4th International Conference on Research into Design (ICoRD’13) :
Global Product Development
7-9 January 2013, IIT Madras, Chennai, India
Design is ubiquitous ; it pervades almost all spheres of life, and has been around as long as life has taken up the task of purposefully changing the world around it. Research in design and the emergence of a research community in this area has been relatively new, its development influenced by the multiple facets of design (human, artefact, process, organisation, and the micro- and macro economy by which design is shaped) and the associated diversification of the community into those focusing on various aspects of these individual facets, or various applications. Design is complex, balancing the needs from multiple stakeholders, and requiring a multitude of areas of knowledge to be utilised, from resources spread across space and time.
ICoRD’13 is the fourth in a series of conferences intended to be held every two years in India to bring together the international community from diverse areas of design practice, teaching and research, to : showcase cutting edge research about design to the stakeholders ; aid the ongoing process of developing and extending the collective vision through emerging research challenges and questions ; and provide a platform for interaction, collaboration and development of the community in order for it to take up the challenges to realize the vision. The conference is intended for all stakeholders of design, and in particular for its practitioners, researchers, teachers and students. The theme for ICoRD’13 is Global Product Development.
The conference will have :
• Invited/keynote presentations from eminent international experts and
practitioners ;
• Presentations of refereed papers as podium, poster, panel or theme
presentations ;
• Industrial sessions to present perspectives from industry and studies in
practice.
The conference is an endorsed event of the Design Society. The organizing committee invites submissions of research papers in all areas of design.
This includes all dimensions, e.g., people, product, tools, processes and environments of design, with research results contributing to its understanding and support. Some example topics are :
• Design Theory and Research Methodology
• Human factors in Design
• Design for X (Safety, Manufacture, Assembly, Cost, Reliability etc.)
• Enabling Technologies & Tools (Computer Aided Conceptual Design, Virtual
Reality, Haptics, etc)
• Design Management, Knowledge Management and Product Life Cycle Management
• Applications in Practice (Automotive, Aerospace, Biomedical-Devices,
MEMS, etc.)
• Eco-Design, Sustainable Manufacturing, Design for Sustainability
• Design Creativity, Synthesis, Evaluation and Optimization
• Design Lexicon, Taxonomy, Ontology
• Design Collaboration and Communication
• Design Aesthetics, Semiotics, Semantics
• Design Training and Education
Prospective authors should send an abstract of their paper (500 words) including paper title and author details, in .pdf format, as email attachment to the programme secretariat (icord13_prog[at]cpdm.iisc.ernet.in) by 30 April 2012. All abstracts will be checked for their relevance for ICoRD’13, and authors will be notified of acceptance decision of the abstract by 15 May 2012. For all accepted abstracts, authors will be asked to write full paper and submit through conference system by 15 July 2012, for peer-review.
Important Dates :
Abstracts Due : 30 April 2012
Notification of Abstract Acceptance : 15 May 2012 Full Papers Due : 15 July 2012 Notification of Acceptance : 15 September 2012 Final Papers Due : 15 October 2012 Copyright Transfer Form Due : 15 October 2012 Early-bird Registration Deadline (mandatory for at least one author per
paper) : 15 October 2012
Conference : 7-9 January 2013
For More Information, Contact :
ICoRD’13 Conference Secretariat (for all conference-related queries) :
Machine Design Section
Department of Mechanical Engineering
IIT Madras
Chennai - 600 036, India
Email : icord2013[at]pallava.iitm.ac.in
ICoRD’13 Programme Secretariat (for all programme-related queries) :
Centre for Product Design and Manufacturing, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India ;
Email : icord13_prog[at]cpdm.iisc.ernet.in
Conference Chair :
Raghu Prakash,
Room No. 209, Machine Design Section
Department of Mechanical Engineering
IIT Madras
Chennai - 600 036, India ;
Tel : +91 (44) 2257 4694 ;
Fax : +91-44-2257 4652 ;
Email : raghuprakash[at]iitm.ac.in
Programme Chair :
Amaresh Chakrabarti,
Centre for Product Design and Manufacturing, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India ;
Tel : +91 80 2293 2922 ;
Fax : +91 80 2360 1975 ;
Email : ac123[at]cpdm.iisc.ernet.in
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