Keynote Speakers

David Bourell
• Director Laboratory for Freeform Fabrication
• The University of Texas at Austin, United States

Christoph Leyens
• Managing Director
• Fraunhofer Institute of Materials and Beam Technology, Germany

Milan Brandt
• Director Centre for Additive Manufacturing
• Advanced Manufacturing Precinct
• RMIT University, Australia

Ali Bonakdar
• Advanced Manufacturing Technology Lead
• Siemens Canada

Hannes Gostner
• Director Research and Development
• EOS, Germany

David Bourell
Director, Laboratory for Freeform Fabrication
The University of Texas at Austin, Texas, United States

Christoph Leyens
Managing Director
Fraunhofer Institute of Materials and Beam Technology, Germany

Milan Brandt
Director Centre for Additive Manufacturing
Advanced Manufacturing Precinct
RMIT University, Australia

Ali Bonakdar
Advanced Manufacturing Technology Lead
Siemens Canada

Hannes Gostner
Director Research and Development
EOS, Germany

Conference Program

8:00 AM	Breakfast
8:30 AM	Opening James Olson, Dean of the UBC Faculty of Applied Science Ehsan Toyserkani, HI-AM Network Director
8:40 AM	Keynote: Metals for Additive Manufacturing David Bourell Temple Foundation Professor Director of Laboratory for Freeform Fabrication, The University of Texas at Austin
9:20 AM	Session 1: Advances in Additive Manufacturing I
9:20 AM	Business Case for Additive Manufacturing in Serial Production Alexander Boehm KSB, Germany
9:40 AM	Low Cost, Medium-Speed Stereovision for Spatter Tracking in Powder Bed Fusion Eric MacDonald Youngstown State University, United States
10:00 AM	Efficient parameter development strategy of tool steel materials for Laser Additive Manufacturing Gregor Graf, Manuela Leoni, Tobias Muller, Jorg Fischer-Buhner, Daniel Beckers, Sven Donisi, Frederik Zanger, Volker Schulze* Rosswag GmbH, Germany \|*Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany
10:20 AM	Morning Tea and Poster Viewing
10:40 AM	Keynote: Innovative Aerospace and Space Structures made by Additive Manufacturing Christoph Leyens Managing Director, Fraunhofer Institute of Materials and Beam Technology, Germany
11:20 AM	Session 2: Advances in Additive Manufacturing II
11:20 AM	Optimisation of process parameters for in-situ alloyed titanium by selective laser melting Igor Yadroitsev, Ina Yadroitsev, Pavel Krakhmalev, Anton du Plessis, Eric Newby, Dean Kouprianoff* Central University of Technology, South Africa\|Karlstud University, Sweden \| **Stellenbosch University, South Africa
11:40 AM	Novel Repair Strategy using Additive Manufacturing to Address Severe Foreign Object Damage on Ti Alloy Fan Blades Priti Wanjara, Javad Gholipour, Kosuke Watanabe, Koji Nezaki National Research Council of Canada-Montreal \|*IHI Corporation, Japan
12:00 PM	Development of metal slurry three-dimensional printing system based on maskless projection method Cho-Pei Jiang, Shinn-Liang Chang* National Taipei University of Technology, Taiwan\|*National Formosa University, Taiwan
12:20 PM	Lunch
1:00 PM	Poster Viewing
2:00 PM	Keynote: Mastering AM Freedom Hannes Gostner Director Research and Development, EOS, Germany
2:40 PM	Session 3: Material Development	Session 4: Advanced Process Modeling
