Research manuscripts and proposals are invited in the following topics Materials Science Advanced materials Innovative and sustainable materials Biomaterials Composite materials Energy storage and conversion materials Smart and intelligent materials Functional materials Nano materials Building materials Advances in structural materials and engineering Materials in marine structures Durability and corrosion of materials Chemical materials 3D materials Cryogenic materials Ceramics, shape memory alloys and nanomaterials Polymer science Hydrogels and Phase Change Materials Development of MAX phases and MXenes Smart/Intelligent materials/Intelligent systems Optical/Electronic/Magnetic materials Automation, control and information technology Magnetic materials and smart materials for specific applications MEMS and structural control Active materials in MEMS applications Materials property and characterisation Thin film technology Metallurgy Engineering Iron & steel classes and standards Iron & steel manufacturing methods and new approaches Refractories in iron & steel industry Fracture and fatigue behavior of iron & steel Coating and corrosion Novel coating materials Hard coatings Processing and characterization Nanostructured coatings Manufacturing Technology Aerodynamics Manufacturing systems and simulation Machine design Machinery dynamics Nanotechnology Mechanical dynamics and vibration Mechanical design Casting technology and equipment Welding technology and equipment Plastic processing technology Cellular manufacturing Advanced manufacturing processes Laser processing Automation Industrial automation and process control Intelligent controllers Virtual instrumentation in automation Machine vision system Industrial robots and automation Controllers and distributed control system Embedded system Sensors for automation Vibration engineering