Call for Papers
Computer Vision & SLDV for Structural Dynamics
Organized by: Computer Vision and Laser Vibrometry Technical DivisionDescription:
These sessions aim to share knowledge on advances in computer vision, digital image correlation (DIC), laser vibrometry, image processing, and other optical measurement techniques that are applied to vibrations, structural dynamics, structural health monitoring, and dynamic measurement.
When you submit your abstract, please select Computer Vision and Laser Vibrometry Track and add the organizer’s name to have the paper programmed in these sessions.
| Sessions | Organizers |
| Motion Magnification | Daniel Rohe |
| Optical Systems for SHM, NDI, and Civil Engineering | Tengjiao Jiang/ Alessandro Sabato |
| EMA and OMA using Vision Systems | Janko Slavic |
| AI-based Computer Vision | Alessandro Sabato |
| Laser Vibrometry Applications | Dario Di Maio |
| LIDAR techniques in structural dynamics identification | David Mascarenas / Khalid Alkady |
| High Speed DIC/DIC Soft Materials | Jayant Sirohi |
| Digital Twins and Integrated Numerical-Experimental Approaches | Javad Baqersad |
| Acoustic Imaging | Izhak Bucher / Paolo Castellini |
| Multi-spectral imaging | Dan Rohe |
| All other papers in the area of computer vision, image processing, and DIC for dynamic measurement and SHM | Javad Baqersad/Janko Slavič |
BEST PAPER AWARDS
Three Best Papers are recognized with certificates and a monetary award, sponsored by Polytec Inc and Correlated Solutions Inc. If you’d like to be part of the competition, please check the best paper option when you submit the abstract. Please feel free to forward this message to your colleagues. If you have any questions, please contact me at janko.slavic@fs.uni-lj.si.
Looking forward to meeting you at IMAC!
Data Science in Engineering
Organized by: Data Science in Engineering Technical DivisionOrganizers:
T. Matarazzo, F. Hemez, Ramin Madarshahian, A. Downey, E.M. Tronci, Amir H. Gandomi
Description:
We would like to invite you to participate and submit your abstracts in the sessions organized by the Data Science in Engineering Technical Division. This session covers recent developments in the theoretical, computational, and experimental applications of data science methods and tools to engineering problems. Data science is an interdisciplinary field that combines statistics, machine learning, artificial intelligence, and visualization to extract insights from complex data sets and provide valuable solutions for engineering challenges such as design optimization, system identification, fault diagnosis, anomaly detection, predictive maintenance, and decision support.
The topic areas for sessions include but are not limited to:
- Data Science in Engineering
- Applications of Machine Learning
- Deep Learning for Condition Monitoring
- Structural Modelling and Condition Assessment
- Digital Twins and AI-Driven Physical Models
- Machine Learning for Damage Detection
- Transfer Learning and Population-based SHM
- High-Rate Structural Health Monitoring and Prognostics
- Data-driven Optimization Strategies
- Physics-Informed Machine Learning
- Smart Materials Integrated System
- Uncertainty Quantification of Machine Learning Models
- Real-time Monitoring and Predictive Analysis in Dynamic Systems
- Data Fusion and Vision-Based Sensing
- High-Performance Computing
You are invited to submit your abstract online before June 12th, 2025. The abstract must be submitted through the conference website. As a general rule, only one paper per registered author will be accepted. The abstracts submitted to the Data Science in Engineering session will be reviewed, and authors will be informed of the abstract acceptance in August 2025. In addition, there will be opportunities for presentations to be included in joint sessions that combine Data Science with Computer Vision, Uncertainty Quantification, or Dynamics of Civil Structures tracks. The full papers are due by October 1st, 2025.
BEST PAPER AWARDS
The Data Science in Engineering Technical Division is pleased to announce the best student paper award for papers under this topic (under any of the tracks). The award recognizes the outstanding contribution of a student or postdoc author to the technical session and the field of data science in engineering.
To be eligible for the award, the student author must be the first or sole author of the paper and must present the paper at the technical session. The paper must be original and not previously published or submitted elsewhere. The paper must also adhere to the IMAC-XLIV conference guidelines and ethical standards. The award will be selected by a committee of experts based on the quality, novelty, and impact of the paper.
The 1st position winner will be announced and presented to the first author of the winning papers at the IMAC-XLIV reception. We encourage all student authors to submit their papers and compete for this prestigious award.
For more information, please email Eleonora Maria Tronci at e.tronci@northeastern.edu.
