Kindly note that there was a change of venue, the Workshop will be held at The Palace Hotel, Sliema
(The following bus routes pass near The Palace Hotel: 13, 14, 16. 202,21, 212, 225)
Day 1: (17 March 2022)
08:30 - 09:10 Registration
09:10 - 09:15 Opening Speech by Prof. Ing. Philip Farrugia, University of Malta
09:15- 09:20 Address by Prof. Alfred J. Vella, Rector University of Malta
09:20 - 09:30 Overview of Prime-VR2 Project, Prof. Ing. Sandro Barone, University of Pisa.
09:30 - 10:15 Keynote Speech: How Additive Manufacturing is shaping the design of new products, Prof. Serena Graziosi, Politecnico di Milano.
10:15 - 10:45 Coffee Break
10:45 -12:00 Parallel Workshops :
W.1.1: Capturing of User Data for Bespoke Additive Manufactured Products
W.1.2: Principles to successfully Design, Fabricate and Test Future Interactive Devices
12:00 - 13:45 Workshop Lunch
13:45 - 15:15 Parallel Workshops:
W.1.3: Defining the Requirements of Future Interactive Devices
W.1.4: Embedding Electronics and Sensors in 3D Printing Products
15:15 - 15:45 Coffee Break
15:45 - 16:30 Keynote Speech: Embedded Electronics and Tangible Interaction-A User- Centred Design Approach, Prof. Ellen Yi-Luen Do, University of Colorado.
16:30 - 17:00 Open Discussion: Takeaways from workshops
18:30 - 22:30 Social Event
Day 2: (18 March 2022)
09:00 - 09:45 Keynote Speech: Current perspective of Additive Manufacturing for Medical Applications and Innovations, Dr Mazher Iqbal Mohammed, Loughborough University.
09:45 - 11:15 Parallel workshops:
W.2.1: Computational Design Approaches for Additive Manufacturing
W.2.2: The impact of 3D Printing Technology Maturity on Future Interactive Products
11:15 - 11:45 Coffee-break
11:45 - 12:45 Dedicated Networking session on research funded proposals
12:45 - 13:45 Lunch
13:45 - 15:15 Parallel Workshops:
W.P.2.3: Ergonomic Testing of Wearable Additive Manufactured Products
W. P.2.4: Customisation vs mass production-the challenges of commercialising Additive Manufactured Products
15:15 - 15:45 Coffee Break
15:45 - 16:30 Keynote Speech: Exploiting Creativity Methods for the Next Generation Interaction Devices- Success Stories, Prof. Mark D. Gross, University of Colorado
16:30 - 17:00 Open Discussion- Takeaways from Workshops
17:00 - 17:15 Closure: Prof. Ing Philip Farrugia, University of Malta
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