05-08 May 2020 Kruger National Park, Skukuza Rest Camp

30th Design Conference2020 Enhancing design through

4th industrial revolution thinking

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About the Topics1. Design for enhancing the 4th industrial revolution thinking

• Big data for design• Internet-of-Things (IoT) and data representation design• Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS) and design• Knowledge-based and agent-based systems design• Energyefficiencydesign• Design for rapid industrialization• Human-centered design• Networking of smart production systems, smart factories, smart logistics, smart

products and services• Augmented Reality (AR), Virtual Reality (VR) and haptics• Appropriate technology design

2. Design theory• Design theory and development processes• Theories for conceptual design and their application

3. Design methodology and tools• Managing complexity – size, requirements, constraints, variants, multidisciplinary and

many stakeholders• Product and production system architecture• Modularization• Model-based systems engineering• Design process management and organization• Collaborative and distributed product development• Simulation driven design• Virtual engineering, and manufacturing• Bio-inspired design• Artificialintelligenceanddesign• Optimization in design• Tolerancing

4. Design for X• Design for additive, adaptable and hybrid manufacturing• Design for mass-customization and personalization• Design for life cycle and circular economies• Design for sustainability, quality management and lean manufacturing• Design for de- and re-manufacturing• Designformanufacturing,reconfigurableandassembly• Design for robustness, quality assurance and metrology• Design for user-friendliness and user-experience• Design for human-robot collaboration• Design for ergonomics

5. Design of X• Smart products• Design of Product-Service Systems (PSS) and Industrial Product-Service Systems

(IPSS)• Design of factory, smart factory and manufacturing systems• Design of mechatronics and systems

6. Creativity and emotion in design• Methods for disruptive innovation• Human interaction in design and visualization• Creative design methods (TRIZ, bio-inspired, …)• Industrial design for customer feelings and emotions

7. Design education• Design education and learning factories• Design theory and methodology for design education• Industry and academia cooperation in design research and education• Gamificationandmodel-basedlearning

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8. Case studies and industrial experiences

9. Emerging issues

Important Dates:• Full paper submission deadline:

• PaperacceptanceNotification:

• Camera-ready submission:

25 October 2019

15 December 2019

15 January 2020

• Deadline for early bird registrations: 15 February 2020

RegistrationBook your place online at www.CIRPdesign2020.com

Early bird fees(Before 15.02.2020)

Regular fees(15.02.2020 - 04.05.2020)

Onsite fees

Professionalregistration fee €750 €850 €950

Studentregistration fee €700 €800 €850

Additional paper €400 €500 €550

Accompanying Person participation fee €500 €510 €550

Workshops €350 €400 €400

Conference Chair: Prof Khumbulani Mpofu

Gibela Research Chair in Manufacturing and Skills Development

Tshwane University of Technology (TUT), RSA

Conference Co-Chair: Prof Peter Butala

Extra-ordinary Professor, Department of Industrial Engineering,

Tshwane University of Technology (TUT), RSA

Conference OverviewThe Scientific Technical Committee Design (STCDn) of the International Academy for

Production Engineering (CIRP) has been supporting contributions in the areas of design

theories, methodologies, IT tools and their practical design applications over the past decades.

The STDn Conferences provide a technical forum for researchers, industrial practitioners and

policymakerstoexchangeideas,shareresearchfindings,anddiscussthevariousissuesthey

encounter.

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Conference Administration Team• Tsholofelo Mokolopo, Tshwane University of Technology (TUT)• Giovanni Monzambe, Tshwane University of Technology (TUT)• Boitumelo Ramatsetse, Tshwane University of Technology (TUT)• Olukorede Adenuga, Tshwane University of Technology (TUT)• Daniyan Afolabi, Tshwane University of Technology (TUT)• Olayinka Olabanji, Tshwane University of Technology (TUT)• Khumbuzile Mdlalose, Tshwane University of Technology (TUT)• Trevor Shihundla, Tshwane University of Technology (TUT)• Xolani Skosana, Tshwane University of Technology (TUT)

Local Organising Committee

Dr. Jared Padayachee University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN)

Prof. Stephan Heyns University of Pretoria (UP)

Prof. Kristiaan Schreve Stellenbosch University (SU)

Prof. A A Alugongo Vaal University of Technology (VUT)

Prof. Ramesh Kuppuswamy University of Cape Town (UCT)

Prof. Ephias Ruhode Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT)

Dr. Norman Gwangwava Botswana International University of Science and Technology (BIUST)

Dr. Ayodeji Federal University of Technology Akure, Nigeria (FUTA)

Prof. Tiaan Oosthuizen KhanyaWealth

Dr. Dithoto Modungwa The Council of Science and Industrial Research (CSIR)

Prof. S.K. Ong Singapore

Prof T. Sakao Sweden

Prof K. Mpofu South Africa

Prof L. Laperriere Canada

Dr. D.M. D’Addona Italy

Dr. S. Makris Greece

Dr. N. Nishino Japan

Dr. R. Vrabic Slovenia

Prof L. Wang Sweden

Prof O. Battia France

Prof A. Bernard Slovenia

Prof B. Denkena Germany

Prof N. Papakostas Ireland

Prof R. Stark Germany

Prof. F. Laroche France

Prof.J.DuflouBelgium

Prof. J. Fleischer Germany

Prof. J. Franke Germany

Prof. H. Elmaraghy Canada

Prof. S. Kara Australia

Prof. P. Krajnik Sweden

Prof. S.R. Kumara United States of America

Prof. S. Newman United Kingdom

Prof. G. Putnik Portugal

Prof. J.W. Sutherland United States of America

Prof. L. Monostori Hungary

Prof. D. Mourtzis Greece

Prof. N. Anwer France

Prof. A. Nassehi United Kingdom

Prof. A. Nee Singapore

Prof. R. Roy United Kingdom

Prof. W. ElMaraghy Canada

Prof. T. Tomiyama United Kingdom

Prof. G. Moroni Italy

Dr. A. Riel France

International Scientific committee

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PublicationsFor details on abstracts and full paper submissions please visit the conference website.

Full papers will be published in EES Procedio CIRP (http://ees.elsevier.com/procir)Available online at www.sciencedirect.com

Book your place online at: www.cirpdesign2020.com

Conference Administration teamFor further information and accommodation details

please visit the conference website or contact email: cirpdesign2020@tut.ac.za

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