The 13th International Workshop of Advanced Manufacturing and Automation (IWAMA 2023)

To promote academic exchanges in advanced manufacturing and automation-related research fields both domestically and internationally, the 13th International Symposium on Advanced Manufacturing and Automation, co-hosted by Shanghai University of Engineering Science and Norwegian University of Science and Technology, was held in the Third Lecture Hall of the First Graphic Information Center of our university on the afternoon of October 16, 2023. President Yu Tao, Vice President Wang Yansong, experts and scholars from Norwegian University of Science and Technology, University of Bedfordshire, University of Yamagata, University of New South Wales, Moscow State University of Technology, Cardiff University, Norwegian Research Institute of Technology and Industry, University of Stavanger, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai University, and Xidian University, as well as heads of relevant functional departments and offices of the university, attended the opening ceremony. The opening ceremony was presided over by Fang Yu, Dean of the School of Mechanical and Automotive Engineering.

On behalf of the school, President Yu Tao, the chairman of the conference, extended his sincere greetings and gratitude to the attending guests for their presence. He pointed out that new technological concepts represented by advanced manufacturing and automation have provided a new technological foundation and industrial ecosystem for reshaping manufacturing services, and are affecting and changing the world at an unprecedented speed and in unprecedented ways. Shanghai University of Engineering Science, leveraging its strengths and characteristics in disciplines such as mechanics and electrical engineering, has always regarded advanced manufacturing technology as an important direction for the construction of first-class universities and disciplines, and has undertaken the mission of providing a platform for practical application and knowledge transformation for the development of the advanced manufacturing industry. As an important conference in the field of advanced manufacturing and automation, this meeting will present the latest research achievements in automation and robotics, promote regional and international academic exchanges and cooperation, and drive cross-disciplinary development and innovation.

The chairman of the conference, Professor Wang Yi from the University of Bedfordshire, UK, introduced the origin and organizing concept of the International Symposium on Advanced Manufacturing and Automation, focusing on the fields of smart manufacturing, Internet, and intelligent robots. He pointed out that in today's era, the application of advanced manufacturing and automation technologies in their respective fields will face new technological challenges, while also creating unprecedented opportunities for their own development. The symposium aims to provide a professional interactive platform for academic exchanges for experts, scholars, researchers, and professional technicians in related research fields at home and abroad, to discuss trends in the fields of manufacturing and automation, exchange ideas, and share academic perspectives.

                                                                     

This international symposium, spanning two days, adopts a hybrid approach combining online and offline sessions. Over a hundred experts and scholars from more than ten countries will engage in in-depth exchanges and discussions on the latest advancements in their respective research fields, jointly contributing to a splendid academic event.