AIM Commemorative Forum – Open Up to the Future

Organizer & Host: I-Ming Chen

The 1st global rotation of the IEEE/ASME International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics (AIM) was inaugurated in Tokyo, Japan (1997), then in Atlanta, USA (1999), and completed in Como, Italy (2001). In 2022, we celebrated the 25th anniversary of 1st AIM edition in Sapporo, Japan. Now in 2024, we take this opportunity to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the AIM global rotation held in North America with an AIM Commemorative Forum in AIM 2024 in Boston.  Past AIM conference chairpersons shared their reflections, insights, and visions for mechatronics in the years to come. We also wish to take the opportunity to discuss the open-up for the future of AIM conference through this Commemorative Forum.  Mechatronics is an interdisciplinary subject contributing to enabling technology for manufacturing, automation, robotics, IoT, and many domain-specific applications like healthcare, environment, sustainability, and energy. AIM, as an offspring flagship conference of IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics (TMech), will continue to promote emerging research topics in mechatronics and play a crucial role in shaping the future industry in the age of AI & Robotics.

Date/Time: July 17th, 2024 (4:00 - 6:00 pm)
Venue: HAMPTON, Sheraton Hotel Boston

Panelists:

Prof. Toshio Fukuda, AIM1997 Inaugural Adv. Board
Prof. Hideki Hashimoto, AIM1997 GC, Tokyo, Japan
Prof. Kok-Meng Lee, AIM1999 GC.  Atlanta, US
Prof. Shigeki Sugano, AIM2003 GC, Kobe, Japan
Prof. Jingang Yi, AIM2020 GC, (virtual conference)
Prof. Mihoko Niitsuma, AIM2022 GC, Sapporo, Japan
Prof. Santosh Devasia, AIM2023 GC, Seattle, USA
Prof. George Chiu, Past TMECH EIC (2017-2019)

Agenda:

4:00 ~ 4:05 pm    Welcome Address by Host
4:05 ~ 4:10 pm    Group photo (all panelists)
4:10 ~ 4:30 pm    Commemorative Introduction of AIM, Prof Kok-Meng Lee

25th Anniversary of the AIM Global Rotation: Success Stories and Lessons Learned

4:30 ~ 5:00 pm    Reflection of AIM conferences by Panelists (5 minutes each)
5:00 ~ 5:25 pm    Discussion & interaction on AIM/TMECH
5:25 ~ 5:50 pm    Discussion & Interaction on Future of Mechatronics
5:50 ~ 6:00 pm    Group photos with all participants, Wrap-up of Forum

 

Kok-Meng Lee,  Georgia Tech., July 17, 2024