The 3rd International Electronic Conference on Machines and Applications
IECMA 2026: Conference Closed
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S1. Automation and Control Systems
S2. Condition Monitoring and Fault Diagnosis
S3. Machines Design and Additive Manufacturing
S4. Electrical Machines and Drives
S5. Electromechanical Energy-Conversion Systems
S6. Mechatronics/Electromechatronics
Prof. Dr. Antonio J. Marques Cardoso
Conference Chair
CISE—Electromechatronic Systems Research Centre, Department of Electromechanical Engineering, University of Beira Interior, Calçada Fonte do Lameiro, Covilhã, Portugal
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Important Dates
- Abstract submission deadlineFeb 09, 2026
- Abstract acceptance notificationMar 09, 2026
- Registration end dateMay 06, 2026
Meet Our Speakers
Prof. Dr. Salvatore Foti
Department of Engineering, University of Messina, Messina, Italy;
Salvatore Foti (S’14) received the B.S. and M.S. degrees in electrical engineering from the University of Catania, Catania, Italy, in 2011 and 2013, respectively. He received the Ph.D. degree from the University of Messina, Italy, in 2017. He is currently an Assistant Professor with the Department of Engineering (DI), University of Messina. His current research interests include high-efficiency multi-level inverters, AC motor drives for Open-end-Winding systems, sensorless control strategies, ac drive control technologies, modeling and control of power converters for renewable energies and advanced technologies for power electronics applications. He was a recipient of the ELEKTRO 2020 Best Paper Award.
Prof. Dr. Juan Carlos A. Jáuregui Correa
School of Engineering, Autonomous University of Queretaro, Mexico;
Dr. Juan Carlos A. Jáuregui Correa is a Professor and Researcher at the Faculty of Engineering, Autonomous University of Querétaro, Mexico. His work focuses on vibration analysis, machine dynamics, and predictive maintenance supported by AI and computational modeling. He has led numerous academic and industrial projects, authored multiple scientific publications, and holds patents in dynamic testing and intelligent monitoring of rotating machinery. His research aims to bridge the gap between mechanical engineering and data-driven reliability in advanced mechatronic systems.
Prof. Dr. Ayman El-Refaie
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States;
Ayman M. El-Refaie received the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering from the University of Wisconsin Madison in 2002, and 2005 respectively. Between 2005 and 2016 he has been a principal engineer and a project leader at the Electrical Machines and Drives Lab at General Electric Global Research Center. His interests include electrical machines and drives. Since January 2017 he joined Marquette University as the Werner Endowed Chair for Energy Sustainability. He has over 250 journal and conference publications. He has 50 issued US patents. He is a fellow of the IEEE, IET and National Academy of Inventors.
At GE, he worked on several projects that involve the development of advanced electrical machines for various applications including, aerospace, traction, wind, and water desalination. He was the chair for the IEEE IAS Transportation Systems committee and an associate editor for the Electric Machines committee. He was a technical program chair for the IEEE 2011 Energy Conversion Conference and Exposition (ECCE). He was the general chair for ECCE 2014 and 2015 ECCE steering committee chair. He was the general chair of IEMDC 2019. He was the IEEE IAS Industrial Power Conversion Systems Department. He was the IAS Publications Department Chair He is currently serving as the IAS president. He is a member of Sigma Xi. He received several prestigious awards including the IEEE IAS Industrial Power Conversion Systems Department Gerald Kliman Innovator Award, the 2022 ICEM Arthur Ellison Achievement Award, the 2024 IEEE Power & Energy Society (PES) Cyril Veinott Electromechanical Energy Conversion Award, and the 2024 IEEE PELS Electrical Machines, Drives and Related Automation Technical Achievement Award among several others. He is the recipient of five paper awards.
Prof. Dr. Mohammed Chadli
Department of Sciences and Technology (UFR), Paris-Saclay University, Évry, France;
Mohammed Chadli (SM’09) received his MSc (DEA) from the Engineering School INSA-Lyon (France, 1999) and from “Ecole Normale Sup.” (Mohammedia, Morocco), the Ph.D. thesis in Automatic Control from the University of Lorraine (UL), CRAN-Nancy in 2002. He was Lecturer and Assistant Professor at the “Institut National Polytechnique de Lorraine” (UL, 2000-2004). Since 2004, he was Associate Professor at the UPJV and is currently a Full Professor at the University Paris-Saclay Evry, IBISC Lab., France. He was a visiting professorship at the TUO-Ostrava (Czech Rep.), UiA (Norway), SMU-Shanghai (2014-2017), NUAA-Nanjing (2018-2024), and the University of Naples Federico II (Italy, 2019).
