CALL FOR PAPERS ISSS-NC

Nano-Technology

SHM

Sensors Actuators

MEMS

Sixth ISSS National Conference on MEMS, Smart Materials, Structures and Systems

Signal Processing

September 6-7, 2013 R&DE(Engrs), Pune

Organized By Research & Development Establishment (Engrs), Pune and Institute of Smart Structures and Systems

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The Conference
ISSS has been conducting a series of triennial International Conference on Smart Materials Structures and Systems. Apart from this, ISSS also organizes annual National level conference to give platform to present the research carried out in the area of smart materials, structures and systems. The progress in the key focus areas of ISSS, has been covered in innumerable forums all over the world, including the previous six international and five national conferences held at various parts of India. The evolution and maturing of these technologies are clearly seen over the years. The present conference, which is the sixth in the series continues this evolutionary thread and aims to provide a forum to academicians, researchers and technologists to not only assess the current status in these technologies but also to steer towards a more effective utilization of these technologies by exploiting the strengths, recognizing and filling the gaps, and building bridges across disciplines hitherto considered as disjointed. The topics covered in ISSS-NC 6 are: Adaptive/smart materials and nanotechnology Sensors and Actuators MEMS : Design, electronics and packaging Signal conditioning & processing techniques related to smart materials, structures and systems B Applications: Structural Health Monitoring, Automotive sensors, BioMEMS and RF-MEMS

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A pre-conference workshop and exhibition is also planned on the sidelines of the conference. The conference sessions will also include a special slot for presentation of ISSS Annual Awards during the Conference. ISSS Student Awards ISSS has instituted special awards to contributions/ student projects from full time regular students. To qualify for this award, the student(s) should have completed the reported work during the respective course program. In the case of UG award, an individual or a team can submit their contributions. Supervisor of the student(s) is required to give an undertaking that the work was carried out during the respective course program for which the submission is considered. At least one of the contributor(s) is required to present the work at the conference and receive the award in person. Details of these awards below: ISSS UG Award 1st Prize: `10,000, 2nd Prize: `8,000 for UG student project ISSS PG Award One prize of `12,000 for ME/MTech/MPhil/MS/MSc student projects One prize of `15,000 for PhD student work (near completion)
UG/ Masters students are required to submit 4 page summery of their project work and PhD students are required to submit 4 page synopsis of their thesis.

Submissions for this award should be sent directly to awards@isssonline.in on or before June 30, 2013. The decision of the ISSS awards committee would be final in this regard. The winning submissions will be published in the conference proceedings after appropriate modifications, if any, as suggested by the awards committee. Details are available at www.isssonline.in/awards ISSS Young Scientist Award ISSS has initiated a Young Scientist Award for outstanding contributions in the area of micro and smart systems. The award will carry an ISSS medal, a citation, and a cash prize of `25,000. The maximum age limit for the nominee is 40 years as of June 30, 2013. Nominations for this award may be sent to awards@isssonline.in by June 30, 2013 and may be made by self, head of organization or ISSS members. Nomination should include the list of publications and a short description of the nominee's contributions. Nominations should be supported by an eminent person who knows about the nominees contributions.Two reference letters should be attached in case of self-nomination. Nomination form and other details are available at www.isssonline.in/awards. For more information : http://www.isssonline.in/isss-nc6-2013

Prospective authors are requested to first submit their contributions in the form of Extended Abstracts by e-mail in docx format. The submitted abstracts should be in the final, camera-ready form and should highlight important technical contributions and crucial results which will enable a decision on the acceptance. Hardcopy submissions will not be accepted. The Extended abstracts may be prepared in the following format:

Call For Papers

TITLE (Calibri, 14, UPPER CASE, bold, centred) First Author, Presenting Author, Corresponding Author* (Calibri, 12, Title Case, bold, centred) Affiliations (Calibri, 12, Title Case, Regular italics, centred) *E-mail of the corresponding author (Calibri, 11, lower case, regular, left aligned) Text (Calibri, 11, Regular, Justified). Key words: Three, Key, Words (Calibri, 11, regular, Title Case, Left alignment)

The abstract should be limited to three hundred words, written clear and concise. Paragraph spacing could be 6 before and after, and line spacing could be 1.5 allthrough. Please do not insert images/tables etc. The cameraready abstract (.docx file) may kindly be sent as email attachment to tpcchair@isssonline.in on or before 31st May 2013. Details for manuscript preparation will be made available on conference website IMPORTANT DATES Extended Abstract Submission Abstract Acceptance Submission of Full paper Acceptance of Full Paper Submission of revised manuscript Conference registration

