ISPE/CE2001, Concurrent Engineering: Research and Applications, is a major forum for the international scientific exchange of multi-disciplinary and inter-organizational aspects of concurrent engineering (CE). The focus is on the use of integrated enterprise processes, collaborative work, information sharing, co-locating resources, and integrated frameworks and tools. This conference addresses research and applications issues of CE. This information is available at Web page:
http://bat710.univ-lyon1.fr/ligim/CE2000/CE2001-CFP.HTML
CE2001 is sponsored by International Journal of Concurrent Engineering: Research & Applications (CERA Journal), the International Society for Productivity Enhancement (ISPE). CE2001 is hosted by CERA Institute. Sponsorships from other professional and industrial organizations are being sought.
Topics of Interest:
Submissions are invited on substantial, original and previously unpublished research in all life-cycle areas of product design, engineering and manufacturing, including, but not limited to:
Project Management in CE: Topics include Enterprise integration, assessing an organization's readiness, CE process characterization, workflow tracking and management, CE assessment models, planning and scheduling of activities, re-engineering enterprise processes, CE metrics, barriers to CE, agile manufacturing, virtual enterprises.
Chair: Dr. Ip-Shing Fan (I.S.Fan@cranfield.ac.uk)
Collaborative Decision Making in CE: Topics include Cooperative work, web collaboration, team coordination, Decision Support and Design Assessment, monitoring progress of product development, change notification across perspectives, cooperative problem solving, computer support for team structure, Project & Team coordination.
Chair: I.R. Reid (I.Reid@shu.ac.uk)
Co-Chair: W. Xu
Internet-based Modeling in CE: Topics include Information modeling and simulation, integrated process capture, design intent capture, data version control and management, PDES/STEP, multi-level user access, capturing corporate history, enterprise multimedia notebooks, design rationale, integrated database and knowledge-base management systems. Extended Enterprise (or Concurrent Enterprise), Virtual Enterprise, Internet based Information System, virtual project and knowledge management.
Chair: Ahmed Al-Ashaab (ahmed@tamayo.mty.itesm.mx)
Co-Chair: Sobah Abbas Peterson
Collaborative Product Commerce in CE: Topics include supply chain collaboration, internet-based commerce, Information sharing, Communication tools, computer-based video and audio conferring and consulting, multimedia electronic mail, network-wide sharing of processes, graphical collaborative user interfaces for inter-operability, networked collocation.
Chair: Dr. Ming Lu (MingLLu@hotmail.com)
Co-Chair: Prof. Paul W.H. Chung
Design Technologies in CE: CAD/CAM, Geometric Computing, Distributed Design platforms, Collaborative Design
Chair: F. Giannini (franca@ima.ge.cnr.it)
Networking and Distribution in CE: Topics include Integrated frameworks, architectures for building CE systems, Product data Management, CE Languages & Tools, virtual team support environments, Tools for multi-media conference on the networks, Distributed Computing Environment.
Chair: F. Wang (fwang@arrirs04.uta.edu)
Co-Chair: Xiaoguang Shi
Knowledge Engineering and Management of CE: Topics include, KBE concepts, KBE tools and processes, Cost Engineering, Conflict Resolution Techniques, Constraint Management, Negotiation. Blackboard and Agent-based architecture, Corporate Technical Memory. Principles of KM, integration of design and manufacturing, knowledge-based integration, emerging KM standards and practices, Life cycle engineering, design for X, integrated product and process development, environmentally conscious manufacturing, life-cycle cost and quality.
Chair: J. Pokojski (Jpo@simr.pw.edu.pl)
Co-Chair: Chris Rush
CE Education and Training: Challenges in CE education, different models of training, case studies.
Chair: V. Thompson (thomson@mecheng.mcgill.ca)
CE - Industrial experience:
Chair: J. Cugy (to be confirmed) (jean-francois.cugy@dassault-aviation.fr)
Standards in CE: Methods and Strategies for Modelling and Integration of data using standards and "de facto" standards, e.g.STEP/EXPRESS, XML, IDL, UN/EDIFACT,UML...., Use of standards in the support of development of Open platforms, Architectures and Toolkits for CE environments and its link with Electronic Commerce and Business services, Conformance Testing and Interoperability.
