Plenary Lectures
MS-000 General Papers
If you do not have a prefered MS or could not find a proper one at this moment, you may simply submit your abastract/paper here. The conference Chairmen will assign your submission to a MS or a Session for presentation later.
Directors- Raj Das, University of Auckland
 - GR Liu
 
MS-001 Theory and Formulation for Novel Computational Methods
Welcome all papers on theory and basic formulations for novel computational methods
Directors- GR Liu
 
MS-002 Modelling and Simulation on Nanomechanics
Directors- Hengan Wu, University of Science and Technology of China
 
MS-003 Smoothed Finite Element Methods
Directors- Lei Chen, Mississippi State University
 
MS-004 Advanced Hydrodynamics Analysis for Offshore Platform
Directors- Ping Lu, American Bureau of Shipping
 
MS-005 Computational Modeling of Advanced Materials
Directors- Haimin Yao, Hong Kong Polytechnic University
 
MS-006 Engineering Analysis and Design under Uncertainty
Directors- Byeng Youn, Seoul National University
 
MS-007 Property Characterization of Nanomaterials through Multi-scale Simulations
Directors- Ning Hu, Chiba University
 
MS-008 Computational Limit and Shakedown Analysis
Directors- Canh Le, International University - VNU
 
MS-009 Computational Acoustics and Elastodynamics in Solids and Structures
Directors- Weiqiu Chen, Zhejiang University
 - Yue-Sheng Wang, Beijing Jiaotong University
 - Chuanzeng Zhang, Universitat Siegen
 
MS-010 Adaptive Numerical Methods
Directors- Nguyen-Xuan Hung, Vietnamese-German University
 
MS-011 Large Scale Coupled Problems and Related Topics
Directors- Hiroshi Kanayama, Japan Women's University
 - Masao Ogino, Nagoya University
 - Ryuji Shioya, Toyo University
 
MS-012 Discrete Finite Element Method and Its Applications
Directors- Mengyan Zang, South China University of Technology
 
MS-013 Numerical Methods and Applications in Reacting Flows
Directors- Zhao Tian, University of Adelaide
 
MS-014 Advances in Weakened Weak (W2) Formulation Based Numerical Methods
Directors- Xu Xu, Jilin University
 - Guiyong Zhang, Dalian University of Technology
 
MS-015 Advanced Computational Methods in Underwater Acoustics
Directors- Wei Li, Huazhong University of Science and Technology
 
MS-016 Large Deformation Problems of Building Structures
Directors- Daigoro Isobe, University of Tsukuba
 
MS-017 Inverse Problems, Design and Optimisation under Uncertainties
Directors- Zbigniew Buliński, Silesian University of Technology
 - Marcelo Colaço, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro
 - George S Dulikravich, Florida International University
 - Helcio Orlande, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro
 
MS-018 Numerical Modeling of Granular and Multiphase Flows
Directors- Shunji Honma, Saitama UNiversity
 - Mikio Sakai, The University of Tokyo
 
MS-019 Particle Based Methods
Directors- Zhen Chen, Dalian University of Technology / University of Missouri
 - Dongdong Wang, Xiamen University
 - Xiong Zhang, Tsinghua University
 
MS-020 Modeling and Simulation of Cellular Migration: from Molecules to Multiple Cells
Directors- Hiromi Miyoshi, RIKEN Center for Advanced Photonics
 - Michiko Sugawara, Chiba University
 - Ken-ichi Tsubota, Chiba University
 
MS-021 Parallel and Other High Performance Computing in the Solution of Partial Differential Equations
Directors- Ismael Herrera, National Autonomous University of Mexico
 
MS-022 Multi-scale Computational Mechanics for Heterogeneous Materials
Directors- Erick Saavedra Flores, Universidad de Santiago de Chile
 
MS-023 Computational Modeling of Human Body Injury
Directors- Lixiang Yang, University of Cincinnati
 
MS-024 Advanced Computational Modelling of Fracture and Damage
Directors- Raj Das, University of Auckland
 
MS-025 Orthopaedic Biomechanics and Mechano- Biology
Directors- Lihai Zhang, University of Melbourne
 
MS-026 Cohesive Fracture Modelling of Quasi-Brittle Materials
Directors- Zhenjun Yang, Zhejiang University
 
MS-027 Computational Methods in Fluid-Structure Interactions
Directors- Zhi-Qian Zhang, Institute of High Performance Computing
 
MS-028 Computational Modelling of Bio-related systems and Nanomaterials
Directors- Yuan Cheng, Institute of High Performance Computing
 - Baohua Ji, Beijing Institute of Technology
 - Jingjie Yeo, Institute of High Performance Computing
 - Yingyan Zhang, University of Western Sydney
 
