Over 50 minisymposia will be held at APCOM2025. They are listed below. 

I. Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in Mechanics

01 Machine Learning in Computational Mechanics. Fangfang Xie, Yanping Lian, Bin Ding 

02 Modelling, Simulation, and AI for NDT and SHM. Fangsen Cui, Jing Xiao, Menglong Liu, Gongfa Chen 

03 Scientific AI: Physics-informed Machine Learning, Topology Optimization, and Industrial Applications. Jae Hyuk Lim, Seungchul Lee, Jaewook Lee, Jinshuai Bai, Hyogu Jeong, YuanTong Gu 

04 Physics-enhanced AI techniques for numerical modelling and computation. Jinshuai Bai, Yizheng Wang, Yinghua Liu, Xi-Qiao Feng 

05 Advanced machine learning methods for multiscale and materials modeling. Tung-Huan (Michael) Su, Chuin-Shan (David) Chen, Chun-Wei Pao, C. T. Wu 

06 Kernel and machine learning-based solutions of PDEs. Xiaoying Zhuang, Zhuojia Fu, Elena Atroshchenko, Timon Rabczuk 

07 Deep and machine learning methodology in the context of application to computational mechanics. Yoshitaka Wada, Yasushi Nakabayashi, Masao Ogino, Akio Miyoshi, Shinobu Yoshimura 

II. Digital Twins and Health Monitoring

08 Recent computational mechanics for digital twins: artificial intelligence and computational methods. Haeseong Cho, SangJoon Shin 

09 Digital Twin and Artificial Intelligence for Prognostics and Health Management. Heung Soo Kim, Chang-Wan Kim, Jung Woo Sohn, Jang-Woo Han, Janghyuk Moon 

10 Computational Modelling of Life Cycle Performance of Infrastructure Assets for Net Zero. Lihai Zhang, Dr Shuangmin Shi 

11 Advancing Data-Driven Approaches and Reduced-Order Modelling in Structural Mechanics. Wei-Tze Chang, Shieh-Kung Huang, Peng-Yu Chen 

III. Numerical Methods and Computational Approaches

12 Advance and Application of Meshfree Methods. Kuan-Chung Lin, Judy P. Yang, Chia-Ming Fan, Pai-Chen Guan, Tsung-Hui Huang, Kuan-Chung Lin, Ming-Jyun Dai 

13 Mesh-free and Mesh-less method. Mitsuteru Asai, Abbas Khayyer, Pengnan Sun, Masahiro Kondo, Takuya Matsunaga 

14 Advances and applications of scaled boundary finite element methods. Shouyan Jiang, Ean Tat Ooi, Denghong Chen, Jianbo Li, Junqi Zhang, Carolin Birk, Chengbin Du, Chongmin Song 

15 Advances in Automatic Differentiation Techniques for Computational Mechanics. Tianju Xue, Chuanqi Liu, Sheng Mao and Yue Mei 

16 Ritter-Križaić iteracion method of flat truss constructions. Vladimir Križaić 

17 Numerical Methods for Contact, Damage, and Fracture Mechanics. Yan Li, Pihua Wen, Zhiqiang Feng 

18 Computational Particle Dynamics. Dianlei Feng, Hantao Liu, Moubin Liu 

19 Novel Numerical Methods and Multi-Approach Strategies in Computational Mechanics. Naoto Mitsume, Koji Nishiguchi, Shunhua Chen, Tetsuya Matsuda, Mitsuteru Asai, Tomohiro Sawada 

20 Computational Biomechanics. Kwong Ming (KM) Tse, Chi Wu, Raj Das

IV. Materials and Structures

21 Recent advances in Nanocomposite Structures. Yingyan Zhang, Henin Zhang, Shaoyu Zhao, Jie Yang

22 Numerical modelling and computational methods of bio-inspired metamaterials. Fengxiang Xu, Chang Qi 

23 Vibroacoustics of metamaterials. Heow Pueh LEE, Kian Meng Lim, Linus ANG 

24 Multiscale Modeling of Defect Evolution in Metallic Materials under Extreme Environment. Jun Song, Fei Xu, Cheng Chen, Jie Hou and Xiao Zhou 

