPS

Track 7: Gas Turbines

Track Chair – Ms Hiral Shah, Siemens Energy
GT1 - Compressors, Fans & Pumps
Chair - Dr Chetan Mistry, IIT Kharagpur
CoChair - Dr Dilipkumar B Alone, NAL
  • Compressor Design
  • Compressor Experiments
  • Transonic Compressor Design
  • Fan Design
  • Design Concepts
  • Test Rig & Facility Design
  • Stall & Inlet Distortion
  • End-Wall Flows & Passage Contouring Water Ingestion
  • Fogging & Pre-Cooling
  • Transition & Roughness Effects
  • Manufacturing & Deterioration Effects
  • Tip-Clearance Flows
  • Seal & Leakage Flows
  • Casing  Treatment
  • Tandem Airfoils
  • Flow Control
GT2 - Turbines
Chair - Dr. Debasish Biswas, Toshiba R & D Center
CoChair – Mr. RD Bharatan, GTRE
  • Aerodynamic Performances and Design
  • Aerodynamic Losses
  • Aerodynamic Studies
  • Unsteady Flows and Transition
  • Tip Leakage Flows
  • End-wall Profiling
  • Low Pressure Turbine  Aerodynamics
  • Steam Turbine Last Stage Bucket Design
  • Wet steam or non-equilibrium  condensation in Steam Turbine
GT3 - Heat Transfer
Chair – Mr Sanjay Vijayaraghavan, GE Research
CoChair – Dr. Kameswararao Anupindi, IIT Madras
  • Blade/Vane film cooling
  • Internal air & seal, experimental, analytical, and numerical studies of flow and heat transfer phenomena in rotating cavities, rotor/stator systems and seals;
  • Heat transfer in rotor support and oil systems
  • Secondary air systems analysis involving component interactions and system performance
  • Additive manufacturing impact on heat transfer
  • Experimental methods for heat transfer
  • Numerical analysis of heat transfer
  • Design tool development and validation
  • Heat exchangers and recuperators
GT4 - Combustion, Fuels and Emissions
Chair – Dr. Pankaj Saha, Siemens Energy India
CoChair – Dr. Konduri Aditya, IISc
  • Alternate Fuels
  • Atomization & Sprays
  • Novel Combustion Concepts
  • Flashback & Blowout
  • Combustor Design & Development
  • Chemical Kinetics
  • Combustion Noise
  • Pollutant Emissions: Modeling, Soot and Particulates
  • Combustion Dynamics: Basic Mechanisms, Flame Response to Perturbations, Instability, Analysis, Model Development and Damping & Control
  • Combustion Modeling: Combustor Simulations and Large Eddy Simulations
  • High Hydrogen Combustion
  • Dry Low-NOx Combustor Development
  • Combustor Diagnostics
GT5 - Structure and Dynamics
Chair – Mr Srikanth Mathod, Infosys
CoChair – Mr Debdulal Das, Siemens, GE Vernova
  • Aerodynamics Excitation & Damping
  • Bearing & Seal Dynamics
  • Fatigue, Fracture & Life Prediction
  • Rotodynamic
  • Structural Mechanics & Vibration
  • Probabilistic Methods
  • Emerging  Methods in Design & Engineering
GT6 - Emerging Technologies (includes WindEnergy)
Chair – Mr Rueben Dinakar, Airbus
CoChair – Dr. Shine S R, IIST
  • Novel architecture and alternate cycles
  • Hybrid, Open Rotors, and electric propulsion concepts
  • Propulsion System Integration in Conventional and Hybrid-Electric Aircraft
  • Rocket assisted propulsion system
  • Renewable energy -wind turbine
  • Other propulsion systems
GT7 - GT Performance, Operation & Maintenance
Chair – Mr Kishnajit Pal, GE Aerospace
CoChair – Mr Brajesh Shah, NAL
  • Thermodynamic cycle and performance analyses
  • Part load performance
  • Predictive maintenance
  • Operational efficiency
  • Advances in inspection technologies
  • Remote diagnostics
  • Prognostics
GT8 - Additive and Advanced Manufacturing
Chair – Mr Sathish Manoharan, Boeing
CoChair – Prof. Murugaiyan Amirthalingam, IIT Madras
  • Additive Manufacturing
  • Advanced Manufacturing Technologies
  • Thermal Barrier Coatings
  • Gas Turbine Component Degradation and Life Prediction
  • Advances in Gas Turbine Materials
  • Probabilistic Methods
  • Advanced Repair Technologies
  • Advanced Turbomachinery Manufacturing
GT9 - Analytics & Digital Solutions
Chair – Mr Rohit Pruthi, Rolls-Royce
CoChair – Mr Devaraja Holla V, Infosys
  • Surrogate models
  • Reduced Order Modeling