2:40 PM	Effect of powder attributes on microstructure and mechanical properties of 3D-printed Al10SiMg alloy using Laser Powder Bed Fusion technique Vahid Fallah, Qingshan Dong, Mark Gallermeault Queen's University, Canada	Thermo-Mechanical Numerical Modelling of Selective Laser Melting for Prediction of Residual Stress Jean-Sebastien Cagnone, Jean-Philippe Marcotte, Marjan Molavi-Zarandi, Florin Ilinca, Kabanemi Kalonji Kabaa National Research Council of Canada-Boucherville
3:00 PM	Development of modified A8 and S7 tool steel powders for additive manufacturing by LPB-AM Denis Mutel, Carl Blais Universite Laval, Canada	Topology Optimization of Support Structures for Laser Powder-Bed Fusion Based on the Inherent Strain Method Zhidong Zhang, Osezua Ibhadode, Pouyan Rahnama, Ali Bonakdar, Ehsan Toyserkani University of Waterloo, Canada \|*Siemens, Canada
3:20 PM	Studying the impact of particle morphology on powder spreading and laser powder bed fusion characteristics to maximize the process productivity Salah Eddin Brika, Morgan Letenneurm, Christopher Alex Dion*, Vladimir Brailovski ETS Montreal, Canada \|*PyroGenesis Additive, Canada	A fast and part-level numerical simulation of temperature field in selective laser melting process Zhibo Luo, Fiona Zhao McGill University, Canada
3:40 PM	Selective electron beam melting of Al-Cu-Mg alloy: Processability and Characterization Mohammad Saleh Kenevisi, Feng Lin Tsinghua University, China	Fast-to-run predictive model for thermal fields during Additive Manufacturing Meet Upadhyay, Daan Maijer, Steve Cockcroft The University of British Columbia, Canada
4:00 PM	Afternoon Tea and Poster Viewing
4:20 PM	Session 5: Process Monitoring and Control	Session 6: Novel AM Processes and Products
4:20 PM	In-line melt pool monitoring of laser powder-bed fusion katayoon Taherkhani, Zheng Ma, Esmat Sheydaeian, Ali Ghodsi, Martin Otto, Christopher Eischer, Ehsan Toyserkani* University of Waterloo, Canada \|*EOS, Germany	Machine Learning Aided Optimization of Conformal Cooling Channel Zhenyang Gao, Fiona Zhao McGill University, Canada
4:40 PM	Modelling and Identification of Electron Beam Deflection System Scott Parks, Zekai Murat Kilic, Yusuf Altintas The University of British Columbia, Canada	Hybrid additive manufacturing and casting processes for non ferrous alloys Axelle Sabouraud, Artitra Biswas, Abdoul-Aziz Bogno, Hani Henein, Ahmed Qureshi University of Alberta, Canada
5:00 PM	Cost Effective Real-Time Thermal Dynamics Modeling in Laser Materials Processing Lucas Botelho, Amir Khajepour University of Waterloo, Canada	Mechanical and functional performance of porous bone replacement implants Asma El Elmi, David Melancon, Meisam Asgari, Liu Lu, Damiano Pasini McGill University, Canada \|*Harvard University, United States
5:20 PM	In-situ Sensing and Measurement for Quality Control in Metal Additive Manufacturing: Review and Future Directions Thomas Lehmann, Tonya Wolfe, Hani Henein, Ahmed Qureshi* University of Alberta, Canada \| *InnoTech Alberta, Canada	Surface finishing of titanium and nickel-based laser powder bed-fused components: abrasive flow machining versus electrochemical polishing Neda Mohammadian, Victor Urlea, Clement Bouland, Sylvain Turenne, Vladimir Brailovski ETS Montreal, Canada \|*Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal, Canada
5:40 PM	Poster Viewing
5:40 PM	Scientific Advisory Committee Meeting
6:40 PM	Conference Dinner

