Guest Editors
Jinfeng Wang
Prof. Jinfeng Wang has served as the Dean of the School of Management Engineering and the Dean of the Industrial Development and Technology Cooperation Institute of Zhengzhou University for 10 and 4 years respectively. She has successively published in Computer Integrated Manufacturing System, Journal of Nano Research, Microsystem Technologies, Advances in Applied Mathematics and Mechanic, Technology Analysis & Strategic Management and other journals more than 280 papers. In addition, up to now, she has published 5 academic works, participated in and authorized more than 60 patents. Her main research areas are industrial engineering and management innovation, logistics engineering, safety management and materials science, etc. Moreover, Prof. Wang has served as the General Chair, Co-Chair, Organizing Committee Chair and Publication Chair of many international conferences, and participated in the editing and reviewing of many conference proceedings and journal special issues.
Babak Safaei
Dr. Babak Safaei currently is working as Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, and director of Nanotechnology and Multifunctional Structures Research Center (NMSRC) at Eastern Mediterranean University. Dr. Babak Safaei received his PhD. degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Tsinghua University. His work was awarded as the best PhD. thesis by Tsinghua University. So far, he has published more than 185 articles in high impact international journals and conferences. He also had position as Visiting Professor from University of Johannesburg. His research area is Advanced Manufacturing, Computational Mechanics, Micro and Nano Mechanics, Design of Lightweight Structures, Composite Materials, Mechanical Vibration and Testing.
Mohammed Asmael
Dr. Mohammed Asmael is a Lecturer at the School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering and a member of the Advanced Composites Research Group at Queen's University Belfast, UK. He earned his PhD in Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering from the University Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia (UTHM), completed in 2015, following a Master's in Engineering specializing in Mechanical-Advanced Manufacturing Technology from the University Technology Malaysia (UTM) in 2009 and a Bachelor's in Mechanical Engineering from Bright Star University Brega-Libya in 2004. Additionally, he serves as a board member of the Nanotechnology & Multifunctional Structures Research Centre (NMSRC) and Electrical Vehicle Development Centre (EVDC) at Eastern Mediterranean University, Cyprus. Dr. Asmael's academic journey includes roles at Eastern Mediterranean University, where he served as an Assistant Professor until September 2023, teaching undergraduate and postgraduate courses, actively participating in various committees, and supervising MS and PhD candidates. Prior to that, he engaged in full-time postdoctoral research at UTHM from 2015-2017. Beyond academia, Dr. Asmael demonstrates his contributions through involvement in numerous research grants, focusing on the effects of rare earth additives on alloys' microstructure and mechanical properties. His diverse spectrum of research interests covers the casting of metals, welding, metal forming, aluminium and magnesium alloys, thermal analysis, solidification, microstructure, mechanical properties, advanced manufacturing processes, natural fibre, and composite structures, and extends to areas such as joint of polymers, friction stir process dissimilar materials, ultrasonic welding, polymers and nanoparticles enforcement of polymer, adhesive, and adhesion.
Summary
Manufacturing is not only the foundation of economic growth and productivity in many fields, but also an important support for the development of strategic advantages. Interpreting, describing, predicting and simulating various behaviors and aspects during manufacturing and material processing is the key to optimizing product attributes. With the development of Industry 4.0 and smart technology, intelligent manufacturing has gradually become an effective means for efficient production. However, many physical phenomena involved in the manufacturing process still require investigation and proper analysis,. just to cite a few: heat transfer, fluid dynamics, , changes in material state and performance, internal stress, phase transitions, structural changes, etc. This makes the computational and numerical simulation of manufacturing and material processing very challenging. This special issue will focus on the latest research trends and applications in the fields of computational mechanics and fluid dynamics, and aims to solicit and discuss high-quality original research related to intelligent manufacturing and all classes of material processing.
The topics of interest include but are not limited to:
• Finite element and finite-element-based methods
• Molecular dynamics simulations
• Molecular mechanics modelling
• Advanced numerical technology of manufacturing and materials
• Material processing and dynamics in intelligent manufacturing
• Fluid transport simulation and modelling
• Multi-physics problems
• Inorganic and organic fluids
• Interaction mechanisms during material processing
• Engineering design, optimization and manufacture
Keywords
Computational mechanics; fluid dynamics; intelligent manufacturing; material processing; numerical modeling; process simulations; material characterization; finite element; molecular; interaction mechanisms
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