4th Global Conference and Exhibition on
Smart Additive Manufacturing, Design & Evaluation (Smart MADE 2026)
31 March - 2 April 2026 | The University of Osaka Nakanoshima Center, Japan
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IMPORTANT DATES
Abstract Submission: 1st December 2025 – 15th February 2026
Early Registration: 15th December 2025 – 15th March 2026
GREETING
On behalf of the organizing committee, it is a great pleasure to welcome you to the 4th Global Conference and Exhibition on Smart Additive Manufacturing, Design & Evaluation (Smart MADE), to be held at The University of Osaka Nakanoshima Center in Osaka, Japan during March 31 - April 2, 2026, organized by the Joining and Welding Research Institute (JWRI), Osaka University.
Additive manufacturing and 3D printing technologies are globally recognized as novel fabrication processes for advanced materials and components with multifunctional structures. These technologies offer tremendous potential for design innovations and customization, complex part fabrication, rapid prototyping, and distributed digital manufacturing. In this approach, three-dimensional models are designed and created according to theoretical concepts using computer software, and two-dimensional cross sections are created by automatic slicing operations. Computer aided design, manufacture and evaluation are especially called smart additive processing.
In lithography-based approaches, high resolution lasers or electron beams are used to selectively scan powder beds of metal or ceramic material, with or without resin binders, to form solid planes of two-dimensional cross sections. In deposition processes, paste materials with ceramic/metal particles dispersed in a binder system are fused from nozzles moving freely in three dimensions to create composite structures. Outstanding coating and patterning processes are used to modify surface functions of the fabricated 3D components.
Various functional metal or ceramic components of dielectric or magnetic lattices to control electromagnetic fields, electrodes and catalysts with large surface areas, and biomaterial components for medical applications could also be developed. Large scale structural components for aerospace and other high temperature applications can be fabricated with internal cooling path networks without casting molds.
This academic event focuses on superiority of design, efficient processing, and perspicuous evaluations of additive manufacturing and 3D printing processes. In addition, various topics related to starting materials, characterization tools, nondestructive evaluations and in-situ monitoring of processes, qualification and certification, cost, and applications will also be discussed.
In this Smart MADE, a special session on “Additive Manufacturing for Space Industry” will be held. Future applications of distinguishing components with emerging functions and structures processed by automatic and autonomous additive manufacturing technologies in extraterrestrial environments will be discussed.
Prof. Soshu Kirihara
General Chair of Smart MADE
Research Center for Additive Joining Application (RAJA)
Joining and Welding Research Institute (JWRI)
THE UNIVERSITY OF OSAKA, JAPAN
ORGANIZATION (Tentative)
General Chair
Soshu Kirihara (Osaka University, Japan)
International Advisory Board
Hidetoshi Fujii (Osaka University, Japan) Director of JWRI
Alexander Michaelis (IKTS, Germany)
Tony Murphy (CSIRO, Australia)
Tatsuki Ohji (AIST, Japan)
Mrityunjay Singh (GATS, USA)
Conference Organizing Committee
Amit Bandipadhyay (Washington Sate University, USA)
Susmita Bose (Washington State University, USA)
Zhangwei Chen (Shenzhen University, China)
Paolo Colombo (University of Padova, Italy)
Sven-Frithjof Goecke (TH Brandenburg, Germany)
Jens Günster (BAM, Germany)
Hidemi Kato (Tohoku University, Japan)
Yan Li (Dartmouth College, USA)
Yoshitake Masuda (AIST, Japan)
Alberto Ortona (SUPSI, Italy)
Minoru Osada (Nagoya University, Japan)
Martin Schwentenwein (Lithoz, Austria)
Sudipta Seal (University of Central Florida, USA)
Federico Smeacetto (Politecnico di Torino, Italy)
Hui-suk Yun (KIMS, Korea)
HONORABLE SPEAKERS (Tentative)
Plenary Lecture
Alexander Michaelis (IKTS, Germany) Biography
Tony Murphy (CSIRO, Australia) Biography
Mrityunjay Singh (GATS, USA)
Keynote Lecture
Amit Bandipadhyay (Washington Sate University, USA)
Sven-Frithjof Goecke (TH Brandenburg, Germany) Biography
Jens Günster (BAM, Germany) Biography
Russell Harris (The Manchester Metropolitan University, UK) Biography
Hidemi Kato (Tohoku University, Japan) Biography
Yoshitake Masuda (AIST, Japan) Biography
Alberto Ortona (SUPSI, Italy) Biography
Tatsuki Ohji (AIST, Japan)
Minoru Osada (Nagoya University, Japan)
Sudipta Seal (University of Central Florida, USA)
Hui-suk Yun (KIMS, Korea) Biography
Invited Lecture
Lisa Freitag (Tampere University, Finland)
Marco Grasso (Politecnico di Milano, Italy)
Diana Lago (Alexander Dubcek University of Trencín, Slovakia)
Johanna Müller-Elmau (BAM, Germany)
Martin Schwentenwein (Lithoz, Austria)
Federico Smeacetto (Politecnico di Torino, Italy) Biography
TOPICS
Smart Additive Manufacturing, Design & Evaluation: We will explore the development of practical metal and ceramic components with functional geometric structures engineered to modulate energy dispersion and mass transfer through computer-aided design, automated manufacturing, and visualized evaluation. We will also discuss smart processing methods that can support the realization of next-generation sustainable technologies in terms of the following topics.
