Invited speakers will be announced.
Department of Engineering for Innovation, University of Salento, Lecce, Italy
Visiting professor, Imperial College London, UK
Head of the Advanced BioInterface Technologies Laboratory @CBN-IIT, and of the Advanced Driving to X Simulation Laboratory @UniSalento
Presentation title: Mechanical interlocking enables adhesion control under unfavourable environmental conditions
Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China
Director of Research and Development Center for Green Chemical Engineering Technology PetroChina Lanzhou lubricating oil R & D Center
Director of Surface Engineering Association
Presentation title: Research progress on key technologies of high-end lubricating oils in China
State Key Laboratory of Tribology in Advanced Equipment (SKLT), Department of Mechanical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
Presentation title: Friction-induced growth of thin solid films for selective area additive micro-manufacturing/re-manufacturing
Vytautas Magnus University, Kaunas, Lithuania
Presentation title: Investigation of tribological properties of protic ionic liquids as versatile additives for environmentally friendly water-based lubricants
Berlin University of Technology, Germany
Head of the Department of System Dynamics and the Physics of Friction
Editor-in-Chief of the Journal Frontiers in Mechanical Engineering/Tribology
Presentation title: Adhesion and friction in hard and soft contacts
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Hosei University, Tokyo , Japan
Presentation title: Dynamical system in friction model linking micro to macro scale friction
Department of Industrial Engineering, University of Salerno, Italy
Presentation title: Recent computational approaches for the in-silico wear determination in total hip replacements considering synovial lubrication effects and musculoskeletal dynamics
NanoCorr, Energy and Modelling (NCEM) Research Group, Department of Design and Engineering, Bournemouth University, United Kingdom
Presentation title: Nanocomposite coatings for tribological applications
Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Machine Design Department, University "Dunarea de Jos", Galati, Romania
Presentation title: Standardization in tribology
Bradley University, Peoria, IL, USA
Presentation title: Experimental study of MoS2 coated gears tested in vacuum after exposure to humidity
“Dunărea de Jos” University of Galati, Faculty of Engineering, Galati, Romania
Presentation title: Tribological behavior of coarse rapeseed oil additivated with nanoparticles of zinc oxide
Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi MARA, 40450 Shah Alam Selangor, Malaysia
Presentation title: The effects of different nanoparticles in palm oil olein as solid additives
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Karadeniz Technical University, Trabzon, Turkey
Presentation title: Development of a multifunctional tribometer: Design concept
Laboratory for Machine Tools and Manufacturing Engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
Presentation title: A critical review of measures for an effective application of nano-structured coatings in milling
School of Automation Science and Electrical Engineering, Beihang University, China
Presentation title: Performance degradation based on mixed wear theory of aviation hydraulic piston pump
The Society of Bulgarian Tribologists, Sofia, Bulgaria
Presentation title: Complexity of contact systems: Self-organization and synergetic approach in tribology
“Dunarea de Jos” University of Galati, Galati, Romania
Presentation title: Adding aramid fibres to improve tribological characteristics of two polymers
T+S Tribology and Lubrication Engineering, Technische Akademie Esslingen e. V., Ostfildern, Germany
Presentation title: The green automobile – definition and realization
Metal-Polymer Research Institute, Belarus
Presentation title: Roughness and texture concepts in tribology
Laboratory for Machine Tools and Manufacturing Engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
Presentation title: Recent developments in coatings’ characterization for facilitating the coated tool life prediction
The Ohio State University, Ohio, USA
Ohio Eminent Scholar and The Howard D. Winbigler Professor
Director, Nanoprobe Laboratory for Bio- & Nanotechnology and Biomimetics
Presentation title: Nanotribology, nanomechanics and materials characterization studies and applications to bio/nanotechnology and biomimetics
Metal-Polymer Research Institute, Belarus
Presentation title: Equipments and materials for tribotesting in open space on ISL
Laboratory for Machine Tools and Manufacturing Engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
Presentation title: Optimization of wet or dry micro-blasting on PVD films by various Al2O3 grain sizes for improving the coated tools’ cutting performance
Mechanical Engineering Faculty Belgrade, Serbia
Presentation title: Nanotechnologies: Application of AFM/MFM in material characterization
