(The following topics include but are not limited to)
Artificial intelligence
Automation and control
Manufacturing process planning and scheduling
Machine learning
Industrial big data
Data and signal processing
Cloud manufacturing
Industrial Internet of Things
Communication and network
Applied mathematics
Calculation method and algorithm
Intelligent optimization methods and applications
Intelligent industrial technology
Electronic and embedded systems
Materials science
Metal and alloy materials
Energy materials
nanomaterials
Environmentally compatible material
Biomedical material
Polymer science and technology
Polymers and composites
Surface Engineering/Coatings
Welded joint
Laser processing
Powder metallurgy
Severe plastic deformation
Tribology in manufacturing processes
Theory and application of friction and wear
Casting and solidification
Smart materials/Composites
High-strength alloy
Magnetic material
Materials physics
Material processing and handling
Metal working