The Data Science in Engineering Technical Session aims to foster a lively and constructive exchange of ideas among researchers and practitioners who are interested in data science and its applications in engineering. We look forward to receiving your abstracts and seeing you at the IMAC-XLIV conference!
Dynamic Environments & Durability Testing
Organized by: Dynamic Environments Testing Technical DivisionDescription:
The Dynamic Environments Testing Technical Division is looking for papers that capture the spirit of our research pillars-- environment specification, boundary conditions, and testing techniques. We're seeking contributions that provide insights and/or novelty with respect to specifying and characterizing field environments to be replicated in the laboratory, designing test fixtures that provide proper boundary conditions to the device under test, and developing techniques to impart representative loads to the device under test (MDOF, SDOF, IMMAT, etc.). We're interested in how to exercise these fundamental pillars of research across various dynamic environments, including shaker testing, MIMO testing, transient (shock) testing and beyond. Help us advance the future of dynamic testing by sharing your research with our community!
A sampling of sessions under the Dynamic Environments Testing track:
- Environments Definition
- Fixture Design
- MIMO DET
- Shaker DET
- Transient DET
- DET and Failure
Dynamic Substructuring & Transfer Path Analysis
Organized by: Dynamic Substructures Technical DivisionDescription:
Abstracts are due June 19, 2025 via the SEM website. The Dynamic Substructures (DS) Technical Division focuses on advancing techniques for modeling, analyzing, and experimentally validating the dynamic behavior of complex structural assemblies. Our work emphasizes methods that combine reduced-order modeling, experimental substructuring, and system-level insight to better understand coupled dynamic systems.
This track aims to bring together researchers and practitioners who are developing or applying tools that help decompose and recombine structural components to reveal how their dynamic interactions influence system performance. Emphasis is placed on connecting computational and experimental substructures, validating interface dynamics, and leveraging reduced-order models to guide design and diagnostics.
The DS Division encourages submissions that explore both theoretical advances and practical applications, including aerospace, automotive, and civil infrastructure.
Suggested topics include, but are not limited to:
- Substructure Coupling and Decoupling Methods
- Experimental Dynamic Substructuring
- Interface Dynamics
- Reduced-Order Modeling
- Component Mode Synthesis
- Frequency Based Substructuring
- The Technical Division Round Robin Frame
- Substructure Model Validation and Correlation
- Industrial Applications of Substructuring Techniques
- Nonlinearities in Substructured Systems
We welcome contributions from both new and established researchers.
Dynamics of Civil Structures
Organized by: Dynamics of Civil Structures Technical DivisionDescription:
The Dynamics of Civil Structures Technical Division of the Society for Experimental Mechanics invites researchers to submit an abstract to present their work at IMAC XLIV to be held in Palm Springs, CA from January 19-22, 2026. Sessions currently being organized by this technical division for IMAC XLIV are listed below with the session organizer(s). All abstracts involving experimental, computational, or analytical investigation of the dynamics of civil structures are encouraged, including topics outside of these specific sessions.
The aim of this Track is to gather original and cutting-edge contributions in these two important fields of Experimental Mechanics. A non-exhaustive list of topics related to this Track includes:
Dynamics of Bridges
Organized by Knut Andreas Kvåle (Norwegian University of Science and Technology)
Dynamics of Buildings
Organized by Yiwen Dong (Stanford University)
Dynamics of Rail
Organized by Bjørn Svendsen (Norwegian University of Science and Technology)
Human-Robotic-Automation for Digital Twins
Organized by Fernando Moreu (University of New Mexico)
Human Structure Interaction
Organized by Hae Young Noh (Stanford University), Yiwen Dong (Stanford University), and Fernando Moreu (University of New Mexico)
Structural Health Monitoring
Organized by Matthew Whelan (University of North Carolina at Charlotte) and Onur Avci (University of West Virginia)
Vibration Mitigation and Structural Control
Organized by Scott Harvey (University of Oklahoma) and Nicholas Wierschem (University of Tennessee Knoxville)
Computer Vision for Civil Applications and SHM
Organized by Fernando Moreu (University of New Mexico), Scott Harvey (University of Oklahoma) and the Computer Vision and Laser Vibrometry TD
BEST STUDENT PAPER COMPETITION
Student authors are invited to submit their paper to be considered for the Best Student Paper Award. A student must be the lead author of the paper and the paper must be submitted to one of the sessions organized by the Dynamics of Civil Structures Technical Division. Papers are reviewed by a committee formed by members of the technical division without paper under consideration for the award. The best student paper recipient will be recognized at the conference Awards Luncheon.