  • Inverse Design
  • Condition monitoring and IIOT
  • Predictive and Diagnostic Models
  • Digital Twin
  • Performance optimization
  • Autonomous  Operations
  • Soft Sensing

Track 8: Pressure Technologies

Track Chair – Dr Dipak Chandiramani, Independent Consultant
PVP1 - Codes & Standards
Chair – Mr Parthapratim Brahma, TWI
  • Structural Integrity of Pressure Components
  • Hydrogen Effects on Material Behavior for Structural Integrity Assessment (Joint with M&F)
  • Integrity of Reactor Pressure Vessels and Internals for Codes
  • API 579/ASME Code Fitness-for-Service Activities
  • Recent Developments in ASME Codes and Standards
  • ASME Code Section XI Activities;
  • Recent Developments in European Codes and Standards
  • High Temperature Codes and Standards
  • Fatigue and Ratcheting Issues in Pressure Vessel and Piping Design
  • Fracture Toughness and Other Small Specimen Mechanical Properties (Joint with M&F)
  • Repair, Replacement and Mitigation for Fitness-for-Service Rules
  • Improvement of Flaw Characterization Rules for FFS
  • Advanced Seismic Evaluation and Code Rules (Joint with D&A)
PVP2 - Bolted Joints
Chair – Mr Ramakrishnan T N, Aether Fuels
  • Design and Analysis of Bolted Flange Joints
  • Packings and Valves
  • Leak Tightness and Fugitive Emissions
  • Assembly of Bolted Joints
  • Threaded Fasteners
  • Elevated Temperature behaviour of Bolted Flange Joints
  • New and Emerging Methods of Analysis and Applications for bolted joints
  • Lessons Learned from Bolted Flange Joint Failures
  • Computational FEA for Limit Load Elastic-Plastic Analysis and Creep for Bolted joints and fasteners
  • Bolt torquing, tensioning and other emerging technology
  • Innovative Applications of Commercial FEA Software
  • New and Emerging Flange and Non-Metallic Design Codes
  • Probabilistic and Risk Based Assessment of Bolted joints
PVP3 - Design & Analysis
Chair – Mr Mayur Brijlani, ING Technik Pte. Ltd
  • Design and Analysis of Pressure Vessels, Heat Exchangers, and Components
  • Fatigue Analysis
  • Inelastic, Nonlinear, and Limit Load Analysis
  • Small Modular Reactor Design
  • Thermal Stresses and Elevated Temperature Design
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics in Design and Analysis
  • Fracture Mechanics
  • Vessel Design Philosophy
  • Composite Materials and Structures
  • Special Considerations in the Design and Analysis of Supports, Restraints, and Welded Attachments
  • Additive Manufactured Pressure Vessel Development
  • Design and Analysis of Hydrogen Pressure Equipment
PVP4 - Materials & Fabrication
Chair – Mr Sadasivam, Independent Consultant
  • Materials for Renewable Energy & Carbon Capture Applications
  • Welding Residual Stress and  Distortion Simulation and Measurement
  • Materials and Technologies for Thermal & Nuclear Power Plants
  • Mechanistic Modelling of Deformation and Fracture
  • Leak Before Break
  • Advanced and Additive Manufacturing and Material Technologies
  • Material Quality and Failure Analysis
  • Materials and Fabrication for Refining
  • High Strength Steels for Pressure Vessels and Piping Applications
  • Cryogenic Pressure Vessels and Piping
  • Advanced Welding Practices & Welding  Consumables
PVP5 - Operations, Applications & Components
Chair – Mr. Amish B Jani, Reliance Industries Ltd
  • Safety, Reliability, and Risk Management
  • Qualification and Testing
  • Integrity management of Pressure Vessels, Heat Exchangers, Piping and Supports
  • Monitoring, Diagnostics, Failure analysis and Inspection
  • Fitness-For-Service, Plant Life Extension Aging and Life Management of Static Assets
PVP6 - Non-Destructive Examination
Chair – Mr Rajarethinam P, L&T Construction
  • Emerging Trends in NDE for Raw Material
  • Advance NDE Techniques and applications during manufacturing of pressure vessels and Heat Exchangers
  • Digitalization in NDE: Embracing NDE 4.0