25 Computational plasticity: theoretical development and its applications. Li-Wei Liu 

26 Crashworthiness of lightweight structures and materials. Shanqing Xu

27 Computational Design for Biomanufacturing and Advanced Structures. Zhongpu (Leo) Zhang, Yunlong Tang, Ali Entezari 

V. Fluid Dynamics and FSI

28 Numerical Methods for Fluid-Structure Interaction Problems and Complex Flows. FANG-BAO TIAN, Shibo Kuang 

29 Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) and Fluid-structure Interaction (FSI): Method Development and Applications. Jinhui Yan, Tsung-Hui Huang, Chao-An Lin 

30 Computational fluid dynamics simulation: flow prediction and application. Koji Fukudome, Hiroya Mamori, Yusuke Kuwata 

31 CFD-DEM of Multiphase Flow: Modelling and Applications. Mohammad Saidul Islam, Shibo Kuang; Emilie Sauret; YuanTong Gu 

32 CFD, FSI, and multiphysics simulation in biomedical engineering. Xinying Liu 

33 Modern Computational Techniques in Wind Engineering. Yuan-Lung Lo, Matthew S. Mason 

34 linear and Nonlinear ocean waves dynamics. ZHEN WANG 

VI. Phase Field and Fracture Mechanics

35 Advances in Phase-field Modeling and its Integration with Experiments. Akinori Yamanaka, Eisuke Miyoshi, Shinji Sakane, Akimitsu Ishii, Tomohiro Takaki 

36 Phase field model of fracture. Jianguang Fang 

37 Recent advances in computational fracture mechanics and failure analysis. Yoshitaka Wada, Hiroshi Okada, Toshio Nagashima, Xiaosheng Gao, Ayhan Ince, Adrian Loghin 

VII. Optimisation and Design

38 New trends in computational optimization design and its applications. Chi Wu, Takayuki Yamada, Xueguan Song, Xiaodong Huang, Qing Li 

39 Pioneering Innovation in Materials and Structures Through Advanced Computational Design, Experimentation, and Manufacturing. Eric Li, Lifeng Wang, Xu Xu, Zhuoqun Zheng, Aihong Zou 

40 Multiscale Computational and Data-Driven Approach of Advanced Materials and Structures. Jaehun Lee, Hyunseong Shin, Seunghwa Yang, Wylie Stroberg, Maenghyo Cho 

41 Multiscale Modelling and Artificial Intelligence for Computational Materials Design. Shu-Wei Chang, Seunghwa Ryu, Chia-Ching Chou, Li-Wei Liu, I-Ling Chang 

42 Shape and Topology Optimization for Industrial Applications. Takayuki Yamada, Gil Ho Yoon, Shun Ogawa 

43 Emerging Fields in Computational Mechanics and Structural Optimization – A Mini-Symposium Honouring Professor Grant Steven’s 80th Birthday. Qing Li

VIII. Specialized Applications

44 Computational Biomechanics and Biomimetics in Flying and Swimming. Daisuke Ishihara, Fangbao Tian, Hao Liu 

45 Vehicle-Bridge Interaction and Its Applications. Judy P. Yang, 

46 Image-based modelling in Computational Medicine. Shaolie Hossain, Jessica Zhang 

47 Vehicle Scanning Method for Bridges. Y.B. Yang, Z.L. Wang, K. Shi, H. Xu 

48 Numerical and Learning Techniques for Organ-Level Modeling. Feng-Nan Hwang

49 Computational Nanomechanics and Nanoscale Thermal Transport. Haifei Zhan 

IX. Energy and Thermal Systems

50 Quantum Scientific Computing in Engineering. Kenjiro Terada, Yan Wang, Mayu Muramatsu, Marek Behr 

51 Advances in Thermal Management and Energy Storage: Innovations in Hydrogen and Sustainable Applications. Saidul Islam, Mohammad S. Islam, and Nick S. Bennett 

52 Computational Fluid Dynamics of Flow and Heat Transfer in Complex Structures. Wenxian Lin 

X. Geosciences and Environmental Applications

53 Computational Geosciences. Chun’an Tang, Bin Gong 

54 Model-Based Simulations of Structural Responses under Extreme Conditions. Dongdong Wang, Xiong Zhang, Moubin Liu, Fei Xu, Lihua Wang, Zhen Chen 

55 Mathematical Modelling and Simulation for Social, Environmental, and Disaster Prevention Issues. Eisuke Kita, Shinobu Yoshimura, Daigoro Isobe, Hideki Fujii and Eisuke Kita 

56 Data-Driven Advances in Multiscale Modeling for Sustainable Construction Materials. Xing Quan Wang, Xiaohong Zhu 

57 Advanced Numerical Methods and Algorithms in Geomechanics. Yinghui Tian