For more details visit our event webpage: http://www.vnit.ac.in/icame-2020

International Conference on Advances in Mechanical Engineering

ICAME-2020

Organized by

Department of Mechanical EngineeringVisvesvaraya National Institute of Technology (VNIT), Nagpur

Maharashtra, INDIA - 440 010

An Inaugural Event of Diamond Jubilee Celebration

January 10 - 11, 2020

Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology Nagpur is celebrating its Diamond Jubilee in 2020. Being the

pioneer engineering discipline of VNIT Nagpur, Department of Mechanical Engineering is organizing two

days international conference to embark the start of Diamond Jubilee Celebration. The event is planned to

be inaugurated at the hands of Honorable Prime Minister of India. The theme of the conference is

Advances in Mechanical Engineering. The keynote talks, technical sessions, and panel discussions are

oriented towards holistic contributions of Mechanical Engineering towards the society, industry and

mankind. The conference aims to create a forum to present and exchange new ideas by researchers and

developers from India and abroad working in the frontier domains of Mechanical Engineering. VNIT Nagpur

is hosting ICAME-2020 during January 10-11, 2020. Researchers from Academia, R&D Labs and Industry

from India and abroad are invited to submit original research manuscripts for ICAME-2020 and be the part

of Diamond Jubilee Celebration of VNIT Nagpur. Attractive prizes will be given to top 3 papers.

ABOUT THE CONFERENCE

Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, Nagpur, India is an Institute of National Importance, located

in the heart of the Nagpur city. It was established in the year 1960, earlier known as Visvesvaraya Regional

College of Engineering (VRCE), named after the eminent engineer, planner, and statesmen of the country

Sir M. Visvesvaraya. It was converted to NIT under the act 29 of 2007. Since its establishment, the institute

is imparting quality education and is a pioneer institute in central India. The 215 acres campus includes

state of the art laboratories, well equipped classrooms, sport complex, hostel facility to accommodate

more than 5000 students, faculty quarters, library and information centre, network centre, Center of

Excellence and a dedicated health centre. CIVN, the incubation cell of VNIT has incubated 6 companies.

Recently, an academic block with G+6 floors for faculty members and PhD scholars, nine virtual

classrooms, Girl’s and Boy’s hostel with 1000 capacity each with food court and other amenities and a

class room complex with G+6 floors having 24 classrooms are added to the campus infrastructure. VNIT

Nagpur runs 9 UG Programs, 23 PG Programs and PhD programs. It has faculty strength of 260. The

institute is having 93 ongoing R&D projects worth 60 Cr. Institute is ranked 31st in NIRF. The green

campus of institute is full of natural flora and fauna. The 1MW solar power plant, 600 KLD STP and many

such initiatives are taken for sustainability. The legacy of 6 decades is being continued.

ABOUT VNIT

Department of Mechanical Engineering is the oldest department started from the inception of the institute

(1960). Over the last Six decades, we have grown our expertise and competence in the core Mechanical

Engineering curriculum and research. The Department has one UG program (B.Tech in Mechanical

Engineering), three PG programs (MTech in Industrial Engineering, CAD/CAM and Heat Power

Engineering). The department also offers the PhD program. The department is devoted to quality

teaching, outstanding research and development activities with its highly qualified 30 faculty members.

Department has shown significant contribution in research in the domains like bio-medical engineering,

CFD, robotics, solar energy, advanced machining. The department handles research projects funded by

various agencies having total outlay of 10 Cr. Department has filed 31 patents and 4 are granted. Three

technologies have been successfully transferred to industries. The department organizes training

programs/workshops at regular intervals. In the recent past, department has hosted IPRoMM-2016, one

of the reputed conferences in India. The vision of the department is to produce a quality human resource of

a high standard in mechanical engineering who can contribute favorably to the technological and socio-

economic development of the nation.

ABOUT MECHANICAL DEPARTMENT

On a paid basis, single/double occupancy limited accommodation is available in the hostel of the institute.

The participant can book it in advance, before due date by sending request mail. Good hotels are available

nearby VNIT campus; you can directly book your accommodation as per your requirement.

ABOUT NAGPUR

Nagpur, known as Tiger Capital of the India, is centrally located and well-connected to all the parts of the

country by air, rail, and road. It is also the second capital of Maharashtra. Nagpur is the largest city in

central India and the winter capital of the state of Maharashtra. It is a fast-growing metropolis and is the

third most populous city in Maharashtra after Mumbai and Pune, and also one of the country's most

industrialized cities. With a population of 2,405,421, Nagpur is the 13th most populous city and also 13th

largest urban agglomeration in India. It is the 154th largest agglomeration and 164th largest contiguous

urban areas in the world. Nagpur has pleasant winter weather from December till March of each year with

temperature around 20 degrees Celsius and relative humidity 50%.

