UPDATED: Call for papers: Two Special Issues on Data Science-Enabled Manufacturing and Grinding Technology for JMSE

“UPDATE: The submission deadline for JMSE’s Special Issue on Data Science-Enhanced Manufacturing has been extended. Manuscripts are now due January 31, 2017. Please see Call For Papers for submission instructions.”

Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to announce two special issues of the ASME Journal of Manufacturing Science and Engineering (JMSE)  on Data Science-Enhanced Manufacturing and Grinding Technology.

1. Special Issue on Data Science-Enhanced Manufacturing

his special issue of the ASME Journal of Manufacturing Science and Engineering aims to provide a platform for researchers to showcase findings and explore emerging technologies in data science that complement physical science to enhance manufacturing. Original research contributions and/or reviews are invited for this Special Issue. Topics of interests include but are not limited to:

· Innovative sensing strategies for efficient and high quality data collection
· Machine learning techniques for information extraction to improve production control and design decisions
· Methods for data dimensionality reduction and data fusion
· Data security and data management
· Modeling of manufacturing processes under uncertainty
· Integration of physical knowledge with data for remaining service life prognosis and maintenance scheduling

Manuscripts are due January 15th, 2017, and publication of the Special Issue is scheduled for October 2017. More details can be found in the attachment. 

Submission Guidelines
Papers should be submitted electronically to the Journal at http://journaltool.asme.org. If you already have an account, login as author and select Submit Paper at the bottom of the page. If you do not have an account, select Submissions and follow the steps. In either case, at the Paper Submittal page, select the Journal of Manufacturing Science and Engineering and then select the special issue Data Science-Enhanced Manufacturing.

Guest Editors
Prof. Robert Gao, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH Robert.Gao@case.edu
Dr. Moneer Helu, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD Moneer.Helu@nist.gov
Prof. Ivan Selesnick, Tandon School of Engineering, New York University, NY iws211@nyu.edu

2. Special Issue on Grinding Technology – Commemorating the Scientific
Contributions by Professor Stephen Malkin

This special issue is being dedicated to the memory of Professor Stephen Malkin. To honor his significant
contributions to the field of grinding technology we are seeking papers that review his work, are inspired by, or are based on his findings and application of his theories. Grinding technology has a high relevance in the industry as it produces high-quality and high-value products. This special issue will focus on how abrasive processes (loose or fixed) add value through enhanced product functionality, integrity, and sustainability. In addition, new process design, simulation of physical mechanisms, and new applications possible through enhanced abrasive machining are of interest. Researchers in this field are invited to share their research with a large audience in this special issue of the ASME Journal of Manufacturing Science and Engineering. Topics of interests include but are not limited to:
· Enhancement of product life or performance through grinding
· Grinding of ductile and brittle materials
· Grinding of non-traditional materials; biomaterials, high performance alloys, glasses and hard ceramics, etc.
· Tribological effects
· Grinding mechanics
· Sustainability of grinding processes
· Novel or hybrid grinding processes
· Multi-scale/multi-physics modelling and analysis of grinding and abrasive machining processes

Relevant processes include but are not limited to:
· Simulation and enhanced understanding of grinding processes and mechanisms
· Design of precision machines for grinding
· Grinding wheels and dressing tools
· Abrasive flow machining and abrasive water jet processes for high value manufacturing
· Grinding and abrasive machining monitoring and control
· Micro grinding and abrasive micromachining
· Grinding of electronic materials
· Industrial case studies that demonstrate the application of fundamental theories of grinding

Manuscripts are due March 31st, 2017 and publication of the Special Issue is scheduled for December 2017. More details can be found in the attachment. 

Submission Guidelines
Please contact the guest editors responsible for your region prior to submission. Once approved by the guest editors, papers should be submitted electronically to the Journal at http://journaltool.asme.org. If you already have an account, login as author and select Submit Paper at the bottom of the page. If you do not have an account, select Submissions and follow the steps. In either case, at the Paper Submittal page, select the Journal of Manufacturing Science and Engineering and then select the special issue Grinding Technology – Commemorating the Scientific Contributions by Professor Stephen Malkin.

Guest editors
Prof. Mark J. Jackson (Americas), Kansas State University, Kansas, USA. E-mail: mjjackson@ksu.edu
Prof. Kai Cheng (Asia and Pacific), Brunel University, London, UK. E-mail: kai.cheng@brunel.ac.uk
Prof. Xun Chen (Europe), Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, UK. E-mail: X.Chen@ljmu.ac.uk