MS-029 A Probabilistic Approach in the Numerical Simulation of Deformation and Fracture of Solids
Directors- Alexander Gerasimov, Tomsk State University
 
MS-030 Confidence and Uncertainty Quantification in Computational Mechanics
Directors- Emilie SAURET, Queensland University of Technology
 
MS-031 Advanced Computational Modelling & Simulations In Safety
Directors- Jerzy Malachowski, Military University of Technology
 - Piotr Sielicki, Poznan University of Technology
 
MS-032 Topology Optimization of Structures and Materials
Directors- Mike Xie, RMIT University
 
MS-033 Numerical Simulation for Stress Wave Propagation in Laminated Structures
Directors- Wing Kong Chiu, Monash University
 
MS-034 Fracture Modeling in Functional and Multifield Smart Materials and Structures
Directors- Tinh Quoc Bui, Tokyo Institute of Technology
 - Sohichi Hirose, Tokyo Institute of Technology
 - Kuldeep Sharma, National Institute of Technology-Uttarakhand
 - Chuanzeng Zhang, Universitat Siegen
 
MS-035 Guided Waves for Defect Detection and Imaging, SHM, Temperature and Stress Evaluation
Directors- Andrei Georgievich Kotousov, University of Adelaide
 
MS-036 Modelling of Crack Problems
Directors- Andrei Georgievich Kotousov, University of Adelaide
 
MS-037 Numerical Modelling of Timber as a Material and/or Structure
Directors- Amar Khennane, Australian Defense Force Academy
 
MS-038 Structural Health Monitoring and Identification of Structures
Directors- Ching-Tai Ng, University of Adelaide
 
MS-039 Multiscale anf Multiphisics Modelling for Complex Materials
Directors- Bernhard Schrefler, University of Padua
 - Patrizia Trovalusci, Sapienza Universita Di Roma
 
MS-040 Computational Methods in Welding and Joining
Directors- Zhao Zhang, Dalian University of Technology
 
MS-041 Creep and Fatigue in Modelling Supported by Experiment
Directors- Zbigniew Kowalewski, Institute of Fundamental Technological Research, Polish Academy of Sciences
 
MS-042 Recent Advances In Meshfree and Particle Methods
Directors- Bin Chen, Xi'an Jiaotong University
 - Seiichi Koshizuka, University of Tokyo
 - Moubin Liu, Peking University
 
MS-043 Computational Modelling in Material Processing
Directors- Cho-Pei Jiang, National Formosa University
 
MS-044 Numerical Methods for Fracture Mechanics
Directors- Yong Jiang, Institute of High Performance Computing
 
MS-045 Advances in Computational Geomechanics
Directors- Ha BUI, Monash University
 - Giang Nguyen, University of Adelaide
 - Phu Nguyen, University of Adelaide
 
MS-046 Multiscale Modelling of Advanced Engineering Materials
Directors- Yang Xiang, University of Western Sydney
 - Chunhui Yang, University of Western Sydney
 
MS-047 Fatigue Cracking Modeling and Numerical Simulation
Directors- Sheng-Chuan Wu, Southwest Jiaotong University
 
MS-048 Advanced Numerical Methods in Explosion and Shock Waves
Directors- Dean Hu, Hunan University
 - Cheng Wang, Beijing Institute of Technology
 
MS-049 Nanomechanics and Nanoscale Modelling
Directors- Haifei Zhan, Queensland University of Technology
 
MS-050 Algorithms for Structural Control and Health Monitoring
Directors- Geoff Chase, Univ of Canterbury
 - Chris Pretty, University of Canterbury
 - Geoffrey Rodgers, University of Canterbury
 - Chao Xu, Northwestern Polytechnical University
 
MS-051 Computations and Modelling of Multiphase Flows
Directors- Yang-Yao Niu, Tamkang University
 - Feng Xiao, Tokyo Institute of Technology
 
MS-052 Computational Modelling of Hemodynamics
Directors- Chang-Joon Lee, Macquarie University
 
MS-053 Advances and Applications of the Scaled Boundary Finite Element Method
Directors- Sundararajan Natarajan, Indian Institute of Technology-Madras
 - Ean Tat Ooi, Federation University Australia
 
MS-054 Topology Optimization in Electromagnetic or Acoustic Fields
Directors- Jeonghoon Yoo, Yonsei University
 
MS-055 Computational Unsaturated Soil Mechanics
Directors- Yixiang Gan, University of Sydney
 - Annan Zhou, RMIT University
 
MS-056 Engineering Inverse Problems
Directors- Xu Han, Hunan University
 - Chao Jiang, Hunan University
 - Jie Liu, Hunan University
 