J. F. Lally Sensors & Instrumentation
Organized by: J. F. Lally Sensors and Instrumentation Technical DivisionDescription:
The Sensors and Instrumentation Technical Division of SEM invites you to submit abstracts for presentation at the upcoming International Modal Analysis Conference (IMAC). This division focuses on fostering the exchange of cutting-edge research and practical applications in the field of dynamic measurement. We encourage submissions that explore novel sensor technologies, innovative instrumentation techniques, and advanced signal processing methodologies for characterizing and understanding structural dynamic behavior.
The upcoming conference theme is “Digitizing our Reality: Modeling, Visualizing, Predicting, Interacting.” We seek contributions that showcase novel approaches, practical implementations, best practices and tutorials for novices, and future directions in sensing and data acquisition.
Submissions are solicited in, but not limited to, the following areas:
- Instrumentation and Measurement Techniques: Novel sensor designs, calibration methods, sensor integration, wireless sensing, distributed sensing networks, and measurements in harsh environments.
- Data Acquisition and Signal Processing: Advanced signal processing algorithms, machine learning for data analysis, real-time data processing, data validation and uncertainty quantification, and system identification techniques.
- Optical and Acoustic Sensing Technology: Fiber Optics, Digital image correlation, acoustic emission, ultrasonic testing, and other optical and acoustic methods for dynamic measurements.
- Data Acquisition Techniques: High-speed data acquisition, synchronized multi-channel acquisition, data compression and storage, and remote data acquisition.
- Practical Sensor and Data Acquisition Applications: Case studies demonstrating the application of sensors and data acquisition systems in various industries, including aerospace, automotive, civil engineering, and biomedical engineering. Examples include structural health monitoring, modal analysis, vibration testing, and operational modal analysis.
Model Validation & Uncertainty Quantification
Organized by: Model Validation & Uncertainty Quantification Technical DivisionDescription:
Model Validation and Uncertainty Quantification (MVUQ) is one of the main areas to assess early findings from experimental and computational investigations within Structural Dynamics. Mathematical modeling and numerical simulation predict the behavior of complex structural dynamical systems. These tools powerfully unite theoretical foundations, numerical models, and experimental data, including associated uncertainties and errors. The field of MVUQ research entails the development of methods and metrics to test model prediction accuracy and robustness while considering all relevant sources of uncertainties and errors through systematic comparisons against experimental observations.
The sessions under the Model Validation and Uncertainty Quantification track are, but not limited to:
- Model form uncertainty and selection incl. round robin challenge
- Uncertainty Quantification in Sensing Systems
- Bayesian & Other Methods for Structural Health Monitoring
- Surrogate Modeling
- Uncertainty Quantification in Digital Twin and Data-Driven Models
- Uncertainty Quantification and Propagation in Structural Dynamics
Nonlinear Structures & Systems
Organized by: Nonlinear Structures and Systems Technical DivisionOrganizers: Ludovic Renson (Chair), Paolo Tiso (co-Vice Chair), Robert Kuether (co-Vice Chair), Drithi Shetty (Secretary)
Description:
On behalf of the SEM Nonlinear Structures & Systems Technical Division, we invite you to contribute to the 44th International Modal Analysis Conference (IMAC) to be held in Palm Springs, California, USA from January 19-22, 2026. We are currently seeking abstract submissions to any of the listed sessions below. Please mention the session organiser's name(s) upon submission if you wish to have your abstract programmed in one of these sessions. The Nonlinear Structures & Systems Technical Division is also hosting a Best Student Paper Award this year. Guidelines for applicants can be found here.
Abstracts must be submitted through the conference website before the posted deadline.
We hope that you will be able to participate and look forward to seeing you in Palm Springs next year.
| Session Title | Organizers |
| Nonlinear Reduced-order Modeling | P. Tiso and R. Kuether |
| Nonlinear System Identification | G. Kerschen, N. Ozguven and L. Renson |
| Joints & Friction Modeling | M. Brake and C. Schwingshackl |
| Experimental Methods | B. Pacini and S. Kelly |
| Numerical Methods | N. Balaji and J. Gross |
| Industrial Applications | M. Khan and R. Kuether |
| Nonlinear Normal Modes & Interactions | D. Quinn and M. Miller |
| Nonlinearities & Applications | A. Cammarano and B. Bukhari |
| Exploiting Nonlinearities | P. Tiso and D. Ehrhardt |
| Non-contact Techniques for Nonlinear Analysis | D. Fowler and K. Moore |
| Substructuring and Nonlinear Systems | D. Roettgen and D. Shetty |