Call for Papers
The ISFA conference, a biennial summit on manufacturing automation and related technologies, was initiated in 1986 under co-sponsorship of the Institute of Systems, Control and Information Engineers (ISCIE) in Japan, and the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) (ASME co-sponsorship still tentative, as of May 2025).
It provides a focused and intimate setting for dissemination and discussion of advanced manufacturing technologies and other related fields such as dynamical systems and control, logistics and informatics, and design and optimization.
It features synergistic blend of topics encompassing various aspects of manufacturing such as sensing and control, mechatronics, material design and synthesis, process modeling, lean manufacturing, diagnosis and prognosis, and emerging concepts including artificial intelligence, Internet-of-Things (IoT), cloud computing, and environmental sustainability, etc.
Technical Tracks:
- Cutting and machine tools
- Digital design and manufacturing
- Manufacturing systems and automation
- Additive manufacturing sensing and control
- AI technologies in manufacturing processes
- Lean and sustainable manufacturing
- Robotics — Embodied intelligence
- Digital twin
Track Chairs and Co-Chairs:
| Track | Topic | Chair | Co-Chair |
|---|---|---|---|
| Track 1 | Digital design and manufacturing | Keiichi Nakamoto (Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology) |
Kyle S. Saleeby (Georgia Institute of Technology) |
| Track 2 | Manufacturing systems and automation | Akio Hayashi (Kanazawa Institute of Technology) |
Wenlong Zhang (Arizona State University) |
| Track 3 | Additive manufacturing sensing and control | Tatsuaki Furumoto (Kanazawa University) |
Peng Wang (Case Western Reserve University) |
| Track 4 | Cutting and machine tools | Norikazu Suzuki (Kobe University) |
Xiaoliang Jing (University of British Columbia) |
| Track 5 | Robotics — Embodied intelligence | Masao Nakagawa (Doshisha University) |
Kevin Haninger (Fraunhofer in Berlin) |
| Track 6 | AI technologies in manufacturing processes | Daisuke Kokuryo (Kobe University) |
Farhad Imani (University of Connecticut) |
| Track 7 | Lean and sustainable manufacturing | Toru Eguchi (Hiroshima University) |
Cheryl Li (University of New Haven) Zhen Chen |
| Track 8 | Digital twin | Nobutada Fujii (Kobe University) |
Rajiv Malhotra (Rutgers University) |