◆ Keynote Speakers：

1. Prof. Esteban Broitman, SKF Research & Technology Development, 3430 DT Nieuwegein, The Netherlands /

Esteban Broitman holds a Ph.D. in Physics from the University of Buenos Aires (Argentina), and a Docent (Habilitation) degree in Tribology from Link?ping University (Sweden). He has been doing research and teaching at the University of Buenos Aires (Argentina), The College of William & Mary (USA), Carnegie Mellon University (USA), Link?ping University (Sweden), and Invited Professor at University of Sao Pablo (Brazil), and the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS - China). He is presently a Senior Scientist in the area of Coatings at the SKF Research and Technology Development Center in Netherlands. His activities focus on the use of advanced surface engineering to control friction and wear at the macro-, micro-, and nano-scales of coatings like DLC, nanocomposites, and softer materials like soft metals and polymers.

2. Prof. Nao-Aki Noda, Kyushu Institute of Technology, Japan//

Nao-Aki Noda received his Ph.D. degree in Mechanical Engineering from Kyushu University, Japan in 1984. He has been doing research and teaching at Kyushu Inst. Tech., Kitakyushu, Japan, 1984-87, He is an author of Theory of Elasticity useful for engineers and a co-author of Safety Engineering for Workers in Industry and other several books. He is a co-editor of Stress Intensity Factors Handbook, vol. 4 & 5, Advances in Finite Element Analysis for Computational Mechanics. He is a recipient of Outstanding Paper Medal of Japan Soc. Tech. Plasticity, Sokeizai Industry Technology award from the Materials Process Tech. Ctr., a fellow of JSME (Japan Soc. Mech. Engrs.) and a fellow of JSAE (Soc. Automotive Engrs. Japan), JSMS Award for Academic Contribution and JSME Materials and Mechanics Division Award. He Achievements include researches in stress analysis for notched material testing specimens, and development for large ceramics structures used for steel manufacturing machinery and special bolt-nut connection improving anti-loosening and fatigue strength.

◆ Invited Speakers：

1. Dr. Sergey Alexandrov （Visiting Professor, Beihang University, China
Research Professor, Laboratory for Technological Processes, Institute for Problems in Mechanics, Russian Academy of Sciences, Russia）/

2. Dr. Cengiz KAYA （
Director, Research and Graduate Policies Directorate, Sabanc? University, Turkey
Professor, Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences, Sabanc? University, Turkey）/

3. Dr. Yulin Li （
Professor, East China University of Science and Technology, China
Visiting Professor, University of Madeira, Portugal）/

4. Dr.  Songqi Ma（
Professor, Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China）/

5. Dr. Junqiao Ding （
Professor, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, P. R. China）/

6. Dr. Jianmin Yang  （
Associate Professor, College of Biological Science and Engineering, Fuzhou University, China）/

7. Dr. Zhihuan Weng（
Associate Professor, Department of Polymer Science & Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, China）/

8. Dr. Hu Jiyong（
Professor, College of Textiles, Donghua University, China）/