• Laminated object manufacturing and ceramic green tape stacking
• Selective laser melting and sintering
• Directed energy deposition
• Fused deposition modeling
• Binder jetting and powder bed fusion processes
• Vat photopolymerization and substrate stereolithography
• Direct writing and inkjet printing technologies
• Multi-material and hybrid printing techniques
• Materials and process characterization tools
• Qualification, certification, standards, and property databases
• Design with and for additive manufacturing
• Applications of AM materials and components
• Nano- and micromaterials and processes
• Surface coating and patterning
AGENDA
Program Overview
03 / 31 18:00-19:00 Reception SALON AGOLA (9F)
04 / 01 10:00-12:00 Technical Session Main Hall (10F) / Plenary Lecture / Keynote Lectures
12:00-13:30 Lunch On Your Own
13:30-15:10 Technical Session Main Hall (10F) / Keynote Lectures / Invited and General Presentations | Room A / B (7F) / Committee
15:10-15:30 Coffee & Tea Break
15:30-17:40 Technical Session Main Hall (10F) / Invited and General Presentations | Room A / B (7F) / Committee
18:00-20:00 Banquet SALON AGOLA (9F)
04 / 02 10:00-12:00 Technical Session Main Hall (10F) / Plenary Lecture / Keynote Lectures
12:00-13:30 Lunch On Your Own
13:30-15:10 Technical Session Main Hall (10F) / Keynote Lectures / Invited and General Presentations | Room A / B (7F) / Committee
15:10-15:30 Coffee & Tea Break
15:30-16:50 Technical Session Main Hall (10F) / Invited and General Presentations | Room A / B (7F) / Committee
* The registration desk will be open at the venue from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm on April 1st and 2nd.
* Lunch breaks should be taken on your own in the Osaka city area from 12:00 to 1:30 pm on both days.
SESSION PROGRAM
The session program had been finalized and uploaded on March 10th, 2026. The presentation titles and authors will be listed on the session program linked below.
SUBMISSION
Authors are invited to submit a text abstract of 200-300 words. The abstract should be submitted before February 15th, 2026 at the following link.
PRESENTATIONS
The conference will include a series of invited and general presentations with a length of 20 minutes each, which includes some time for discussion. The organizing committee will determine the format of the presentations; however, authors are invited to indicate their preferences when submitting their abstract. Several plenary and keynote lectures will also be scheduled, with a planned length of 30 minutes including discussion. All of the presentations and printed materials will be provided in English.
REGISTRATION
Registration Period
Category Date
Eary Registration 1 December 2025 - 15 March 2026
Late Registration 16 March 2026 - 2 April 2026
Registration Fee
Category Early Late
Regular 60,000 JPY 70,000 JPY
Student 30,000 JPY 35,000 JPY
• The registration fee includes Session Attendance, Electronic Book of Program & Abstracts, Tea & Coffee Refreshments at Break Times.
• Student participants should submit a printed copy of their Student Identification Card to the reception desk at the conference venue.
• The registration fee should be paid online with a credit card. Payments are generally non-refundable.
• Please note that It will not be possible to pay the registration and banquet fees in cash at the reception desk at the conference venue.
BANQUET
The conference banquet will be held from 6:00 to 8:00 pm on April 1st in SALON AGORA, which is located on the ninth floor of the Nakanoshima Center. Please note that the banquet fee is 10,000 JPY for one person, and it should be paid by 2:00 pm on March 31st using the Online Registration system.
ENDORSEMENTS (Tentative)
Smart MADE 2026 is further endorsed by the following societies.
The American Ceramic Society
Global Alliance for
Technology and Society
Joining and Welding Research Institute
The University of Osaka
Smart Processing Society
Organizing Committee of Smart MADE
e-mail: smart.made.jwri@office.osaka-u.ac.jp
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