In addition to the regular tracks of technical presentations, the technical program will also feature several invited sessions with country, industry and technological specific theme. Special emphasis will be placed on the innovation in design engineering and science. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to the followings:

(1) Design Methodology
Design process, Evaluation of design, Design assurance, Ethics in design, Design strategy, Reliability, Mechatronics design, Product Design

(2) Design and Development
Design of mechanical elements, Mechanical synthesis, Robotics, Linkage, Cam mechanism, Die cast, Biomedical device, Control system design, Welfare device, Vehicle dynamics design, Thermal design, Strength of materials, Human engineering, Lightweight materials and composites, Vehicle safety design, Design of mobility systems

(3) Design and Production
Design management, Inverse manufacturing, Reverse engineering, Recycling technology, Machine tool, Automation design, KANSEI, Additive manufacturing, Prototyping and Testing

(4) CAD/CAM/CAE
Computer graphics, 2D/3D-CAD, CAM, Database, Tool path design, Rapid prototyping, Finite element method, Optimization method, Dynamical simulation, Modeling, Artificial Intelligence

(5) Accuracy and Measurement
Surface characteristics, Tribology, Tolerance, Truncation, On-machine measurement