14/10/2024
A global audience discuss Low-cost Automation Driving Sustainability at the Institute for Manufacturing.
From Left to Right: Tasnim Ahmed (Politecnico di Milano), Anand Mukerjee, Gokcen Yilmaz (University of Exeter), Giovanna Martinez Arellano (University of Nottingham), Max Fox-Holmes, Sam Brooks (University of Cambridge)
More than 40 participants representing 22 Universities attended this year’s LoDiSA Workshop which took place at the Institute for Manufacturing on the 1st and 2nd October. Delegates in attendance were from nine countries including the UK, Austria, France, Germany, India, Italy, the Netherlands, South Korea and Switzerland.
Attendees were invited to submit papers prior to the event and this year’s emerging themes included: Industry 4.0 and Digital Transformation, Sustainable and Circular Manufacturing, Low-cost Automation and AI, Specialized Automation and Robotics and Digital Solutions and process Modelling.
The programme boasted an industry panel consisting of speakers from four companies: Trox, Redbite, Kinabase and Pathfindr and expertly moderated by Duncan Macfarlane, Professor of Industrial Information Engineering at the Institute for Manufacturing. This was accompanied by academic keynotes delivered throughout the two-day event by Ben Clegg from Aston University, Justin Quinn, Ulster University, Karel Kruger, University of Cambridge and Bhupesh Kumar Lad, IIT Indore India.
Anand Mukherjee, Organising Chair said:
“It is immensely rewarding to see our vision of establishing a pioneering scientific forum for formalizing research on low-cost technologies coming to fruition. Despite this being only our second workshop, we are witnessing a remarkable surge in participation and clear global trends in research efforts dedicated to low-cost approaches for industrial digitalization, especially aimed at empowering small and medium enterprises. Together, we are shaping a future where industrial digitalization is accessible to all, fostering innovation and driving economic growth worldwide.”
The event was endorsed by IFAC TC5.1 Manufacturing Plant Control and supported by the University of Cambridge (Dept. Of Engineering, IFM Engage, IFM), POLIMI School of Management, University of Nottingham (Institute for Advanced Manufacturing).
This year’s proceedings will be published and indexed by IET (Gold Open Access), find out more about the Agenda and Speakers here:
Low-Cost Digital Solutions for Industrial Automation (cam.ac.uk)
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