  • Qualification, Demonstration and Certification of NDE Personnel and Procedures: Standards and Practices
  • Pre-Service and In-Service Inspection Applications in Nuclear and Oil  & Gas Industries
PVP7 - Piping Engineering
Chair – Mr Gaurav Bhende, Protton Synergy
  • Recent Developments in ASME Codes and Standards affecting Piping Design
  • Stress Analysis of Non-metallic Piping
  • FEA of Pipes / welds for Plastic, Creep or Fatigue Failure
  • Design and Analysis of Jacketed Piping
  • Recent Development in Stress Intensity Factor of Pipe Fittings
  • Flow and Acoustic Induced Vibrations in Piping
  • Valve Selection and Testing for cryogenic services
  • Case Study: Challenges in Operation & Commissioning of Piping Systems
  • Materials and  Design for Carbon Capture
  • Surge Analysis of Piping

Track 9: Robotics & Automation

Track Chair – Mr. Ramalingam Venkatesan, Caterpillar India & Dr. Shital Chiddarwar,
Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology Nagpur
Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
  • covering Enhanced Decision Making
  • Deep Learning for Perception
  • Reinforcement Learning for Autonomy
  • Natural Language Processing (NLP)
Autonomous Mobile Robots (AMRs)
  • covering Navigation and Mapping
  • Fleet Management and Coordination
  • Integration with Supply Chain Systems
  • Energy Efficiency and Battery Technologies
Advances in Sensors and Perception
  • covering High-Resolution Imaging
  • Tactile and Force Sensing
  • Environmental Sensing
  • Sensor Fusion
Manufacturing and Industry 4.0
  • covering Smart Factories
  • Cobots Evolution
  • Flexible Automation Systems
  • Quality Control and Inspection
Soft Robotics and Biomimicry
  • covering Flexible and Adaptive Designs
  • Biomimetic Locomotion
  • Applications in Healthcare
  • Space Exploration
  • Hospitality
  • Entertainment
  • Education & Agriculture
Latest Materials, Advances in Actuation and Control
  • covering Advanced Composites and Alloys
  • Smart Materials
  • High-Performance Actuators
  • Energy-Efficient Components
Ethical and Societal Impacts
  • covering Job Displacement and Workforce Transformation
  • Privacy and Surveillance
  • Autonomy and Decision-Making
  • Social Acceptance and Trust
  • harmonious coexistence of humans & robots

Track 10: Structures, Structural Dynamics & Materials

Track Chair – Dr Kishora Shetty, Boeing India
SSDM1 - Structures
Chair - Mr. Unnikrishnan, Boeing India.
CoChair - Ms. Sangita Mullick, Boeing India I Mr. Phanindra P, Boeing India
  • General Topics of Aerospace Structures; Adaptive and Multifunctional Structures
  • Advanced Manufacturing for Aerospace Structures
  • Advances in Aerospace Structures
  • Applications of Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning for Aerospace Structures
  • Impact, Fatigue, Damage and Fracture of Composite Structures
  • Nonlinear Problems in Aerospace Structures
  • Nondestructive Evaluation and Structural Health Monitoring
  • Structures in Extreme Environments
  • Wind Energy
  • Spacecraft Structures
  • Design Optimization of Aerospace Applications from a Systems Approach
  • VVUQ and  Smarter Testing for Structural Analysis and Design
SSDM2 - Structural Dynamics
Chair - Dr. A P Madhusudan, ADA
CoChair - Dr. E. Hemalatha, ADA
  • General Topics of Structural Dynamics of Aerospace Structures
  • Aero-, Servo-, Thermo- Elasticity of Aircraft, Rotorcraft and Spacecraft
  • Rotordynamics
  • Aeroacoustics and Vibroacoustics
  • Structural Dynamics of Launchers and Spacecraft
  • Nonlinear Dynamics and Flexible Multibody Dynamics
  • Dynamic Loads, Wave Propagations, Response, Vibration, Control, and Alleviation of Aerospace Structures and Vehicles
  • Computer Methods and Reduced Order Modeling
  • Experimental Studies in Structural Dynamics
  • Machine Learning in Structural Dynamics and Aeroelasticity
  • Model Uncertainties and Uncertainty  Quantification in Structures and Structural Dynamics
SSDM3 - Materials
Chair - Mr. Hariprasath M, Infosys.