A few of the contributed papers presented during the conference will be shortlisted for publication in the newly launched Journal of the Institute of Smart Structures & Systems after further review. The details of the journal are available at www.isssonline.in/journal-isss/ REGISTRATION FEE (in Rupees): Students : 1500/Delegates : 3000/Delegates in group of four or more : 2500/- per delegate Delegates (ISSS Life members) : 2500/-

As a special gesture to academia we have introduced a Special Academic Package of ` 10,000 for a group of ten students and a teaching faculty member, if any.

The registration fee includes a copy of the Conference Proceedings, working lunch, tea/coffee on all the conference days. The registration fee is payable through local cheque / demand draft only. The registration form can be downloaded from the website and filled and sent along with the registration fee to: Sixth ISSS National Conference 2012 (ISSS - NC6) C/o Dr. Makarand Joshi, Convener ISSS NC-6 CRC, R&DE(Engrs) Alandi Road, Dighi PO, Pune 411 015 TeleFAX : +91(20) 2704 4860 Please visit conference website for payment details

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Patron
Dr. V. K. Saraswat
Scientific Advisor to Raksha Mantri and Director General and Secretary, Defence Research and Development Organization

Conference Chair

Prof. VK Aatre, Former SA to RM,

Visiting Professor, IISc, Bengaluru Conference Co-Chair

Dr. K. Natarajan, President, ISSS;

National Advisory Commitee

Technical Program Committee

Organizing Committee Chairman

Dr. S. Guruprasad, Sc H, Director, R&DE(Engineers), Pune

Co-Chairman

Shri A K Patel Sc G, R&DE(Engineers)

Convenor

Dr. Makarand Joshi, Sc F , R&DE(Engineers)

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Dr Prahlada, DS, Vice Chancellor - DIAT, Pune Dr W N Gade, Vice Chancellor - University of Pune Dr D P Amalnerkar, Executive Director, C-MET,Pune Shri A M Datar, OS/ Sc H, Director ARDE, Pune Shri B Bhattacharya, OS/ Sc H, Director HEMRL, Pune Shri R S Hastak, Sc H, Director NMRL, Ambernath Dr. P. D. Mangalgiri NPMASS, ADA, Bengaluru Dr. K. Vijayaraju, PD NPMASS, ADA, Bengaluru Prof. S Gangal, University of Pune Dr. Girish J Phatak, C-MET, Pune Prof Siddharta Dattagupta, IITB, Mumbai Dr Dhananjay Bodas, ARI Pune

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Pune
Pune, the largest city in the Western Ghats is situated 560 m above mean sea level on the Deccan plateau at the confluence of the Mula and the Mutha rivers. It is the eighth largest metropolis of India, and the second largest in Maharashtra. Well recognized as the center of power of the Maratha Empire, Pune is said to have existed as a town, for centuries. Pune is known for its educational excellence. With its rich tradition and culture, Pune hosts several globally recognized premier institutions; University of Pune, COEP, DIAT, AFMC, NCL, NIV, C-DAC, C-MET, DRDO (R&DE(E), ARDE, HEMRL) to name a few. Having the head quarters of Southern Command of Indian Army, Pune is identified as a place of strategic importance as well. Pune is well connected by air, rail and road. The venue of ISSS NC-6 is just 15min drive away from the International Airport and 10km from Pune Central Railway Station/ Bus terminus . Pune experiences moderate raining in month of September with quite comfortable climate. This is the ideal season to see the post monsoon greenary of western ghats, with plenty of places to visit around Pune.

R&DE(Engrs), Pune is one of the key laboratories of DRDO/Ministry of Defence. Established in 1962, this premier organization has always been a vanguard in combat engineering systems and missile launchers. To cater for the requirements of light weight structural products of our armed forces, Composites Research Center of RDE(E) has developed several state-of-the art products over the last decennium. Bridging, Assault vehicle hulls and Naval vessel components are being developed in composites adopting economically viable manufacturing means. At par with the global scenario, our attempts in hybridizing engineering marvels with the latest trends in MEMS, SHM and Nanotechnology are on the verge of maturity.

Research & Development Establishment (Engrs) Alandi Road, Dighi PO, Pune 411 015 TeleFAX : +91(20) 2704 4860 www.drdo.org www.rde.drdo.in

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