Modeling, Computation and AI application in Welding and Joining I

Monday, September 28, 2026: 1:20 PM-2:40 PM
304B (Québec City Convention Centre)
1:20 PM
Perspectives on ZENN AI Framework for Advanced Manufacturing
Prof. Zi-Kui LIU, Pennsylvania State University
2:00 PM
Mitigating Hardness Degradation in the Heat Affected Zone of AA7075-T6 Aluminum Alloy: Machine Learning Enabled Friction Stir Welding
Dr. Samrat Choudhury, University of Mississippi; Dr. Yizhou Lu, University of Mississippi; Mr. Stanford White, University of Mississippi; Mr. Benjamin Rhoads, University of Mississippi; Mr. Shubhrodev Bhowmik, The University of Alabama; Dr. Nilesh Kumar, Ph.D., University of Alabama
2:20 PM
Computational Intelligence for Welding and Joining
Dr. Jian Chen, Oak Ridge National Laboratory; Dr. Zhili Feng, Oak Ridge National Laboratory; Dr. Molan zhang, Oak Ridge National Laboratory