Plenary lecturers
Biography
Naoya Tada is Professor of Okayama University. He graduated from Kyoto University and received master’s and doctoral degrees in engineering science from the same university. His main research area is the strength of materials including inhomogeneous deformation, initiation and growth small cracks, localized deformation of polycrystalline metals. His research area currently extends to non-destructive evaluation of material’s damage, interfacial strength of dissimilar materials, and prediction of fracture. He is also active in academic activities and Member of the Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers, the Society of Materials Science, Japan, the Japan Society for Technology of Plasticity, the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, and Society for Experimental Mechanics.
Biography
Dr. Xian-Cheng Zhang is a professor and doctoral supervisor at East China University of Science and Technology, serving as the dean of the School of Mechanical and Power Engineering. His research focuses on ensuring the long-term, reliable operation of high-temperature components. His key academic contributions are reflected in three main areas of developing life design methods, proposing damage tolerance approaches, and advancing surface manufacturing techniques. He has authored over 250 peer-reviewed papers, been granted more than 50 invention patents, registered over 10 software copyrights. His research outputs and citations in the creep-fatigue field rank first globally over the past decade. He takes the role in editorial board for 10 International Journals. He also serves as the director of MOE Key Laboratory of Pressure System and Safety, the director of AVIC-ECUST United Innovation Center of Aircraft Engine Life Prediction, vice chairman of the Materials Branch of the Chinese Mechanical Engineering Society, etc
Biography
Seung Hoon Nahm is a principal researcher of Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science. He graduated from Kyungbook National University and received doctoral degree in mechanical engineering. His main research area is identification of hydrogen embrittlement mechanism, reliability evaluation of facilities utilized at elevated temperature and construction of DB for high-temperature material properties. He is currently serving as an expert member of ISO TC 164 and 197. He is also active in academic activities and Member of the Korea Society of Mechanical Engineers, the Korean Institute of Meals and Materials, the Korean Hydrogen & New Energy Society, the Korean Institute of GAS, Korean Society for Precision Engineering, and Korean Public Law Association.
Biography
Prof Wenyi Yan obtained his PhD from Tsinghua University, China, in 1995. Currently, he works at the Department of Mechanical & Aerospace, Monash University, Australia. His research interests include railway wheel/rail rolling contact damage, structural integrity, structural optimisation, process simulation for additive manufacturing. Dr Yan and his co-workers have received 14 research grants from the Australian Research Council. Dr Yan has successfully supervised 28 PhDs and 6 Masters to completion, and he is currently supervising 14 PhD students.
In total, Prof Yan has published 3 book chapters, 180 journal papers, with an H-index of 43 according to Google Scholar.