Singapore, – The 30th International Conference on Computational & Experimental Engineering and Sciences (ICCES2024) concluded successfully at Marina Bay Sands, Singapore. Held from August 3-6, 2024, this milestone event marked the first time ICCES was hosted in Singapore.

Chaired by Professor Kun Zhou of Nanyang Technological University (NTU), the conference featured co-chairs Professor Shaofan Li (University of California, Berkeley), Professor Mobin Liu (Peking University), and Professor Poh Leong Hien (National University of Singapore). Over 1,300 experts from 28 countries attended, with nearly 1,000 oral presentations and close to 100 posters, setting new records for participation and scale.

Prominent plenary speakers included:

• Professor Bin Liu (National University of Singapore)

• Professor Huajian Gao (Tsinghua University)

• Professor J. N. Reddy (Texas A&M University)

• Professor Xiqiao Feng (Tsinghua University)

• Professor Yonggang Huang (Northwestern University)

• Professor Chee Kai Chua (Singapore University of Technology and Design)

• Professor Federico Rosei (Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique)

• Professor Xu Guo (Dalian University of Technology)

• Professor Aman Zhang (Harbin Engineering University)

Semi plenary speakers included:

• Professor Wai Yee Yeong from Nanyang Technological University

• Professor Shigenobu Ogata from Osaka University

• Professor Chunze Yan from Huazhong University of Science and Technology

• Professor Yujie Wei from the Institute of Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences

• Professor Yan Li from Tongji University

• Dr. Wei Wang from the Singapore Institute of Manufacturing Technology

• Mr. Jie Cheng from Farsoon Technologies

• Professor Xian Jun Loh from the Institute of Materials Research and Engineering

• Professor Yuli Chen from Beihang University

• Professor Lianyong Xu from Tianjin University

• Dr. Jing Lou from the Institute of High Performance Computing

• Professor Hung Nguyen Xuan from the Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology

Awards were presented at the August 5 banquet, including:

• ICCES Satya N. Atluri Award to Professor Huajian Gao

• ICCES Lifetime Achievement Award to Professor J. N. Reddy

• Wei-Zang Chien Award to Professor Huiling Duan

• ICCES Eric Reissner Award to Professor Xiqiao Feng

• T. H. H. Pian Award to Professor H. Jerry Qi

• Kobayashi Award to Professor Paulo J. D. S. Bartolo

• ICCES Distinguished Fellow Medal to Professors Weiqiu Chen, Guozheng Kang, and Qingyuan Wang

The ICCES Outstanding Young Researcher Award, Best Student Paper Award, and Best Poster Award were also presented.

Looking ahead, Professor Xiqiao Feng announced the 31st ICCES will be hosted in Changsha, China, from May 26-29, 2025.

ICCES2024 fostered significant academic exchanges and collaborations, continuing its tradition of excellence.