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IDETC/CIE 2017 Chairs’ Welcome

IDETC/CIE/

We are pleased to welcome everyone to the 2017 ASME International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Information in Engineering
Conference (IDETC/CIE) in Cleveland, Ohio, USA, August 6-9, 2017. This flagship meeting for the ASME Design Engineering Division and the
Computers and Information in Engineering Division consists of the following 13 conferences:

• 19th International Conference on Advanced Vehicle Technologies (AVT)

• 37th Computers and Information in Engineering Conference (CIE)

• 43rd Design Automation Conference (DAC)

• 14th International Conference on Design Education (DEC)

• 22nd Design for Manufacturing and the Life Cycle Conference (DFMLC)

• 29th International Conference on Design Theory and Methodology (DTM)

• 13th ASME/IEEE International Conference on Mechatronic & Embedded Systems & Applications (MESA)

• 41st Mechanisms and Robotics Conference (MR)

• 11th International Conference on Micro- and Nanosystems (MNS)

• 13th International Conference on Multibody Systems, Nonlinear Dynamics, and Control (MSNDC)

• 2017 ASME International Power Transmission and Gearing Conference (PTG)

• 29th Conference on Mechanical Vibration and Noise (VIB)

• 10th Frontiers in Biomedical Devices (BIOMED)

Drawing largely from more than 1,100 abstracts submitted, the conference will encompass over 900 presentations, of which 780 are scheduled to
be published post conference. This year’s program will cover a wide range of session topics, complemented by plenary and keynote lectures,
lively panel discussions, industry sessions, and informational tutorials and workshops addressing a rich spectrum of cutting-edge topics related to
design, analysis, computation, and academic/professional success. IDETC/CIE will serve as a unique forum for sharing knowledge as well as for
networking within academia, government, funding agencies, and industry.

A successful technical program depends on the many volunteers who serve as conference and program chairs, symposium and session chairs,
and other organizational roles, as well as those who fill committee leadership positions, not to mention the authors and reviewers. We would like
to warmly thank all who contributed to the success of this event, and give particular thanks to ASME staff whose hard work behind the scenes is
greatly appreciated.

In addition to the excellent technical program, IDETC/CIE 2017 will offer a rich social program which features a reception in the Rock & Roll Hall of
Fame.

We hope you will enjoy IDETC/CIE and your stay in Cleveland and that you find the experience rewarding.

General Co-Chair General Co-Chair Technical Program Co-Chair Technical Program Co-Chair
Bogdan Epureanu Stefano Lenci Matthew Brake
Dumitru Caruntu University of Michigan Polytechnic University of Marche Rice University
2 University of Texas Rio Grande Valley