The inaugural AFTMME conference was started in 2010 with the goal of bringing together mechanical and materials engineers under a common umbrella to bring academicians, researchers, practising engineers, industrialists and start-up professionals together for sharing their ideas & experiences and disseminate knowledge. Mechanical and Materials Engineering have long had a symbiotic relationship in this space. On December 9th, 2021, luminaries from various fields of mechanical and materials engineering coupled with young researchers will once again congregate to present their work and discuss futuristic advancements.

Submission Guidelines

All papers must be original and not simultaneously submitted to another journal or conference. The following paper categories are welcome:

• Extended abstract, describing the latest research outcomes in a single page of A4 size with a margin as given in the templet below, is invited. The call for the full-length paper will be subjected to a recommendation in the special issue of the partner journals. All the accepted extended abstracts, irrespective of being recommended for any special issue in a journal, will be given the opportunity for oral or poster presentation.
• Download Abstract Templet

List of Topics

Topics of interest include but are not limited to, the following technical themes.

General Manufacturing (Coordinators - Dr C K Nirala & Dr A D Jayal, IIT Ropar)

• Conventional & Non-conventional Machining and Finishing
• Macro, Micro & Nano Manufacturing

Manufacturing with Non-Metallic Materials (Coordinators - Dr Anupam Agrawal & Dr P K Agnihotri, IIT Ropar)

• Polymer 3D Printing
• Advanced Polymer Processing
• Injection Molding
• Glass Molding
• Composites Manufacturing

Sustainable Manufacturing (Coordinator - Dr Ravi Kant, IIT Ropar)

• Green and advanced materials
• Sustainable design and processing

Industry 4.0 (Coordinator -Dr Kaushal A. Desai, IIT Jodhpur)

• AI/ML Applications in Manufacturing
• Real-time Sensing and Diagnosis
• Cyber-Physical Systems for manufacturing
• VR/AR/MR Applications in Manufacturing

Advanced Materials (Coordinators - Dr Khushboo Rakha & Dr Pratik Ray, IIT Ropar)

• Ferrous and non-ferrous Metallurgy
• High-Temperature alloys
• Functional Materials

Surface Engineering (Coordinator - Prof Harpreet Singh, IIT Ropar)

• Thermal spray
• CVD, PVD
• Laser cladding
• Corrosion
• Wear
• Hydrophobicity

Mechanical Metallurgy (Coordinator - Dr Samir Chandra Roy, IIT Ropar)

• Mechanical behavior of materials
• Creep, fatigue and fracture etc.

Thermo-fluids Engineering and Renewable Energy (Coordinators - Dr Himanshu Tyagi & Dr. Ramjee Repaka, IIT Ropar)

• Thermal, Fluids, Heat transfer
• Renewable, Solar, Wind etc.

Committees

Patron

Prof. Rajeev Ahuja, Director, IIT Ropar

Prof. Satya Prakash (Prof. Retd., IIT Roorkee)

Conference Chair

Prof. Buta Singh, VC, MRSPTU Bathinda

Dr. Ekta Singla, HOD ME, IIT Ropar

Program Committee

• Dr. Chandrakant K Nirala
• Dr. Khushboo Rakha
• Dr. Gagandeep Kaushal
• Dr. Gurpreet Singh

Organizing committee

• Prof. Harpreet Singh
• Dr. Ravi Kant
• Dr. Neha Sardana
• Dr. Prabir Sarkar
• Dr. Abhishek Tiwari
• Dr. Ramjee Repaka
• Dr. Prince Singh
• Dr. Dhiraj Mahajan
• Dr. Narpat Sangwa
• Dr. Shuja Ahmed

Venue

The conference will be held at the Indian Institute of Technology Ropar, India during December  9-11, 2021

Contact:

All questions about submissions should be emailed to: aftmme2021@iitrpr.ac.in