On November 18, the Sub-forum on Intelligent Manufacturing of the 2024 International Conference on the Cooperation and Integration of Industry, Education, Research, and Application was held at the School of Mechanical Science and Engineering (MSE), HUST.

In this sub-forum themed “Exploring High-Level Pathways of the Cooperation and Integration of Industry, Education, Research, and Application in Intelligent Manufacturing,” 10 international experts engaged in discussions with 10 professors from HUST-MSE on strengthening exchanges and cooperation in science & technology, innovation, and talent cultivation. The sub-forum explored approaches to fostering deeper integration between colleges and enterprises in intelligent manufacturing engineering education, academic research, and industrial development. It also aimed to facilitate international cooperation and integration of industry, education, research, and application in intelligent manufacturing, thereby promoting sustainable development and innovation in the field.

This sub-forum consisted of a seminar on the cooperation and integration of industry, education, research, and application, and an academic forum on intelligent manufacturing, both held online and offline.

The seminar kicks off with an introduction of HUST-MSE, participants, and topics for discussion. It conveys the message that MSE, empowered by its breakthroughs in international cooperation and talent cultivation, will make greater achievements in relevant fields.

Later, experts engaged in heated discussions on such topics as the “Dual Mentor” program for joint talent training, scientific research innovation, and international cooperation and integration of industry, education, research, and application.

Focusing on international talent cultivation, they analyzed talent training programs and academic exchanges at universities in the US, the UK, France, and Singapore.

In terms of cooperation models, they exchanged practical experience in scientific research innovation and cooperation of industry, education, research, and application at universities in the US, the UK, Singapore, and Japan.

In the academic forum, participants revisited HUST’s commitment to enhancing international cooperation and exchanges in intelligent manufacturing and its goal to build a platform for deeper integration of industry, education, research, and application via this conference, thus fostering closer cooperation between academia and industry.

Lenan Zhang, Assistant Professor at Cornell University, presented a report titled “Understanding Heat Transport at Interfaces for Thermal Management of 2D Electronics.”

Kui Liu, Principal Scientist at the Singapore Institute of Manufacturing Technology, delivered a report titled “Ultra-precision Machining for Optical Applications in SIMTech.”

Kai Tang, Professor at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, presented a report titled “Research in Metal DED Hybrid Manufacturing.”

Philippe H. Geubelle, ASME Fellow and Professor and Executive Associate Dean of Grainger College of Engineering at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champagne, delivered a report titled “Optimization of a Frontal-polymerization-based Manufacturing Process for Thermoset Composites.”

Initiated by China’s Ministry of Education in 2018, this conference has been held for six consecutive editions, garnering widespread recognition from Chinese and foreign universities, enterprises, and research institutes. In 2023, the Sub-forum on Mechanical Engineering was also held at HUST-MSE.

Written by: Yu Kai

Edited by: Zhang Shiyu, Chang Wen, Peng Yumeng