Dr. Chadli’s research interests include filtering and control problems (FDI, FTC) and applications to vehicle systems, intelligence systems, network systems, and cyber-physical systems. He is the author of books and book chapters (Wiley, Springer, Hermes), numerous articles published in international refereed journals and conference proceedings.
Dr. Chadli is a senior member of IEEE. He is on the editorial board (Editor, Associate Editor) of several international journals, including the IEEE Transactions on Fuzzy Systems, Automatica, the IET Control Theory and Applications, the Franklin Institute Journal, Asian Journal of Control … and was a Guest Editor for Special Issues in international journals and Vice Dean of the Faculty of Sciences and Technologies (Univ Evry). He now serves as the Chair of the IEEE France Section Control Systems Society Chapter, and listed in “100 000 Leading Scientists in the World”.
Prof. Dr. Yashar Eftekhar Azam
Ocean Engineering, University of New Hampshire, Durham, United States;
Yashar Eftekhar Azam is an Associate Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and the Ocean Engineering Program at the University of New Hampshire. His research focuses on digital twinning of complex dynamical systems, integrating computational modeling, machine learning, artificial intelligence, stochastic system identification, and experimental dynamics, with a particular emphasis on uncertainty-aware inference under unknown loading conditions. He is the developer of the B-LACE4DT framework (Bayesian Load-Agnostic Continuous Estimation for Digital Twinning), which enables state and parameter estimation without requiring explicit knowledge of external loads. His work spans both fundamental and applied research, advancing mathematical and algorithmic foundations while deploying these methods in real-world environments. He has led or contributed to field testing of over 20 bridges and multiple buildings across the United States, New Zealand, and other regions, and has worked on applications ranging from civil infrastructure to energy systems and floating structures. Dr. Eftekhar Azam is an active member of the Society for Experimental Mechanics and the Engineering Mechanics Institute. He has held research positions at ETH Zurich and Politecnico di Milano and has authored over 50 peer-reviewed technical publications, contributing to the advancement of uncertainty-aware digital twinning for long-term structural monitoring.
Prof. Dr. Ka-Wai Kwok
Department of Mechanical and Automation Engineering, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China;
Ka-Wai Kwok is a Professor at Mechanical and Automation Engineering, The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK). His research focuses on surgical robotics, intra-operative image processing, and also intelligent and control systems. To date, Ka-Wai has co-authored >180 publications with >90 clinical fellows and >190 engineering scientists. His multidisciplinary work has been recognized by many international publication awards, e.g. 2018 ICRA Best Conference Paper Award and 2020 IROS Toshio Fukuda Young Professional Award (largest flagship academic conferences of robotics). Currently, Ka-Wai is the principal investigator of research group for Interventional Robotic and Imaging Systems (IRIS), which has various inventions licensed/transferred from university to industry in support for their commercialization. He is also a co-founder and director of Agilis Robotics Limited aiming at advancing the interventional endoluminal endoscopy with small, fully flexible robotic instruments and their intelligent control systems. His team successfully performed world’s first transurethral robotic en-bloc resection of bladder tumours (ERBT) in live human in 2024.
- S1. Automation and Control Systems
- S2. Condition Monitoring and Fault Diagnosis
- S3. Machines Design and Additive Manufacturing
- S4. Electrical Machines and Drives
- S5. Electromechanical Energy Conversion Systems
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On behalf of the chair of IECMA 2026, we are pleased to announce the winners of the Best Oral Presentation Awards and Best Poster Awards. Congratulations! We will be contacting the winners on the next steps.
The Best Oral Presentation Awards have been awarded to:
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ID |
Title |
Authors |
| sciforum-165887 | Development of Multifunctional Composite Sandwich Panels: Process and Optimization | |
| sciforum-167204 | Sensitivity Analysis-Based Multi-Objective Optimization of an Interior PMSM for Off-Highway Vehicles | Abd Elkarim Ammar, Bassem Hichri, Simone Musacchio, Jean-Daniel Kiefer, Jean-Régis Hadji-Minaglou |
The Best Poster Awards have been awarded to:
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ID |
Title |
Authors |
| sciforum-166118 | Automated Dimensional and Geometric Inspection of Metal Plates Using a Collaborative SCARA Robot: A Preliminary Proof-of-Concept Study | Ana R. C. R. Vieira, César M. A. Vasques, Adélio M. S. Cavadas |
sciforum-170846 |
Digital Twin–Enabled Condition Monitoring and Predictive Fault Diagnosis of Critical Assets | Wai Yie Leong |
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Mr. Russell Wang
Mr. Ionut Spatar
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