International Conference on Materials, Manufacturing and Modelling (ICMMM) is a three day technical event that provides a platform for leading researchers, academicians and industry experts to come together and exchange knowledge and views on global changes in materials, manufacturing and modelling. This event is being jointly organized by the School of Mechanical Engineering (SMEC), VIT in association with American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Chapter, VIT & Royal Academy of Engineering, UK. It is being planned to organize this event once in every two years and ICMMM - 2023 will be 4^th in the series which is being scheduled for 24^th to 26^th March 2023. The authors of all accepted papers will be invited to present their work during the conference and subsequently the papers will be published in a Scopus index journal.

School of Mechanical Engineering (SMEC)

The School of Mechanical Engineering is amongst the premier schools of VIT functioning right from 1984. The school has five departments with a team of highly qualified faculty members, many holding ph.D, from the elite institutes across the globe, to teach and train the best minds of this country.

Strengths of Mechanical Engineering at VIT

• Three of the Bachelor's Degree Programme offered by the School, B.Tech. Mechanical Engineering, B.Tech, Mechanical with Specialization in Automotive Engineering, B.Tech. Production Engineering and B.Tech. Mechanical with Specialization in Energy Engineering are accredited by ABET.
• Sophisticated Laboratories - 30+ Labs and 4 Research Centres DST-FIST sponsored Labs.
• MoUs with Universities abroad & Approval of International
• PG program through Erasmus + scheme
• Significant research funding from International funding agencies such as Erasmus+, DST-UKIERI, Royal Academy of Engineering, Indo-German, Indo-Egypt, BRICS, USIEF.
• Significant research funding from several government agencies such as DST, DRDO, MNRE, CSIR, CVRDE, CPDO, IE, AR&DB, CVRDE, BRNS, ISRO, UGC, NRB, AICTF.

Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Australia

Queensland University of Technology (QUT) is a major Australian university with a truly global outlook. Home to nearly 50,000 students, we’re providing real-world infrastructure, learning and teaching, and graduate skills to the next generation of change-makers. QUT is an ambitious and collaborative institution that seeks to equip our students and graduates with the skills they'll need in an increasingly disrupted and challenged world. QUT is committed to providing real world learning experiences and research solutions across a broad range of fields and our courses are in high demand. QUT's strengths include award-winning teaching, relevant research that benefits the community, a commitment to entrepreneurship and creativity, high student satisfaction and excellent graduate employment outcomes

Cranfield University, UK

Cranfield University is a British postgraduate public research university specialising in science, engineering, design, technology and management. Cranfield was founded as the College of Aeronautics (CoA) in 1946. Through the 1950s and 1960s, the development of aircraft research led to growth and diversification into other areas such as manufacturing and management, and in 1967, to the founding of the Cranfield School of Management. In 1969, the College of Aeronautics was renamed the Cranfield Institute of Technology, was incorporated by Royal Charter, gained degree awarding powers, and became a university. In 1993 the institution's Royal Charter was amended changing its name to Cranfield University. Cranfield University's specialist areas of focus, or Cranfield themes, aims to bring a range of academic disciplines together in order to tackle the grand challenges facing the world within a range of industrial and commercial sectors. These are Water, Agrifood, Energy and Power, Aerospace, Manufacturing, Transport Systems, Defence and Security and Business/Management.

Liverpool John Moores University, UK

Liverpool John Moores was founded in 1825 as Polytech, it became Liverpool John Moores University (LJMU) in1992. LJMU is a vibrant community of over 23,000 students from over 100 countries and it is integral to the life of the city, with a global approach in forging international partnerships to facilitate world-leading research and collaboration. It is one of the largest, most dynamic and forward-thinking universities in the UK. LJMU is one of the highest climbers nationally in the 2014 Research Excellence Framework, with 60% of research classified as world-leading or internationally excellent. LJMU has the world's largest robotic telescope and a state-of-art maritime 360 simulator. It is now the UK’s 20th largest university and Ranked 66 overall in the UK; and in top 50 for teaching, with 2,975 staff, offering over 250 undergraduate degrees, courses and research.

University West, Sweden

University West is a modern university offering programmes that are in close collaboration with working life in an attractive, modern study environment. The university has about 15,000 students and 625 employees. The campus is centrally located in the town of Trollhättan, close to cafés, cinemas, restaurants, and sports facilities, but also very close to beautiful landscapes. University West is founded on the principle that knowledge is acquired everywhere, not just in the classroom. Integrating work situations into study programmes – so-called Work Integrated Learning – exemplifies the important relationship between the university and the outside world. At University West, students experience an open, informal study environment. Usually, students and instructors are on a first-name basis. This approach encourages dialogue and collaboration between students and the teaching staff, thus stimulating opportunities for new ideas and innovations.

University of Tours, France

The University of Tours (French: Université de Tours), till 18 December 2017 François Rabelais University of Tours (Université François-Rabelais de Tours), is a public university in Tours, France. The university was formerly named after the French writer François Rabelais, and was founded in 1969. The University of Tours was established as part of efforts to modernize and democratize higher education in France. The university has seven campuses, distributed across the city of Tours. The university comprises seven departments, as well as an engineering school and two technology institutes. The university offers bachelor, master and doctorate degrees in line with the Bologna Process. Research at the University is at the forefront in many specializations including materials for energy technology.

All accepted, registered and presented papers will be published in Materials Today: Proceedings byELSEVIER LIMITED which is indexed in Scopus and Conference Proceedings Citation Index – Science (CPCI-S)

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