Organizing Committee
Prof. Qingyuan Wang
Sichuan University
China
Prof. Qingyuan Wang
Sichuan UniversityChina
Biography
Qingyuan WANG is a full Professor of Sichuan University since 2001. He was the President of Chengdu University between 2014 and 2024. He received his PhD in 1998 from Ecole Centrale Paris (University Paris-Saclay), France. He has published over 300 papers (20 of ESI Hot Paper and Highly Cited Paper) in SCI index journals, including Nature, Nature Commun, Prog Mater Sci, Adv Mater, Adv Func Mater, Adv Science, Acta Mater, IJ Fatigue, etc. He has chaired or co-chaired a number of international or national conferences, including the 6th International Conference on Very High Cycle Fatigue (VHCF-6, 2014), 2021+1 Chinese Congress on Mechanics, and the 55th of Advanced Materials Congress (2023, Sweden), the 22th National Conference of Fatigue＆Fracture (2024, Chengdu) etc. He has received a number of awards, including the Distinguished Chinese Scholar Award from the NSF of China, The Second Prize of National Natural Science Award, The First Prize of Sci & Tech Progress (The Chinese Society of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics), Outstanding Paper Award of 2013-2023 (Materials Research Letters), Senior Career Award of 2024 ( Inter J Structural Integrity), ICCES Distinguished Fellow Award of 2024 and JSPS Fellowship Award of 2024. He is a member of European Academy of Sciences and Arts (2023), European Academy of Sciences (2024) and a Fellow of The Chinese Society of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics (The First Fellows, 2025).
Research Interest
research interests of Qingyuan Wang are mainly in mechanics, materials science, and structural engineering, especially related to fatigue and durability of materials and structures.
Prof. Changguo Wang
Harbin Institute of Technology
China
Prof. Changguo Wang
Harbin Institute of TechnologyChina
Biography
Prof. Changguo Wang is a Tenure-track Professor at School of Astronautics, Harbin Institute of Technology, China. His primary research areas include three key domains: Mechanics of composite structures, AI for Metamaterials, Smart Materials and Devices. His research achievements have been published in journals such as Nature Commu., J. Mech. Phys. Solids, et al.
Research Interest
His research achievements have been published in journals such as Nature Commu., J. Mech. Phys. Solids, et al.
Dr. Zhaoye Qin
Tsinghua University
China
Dr. Zhaoye Qin
Tsinghua UniversityChina
Biography
Dr. Qin is currently an associate professor at Department of Mechanical Engineering in Tsinghua University, China. He received the B.S. and M.S. degrees in Mechanical Engineering from Northeastern University, China, in 2003 and 2006, respectively, and the Ph.D. degree in Mechanical Engineering from Tsinghua University, China, in 2010. He is the deputy secretary-general of the Chinese Society for Vibration Engineering, and the deputy chair of Technical Committee for Rotordynamics. Dr. Qin is serving as an Associate Editor of Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part C: Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science, and an Editorial Board Member of International Journal of Applied Mechanics, Nanotechnology Reviews, et al. His research interests include structural dynamics, rotordynamics and condition monitoring, aerospace engineering, nanocomposites, vibration control, and energy harvesting. Dr. Qin has published more than 130 SCI-index journal papers with the total citation of more than 6000.
Research Interest
Dr. Qin’s research interests are structural dynamics, rotordynamics and condition monitoring, aerospace engineering, nanocomposites, vibration control, and energy harvesting.
Asst. Prof. Dr. Emin Taner Elmas
Igdir University
Turkey
Asst. Prof. Dr. Emin Taner Elmas
Igdir UniversityTurkey
Biography
Asst.Prof. Dr. Emin Taner ELMAS is a Mechanical Engineer having degrees of B.Sc., M.Sc., Ph.D., and was born in Sivas in 1974. He completed his doctorate at Ege University, Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences, Mechanical Engineering Department, Thermodynamics Science Branch, and his master's degree at Dokuz Eylül University, Mechanical Engineering Department, Energy Science Branch. He also completed his undergraduate education at Hacettepe University, ZEF, Mechanical Engineering Department and graduated from the faculty with honors in 1995 and became a mechanical engineer. He was awarded a non-refundable scholarship by the Turkish Chamber of Mechanical Engineers in his 4th year because he was the most succesful student during his first 3 classes study at the faculty. He graduated from İzmir Atatürk High School in 1991.
Asst. Prof. Dr. ELMAS has completed his military service as a NATO Officer in Bosnia and Herzegovina. He was a “Reserved Officer” as a “2nd Lieutenant” as an “English-Turkish Interpreter”. He was also a “Guard Commander” and served in Sarajevo, Camp Butmir within the SFOR task force of NATO. He has been awarded with 2 (two) NATO Medals and Turkish Armed Forces Service Certificate of Pride (Bosnia & Herzegovina).
