Call for Papers

IWAMA 2026

16^th International Workshop of Advanced Manufacturing and Automation

12 – 13 October 2026

Shanghai University, China

First Announcement and Call for Papers

IWAMA – International Workshop of Advanced Manufacturing and Automation – is an important international workshop for academic and industrial experts in the fields of advanced manufacturing and automation and will be organized as an annual event worldwide. Manufacturing and automation have assumed paramount importance and are vital factors for the maintenance and improvement of the economy of a nation and the quality of life. The field of manufacturing and automation is advancing at a rapid pace and new technologies are also emerging in the field. The challenges faced by today’s engineers are forcing them to keep on top of the emerging trends through continuous research and development.

IWAMA aims at providing a common platform for academics, researchers, practicing professionals, and experts from industries to interact and discuss trends and advances in some areas of manufacturing and automation while sharing ideas and perspectives.

Workshop Topics

The theme of IWAMA 2026 will focus on “Humanoid Robotics and Intelligent Manufacturing”. While this theme highlights the core direction of the conference, the scope of IWAMA 2026 is not limited to these areas. Authors are invited to submit original research papers and are requested to select 2–3 relevant topics from the list below during submission.

1. Humanoid Robotics technology

2. Applications of Humanoid Robots

3. Industry 4.0 and 5.0

4. Robotics and Automation

5. AI & Computational Intelligence

6. Intelligent Manufactory

7. Design and Optimization

8. Product Life-cycle Management

9. Advanced Manufacturing Systems

10. Manufacturing Operations Management

11. Knowledge Management and Decision Making

12. Manufacturing Quality Control and Management

13. Diagnosis and Prognosis of Machines

14. Lean and Agile Manufacturing

15. Virtual and Grid Manufacturing

16. Resource and Asset Management

17. Logistics and Supply Chain Management

18. Fashion Logistics and Marketing

19. Predictive and Cognitive Maintenance

20. 3D Printing

21. Intelligent Inspection

22. Chemical Process Equipment

23. Integration of CAD/CAPP/CAM/CIMS

24. Sustainable Production

25. Smart Factory

Submission of Papers
Authors are invited to submit their papers presenting the results of original research or innovative practical applications relevant to the workshop. The papers should be min. 6 and max. 8 pages. Pages over 8 will be charged additionally. The paper should be written in English according to the paper template, which can be downloaded from the IWAMA website (http://iwama.group). The paper from China should be sent to Haishu Ma (504002129@qq.com) , Jian Wu (wujian@szut.edu.cn) or Yangmin Xie (xieym@shu.edu.cn) and other papers form outside of China to Yi Wang (yi.wang@beds.ac.uk) or Kesheng Wang (keshengw1@gmail.com). The oral paper presentation at the workshop should not exceed 15 minutes. We also make a poster session and an industry session. Each paper will be peer-reviewed by two experts and all accepted papers will be published as proceedings in Lecture Notes of Electrical Engineering (LNEE) by *Springer***, which will be indexed by EI compendex. Selected papers will be considered for publication in an expanded form in relevant international journals, such as Advances in Manufacturing, Journal of Intelligent Manufacturing, Application of Expert systems, computer in Industry or others indexed by EI or SCI.
Registration and fees		Regular registration fees include:
 Regular registration (regular and poster papers):£250  Additional paper: £150  Additional sheet: £40		 Admission to all sessions  Workshop kit  Refreshment in coffee breaks  Lunches and conference dinners *Regular and poster papers are included in the Proceedings.
Visa – If requested, our workshop secretariat will provide an invitation letter to the participant to present together with the visa request to make the visa procedure simpler and faster. Venue – The workshop will take place at BIRDS@SHU, SHU, Shanghai, China		Accommodation & travel information Attendees will be suggested to book the hotel proposed later on.
Important Date
First announcement 05.01 2026 Paper submission deadline 15.07 2026 Acceptance notification 30.07 2025 Final camera-ready paper submission 15.09 2025
Honorary Chairs		General Chairs
Kesheng Wang and Minglun Fang		Yi Wang, Jan Ola Strandhagen and Tao Yu
Program Committee
Jan Ola Strandhagen, Norway Kesheng Wang, Norway Odd Myklebust, Norway Per Schjølberg, Norway Knut Sørby, Norway Erlend Alfnes, Norway Fabio Sagrbossa, Norway Torgeir Welo, Norway Kristian Martinsen, Norway Hirpa G. Lemu, Norway Wei D. Solvang, Norway Lizheng Wang, Norway Yi Wang, UK Chris Parker, UK Jorge M. Fajardo, Spain Maria J. Calle, Spain Torsten Kjellberg, Sweden Fumihiko Kimura, Japan Gustav J. Olling, USA Michael Wozny, USA Byoung K. Choi, Korea Wladimir Bodrow, Germany	Guy Doumeingts, France Van Houten, Netherlands Peter Bernus, Australia Vishal S. Sharma, Australia Janis Grundspenkis, Latvia George L. Kovacs, Hungary Rinaldo Rinaldi, Italy Gaetano Aiello, Italy Romeo Bandinelli, Italy Filippo De Carlo, Italy Leonardo Leoni, Italy John Breslin, Ireland Yong Gan, China Binheng Lu, China Tao Yu, China Jinhui Yang, China Lilan Liu, China Minglun Fang, China Ming Chen, China Xinguo Ming, China Keith C. Chan, China (Hongkong) Meiping Wu, China		Shouqi Cao, China Jin Yuan, China Chuanhong Zhou, China Yayu Huang, China Shirong Ge, China Guijuan Lin, China Shanming Luo, China Benlian Xu, China Zumin Wang, China Guohong Dai, China Sarbjit Singh, India Hongjun Ni, China Ziqiang Zhou, China Zhengyu Hong, China Bing Liu, China Jian Wu, China Chen Wang, China Haishu Ma, China Bo Chen, China
Organizing Committee
Lilan Liu (Chair), Yangmin Xie, Zenggui Gao, Junxia Liu, Jian Wu, Haishu Ma, Baorui Li, Angen Hu, Ziqiang Zhou
Workshop Secretariat
Junxia Liu (General Secretary), Jian Wu (wujian@szut.edu.cn)	Yangmin Xie (xieym@shu.edu.cn) Baorui Li (718135785@qq.com)		Haishu Ma (504002129@qq.com)

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