8:00 AM	Breakfast
8:30 AM	Keynote: Additive Manufacturing Landscape in Australia Milan Brandt Director Centre for Additive Manufacturing Advanced Manufacturing Precint, RMIT University, Australia
9:10 AM	Session 7: Material Development	Session 8: Advanced Process Modeling, Monitoring and Control
9:10 AM	Fabrication of Rene 41 Parts with Laser Powder Bed Fusion Sila Atabay, Kevin Plucknett, Mathieu Brochu McGill University, Canada \|*Dalhousie University, Canada	Geometric deviations of laser powder bed fused AlSi10Mg components: Numerical Predictions versus Experimental Measurements Floriane Zongo, Charles Simoneau, Anatolie Timercan, Antonie Tahan, Vladimir Brailovski ETS Montreal, Canada\|*SimuTech Group, Canada
9:30 AM	Particle decoration: A method for developing new material for Additive manufacturing Ehsan Marzbanrad, Ehsan Toyserkani University of Waterloo, Canada	Melt Pool Geometry Modeling and Monitoring via In-Situ Vision System for Powder Fed Laser Fusion Process Deniz Sera Ertay, Josh van Houtum, Mihaela Vlasea University of Waterloo, Canada
9:50 AM	Electrostatic Atomisation of Metals Bilal Bharadia, Aziz Bogno, Hani Henein University of Alberta, Canada	Temperature fluctuations at boundary points in Laser Powder Bed Fusion Emre Ogeturk, Mary Wells University of Waterloo, Canada
10:10 AM	Implementation of the Kitagawa-Takahashi approach for prediction of fatigue limit of Inconel 625 components containing intentionally-seeded defects Jean-Rene Poulin, Patrick Terriault, Vladimir Brailovski ETS Montreal, Canada	Design of a test artefact to evaluate critical design features for Ti-6Al-4V parts in electron-beam melting additive manufacturing (EBAM) Gitanjali Shanbhag, Mihaela Vlasea University of Waterloo, Canada
10:30 AM	Morning Tea and Poster Viewing
10:50 AM	Session 9: Advanced Process Modeling	Session 10: Novel AM Processes and Products
10:50 AM	Microscale interaction between the laser and metal powder in powder-bed additive manufacturing: conduction mode versus keyhole mode Hongze Wang, Yu Zou University of Toronto, Canada	Investigating residual stress characteristics for selected direct energy deposition process settings: P420 steel single bead deposition on mild steel Jill Urbanic, Navid Nazemi* University of Windsor, Canada \|*AMG Metal Inc., Canada
11:10 AM	A Predictive System for Manufacturability Analysis of Laser Powder Bed Fusion Process Ying Zhang, Fiona Zhao McGill University, Canada	Evaluation of additive manufacturing for repair and remanufacturing purposes Fatih Sikan, Priti Wanjara, Javad Gholipour, Mathieu Brochu McGill University, Canada \|*National Research Council of Canada-Montreal
11:30 AM	Thermal fluid modeling for melt pool generation of Ti6Al4V powder bed in the electron beam additive manufacturing Eiko Nishimura, Steve Cockcroft, Daan Maijer, Farzaneh Farhang-Mehr The University of British Columbia, Canada	Laser powder bed fusion of AlSi10Mg for fabrication of an aluminum transmission pump housing Lisa Brock, Hamed Asgari, Mihaela Vlasea University of Waterloo, Canada
11:50 AM	Normative benchmark design and preliminary geometric quality results for selective laser melting process Baltej Singh, Marc Secanell, Ahmed Qureshi University of Alberta, Canada	Direct Laser Deposition of Ti–5Al–5V–5Mo–3Cr Alloy Xinjin Cao, Alexander Bois-Brochu, Javad Gholipour National Research Council of Canada \|*Centre de metallurgie du Quebec, Canada
12:10 PM	Numerical Analysis of Melt Pool Geometry in Laser Powder-Bed Fusion of Hastelloy X Shahriar Imani, Adhitan Rani Kasinathan, Zhidong Zhang, Yahya Mahmoodkhani, Usman Ali, Ali Keshavarzkermani, Ehsan Toyserkani, Ali Bonakdar* University of Waterloo, Canada \|*Siemens, Canada	E-beam re-melting of Ti-6Al-4V EBM parts for enhanced corrosion resistance Mohammadali Shahsavari, Andaman Setavoraphan, William Sparling, Ralph Edinger, Rebecca Schaller The University of British Columbia, Canada
12:30 PM	Lunch
1:10 PM	Keynote: Industrialization of Additive Manufacturing: A Journey from Fundamental Research to Production Ali Bonakdar Advanced Manufacturing Technology Lead, Siemens Canada
1:50 PM	Session 11: Material Development	Session 12: Advanced Process Modeling and Novel AM Processes
1:50 PM	Characterization of a new hybrid aluminum composite powder for additive manufacturing A.O.A. Ibhadode, Raphael Ebhojiaye* Federal University of Petroleum Resources Effurun, Nigeria \|*University of Benin, Nigeria	Tool path related process planning challenges for direct energy deposition systems Bob Hedrick, Jill Urbanic* CAMufacturing Solutions Inc., Canada \|*University of Windsor, Canada
2:10 PM	Graphene Nanocellulose Composites for 3D Printed Electrodes Taylor Morrison, Hani Naguib University of Toronto, Canada	Selective laser melting of graphene-reinforced aluminum matrix composites for electrical batteries Mostafa Yakout, M. A. Elbestawi McMaster University, Canada
2:30 PM	Application of fast cooling calorimetry in AM An Fu, Pierre Hudon, Paul Bishop*, Mathieu Brochu McGill University, Canada \|*Dalhousie University, Canada	Influence of Operating Parameters during Plasma Transferred Arc Additive Manufacturing on Carbide Concentration of 70wt% Ni-WC Metal Matrix Composite Components Dylan Rose, Tonya Wolfe, Hani Henein, Leijun Li* University of Alberta, Canada \|*InnoTech Alberta, Canada
2:50 PM	Afternoon Tea and Poster Viewing
3:10 PM	Selective Laser Melting of Copper, Aluminum, and Copper-Aluminum Alloy Hao Kun Sun, Yu Zou, Gisele Azimi University of Toronto, Canada	Integration of Physically-based Analytical Model and Statistically-driven Empirical Model for Multi-objective Optimization of Laser Powder-Bed Fusion Yuze Huang, Hamed Asgari, Mohammad Ansari, Behrad Khamesee, Ehsan Toyserkani University of Waterloo, Canada
3:30 PM	Laser Powder Bed Processing of Aluminum Powders Containing Iron and Nickel Additions Greg Sweet, Jon Hierlihy, Ian Donaldson, Mathieu Brochu, Paul Bishop Dalhousie University, Canada \|GKN, Canada \|**McGill University, Canada	Progress in Applying Fused Filament Fabrication to Metal Matrix Composites (MMC) Nancy Bhardwaj, Hani Henein, Tonya Wolfe** University of Alberta, Canada \|*InnoTech Alberta, Canada
3:50 PM	Closing and Awards Andrew Szeri, UBC VP Academic and Provost
4:00 PM	Board of Directors Meeting