CoChair - Prof. Nilesh Prakash Gurao, IIT Kanpur
  • Applications of AI
  • Architected materials/metamaterials
  • Bioinspired materials
  • Damage, Fatigue, and Fracture
  • Emerging Materials Technology
  • General Topics of Aerospace Materials
  • Integrated Computational Materials Engineering
  • Materials for Extreme Environments
  • Micromechanics and Multiscale Modeling
  • Multifunctional Materials
  • Nanomaterials
  • Testing and Characterization
  • Thermoplastic Composites
  • Structural Bonding and Surface Modifications
  • Non - Destructive Evaluation

Track 11: Offshore Onshore Pipelines Transmission & Distribution System

Track Chair – Mr K B Singh, K.B. Singh & Associates
IOGP1 - Project Management, Design, Construction and Environment
Chair - Mr. Anbu Selvan, GAIL Mumbai
  • Innovative Project Management Techniques in Pipeline Projects
  • Budgeting and Cost Control for Pipeline Construction
  • Integration of AI and Data Analytics in Pipeline Project Management
  • Project Scheduling and Optimization Strategies
  • Management of Cross-country/ cross Border Pipeline Projects: Challenges and Solutions
  • Stakeholder Engagement and Community Relations
  • Legal and Regulatory Compliance in Pipeline Projects
  • Conflict Resolution and Crisis Management in Pipeline Projects
  • Advanced Materials for Pipeline Design and Durability
  • Incorporating Renewable Energy Integration in Pipeline Systems
  • Smart Pipeline Networks: Design and Implementation
  • Critical elements of design and engineering of pipelines
  • Pipeline Routing and Survey
  • System Planning (Hydraulics and Surge Analysis)
  • Pipeline Construction activities
  • Advances in Trenchless Construction Techniques for Pipelines
  • Challenges in Remote and Extreme Environment Pipeline Construction
  • Integrating Modular Construction Techniques in Pipeline Projects
  • Handling Unexpected Terrain Challenges During Construction.
  • Quality Control and Quality Assurance in construction of pipelines
  • Hydrostatic Testing of pipelines
  • Essentials of Pre-commissioning and Commissioning of pipeline
  • Compressor and Pump Stations, Terminals, Pigging Facilities
  • Piping Stress Analysis
  • Environment Impact Assessment of pipeline projects
  • Sustainable Waste Management - Pipeline construction and Operation
  • Strategies for Minimizing Carbon Footprint in Pipeline Construction
  • Waste Management and Recycling in Pipeline Projects
  • Mitigating Environmental Risks in Sensitive Ecological Zones
  • Biodiversity Preservation and Habitat Restoration in Pipeline Corridors
  • Air & Noise pollution management during construction of pipelines
  • Future Trends in Pipeline Technology and Their Environmental Implications
  • Water Resource Management During Pipeline Construction
  • Contribution of Pipelines in Sustainable Development Goals
  • Monitoring and Managing Emissions from Pipeline Operations
  • Sustainable Practices in Pipeline Lifecycle Management
  • Latest Construction Equipment and their Utilities
  • Trenchless construction methods using HDD/ Micro tunneling
  • Case Studies
IOGP2 - Materials and Joining (Welding)
Chair - Mr Raj Kishore, EIL
  • Design of high strength steels and fracture toughness requirements
  • Material selection for onshore pipeline
  • Challenges in selecting materials for subsea pipelines.
  • Welding of high strength steels
  • Welding materials- electrodes, filler wires, fluxes
  • Properties of Girth Welds
  • Weld Flaw Acceptance Criteria
  • Joining of Alternate Materials
  • Hybrid welding technologies (laser and arc combination)
  • Quality Control and Quality Assurance
  • Welding technology used in Pipe Manufacturing
  • Welding of Fittings, Valves, Scrapper Traps and Auxiliary Equipment
  • Challenges of field welding in extreme weather conditions
  • Non-conventional welding methods for pipelines.
  • Advanced welding techniques for pipeline construction (e.g., TIG, MIG, and friction stir  welding)
  • Portable welding technologies for remote locations.