MS-057 Structural Uncertainty Modeling & Reliability Analysis
Directors- Wei Gao, University of New South Wales
 - Chao Jiang, Hunan University
 - Zhan Kang, Dalian University of Technology
 
MS-058 Soft Tissue Mechanics: Multi-Scale Modelling, Measurement, and Parameter Identification
Directors- Martyn Nash, University of Auckland
 - Poul Michael Fonss Nielsen, University of Auckland
 - Michael Sacks, University of Texas at Austin
 
MS-059 Numerical Modelling of Composite Structures Subjected to Extreme Loading Conditions
Directors- Zhongwei Guan, University of Liverpool
 
MS-060 Stochastic Dynamic Analysis and Advanced Monte Carlo Methods for Performance Based Engineering
Directors- Umberto Alibrandi, National University of Singapore
 
MS-061 Concrete Structure Damage Due to Explosion
Directors- Sau Cheong Fan, Nanyang Technological University
 
MS-062 Modeling and Simulation of High-Speed Multimaterial Flows
Directors- Gustaaf Jacobs, San Diego State University
 - H.S. Udaykumar, University of Iowa
 
MS-063 The Impact of Emerging Supercomputer Architecture on Continuum Mechanics
Directors- Rooh Khurram, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
 
MS-064 Effective Visualisation for Science through Big Data and Visual Analytics
Directors- Tomasz Bednarz, CSIRO
 
MS-065 Stochastic Modelling and Probabilistic Engineering
Directors- Chenfeng Li, Swansea University
 
MS-066 Urban Atmosphere Models and Their Applications
Directors- Haiyan Miao, Institute of High Performance Computing
 
MS-067 Hydraulic Fracturing: Mathematical Modeling, Numerical Simulation, and Engineering Aspects
Directors- Zhanli Liu, Tsinghua University
 - Yongxing Shen, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
 
MS-068 Medical Rapidprototyping and Tissue Engineering
Directors- Abhaykumar Kuthe, Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology
 
MS-069 New Horizons in FEM Analysis for Mechatronics in the Medical Applications
Directors- Francesco Mammoliti, University of Catania and Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare
 - Francesco Noto, Istituto Nazionale Fisica Nuclerare - Laboratori Nazionali del Sud and University of Catania
 
MS-070 CFD of Turbulence for Applied, Industrial, or Environmental Flows
Directors- Lian Shen, University of Minnesota
 
MS-071 Advanced beam-column elements for modelling structures with large deformation
Directors- Chin-Long Lee, University of Canterbury
 
MS-072 Fluid-Structure Interactions in Aerospace Engineering
Directors- Jianyao Yao, Chongqing University
 
MS-073 Numerical Methods and Applications in Geoscience and Geotechnics
Directors- Yu Huang, Tongji University
 
MS-074 Design and Control of Flexible Smart Structures
Directors- Shutian Liu, Dalian University of Technology
 - Liyong Tong, University of Sydney
 
MS-075 Advances in the Boundary Element Method and Its Applications
Directors- Yijun Liu, University of Cincinnati / Northwestern Polytechnical University
 - Jinyou Xiao, Northwestern Polytechnical University
 - Wenjing Ye, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
 - Jianming Zhang, Hunan University
 
MS-076 High Performance Computing and Simulation of Multiphase Flows
Directors- Don Liu, Louisiana Tech University
 
MS-077 Advances in Computational Modelling and Optimization for Impact and Blast Problems
Directors- Jianguang Fang, University of Sydney
 - Shujuan Hou, Hunan University
 - Qing Li, The University of Sydney
 - Guangyong Sun, Hunan University
 
MS-078 Advances in High-performance Finite Element Methods
Directors- Song Cen, Tsinghua University
 
MS-079 Biomedical Image Processing and Analysis
Directors- Julia Kar, Washington University
 
MS-080 Current Trends in Modelling and Simulation of Turbulent Flows
Directors- Suad Jakirlic, Technische Universitaet Darmstadt
 
MS-081 Advanced Modeling and Simulation of Dynamic Systems
Directors- Zhicheng He, Hunan University
 - Quan Bing Eric Li, Jilin University
 - Xu Xu, Jilin University
 
MS-082 Statistical Inverse Problems
Directors- Taufiquar Khan, Clemson University
 
MS-083 Analysis, Modelling and Simulation of Soft Active Materials
Directors- Soo Jin Adrian Koh, National University of Singapore
 
MS-084 Computational Biomechanics of Musculoskeletal Tissues
Directors- Justin Fernandez, University of Auckland
 - Qing Li, The University of Sydney
 
MS-085 Materials Constitutive Modelling: from Nano-scale to Continuum
Directors- Gwenaelle Proust, The University of Sydney