************************************************* Sustainable Design and Manufacturing 2015 12th - 14th April 2015 Seville, Spain *************************************************
The Sustainable Design and Manufacturing 2015 (SDM15) conference will encompass both theoretical and applied research in a series of topic areas applicable to sustainable design and manufacturing. SDM15 consists of keynote talks, oral and poster presentations, invited sessions and workshops. It will also provide excellent opportunities for networking, a programme of industrial visits to local exemplars of sustainable manufacturing and a dedicated student seminar. A full peer reviewed set of conference proceedings will be produced while selected publications may be identified for inclusion in appropriate special issues of international journals. The conference will focus on these key areas: TRACK 1: Sustainable Products & Processes Eco-design & eco-innovation, closed-loop design, design for environment/sustainability, environmentally conscious manufacturing processes & products, energy, resource management & efficiency, sustainable manufacturing processes, re-manufacturing, recycling & design for assembly/disassembly. TRACK 2: Sustainable Manufacturing Systems and Enterprises Product life cycle management, end-of-life strategies, energy management & efficiency improvement of manufacturing systems, predictive maintenance & service for sustainable manufacturing, green supply chains, green logistics, sustainable business models, sustainable factory, societal impact of manufacturing systems, policy aspects of sustainable manufacturing. TRACK 3: Decision Support Tools for Sustainability Life cycle assessment of manufacturing processes & products, intelligent decision support for sustainable manufacturing, virtual & collaborative environments for sustainability, user/consumer behavioural models, information management/product life cycle management, prognostics, intelligent decision support for sustainable manufacturing including expert systems, knowledge-based systems, knowledge discovery & data mining, knowledge representation & management, pervasive sensing, context-aware systems, mobile computing & systems, machine learning, virtual reality, intelligent information management. Application areas may include; design, manufacturing, assembly, industrial control, inspection, monitoring & planning, modelling and simulation, fault diagnosis, environmental monitoring, production planning & control, logistics & supply chain management, factory automation, robotics, automotive, aerospace & medical manufacturing, human factors, economics, etc. ================================ INVITED SESSIONS AND WORKSHOPS ================================ An invited session consists of a presentation session of 6 to 12 or more papers on a specific conference topic, organised as half or full day mini-conference. We invite senior scientists who have a special interest in a specific conference topic to take responsibility for an invited session, gathering papers from a range of research expertise around the world. If you would like to arrange an Invited Session please contact: [email protected] ======= Location ======= Seville is a beautiful city rich in culture and spirit. The origins of Flamenco dancing are traced back to this city and there are many museums and cathedrals to visit. Combined with warm temperatures and wonderful views, this makes the perfect place to fuse business with pleasure. =============== Further Information =============== You can also follow @KESIntl and @SusDesMan on Twitter for updates. Are you running an EU project? - KES International organises a variety of conferences which could incorporate a workshop on your project. Your results would be brought to the attention of an international audience and the event would be managed by the team at KES International. If you would like further information on the services we offer please email: [email protected] Please do not reply to this email as the account is not monitored. In case of problems, contact: [email protected]