In addition to his academic duties at universities, he has worked as an engineer and manager in various industrial institutions, organizations and companies; He has served as Construction Site Manager, Project Manager, Management Representative, Quality Manager, Production Manager, Energy Manager, CSO-CTO, CBDO, Factory Manager, Deputy General Manager and General Manager.
Research Interest
His research interests include thermodynamics, energy systems, automotive technologies, bioengineering applications, and the development of sustainable engineering solutions.
Dr. Ephraim Suhir
Portland State University
USA
Dr. Ephraim Suhir
Portland State UniversityUSA
Biography
Dr. Ephraim Suhir is a Research Professor at Portland State University (USA), Visiting Professor at Bordeaux University (France), and CEO of ERS Co., a Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) firm based in California. He is also affiliated with UCLA’s Risk Sciences Center. A renowned expert in applied physics, mechanics, and reliability engineering, Dr. Suhir is a Life Fellow of IEEE, ASME, SPIE, and IMAPS; Fellow of APS, the Institute of Physics (UK), and the Society of Plastics Engineers; and Associate Fellow of AIAA. A Foreign Full Member of the National Academy of Engineering of Ukraine, Dr. Suhir has authored over 500 publications and has been widely recognized for pioneering work in probabilistic design for reliability (PDfR), photonic systems, and structural analysis in microelectronics. His numerous awards include the prestigious ASME Worcester Reed Warner Medal, IEEE EPS Field Award, IMAPS Lifetime Achievement Award, and the 2023 SHEN International Research Award. With prior positions at Bell Labs, Exxon, and leadership roles in Silicon Valley startups, he brings decades of experience in academic, industrial, and entrepreneurial environments. Dr. Suhir holds a Ph.D. in Mechanics and Mathematics from Moscow State University and an M.S. in Naval Architecture from the Institute of Maritime Engineers in Odessa, Ukraine.
Research Interest
His research interests are in applied mathematics and mechanics, materials science, and reliability engineering, with a strong emphasis on analytical and probabilistic modeling in electronic, photonic, and opto-electronic systems. He focuses on design for reliability (DfR) and probabilistic DfR (PDfR), including shock, vibration, and thermal stress analysis. His work covers fiber optics, thin film mechanics, solder joint reliability, polymeric and stretchable electronics, and photovoltaic and thermoelectric modules. He is also interested in human-system integration (human-in-the-loop), vehicular safety engineering, and cross-disciplinary predictive modeling applied to medicine, biology, ergonomics, AI, and astrophysics.
Dr. S Rajagopal
Associate Director (TAPAS & UAVs)
India
Dr. S Rajagopal
Associate Director (TAPAS & UAVs)India
Biography
Dr. S. Rajagopal received his B.Tech (Aeronautical Engineering) from MIT, Chennai in 1996 and M.E (Aerospace Engineering) from IISc, Bangalore in 2001 and doctorate degree at Dept. of Aerospace Engineering, IISc, Bangalore. His area of research is Multidisciplinary Design Optimization (MDO) approach to Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Design. Post his graduation, he joined Aeronautical Development Establishment (ADE), Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO), Bangalore in the year 1996. He is currently working as Outstanding Scientist (OS)/Sc H and is the Associate Director and Programme Director (TAPAS & UAVs) at ADE.
Dr. Rajagopal is very actively involved in the conceptual aircraft design programs at ADE with specialization in aerodynamic and structural design. He has vast experience in flight testing of UAVs and is a veteran who has spearheaded more than 200 flights of TAPAS MALE UAV. He has vast experience in structural analysis using FEM software. For nearly 5 years, he headed the Composite Technology Center of ADE and has got wide expertise in development of composites for UAVs. He has published more than 10 technical papers on the above topics in both national and international conference proceedings.
He is a member of Indian Society for Advancement of Materials and Process Engineering (ISAMPE), Aeronautical Society of India (AeSI) and Society for Automotive Engineers (SAE) India – Aerospace Board. He is holding the post of Honorary Director in ISAMPE and he is the Vice Chairman of AeSI - BB. He is Senior Member of American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA).
He has received the BEST LAB SCIENTIST AWARD for the year 2017 at ADE. He has been awarded the unique Director’s medal of Defense Advanced Research and Projects Agency (DARPA). He is member of Educational and Training Group of Internationally renowned simulaton and analysis forum NAFEMS.
Research Interest
UAV Design, Multidisciplinary Design Optimization (MDO), Aerodynamics, Structural Analysis, Composite Materials for Aerospace, UAV Flight Testing.