  • Maintenance welding in operational pipelines
  • Automation and robotics in pipeline welding
  • Case Studies
IOGP3 - Onshore & CGD Pipeline and Facilities – Integrity
Chair - Mr Ashish Khera, Allied Engineers
  • Establishing & Managing Pipeline Integrity in offshore & Onshore
  • Modern route survey techniques and practices
  • GIS mapping and planning for pipelines
  • High Performance coatings including field joint coatings
  • GIS application in pipeline integrity management
  • Pipeline intrusion detection system and leak detection system
  • Sectionalizing Valve Selection Criteria for Hydrocarbon liquid pipelines
  • Hydrostatic Testing of pipelines
  • Pipeline Station Facilities - Compressor and Pump Stations, Terminals, Pigging Facilities
  • Station Piping Stress Analysis
  • Integrity Management during construction
  • RoU Acquisition Process
  • Statutory Clearances
  • Pipeline Personnel Competency
  • Skilled Construction Manpower
  • Pipeline Management Software Systems
  • Quality Control and Quality Assurance
  • Residual Life Assessment of pipelines and life extension
  • Managing integrity of ageing pipelines
  • Addressing Social and Political Challenges in Pipeline Development
  • Case Studies
IOGP4 - Offshore, Upstream and Production Pipelines and Facilities - Focus on New Emerging Technologies
Chair - Mr. Sivarama Krishna, Subsea First Oil and Gas Solutions LLP
  • Pipeline Design for High-Pressure and High-Temperature Applications
  • Pipeline Design for High-Pressure and High-Temperature Applications
  • Design Standards for Subsea Pipelines
  • Construction Logistics and Supply Chain Management for Pipeline Projects
  • Automation and Robotics in Pipeline Installation
  • Innovations in Corrosion-Resistant Coatings and Linings
  • Abandonment & Decommission of Offshore Pipelines
  • Engineering and installation of Deepwater Pipelines
  • Change of Service of pipelines
  • Latest Construction Equipment and their Utilities in offshore pipelines
  • Innovations in offshore exploration and production
  • Design and construction of offshore platforms
  • Subsea systems and equipment
  • Challenges in deepwater and ultra-deepwater exploration
  • Digital transformation in offshore operations
  • Advances in pipeline materials and coatings
  • Design of offshore and subsea pipelines
  • Stress analysis and fatigue life assessment
  • Innovative pipeline laying techniques
  • Monitoring and maintenance of subsea pipelines
  • Modular design for offshore production facilities
  • Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) systems
  • Automation and remote monitoring in production facilities
  • Enhanced oil recovery (EOR) methods
  • Sustainable practices in production facilities
  • Role of offshore oil and gas in the energy transition
  • Case Studies
IOGP5 - Pipeline Safety Management Systems
Chair - Mr M R Dwibedy, IOCL
  • Safety-by-Design Principles in Pipeline Systems
  • Construction Safety: Best Practices and Innovations
  • Code of Compliance and Code of Practice and Safety
  • Comparison of Standards
  • Quality Assurance and Abandonment Issues
  • Survey and Material Identification Systems
  • Regulatory Styles -Goal based vs. Prescriptive Regulations
  • Third Party Damages
  • Health Safety & Environment Management Systems Comparison of Standards
  • Identifying, assessing, and mitigating risks in pipeline systems
  • Use of risk-based inspection (RBI) and integrity management practices
  • Advances in in-line inspection (ILI) tools and techniques
  • Satellite and drone technologies for pipeline monitoring
  • Innovations in real-time leak detection methods
  • Performance evaluation of detection technologies
  • Involving communities and regulators in safety planning
  • Effective communication during safety incidents
  • Developing and implementing robust emergency response plans
  • Collaborations with first responders and local authorities
  • Case Studies
IOGP6 - Operations, Maintenance and Pipeline Integrity - Focus on New Emerging Technologies
Chair - Mr AK Tiwari, IOCL
  • Defect Detection and Assessment
  • Direct Assessment
  • Corrosion control and Cathodic Protection
  • In-line Inspection
  • Tethered Robotic Inspection Tools
  • Field and Inspection Data Management
  • Inspection Intervals and Scheduling
  • Measuring Corrosion Growth Rates
  • Remaining Life Assessment
  • Case Study for Pipeline Failure
  • Managing Integrity and Risk Assessment
  • Threat Management and mitigation measures
