Chair: Dr. Thomas Uslander, Head, Department Information Management and Production Control, Fraunhofer IOSB, Germany

Co-Chair: Dr. Bugao Xu, Professor, University of North Texas, USA

Title: Information Management for Smart Materials based upon Open Standards
Dr. Thomas Uslander, Head, Department Information Management and Production Control, Fraunhofer IOSB, Germany

Title: An Improvement on ANN by a Smart Selection of Input Variables
Dr. Sung-Ho Kim, Professor, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, South Korea

Title: Multi Criteria Series Arc Fault Detection: Application to AC Home Electrical Networks and DC Grids
Dr. Patrick Schweitzer, Associate Professor, Lorrane University, France

Title: Fabric Defect Detection using Convolutional Neural Network with Prior Knowledge
Dr. Bugao Xu, Professor, University of North Texas, USA

Title: Mathematical Framework for Lattice Problems
Dr. Benqi Guo, Emeritus Professor, University of Manitoba, Canada

Title: Smart Materials Applied to Collaborative Robot
Mr. Alfio Minissale, Project Manager, Comau Robotics and Automation Products, Italy

Chair: Dr. Florin Udrea, Professor, Cambridge University, UK
Co-Chair: Dr. Boris Mizaikoff, Chaired Professor & Director, Institute of Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry, Ulm University , Germany

Title: Ambient Air Quality Smart Sensors
Dr. Florin Udrea, Fellow, Royal Academy of Engineering; Head, High Voltage Microelectronics and Sensors Lab, Cambridge University, UK

Title: Smart Materials for Virus Recognition: Challenges and Applications
Dr. Boris Mizaikoff, Chaired Professor & Director, Institute of Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry, Ulm University , Germany

09:45-10:10

Title: SensFloor® - A Large-area Sensor Floor for Gait Analysis and Activity Monitoring
Ms. Christl Lauterbach, CEO, Future-Shape GmbH, Germany

10:10-10:35

Title: A Low Power Event-driven Back-illuminated Stacked CMOS Image Sensor
Dr. Hayato Wakabayashi, Deputy General Manager, Research Division, Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation, Japan

10:35-11:00

Title: Social Innovation by IoT Technology Applying Smart Material
Dr. Yoshitaka Sasago, Senior Researcher, Hitachi Ltd., Japan

Title: Spot based Analytics – From R&D to High Throughput Production
Dr. Wilfried Weigel, Vice President R & D, SCIENION AG, Germany

Title: A Copper (II) Oxide – Tin Dioxide Heterojunction Sensor for the Detection of Hydrogen Sulfide
Dr. Stefan Lehmann, Researcher, Drager Safety GmbH & Co KGaA, Germany

Title: Development of 1.25-inch 33-megapixel Image Sensor for 8K UHDTV with 120, 240 and 480 Hz Multiple Operation Modes
Mr. Toshio Yasue, Research Engineer, NHK, Japan Broadcasting Corporation, Japan

Chair: Dr. Akihiro Mochizuki, Principal & CEO, i-CORE Technology, LLC., USA
Co-Chair: Mr. Ronald S. Cok, Director of Intellectual Property, X-Celeprint, Inc., USA

Title: Ink-jet Printed OLEDs for Display Applications
Mr. Edgar Boehm, Senior Advisor, Performance Materials / Display Solutions, Merck KGaA, Germany

Title: Nano to Micron Size Domain Control of Liquid Crystal Devices

Dr. Akihiro Mochizuki, Principal & CEO, i-CORE Technology, LLC., USA

Title: The Analysis of Effective Channel Length in a-IGZO TFTs with the Top IGZO Layer
Dr. Hoon Choi, Director, Oxide Device Team, LG Display, South Korea

Title: Novel High Functional Reactive Monomer for Liquid Crystal Displays
Mr. Yuichi Inoue, Manager, DIC Corporation, Japan

Title: Heterogeneous Micro-Assembly for Smart Devices in the Internet of Things
Mr. Ronald S. Cok, Director of Intellectual Property, X-Celeprint, Inc., USA

Title: Scattering Mode Smart Windows based on Ions-doped Cholesteric Liquid Crystals
Dr. Ko-Ting Cheng, Associate Professor, National Central University, Taiwan

Title: Submicron Top-Gate Self-Aligned a-IGZO TFT Technology for Flexible AMOLED & Image Sensors
Dr. Auke Kronemeijer, Senior Researcher & GEN1 TFT R&D Pilot Line Manager, TNO/Holst Centre, the Netherlands

Chair: Mr. Alberto Coda, R & D Manager, Functional Metals Labs, SAES Getters S.p.A., Italy

13:30-13:55

Title: Progress and Trends in Shape Memory Alloys Development
Mr. Alberto Coda, R&D Manager, Functional Metals Labs, SAES Getters S.p.A., Italy

13:55-14:20

 Title: Heating/Cooling of Stress Induced Martensite for Producing High Performance Shape Memory Actuators
Dr. Ausonio Tuissi, Senior Researcher, National Research Council of Italy, CNR-ICMATE, Italy

Title: SMA-based Anti-seismic Device: From the Concept to the Installation on a 13th Century Church
Dr. Riccardo Angiuli, Senior Researcher, CETMA - Technologies Design and Materials European Research Centre, Italy

Chair: Dr. Brando Okolo, Director and CTO, Apium Additive Technologies GmbH, Germany

Co-Chair: Mr. Rene van der Meer, Lead Technologist, Océ-Technologies B.V., the Netherlands

Title: The Processing of Fiber Filled Polymeric Materials using Material Extrusion 3D Printing Technology
Dr. Brando Okolo, Director & CTO, Apium Additive Technologies GmbH, Germany

Title:  Print Heads For Viscous Fluids Of Tomorrow
Mr. Felix Gruber, Business Development Manager, ViscoTec Pumpen- u. Dosiertechnik GmbH, Germany

Title: 3-D AM Printing Induced Material Characteristics of 316L Stainless Steel Prototypes and its Impact on Mechanical Properties
Ms. Nancy Yang, Distinguished Member of Technical Staff, Sandia National Laboratories, USA

Title: FIFDM: The Next Level for 3D Printed Parts
Dr. Jens Schlimbach, Deputy Research Director, Institut fur Verbundwerkstoffe, Germany

Title: Printing a Better World with Multi Material 3D Jetting
Mr. Rene van der Meer, Lead Technologist Industrial Printing, R&D Department, Oce, the Netherlands

Title: Hybridization of SLM Process with Femtosecond Laser - Optimization of Ra in Situ
Dr. Charles Tarek Sultan, Head, R&D Additive Manufacturing, WeAre Aerospace, France

Title: Additive Manufacturing with Laser Powder Bed Fusion – Material Properties, Quality Considerations and Technology Advantages in Tooling Applications
Dr. Anna Medvedeva, Vice President R&D, Uddeholms AB, Sweden

Title: Investment Opportunities in the 3D Printing Space: Thinking Outside the Box
Mr. David Labiak, Chief Investment Officer, Trent Capital Management, USA

Title: Development of 3D Printed Structures for CO2 Management
Mr. Matteo Gillono, Centre for Sustainable Future Technologies, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia / Politecnico di Torino, Italy