Theme 1: Material Development

Haniyeh Fayazfar, Mihaela Vlasea, Ehsan Toyserkani
University of Waterloo, Canada

Aniruddha Das, Mathieu Brochu
McGill University, Canada

Owen Craig, Kevin Plucknett
Dalhousie University, Canada

Xuechen Shen, Hani Naguib
University of Toronto, Canada

Anastasia Wickeler, Hani Naguib
University of Toronto, Canada

Seung Ho Jeong, Allan Rogalsky, Adrian Gerlich, Mary Wells
University of Waterloo, Canada

Pablo Enrique, Norman Zhou, Ehsan Toyserkani
University of Waterloo, Canada

Tejas Ramakrishnan, Eileen Ross Espiritu, Mathieu Brochu
McGill University, Canada

Alena Kreitcberg*, Karine Inaekyan*, Sylvain Turenne**, Vladimir Brailovski*
*ETS Montreal, Canada |**Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal, Canada

Daniela Diaz, Abdoul-Aziz Bogno, Jonas Valloton, Hani Henein
University of Alberta, Canada

Daniela Diaz, Hani Henein, Abdoul-Aziz Bogno
University of Alberta, Canada

Nick Gosse*, Ian Donaldson**, Kevin Plucknett*, Paul Bishop*
*Dalhousie University, Canada |**GKN, Canada

Ryen Ley*, Ian Donaldson**, Paul Bishop*
*Dalhousie University, Canada |**GKN, Canada

Akankshya Sahoo*, Abdoul-Aziz Bogno*, William Hearn**, Hani Henein*
* University of Alberta, Canada |**Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden

Ali Keshavarzkermani*, Reza Esmaeilizadeh*, Shahriar Imani*, Hamid Jahed Motlagh*, Norman Zhou*, Ali Bonakdar**, Ehsan Toyserkani*
*University of Waterloo, Canada |**Siemens, Canada

Theme 2: Advanced Process Modeling

Marjan Molavi-Zarandi*, Ali Bonakdar**, Ramin Sedaghati***
*National Research Council of Canada-Boucherville |**Siemens, Canada |***Concordia University

Morgan Letenneur, Alena Kreitcberg, Vladimir Brailovski
ETS Montreal, Canada

Farzaneh Kaji*,**, Vadim Kozhevnikov*,**, Ehsan Toyserkani*
**University of Waterloo, Canada |**Promation, Canada

Ahmed Moussa*, Asma El Elmi*, David Melancon**, Damiano Pasini*
*McGill University, Canada |**Harvard University, United States

Pouyan Rahnama, Osezua Ibhadode, Zhidong Zhang, Ehsan Toyserkani
University of Waterloo, Canada

Osezua Ibhadode, Pouyan Rahnama, Ehsan Toyserkani
University of Waterloo, Canada

Mohammad Shaterzadeh, Marcilio Alves
University of Sao Paulo, Brazil

Jonas Valloton, Aziz Bogno, Hani Henein
University of Alberta, Canada

Pegah Pourabdollah, Farzaneh Farhang-Mehr, Steve Cockcroft, Daan Maijer
The University of British Columbia, Canada

Asmita Chakraborty, Farzaneh Farhang-Mehr, Daan Maijer, Steve Cockcroft
The University of British Columbia, Canada

Farhad Rahimi, Farzaneh Farhang-Mehr, Daan Maijer, Steve Cockcroft
The University of British Columbia, Canada

Arman Khobzi, Farzaneh Farhang-Mehr, Daan Maijer, Steve Cockcroft
The University of British Columbia, Canada

Theme 3: Process Monitoring and Control

Alexander Martinez-Marchese, Ehsan Toyserkani
University of Waterloo, Canada

Amin Imani, Rebecca Schaller
The University of British Columbia, Canada

Sagar Patel, Mihaela Vlasea
University of Waterloo, Canada

Heba Farag, Behrad Khamesee, Ehsan Toyserkani
University of Waterloo, Canada

Alexander Groen, Mihaela Vlasea, Kaan Erkorkmaz
University of Waterloo, Canada

Henrique Ramos*, Rafael Santiago*, Marcilio Alves**, Peter Theobald***, Shwe Soe***
*Federal University of ABC, Brazil |**University of Sao Paulo, Brazil |***University of Cardiff, UK

Marc Wang, Ken Nsiempba, Mihaela Vlasea
University of Waterloo, Canada

Theme 4: Novel AM Processes and Products

Mykhailo Samoilenko, Patrice Seers, Patrick Terriault, Vladimir Brailovski
ETS Montreal, Canada

Anatolie Timercan*, Bernard Seguin**, Yvan Petit*, Bertrand Lussier***, Vladimir Brailovski*
*ETS Montreal, Canada |**Colorado State University, Colorado |***Universite de Montreal

Ken Nsienpba, Ehsan Toyserkani
University of Waterloo, Canada

Parichit Kumar, Behrad Khamesee, Ehsan Toyserkani
University of Waterloo, Canada

Mohammad Ansari, Ehsan Toyserkani
University of Waterloo, Canada

Sandy El Moghazi*, Hani Hanein*, Tonya Wolfe**, Leijun Li*
*University of Alberta, Canada |**InnoTech Alberta, Canada

Zhiying Liu, Yu Zou
University of Toronto, Canada

Zhila Russell, Kevin Plucknett
Dalhousie University, Canada

Saeed Khademzadeh, Paolo Bariani, Simone Carmignato
University of Padova, Italy

Xin Zhang*, Rizhi Wang*, Dawei Wang**
*The University of British Columbia, Canada |**Southern University of Science and Technology, China

Keynote Speakers

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