  • Corrosion Control (Internal and External)
  • Environmental Cracking and Stress Corrosion, Fatigue Cracking
  • Mechanical Damage and Pipeline Coatings
  • Corrosion growth analysis
  • Microbiological corrosion & its management
  • AC transmission induced corrosion monitoring
  • DC traction and effect on pipeline
  • Defect Detection and Assessment
  • Emerging trends In-line Inspection
  • Remaining Life Assessment of ageing pipelines
  • Repair & Replacement of onshore & offshore Pipelines
  • Pipeline Security, Third party damages & RoU Management
  • Case Studies
IOGP7 - Geohazard Management, Strain based design and Assessment
Chair - Mr Suranjan Ghosh, EIL
  • Geotechnical Considerations in Pipeline Design
  • Earthquake-Resilient Pipeline Design
  • Technological innovation for using Eddy Current Testing methodology to address Pipeline  Geo-hazards
  • Comprehensive approach to Geo-hazard Management with a focus on bending Strain Assessment through effective Identification, Evaluation and Control
  • Identification and characterization of geohazards impacting pipelines
  • Risk assessment methodologies for geohazards
  • Mitigation strategies for geohazard impacts on pipelines
  • Advanced geotechnical and geophysical methods for geohazard analysis
  • Remote sensing and GIS applications in geohazard mapping
  • Principles and concepts of strain-based design
  • Material selection and properties for strain-based pipelines
  • Predictive modelling and simulation techniques for strain response
  • Development and validation of strain criteria for pipeline safety
  • Case studies on pipeline failures due to geohazards.
IOGP8 - New technology and Innovations
Chair – Mr Santosh Kumar, IHB Ltd
  • Application of machine learning and artificial intelligence (AI) in the pipeline  transportation
  • Digitalization of pipeline assets
  • Digital Transformation in Pipeline Project Execution
  • Application Development on Cloud based Platforms
  • Making a digital twin of Pipeline
  • Use of Big Data analytics and Artificial Intelligence based application
  • Industrial Internet of Things and Connected Devices
  • Use of Drone and development of drone-based applications for pipeline monitoring
  • Use of Mobile Devices in pipeline management
  • Automation of pipeline stations and pipeline systems
  • Technologies for Predicting Mother nature and effects on pipelines
  • Advancement in leak detection systems
  • Overcoming challenges of un-piggable pipelines
  • Digital Solutions & Automation for Cost Effective Pipeline Operations
  • Enhanced Connectivity & Data logging, Data management strategies
  • Effect of AI & IOT in Pipelines; Smart Monitoring and Protection of Pipelines
  • Autonomous Inspection of Deepwater Pipeline; Splash Zone Integrity
  • Energy Transition and Its Impact on Oil & Gas Pipelines
  • Case Studies
IOGP9 - Storage & transportation of new fuels
Chair – Mr S S Gupta, CHT
  • Development of Line Pipe Metallurgy for transportation of pure H2
  • Latest Trends in Line Pipe Metallurgy
  • Repurposing NG pipelines for transportation of Hydrogen - NG / blend
  • Transmission and Distribution of H2 through pipelines
  • Storage of Hydrogen - Present and Future
  • Safety in transportation of Hydrogen blends through existing NG Pipelines
  • Design codes/standards for new pipeline construction for transportation of new/emerging  fuels
  • New Fuels to reduce Greenhouse gas / Carbon Emissions
  • New fuels   include H2, Bio-Methane, Ethanol, Biodiesel, Ammonia, CO2 and others
  • Conversion of existing pipeline network for transportation of new fuels - challenge,  limitations
  • Long term corrosion impact and capacity utilisation
  • Transportation of Carbon Di-Oxide through existing pipelines
  • Innovative solutions for new fuels for reducing greenhouse gas emissions
  • Data Management and Self-Reliant Developments including Statutory Clearances
  • Pipeline Personnel Competency and Skilled Construction Manpower
  • Pipeline Management Software Systems
  • Quality Control and Quality Assurance
  • Threat analysis and safety considerations
  • Impact of conversion on equipment, measurement of emerging fuels
  • Storage inspection and maintenance, effects on end users, preventative maintenance
  • Greenhouse Gas Emissions includes reduction in methane emissions, and optimization of combustion and efficiency-Methods to improve compressor/pump efficiency
  • Regulatory considerations for greenhouse gas reductions
  • Case Studies
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