8^th International Conference on Mechanical Engineering (MECH 2026)

March 30 ~ 31, 2026, Virtual conference

Scope & Topics

8^th International Conference on Mechanical Engineering (MECH 2026) serves as a premier global forum for researchers, academicians, industry professionals, and practitioners to share their latest findings, innovative ideas, and emerging technologies in the broad field of Mechanical Engineering. As the discipline continues to evolve through advances in intelligent systems, sustainable technologies, advanced materials, and computational innovation, MECH 2026 provides a vital platform for presenting cutting edge research and fostering meaningful collaboration across diverse domains.

The conference welcomes high quality submissions that showcase theoretical developments, methodological advancements, experimental investigations, industrial applications, case studies, and comprehensive survey papers. MECH 2026 aims to bring together participants from around the world to exchange knowledge, discuss challenges, explore new research directions, and strengthen the global mechanical engineering community.

Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following

Advanced Manufacturing, Materials & Industry 4.0

• Additive manufacturing (3D/4D printing)
• Smart manufacturing and Industry 4.0
• Digital twins for manufacturing systems
• Sustainable and green manufacturing
• Advanced composite and hybrid materials
• Machinability of advanced materials
• Surface engineering, coatings, and thin films
• Non traditional machining and micro/nano fabrication
• AI Enabled Quality Engineering & Intelligent Manufacturing Systems
• Smart Production Systems & Data Driven Process Optimization
• Cyber Physical Production Systems & Autonomous Factory Technologies
• Predictive Production Control & Autonomous Scheduling Systems

Robotics, Automation & Intelligent Mechanical Systems

• Industrial automation and autonomous systems
• Collaborative robots (cobots)
• AI driven robotics and intelligent control
• Human–robot interaction
• Soft robotics and bio inspired mechanisms
• Mechatronics and embedded systems
• Generative Design, AI Assisted Engineering & Digital Prototyping

Thermal Engineering, Energy Systems & Sustainability

• Renewable energy systems (solar, wind, geothermal)
• Hydrogen energy, fuel cells, and biofuels
• Energy storage systems (batteries, thermal storage)
• Carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS)
• Heat transfer, thermodynamics, and multiphase flows
• Advanced heat transfer (boiling, condensation, radiative transfer)
• Thermal metamaterials
• Thermal management of electronics and EV systems

Aerospace, Automotive & Next Generation Transportation

• Advances in aerospace technology
• Hypersonic and high speed aerodynamics
• Aerodynamics, propulsion, and flight mechanics
• Space systems engineering and satellite technologies
• Electric, hybrid, and autonomous vehicles
• Intelligent Mobility, Autonomous Transportation & Next Generation Vehicle Systems
• Vehicle dynamics, safety, and crash modeling
• High speed rail and future mobility systems

Computational Mechanics, Simulation & AI Driven Engineering

• Finite element analysis (FEA) and computational fluid dynamics (CFD)
• Multiphysics and multi scale modeling
• Machine learning for simulation and optimization
• Surrogate modeling and design space exploration
• Optimization under uncertainty
• Uncertainty quantification and reliability modeling
• Digital twins for mechanical systems

Biomechanics, Bioengineering & Human Centered Design

• Biomechanics and human movement analysis
• Biomedical devices and prosthetics
• Bio inspired engineering and soft materials
• Biothermal engineering
• Biochemical and bioprocess engineering
• Human factors and ergonomics

Fluid Mechanics, Tribology, Dynamics & Control

• Advanced fluid dynamics and turbulence modeling
• Microfluidics and nanofluidics
• Fluid structure interaction
• Advanced Tribology for EVs, Aerospace Systems & Nano Scale Interfaces
• Vibrations, acoustics, and structural dynamics
• Nonlinear dynamics
• Control theory for mechanical systems
• Vibration control and adaptive/robust control

Structural Mechanics, Failure Analysis & Health Monitoring

• Fracture mechanics and fatigue
• Crack propagation and material failure modeling
• Structural health monitoring (SHM)
• Prognostics and health management (PHM)
• Damage detection and vibration based monitoring

Experimental Methods, Instrumentation & Metrology

• Advanced sensors and instrumentation
• High speed imaging and diagnostics
• Experimental fluid/thermal measurement techniques
• Precision metrology and measurement systems

Operations, Logistics & Industrial Engineering

• AI Enhanced Operations Engineering & Decision Intelligence
• AI Driven Supply Chain Systems & Resilient Cyber Physical Logistics
• Reliability, maintenance, and asset management
• Cyber physical production systems

Climate, Environmental & Ocean Engineering

• Environmental fluid mechanics
• Wind engineering
• Ocean engineering and marine systems
• Climate resilient mechanical systems

Emerging Technologies & Future Directions

• Smart materials and shape memory alloys
• Nano engineering and micro systems
• Autonomous drones and UAV systems
• Quantum engineering applications
• Sustainable product design and lifecycle engineering

Paper Submission

Authors are invited to submit papers through the conference Submission System by January 17, 2026. Submissions must be original and should not have been published previously or be under consideration for publication while being evaluated for this conference. The proceedings of the conference will be published by International Journal of Recent Advances in Mechanical Engineering (IJMECH) (Confirmed).

Selected papers from MECH 2026 , after further revisions, will be published in the special issue of the following journals.

• Mechanical Engineering: An International Journal (MEIJ)

  Important Dates

  Submission Deadline	:	January 17, 2026
  Authors Notification	:	February 14, 2026
  Final Manuscript Due	:	February 21, 2026

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    ***** The invited talk proposals can be submitted to mech@mech2026.org