Virtual Manufacturing

1. Augmented Reality for Manufacturing.- 2. Manufacturing Processes and Systems.- 3. Automation and Control in Manufacturing.- 4. Augmented Reality for Sensors, Transducers and Actuators.- 5. Augmented Reality for Computer Numerical Control (CNC) Based Applications.- 6. Augmented Reality for Industrial Manipulators, Gantries and Conveyors.- 7. Virtual Reality Design for Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) Based Applications.- 8. Augmented Reality for Embedded Systems.- 9. Augmented Reality for Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition Based Application.- 10. Augmented Reality for Mechatronics Based Application.- 11. Virtual Manufacturing for Discrete Manufacturing Systems.- 12. The Future of Virtual Manufacturing Using Augmented Reality Technology.

Professor Wasim Ahmed Khan teaches Engineering and Computer Science undergraduate and postgraduate students in ABET and other environments. His research interests include operations research, virtual reality, virtual manufacturing and education management. He has been involved in the design and development of laboratories for undergraduate and postgraduate studies. Dr Khan develops software for business, science and engineering domains, organizes seminars and international conferences, and has published books and research papers with international publishers. Dr. Khan is a fellow of IMechE. Professor Abdul Raouf has been an institute professor at the University of Management and Technology, Pakistan, since 2005. He gained his PhD from the University of Windsor. He holds one of Pakistan's highest civil awards for his worldwide services in the domain of industrial engineering. He has published more than 150 research papers and is author of eight books. He is on the editorial board of several international journals and holds the position of editor-in-chief of International Journal of Quality in Maintenance Engineering. Professor Kai Cheng holds the chair professorship in Precision Engineering at Leeds Metropolitan University. His current research interests focus on the design of precision machines and instruments; nano-/micro-machining; machining dynamics and control; precision manufacturing; and digital manufacturing and enterprise technologies. Professor Cheng has published over 160 papers in international journals and refereed conferences, authored/edited four books and contributed six book chapters. He is Associate Editor (Europe) for Springer's International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology.His BEng (Hons) and MSc degrees were obtained from the Harbin Institute of Technology and he has a PhD from Liverpool John Moores University. He worked as a senior lecturer in Glasgow Caledonian University before joining Leeds Metropolitan University. Professor