2^nd International Conference and Exhibition on Automobile Engineering December 01-02, 2016 Valencia, Spain

Viktor Astakhov received his PhD in mechanical engineering from Tula State Polytechnic University, Tula-Moscow, Russia, in 1983. He was awarded a D.Sc. designation and title of State Professor of Ukraine in 1991. Currently, Astakhov is the tool research and application manager of General Motors Business Unit of PSMI. As a professor, he is involved in supervising of graduate students at Michigan State University. Astakhov has won a number of national and international awards for both his teaching and research. Astakhov has authored books like Geometry of Single-point Turning Tools and Drills, Fundamentals and Practical Applications, Tribology of Metal Cutting, Physics of Strength and Fracture Control and Mechanics of Metal Cutting. He is the editor-in-chief of the International Journal of Advances in Machining and Forming Operations, and associate editor, board member, reviewer and advisor for many international journals and professional societies.

theory (including physics, analytical and numerical FEM modeling) of metal cutting and its applications, cutting tool design, assessment and optimization, machinability of materials, new tool materials and coatings, design of experiments, and coolant application practices.

Dr. Mohammad Saad Alam Director, Center of Advanced Research in Electrified Transportation (CARET), Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, UP, INDIA

Automobile

Dr. Subhash Rakheja received a PhD in mechanical engineering from Concordia University. He joined the National Research Council soon after graduation and faculty in Concordia as a Research Assistant Professor. He became Associate Professor in 1989 and Professor in 1994. He is a research chair in Vehicular Ergo-dynamics in Concordia University. He was also honored with the title of the University Research Fellow in 2005. Dr. Rakheja is a fellow of the CSME and of the ASME. He is the editor of the International Journal of Industrial ergonomics and International Journal of Vehicle Performance and associate editor of the SAE Journal of Commercial Vehicles and the International Journal of Heavy Vehicle Systems. He continues to serve in the Canadian Advisory Council on International Standards. He has won the SAE Arch T. Colwell Merit Award, Alice Hamilton Award from Center for Disease Control (USA) and Liberty Mutual Award.

His research expertise includes advanced transportation systems and highway safety, human responses to workplace vibration and driver-vehicle interactions.

Dr. Craig J. Hoff, professor of Mechanical Engineering Ph.D. from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, in Mechanical Engineering, with expertise in automotive powertrains (conventional, hybrid electric, fuel cell), in-vehicle data acquisition, design for the environment, and thermal and mechanical design. To Hoff, Kettering students are motivated and have the know-how to work in a professional environment. It sets them apart from others, who are lost when they first enter the work place. Hoff enjoys working with students that go above and beyond and truly want to make things happen. "This was the place to be to teach automotive engineering." When returning from the Formula SAE competition in 2002, his team leader mentioned that he rode a horse to his school as a child. At first the group thought he was just kidding, but it turned out that he regularly rode his horse to his one-room school house. The team was quite amazed to hear this about someone so young, but it goes to show that Kettering attracts students from all kinds of places.

Automotive Powertrain Systems – Conventional Vehicles, Automotive Powertrain Systems – Hybrid Electric Vehicles, Alternative Fuels, Development of In-Vehicle Data Acquistition Systems, Automotive Crash Safety, Sustainable Energy Systems, Modeling of Thermal/Mechanical Systems

After receiving PhD in Metallurgical Engineering in 1987, Dr. Sediako career extended over 30 years of R&D in steel, aluminum, and magnesium metallurgy. In his current research at the Canadian Nuclear Laboratories he is utilizing unique properties of neutrons, allowing direct stress measurements and phase analysis inside metal parts and components. He collaborates extensively with a number of automotive manufacturers, both OEMs and Tier 1, enabling new alloys development, stress analysis, and technology optimization for the most challenging applications. A specific focus of his research is stress analysis in cylinder block and engine head, as well as in situ studies of solidification and high temperature creep in new aluminum and magnesium alloys’ development. Dr. Sediako is an author of more than 170 articles and a licensed Professional Engineer. In 2014 he was inducted into the Fellowship of the Canadian Academy of Engineering.

Application of neutron diffraction to direct stress measurements and phase analysis inside metal parts and components; new Al and Mg alloy development and fitness-for-service characterization; stress analysis in cylinder block and engine head, as well as in situ neutron diffraction studies of solidification and high temperature creep in new aluminum and magnesium alloys’ development for automotive powertrain, suspension, and structural components.

Professor dr. LPH (Philip) de Goey studied physics at the RU in Nijmegen and did his PhD in physics in Eindhoven. He then moved to Mechanical Engineering in 1990, where he was assistant professor, associate professor (1996) and full professor (2000) and finally also dean of department (2011). He was visiting professor at RWTH Aachen (1999) and at BIT (since 2011), where he is appointed as leading scientist of China’s 111 program. He is member of many boards and organisations, for instance, he is member of the board of directors of the Combustion Institute (since 2002) and secretary of the executive committee of the board of the Combustion Institute. He is editor of several journals and was co-editor-in-chief of the Proceedings of the Combustion Institute. He received several awards, under which the prestigious Simon Stevin Meester Award 2010, the highest award in technical sciences in the Netherlands (500.000 euro).

Combustion science, technology and innovations, laminar and turbulent flames, reacting flows, thermodynamics and heat/mass transfer.

Prof. Kevin Deng has been a distinguished professor and served as Executive Associate Director of Automotive Research Institute of Jilin University since 2010. Prior to that, he had worked for General Motors R&D Center in USA as a researcher since 1996. He was a three-time recipient of the “Charles McCuen” Award, the highest research award in General Motors, and a twice-recipient of the `Boss' Kettering Award, the most prestigious award in GM for technical invention and innovation. He briefly served as an acting director of Hong Kong Automotive Parts & Accessories R&D Center in 2010. Currently he serves as the Editor in Chief of International Journal of Vehicle Autonomous Systems and Associate Editor of International Journal of Vehicle Design, and was the associate editor of IEEE Transaction o Vehicular Technology. He was also the Chair of the Transportation Track of 2010, 2012 and 2014 IEEE Vehicular Technology Conferences respectively, the Chair of Advanced Vehicles and Mobility of 2011 China-America Frontiers of Engineering Symposium, and Technical Program Chair of FISITA 2012 on Chassis Systems and Integration Technology, etc.

He holds numerous patents and is the authors/co-authors of some 100 publications in international journals and conferences. He is also a dozen of invited speakers worldwide. His primary research interests are in vehicle dynamics, intelligence and control, virtualization technologies based on modeling and simulation methods, etc.

Kyongsu Yi received the B.S. and M.S. degrees in mechanical engineering from Seoul National University, Korea, in 1985 and 1987, respectively, and the Ph.D. degree in mechanical engineering from the University of California, Berkeley, in 1992. He is a Professor at the School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at Seoul National University, Korea. He currently serves as a member of the editorial boards of the KSME, IJAT and ICROS journals. His research interests are control systems, driver assistant systems, and active safety systems of a ground vehicle.

Control systems, driver assistant systems, and active safety systems of a ground vehicle

Dr. Kadir AYDIN was born in 1962 at Afyonkarahisar in Turkey. He received his B.Sc. degree in 1983 and M.Sc. degree in 1986 from the Mechanical Engineering Department of Cukurova University. He completed his Ph.D. degree in 1993 at the Department of Mechanical Engineering of Liverpool University. He became Assistant Professor in 1993, Associate Professor in 1995 and Professor in 2001 in the Mechanical Engineering Department of Cukurova University. He is Chairman of Automotive Engineering Department of Cukurova University and also General Manager of Cukurova Technopark. His special research areas are Internal Combustion Engines, Vehicle Technology, Combustion, Hydrogen and Electric Powered Vehicles, Alternative Fuels (Biodiesel, Bioethanol and Biogas). He published more than 150 national and international scientific papers. He is married and has two children.

Internal Combustion Engines, Vehicle Technology, Combustion, Hydrogen and Electric Powered Vehicles, Alternative Fuels (Biodiesel, Bioethanol and Biogas)

Prof. Dr. Hakan KALELİ, Yıldız Technical University, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Automotive Division 34349 Beşiktaş, Yıldız, İstanbul-TURKEY.

Mechanical Engineering: Internal Combustion Engines (Gasoline and Diesel Engines), Tribology, Wear, Surface Analysis, Friction, Lubrication, Crankcase Oils, Oil Drain Periods, Oil Analysis, Additive and Protective Additive Layers, Nanolubricants (Graphene Nanoplates, Carbon Nanotubes (single wall, multi wall), Boron Nitride etc..), Fuel Economy, Emissions, Engine Design, Materials and Chemical Engineering, Coatings (Zinc Phosphate, Graphene, Nitrading etc..), NanoTribology.

Dr. Canakci received his B.Sc. degree from Automotive Engineering Technology, Gazi University, Ankara-Turkey, in 1989. He earned his M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees in Mechanical Engineering from Vanderbilt University and Iowa State University in 1996 and 2001, respectively. After working as a Research Fellow in Engine Research Center (University of Wisconsin-Madison), he started to work as an Assistant Professor in Kocaeli University-Turkey. Currently, Dr. Canakci has been working as a Professor in Department of Automotive Engineering. He teaches undergraduate and graduate level courses related to IC engines, combustion and fuels. He has authored several publications in national and international journals, and involved in R&D projects related to alternative fuels and their usage in IC engines. Dr. Canakci’s studies have been cited more than 3800 times in Web of Science (h-index:30). He currently serves as a member of the editorial boards of the following SCI-expanded journals: International Journal of Engine Research and Advances in Mechanical Engineering.

Combustion, performance and emissions of IC engines; Biodiesel production; Alternative fuels; HCCI engines.

Dr. Aboulnaga received his B.Sc. in 1997 and M.Sc. in 2000 in Electrical Engineering from Mansoura University, Egypt. He received his Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT), Chicago, USA in 2004. He has nine years of industrial experience at Philips Electronics North America. where he focused on research and design of Solid State Lighting Systems for automotive, indoor, and outdoor lighting applications. He is the author/coauthor of numerous publications, granted/pending patents, book chapters, technical papers, and industrial reports. Dr. Aboulnaga received the academic excellence award from Mansoura University in 1996, the outstanding academic achievement award from IIT in 2004, and innovation and technology awards from Philips Electronics yearly from 2005-2013. Dr. Aboulnaga recently joined the College of Engineering at King Faisal University, KSA, as an Electrical Engineering assistant professor.

His research interests include power electronics, electric motor drives, Class II power supplies, Automotive EMC solutions, electromagnetic integration, renewable energy resources, power quality, solid state lighting electronics, and protection and safety standards