Authors need to follow the format for preparation of the manuscript strictly. You can download MS Word

Template, Latex Template, and Sample Paper for your reference from the conference website. The

submission of the manuscript is through OCS Online Manuscript Submission and Review System. The

submitted manuscripts will be peer-reviewed and scrutinized for plagiarism as a mandatory requirement for

publication. The papers accepted after peer review will be published as a standalone proceeding by the

Springer (Scopus Indexed).

Nagzira and Navegaon

CALL FOR PAPERS

The ICAME-2020 provides a leading forum for the presentation of new advances and research results in the fields of Mechanical Engineering. The conference will bring together leading researchers, engineers, and scientists in the domain of interest from around the world. Accordingly, topics of interest for submission include, are not limited to:

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Advanced Energy Sources

Automation, Mechatronics, and Robotics

Automobiles

Biomedical Engineering

CAD/CAM/CIM/CFD

Advanced Engineering Materials

Mechanical Design

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Fluid Flow, Heat and Mass Transfer

Industrial & Mechanical Systems

Manufacturing and Production Processes

Supply Chain Management

Tribology and Wear

Surface Engineering

Ergonomics and Human Factors

SUBMISSION OF PAPERS

REGISTRATION FEES (INCLUDING GST)

Category Indian Participants Foreign Participants

Students

Faculty/ Academia

Industry/ R&D organizations

Rs. 5,000/-

Rs. 7,000/-

Rs. 10,000/-

USD 150

USD 200

USD 250

Full Paper Submission 31 August 2019

Notification of Acceptance

Submission of Camera Ready Manuscript

Registration Commences on

20 September 2019

01 October 2019

01 October 2019

IMPORTANT DATES

Last Date of Registration 15 November 2019

The registration fees include conference kit, high tea, lunch, conference dinner and souvenir.

Zero Mile (Geographic Center of India)Swaminarayan Temple Dikshabhoomi NagpurTiger Reserves

BOR

TADOBA

Pench

ACCOMMODATION

We are seeking sponsors and offering the best stage for the conference, an event of Diamond Jubilee 2020, in

terms of additional benefits. Sponsorship for the conference will provide the sponsors unique opportunity to

increase their visibility and to promote their products to highly specialized and influential community. The

following options of sponsorships are available (for more details, refer event webpage).

Chief Patron SHRI VISHRAM JAMDAR

Patron DR. P.M. PADOLE

Industrial PatronSHRI M.S. UNNIKRISHNAN

International ChairDR. A.M. KUTHE

Honorary Chair DR. H.T. THORAT

DR. S.B. THOMBRE

DR. A.K. CHATTERJEE

ConvenorDR. V.R. KALAMKAR

Organizing SecretaryDR. R.V. UDDANWADIKAR

DR. S.S. CHIDDARWAR

For more details visit our event webpage: http://www.vnit.ac.in/icame-2020

Department of Mechanical Engineering,

Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, South Ambazari Road, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India - 440 010

Email: icame.vnit@gmail.com, Contact No.: +91 9833422770, +91 712-2801156, +91 712-2801167

Back page: Rs. 50,000/-

Inside front: Rs. 50,000/-

Inside back: Rs. 25,000/-

Special colour page: Rs. 15,000/-

Full page (BW): Rs. 12,000/-

Half page (BW): Rs. 7,000/-

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Ÿ Dr. Akhilesh K. Gaharwar Texas A&M University, USA

Ÿ Dr. A.K. Das IIT Guwahati

Ÿ Dr. A. K. Darpe IIT Delhi

Ÿ Dr. A.V. Mainnikar ARAI Pune

Ÿ Shri B. C. Mahesh Thermax Ltd., Pune

Ÿ Dr. CSP Rao NIT Warangal

Ÿ Dr. C. Amarnath IIT Bombay

Ÿ Dr. Harit K. Raval SVNIT Surat

Ÿ Dr. Jaydeep Bala Krishnan University of Calgary, Canada

Ÿ Dr. J. Ramkumar IIT Kanpur

Dr. Ashish D. Deshpande The University of Texas at Austin, USA Ÿ

Ÿ Dr. Jyoti Sinha The University of Manchester, UK

Ÿ Dr. J. Wang University of New South Wales, Australia

Ÿ Dr. K.Gupta IIT Delhi

Ÿ Dr. Katarina Monkova Technical University in Kosice, Slovakia

Ÿ Dr. Milind Atrey IIT Bombay

Ÿ Dr. Nitin Pangarkar National University of Singapore

Ÿ Dr. N Ramesh Babu IIT Madras

Ÿ Dr. Rakesh Kumar NEERI, Nagpur

Ÿ Dr. Simon Barrans University of Huddersfield, UK

Ÿ Dr. S. Shanmugam NIT Trichy

Ÿ Shri Sunil P

Dr. J.P. Modak PCOE, Nagpur

anchbhai LG India, Pune

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