2023 RAPDASA-RobMech-PRASA-CoSAAMI Conference: 24th Annual International RAPDASA Conference joined by RobMech, PRASA and CoSAAMI CSIR International Convention Centre Pretoria, South Africa, October 30-November 2, 2023 |
| Conference website | http://www.rapdasa.org |
| Submission link | https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=2023rapdasarobmechpr |
| Abstract registration deadline | April 30, 2023 |
| Submission deadline | June 2, 2023 |
It is with great pleasure that we announce that RAPDASA will be joined for its 24th Annual International Conference by the 16th Robotics and Mechatronics (RobMech), the 34th Pattern Recognition Association of South Africa (PRASA) and the 4th South African Advanced Materials Initiative (CoSAAMI) conferences.
Following the success of the 2022 RAPDASA-RobMech-PRASA-CoSAAMI Conference hosted by Stellenbosch University in November 2022, we are pleased to announce the first call for papers for the 2023 RAPDASA-RobMech-PRASA-CoSAAMI Conference to be held on 30 October to 2 November 2023 at the CSIR International Convention Centre in Pretoria, South Africa.
This conference will bring together experts from industry, R&D institutions, academia and students in additive manufacturing, materials engineering, rapid product development, pattern recognition, robotics and mechatronics to present research, network and expand the fraternity that has been built by the previous conferences.
The theme of the 2023 conference:
Advanced Manufacturing Beyond Borders
is a call to everyone involved with advanced manufacturing in its various forms. Our collective aim is to accelerate Africa’s manufacturing industry for inclusive economic growth, increase the competitiveness of its economies and improve the livelihoods of its people.
The conference will offer opportunities for participants from industry, R&D institutions, academia and government, to connect and collaborate to grow the next generation of advanced manufacturing enterprises across the African continent.
Conference papers on the following topics are welcomed:
Additive Manufacturing
Rapid Prototyping
Advanced Manufacturing
Computer-aided Design
Product Engineering
Reverse Engineering
Design, Simulation and Modelling
Process Modelling
Structural Analysis
Materials Selection for Design
Materials Engineering
Materials Processing
Tooling Design and Development
Classifiers and related topics
Speech processing
Natural language processing
Computer vision and image processing
Bioinformatics
Signal processing
Remote sensing
Artificial intelligence
Machine learning
Computational analytics
End-user applications and systems
FMS Artificial Intelligence
Knowledge Based Systems
Information Technology Applied to Manufacturing
Computer-Aided Engineering Education
Sensors and Applications
Robots and Automation
Lean Manufacturing Logistics
Modelling and Simulation Scheduling
Management of Technology
Operations Management
Education and Training using Robotics
Agile Manufacturing
Mechatronics
Distributed Control Systems
Energy
Manufacturing Neural Networks
Mobile robotics
Mining robotics
Who should attend?
The Organizing Committee, on behalf of RAPDASA, RobMech, PRASA and CoSAAMI, invites product designers, toolmakers, production staff, technical directors and managers from industry involved in design, development and manufacturing of products and components to participate or simply attend the conference. In addition, participants from international product development and materials engineering communities, academia and R&D institutions are also invited to attend and participate in the conference. Furthermore, additive manufacturing, robotics and pattern recognition, are becoming important for general managers and CEOs and the world of finance and investment. Ample opportunities will be available to meet with experts in the field.
Important deadlines:
Deadline for submission of paper and poster abstracts: 31 March 2023
Notification of acceptance of abstracts of papers and posters: 6 April 2023
Deadline for submission of full papers: 2 June 2023
Feedback on paper reviews: 1 September 2023
Submission deadline for final revised papers: 30 September 2023
Submission deadline for poster designs: 30 September 2023
Please see <Conference abstract & paper submission> instructions on the RAPDASA website at http://rapdasa.org on how to submit an abstract to the conference.
Publication of papers
Abstracts must first be accepted before submission of a full paper can proceed. All papers submitted for the conference will be subjected to a double-blind peer review process, which will be led by the Technical Committee. Papers accepted after peer review will be published in the conference proceedings in MATEC Web of Conferences. Selected papers that comply with the scope of the journal and are of high quality, will be submitted for publication in the ISI accredited The South African Journal of Industrial Engineering (SAJIE).
Industry presentations
As an alternative to the above publication of peer-reviewed papers, industry participants can present their applied research in a non-peer-reviewed format. Only an extended abstract must be submitted for such industry presentations. Industry presentations are not included in the conference proceedings.
The deadline for industry abstracts is 30 June 2023.
Companies or organisations that wish to be a sponsor of the conference proceedings may contact Rynette Coetzer at info@rapdasa.org