Chair: R. Goncalves (rg@uninova.pt)
Co-Chair: Mr. Ming Liang Lu
CE in Virtual Environment: Virtual reality means real time simulation. Virtual world (this might be form CAD data + addition environmental, tools, machines, people) and behavior model (how the machine, equipment really work + human interaction using tracking device, supper gloves, HMD or CAVE etc.), and test it against the requirements, Interactive and Immerse simulation.
Chair: P. Ikonomov (pavel@ddd.co.jp)
CE in Construction: Re-engineering business processes in construction projects,
Business process models, ERP application, Tools and techniques, Visualization support for collaborative activities, E-Commerce/E-business, Wireless/Mobile computing applications in construction projects, Knowledge management.
Chair: N. Evbuomwan (nosa.evbuomwan@marchFIRST.com)
Co-Chair: Dr Chimay J Anumba
Virtual Prototyping in CE: Assembly and maintenance simulation within Virtual Environments (VE), Virtual environment applications in design and manufacturing, Design reviews, Intuitive interaction techniques, CAD and geometric modeling issues, New tools for Virtual Prototyping, Integration of CAD and VE, VE for engineering applications, Training simulation.
Chair : Prof. Terrence Fernando (t.fernando@salford.ac.uk)
Co-chair : Prasad Wimalaratne
Submission and Timetable:
Authors should submit a full draft paper or extended abstract, not exceeding 7 single spaced pages, directly to the Session Chairs. If a paper does not fall within the specified sessions, it should be submitted to the Conference Program Chair.
Expression of Interest: NOW
Submission of draft paper to session chairs: January 1, 2001
Notification of acceptance: March 30, 2001
Final camera-ready paper submission to session chairs: April 30, 2001
Conference Proceedings:
Conference Proceedings for CE2001 will be published both in CD-ROM and will be accessible electronically over the worldwide web. Only the abstracts of the accepted paper will be printed in hard-copy proceeding. The full papers and entire conference proceedings will also be made available electronically for download or purchase by Technomic Publishing Corporation as a part of a CE series entitled " Advances in CE " with official congress catalog (ISSN) number.
Journal Publication and Best Paper Award:
Selected expanded papers will be reviewed for inclusion in a special issue of the international journal, Concurrent Engineering: Research and Application (CERA). Each year during the annual dinner, best paper award and Best Student Paper Award are given to authors of the papers judged best in five CE categories: quality, content, originality, relevancy and long-time research and application values. For obtaining Information about CERA Journal or best paper award, write to CERA Managing Editor, Dr. Biren Prasad.
Conference General Chair:
Dr. Biren Prasad, Director, CERA Institute, P.O. Box 3882, Tustin, CA 92781-3382, USA. Tel: (714) 952-5562/ Fax: (714) 505-0663, Email: prasadb@ugsolutiuons.com or CE2001@aol.com
Conference Program Chair:
Dr. Rajkumar Roy, Department of Enterprise Integration, SIMS, Cranfield, University, Cranfield, Bedford, MK43 OAL, UK, Tel: +44 (0) 1234 754072 or +44 (0) 1234 750111 Ext. 2423: Fax: +44 (0)1234 750852,
Email: r.roy@cranfield.ac.uk
International Co-chairs (to be expanded)
Dr. Parisa Ghodous, LIGIM, University of Lyon I, France
Professor Denis Vandorpe, LIGIM, University of Lyon I, France
Dr. Chimay J. Anumba, Loughborough University, UK
Professor Shuichi Fukuda, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Technology, Japan
Professor S.N. Dwivedi, University of Louisiana,USA
Dr. Pravir Chawdhry, University of Bath, UK
Professor Hojjat Adeli, Ohio State University, USA
Dr. Subra Ganesan, Oakland University, Rochester, MI, USA
Dr. I.S. Fan, Cranfield University, UK
Dr. K S Pawar, University of Nottingham, UK
Dr. Marek Zaremba, Canada
Dr. Michael Sobolewski, GEAE CR&D, Schenectady, NY, USA
Invitation: Those, who would like to serve on the conference committee, as representative should contact Dr. Rajkumar Roy or Dr. Biren Prasad at the above address. A session organizing committee is being formed. Those interested in organizing CE sessions related to one or more of the above specialty areas and wish to chair or co-chair sessions may also contact: Dr. Parisa Ghodous and Professor Denis Vandorpe, Dr. Shuichi Fukuda, Dr. Pravir K. Chawdhry or Dr. Subra Ganesan.
A current version of a CE2001 call for papers is available at: