Program

Saturday, Nov 8, 2025 – PITCH DAY

8:00 am – Reception of visitors and instructions for presenters

8:30 am – 10:30 am – Evaluation of projects by the panels

10:30 am – 11:00 am – Selection of finalists in each category

11:00 am – 11:30 am – Final pitch by the finalists

12:00 pm – Announcement of results and awards ceremony

12:00 pm – 8:00 pm – Celebration with rock band performances, food trucks, and cultural presentations

 

Sunday, Nov 9, 2025

3:00 pm – 7:45 pm: Registration

6:00 pm: Opening Ceremony – UFPR Rector auditorium

6:45 pm: Keynote Lecture 1 – Prof. Álvaro Toubes Prata, UFSC, Florianópolis, Brazil – “Scientific Research and Entrepreneurship” – UFPR Rector auditorium

7:45 pm: Cocktail Reception – UFPR Rector auditorium

 

Monday, Nov 10, 2025

8:00 am – 6:00 pm: Registration

7:30 am – 8:30 am: Short Course 1 – Lecture 1 – Sustainable Manufacturing – Prof Navneet Khanna, Ph.D., Institute of Infrastructure, Technology, Research and Management (IITRAM) – Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India

8:30 am – 9:30 am: Oral presentations

9:30 am – 10:00 am: Coffee break

10:00 am – 11:00 am: Keynote lecture 2 – Prof. Hervé Panetto, University of Lorraine, Nancy, France – “The future of Artificial Intelligence: Challenges, Trends and Opportunities” – Technology Sector Auditorium

11:00 am – 12:20 pm: Oral presentations

12:20 pm – 1:30 pm: Lunch

1:30 pm – 2:30 pm: Keynote lecture 3 – Prof. Ibrahim Dincer, Ontario Tech. University, Oshawa, Canada – “Integrated Energy Systems for Sustainable Future” – Technology Sector Auditorium

2:30 pm – 3:50 pm: Oral presentations

3:50 pm – 4:50 pm: Coffee break, Poster presentations and Exhibition of the Industrial Park of Paraná (COBEM EXPO)

4:50 pm – 5:50 pm: Keynote lecture 4 – Prof. Juan Carlos Ordonez, FSU, Tallahassee, FL, USA – Renewable Energy – Technology Sector Auditorium

5:50 pm – 6:50 pm: Keynote lecture 5 – Prof. C. Nataraj, Villanova University, Villanova, PA, USA – “How can Nonlinear Dynamics complement Machine Learning?” – Technology Sector Auditorium

6:50 pm – 11:00 pm: Bodebrown: Beer and Networking

 

Tuesday, Nov 11, 2025

8:00 am – 6:00 pm: Registration

7:30 am – 8:30 am:
Short Course 1 – Lecture 2 – Sustainable Manufacturing – Prof Navneet Khanna, Ph.D., Institute of Infrastructure, Technology, Research and Management (IITRAM) – Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
Short Course 2 – Lecture 1 – Introduction to Composite Materials and Micromechanics – Prof Sandro Campos Amico, UFRGS, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil

8:30 am – 9:30 am: Oral presentations and Round Table on Artificial Intelligence (AI) – Technology Sector Auditorium

9:30 am – 10:00 am: Coffee break

10:00 am – 11:00 am: Keynote lecture 6 – Prof. Sylvie Lorente, Villanova University, USA – “Hierarchical Flow Architectures in Heat Transfer” – Technology Sector Auditorium

11:00 am – 12:20 pm: Oral presentations

12:20 pm – 1:30 pm: Lunch

1:30 pm – 2:30 pm: Keynote lecture 7 – Prof. Marco Cecarelli, University of Roma, Rome, Italy – “Challenges in Mechanism Design for Robotics” – Technology Sector Auditorium

2:30 pm – 3:50 pm: Oral presentations

3:50 pm – 4:50 pm: Coffee break, Poster presentations and Exhibition of the Industrial Park of Paraná (COBEM EXPO)

4:50 pm – 5:50 pm: Keynote lecture 8 – Prof. Emilia Villani, ITA, São José dos Campos, SP, Brazil – “From Automation to Autonomy: New Challenges of Aerospace Industry” – Technology Sector Auditorium

5:50 pm – 6:50 pm: Keynote lecture 9 – Prof. Daniil Yurchenko, ISVR, Southampton, England, United Kingdom – “Unravelling the Complexity of Vibroimpact Systems” – Technology Sector Auditorium

6:50 pm – 11:00 pm: Bodebrown: Beer and Networking

 

Wednesday, Nov 12, 2025

8:00 am – 6:00 pm: Registration

7:30 am – 8:30 am:
Short Course 2 – Lecture 2 – Introduction to Composite Materials and Micromechanics – Prof Sandro Campos Amico, UFRGS, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil

8:30 am – 9:30 am: Oral presentations

9:30 am – 10:00 am: Coffee break

10:00 am – 11:00 am: Keynote lecture 10 – Prof. Joseph Shepherd, Caltech, USA – “Dynamics of Self-Heating and Hot Surface Ignition” – Technology Sector Auditorium

11:00 am – 12:20 pm: Oral presentations and Round Table on Sustainability – Technology Sector Auditorium

12:20 pm – 1:30 pm: Lunch

1:30 pm – 2:30 pm: Keynote lecture 11 – Prof. Norman Fleck, IUTAM, University of Cambridge, UK – “Chemo-mechanics: from delamination of adhesive joints to failure of Li ion batteries” – Technology Sector Auditorium

2:30 pm – 3:50 pm: Oral presentations

3:50 pm – 4:50 pm: Coffee break, Poster presentations and Exhibition of the Industrial Park of Paraná (COBEM EXPO)

4:50 pm – 5:50 pm: Keynote lecture 12 – Prof. Américo Scotti, UFU, Uberlândia, MG, Brazil – “From Natural to Artificial Intelligence: how to use them to achieve sustainable manufacturing” – Technology Sector Auditorium

5:50 pm – 6:50 pm: ABCM committee meetings

6:50 pm – 11:00 pm: Bodebrown: Beer and Networking

 

Thursday, Nov 13, 2025

8:00 am – 6:00 pm: Registration

7:30 am – 8:30 am:
Short Course 3 – Lecture 1 – Scientific Writing – Prof. Américo Scotti, UFU, Uberlândia, MG, Brazil

8:30 am – 9:30 am: Oral presentations

9:30 am – 10:00 am: Coffee break

10:00 am – 11:00 am: Keynote lecture 13 – Prof. Gherhardt Ribatski, USP/SC, Brazil – Thermal Sciences – Technology Sector Auditorium

11:00 am – 12:20 pm: Oral presentations

12:20 pm – 1:30 pm: Lunch

1:30 pm – 2:30 pm: Keynote lecture 14 – Prof. Navneet Khanna, IITRAM, India – Sustainable Manufacturing – Technology Sector Auditorium

2:30 pm – 3:50 pm: Oral presentations

3:50 pm – 4:50 pm: Coffee break, Poster presentations and Exhibition of the Industrial Park of Paraná (COBEM EXPO)

4:50 pm – 5:50 pm: Keynote lecture 15 – Prof. Katia Luchese Cavalca, UNICAMP, Campinas, SP, Brazil – Rotating Machinery – Technology Sector Auditorium

5:50 pm – 6:50 pm: ABCM Invited lecture – Prof. Norman Fleck, IUTAM, University of Cambridge, UK – “The International Union of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics (IUTAM)” – Technology Sector Auditorium

8:00 pm – 11:00 pm: Conference dinner – 50th ABCM anniversary – Award cerimonies

 

Friday, Nov 14, 2025

8:00 am – 6:00 pm: Registration

7:30 am – 8:30 am:
Short Course 3 – Lecture 2 – Scientific Writing – Prof. Américo Scotti, UFU, Uberlândia, MG, Brazil

8:30 am – 9:30 am: Oral presentations

9:30 am – 10:00 am: Coffee break

10:00 am – 11:00 am: Keynote lecture 16 – Prof Sandro Campos Amico, UFRGS, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil – “Composite Overwrapped Pressure Vessels Type IV in Brazil – Scenario and Recent developments” – Technology Sector Auditorium

10:40 am – 12:20 pm: Oral presentations

12:20 pm – 1:30 pm: Lunch

1:30 pm – 2:40 pm: Keynote lecture 17 – Prof. Paul Woafo, University of Yaoundé I, Yaoundé, Cameroon – “Title to be informed” – Technology Sector Auditorium

2:40 pm – 3:50 pm: Oral presentations

3:50 pm – 4:20 pm: Coffee break, Poster presentations and Exhibition of the Industrial Park of Paraná (COBEM EXPO)

4:50 pm – 5:20 pm: Closing session and farewell coffee

5:20 pm – 6:30 pm: ABCM committee meetings

6:30 pm – 11:00 pm: Bodebrown: Beer and Networking