10th International Conference on Trends in Mechanical Engineering (MEC 2026)

Program Committee

Accepted Papers

Virtual Conference

Scope
The 10^th International Conference on Trends in Mechanical Engineering (MEC 2026) provides a premier international forum for researchers, scientists, engineers, and industry professionals to share their latest findings, innovations, and insights in the rapidly evolving field of mechanical engineering. As mechanical systems, technologies, and methodologies continue to advance at an unprecedented pace, MEC 2026 serves as a vital platform for discussing both the theoretical foundations and practical applications that drive progress across diverse engineering domains.

Call for Papers

The conference highlights significant developments in mechanical engineering, documenting both practical and theoretical contributions that play a fundamental role in shaping the future of the discipline. By bringing together experts from academia, research institutions, and industry, MEC 2026 fosters collaboration, encourages interdisciplinary dialogue, and supports the exchange of cutting edge ideas that address current challenges and emerging opportunities.

Authors are invited to submit original research papers, state of the art reviews, case studies, and industrial experience reports that demonstrate meaningful advances in mechanical engineering. Submissions may address any of the conference topics listed below, but are not limited to them, as MEC 2026 welcomes innovative and cross disciplinary research that expands the boundaries of the field.

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

Advanced Manufacturing, Materials Processing & Industry 4.0

Additive Manufacturing, 3D/4D Printing & Hybrid Manufacturing
Precision, Ultra Precision & High Speed Machining
Non Traditional Machining & Advanced Material Removal Processes
Tool Design, Cutting Tool Materials & Coatings
Digital Manufacturing, Smart Factories & Industry 4.0
Cyber Physical Production Systems (CPPS)
Industrial IoT, Sensors & Connected Manufacturing
Digital Twins for Manufacturing, Design & Maintenance
Autonomous Manufacturing Systems & Robotics Integrated Production
Sustainable, Green & Circular Manufacturing

Robotics, Mechatronics & Autonomous Systems

Industrial Robotics, Collaborative Robots (Cobots) & Human Robot Interaction
Autonomous Vehicles, Drones, UAVs & Intelligent Mobility Systems
Soft Robotics, Bio Inspired Robotics & Compliant Mechanisms
Micro Robotics, Nano Robotics & Swarm Robotics
Robot Perception, Sensing, Mapping & Navigation
AI Driven Robotics, Reinforcement Learning & Adaptive Control
Actuators, Sensors, Mechatronic Systems & Embedded Control
Space Robotics, Planetary Mechanisms & Extraterrestrial Operations

Thermal Engineering, Energy Systems & Sustainability

Heat Transfer, Thermodynamics & Thermal Management
Renewable Energy Systems (Solar, Wind, Hydro, Geothermal)
Hydrogen Energy, Hydrogen Combustion & Fuel Cells
Biofuels, Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF) & Green Propulsion
Thermal Energy Storage & Phase Change Materials
Supercritical CO₂ Power Cycles
HVAC, Refrigeration & Building Energy Systems
Waste Heat Recovery & Energy Conservation
Decarbonization Technologies & Net Zero Energy Systems
Sustainable Energy Technologies & Green Engineering

Fluid Mechanics, Aerodynamics & Computational Methods

Fluid Dynamics, Turbulence & Multiphase Flows
Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) & High Performance Simulation
GPU Accelerated CFD, Exascale Simulation & Reduced Order Modelling
Physics Informed Neural Networks (PINNs) for Fluid & Thermal Systems
Aeroacoustics, Aerodynamics & Flight Mechanics
Bio Inspired & Micro Scale Fluid Mechanics
Fluid Structure Interaction (FSI) & Aeroelasticity
Combustion, Propulsion, Gas Turbines & Rocket Engines
Active Matter, Soft Matter Mechanics & Complex Fluids

Aerospace, Automotive & Transportation Engineering

Advances in Aerospace Technology & Space Engineering
Aircraft Structures, Propulsion & Aerothermodynamics
Hypersonic Vehicles & High Speed Aerodynamics
eVTOL Aircraft, Urban Air Mobility & Advanced Air Transport

Electric Vehicles (EVs), Hybrid Vehicles & Battery Thermal Management
Autonomous Driving, ADAS & Vehicle Dynamics
Intelligent Transportation Systems & Smart Mobility
Marine, Railway & Urban Transportation Engineering
Materials & Mechanisms for Lunar/Martian Environments

Machine Design, Dynamics & Control

Mechanical Design, CAD/CAE Tools & Generative Engineering
Topology Optimization, AI Driven Design & Inverse Engineering
Dynamics, Vibrations, Acoustics & Noise Control
Mechanisms, Kinematics & Multibody Dynamics
Control Systems, Intelligent Control & Adaptive Control
Safety Critical & Fault Tolerant Control Systems
Reliability Engineering, Fault Diagnosis & Prognostics
Tribology, Surface Engineering & Wear Mechanisms
Smart Structures, Mechanical Metamaterials & Programmable Mechanisms

Materials Engineering & Advanced Composites

Composite Materials, Nano Composites & Hybrid Materials
Lightweight Materials for Automotive & Aerospace
Smart Materials, Shape Memory Alloys & Active Materials
Mechanical Behavior, Fatigue, Fracture & Failure Analysis
Surface Coatings, Tribological Materials & Hard Materials
High Temperature & Extreme Environment Materials

Artificial Intelligence, Data Driven Engineering & Optimization

AI, Machine Learning & Deep Learning in Mechanical Engineering
Generative AI for Engineering Design & Simulation
Expert Systems & Intelligent Decision Making
Data Driven Modelling, Digital Twins & Predictive Analytics
Optimization Techniques for Mechanical Systems
Reinforcement Learning for Control & Robotics
Big Data Analytics for Industrial Systems

Bio Mechanical, Medical & Human Centered Engineering

Biomechanics, Bio Robotics & Human Machine Systems
Prosthetics, Exoskeletons & Assistive Devices
Biomedical Devices, Implants & Tissue Mechanics
Computational Physiology & Bio Fluid Mechanics
Human Digital Twins & Personalized Biomechanics
Wearable Robotics & Human Centered Engineering
Ergonomics, Human Factors & Safety Engineering

Logistics, Operations & Industrial Engineering

Operations Management & Industrial Systems
Logistics, Supply Chain Management & Smart Warehousing
Digital Supply Chains, Autonomous Logistics & Fleet Optimization
Reliability, Maintenance Engineering & Asset Management
Total Quality Management (TQM) & Quality Engineering
Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma & Process Optimization

Paper Submission

Authors are invited to submit papers through the conference Submission System by April 25, 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 MEC 2026, after further revisions, will be published in the special issue of the following journal.

Mechanical Engineering: An International Journal (MEIJ)

Important Dates

Third Batch : Submissions after April 21, 2026

Submission Deadline

April 25, 2026

Authors Notification

May 21, 2026

Registration & camera - Ready Paper Due

May 25, 2026

Proceedings

The soft copy of the proceedings will be available on Journal web pages.

The Registration fee is 250 USD for accepted article Authors. Atleast one author of accepted paper is required to register at the full registration rate.

Welcome to MEC 2026