World's first academic 'Industry 4.0' conference
Published: 23 June 2017
The Industrial Systems in the Digital Age Conference 2017 was held at the University of Glasgow on 20 and 21 June.
The Industrial Systems in the Digital Age Conference 2017 was held at the University of Glasgow on 20 and 21 June, writes Yun Li, Professor of Systems Engineering and General Chair of the Conference.
This was the first in a series of annual conferences funded by the EPSRC Network and addressed the theme ‘Looking Beyond Industry 4.0’.
It was also the world’s first academic conference on “Industry 4.0”, which is regarded as the fledging ‘Fourth Industrial Revolution’ and the first artificially-engineered industrial revolution.
Over 80 delegates attended, and one delegated commented: “The event had a real buzz about it - a great mix of seasoned and new academics. The conference helped stimulate great discussion and generation of ideas. It's a long time since I've been to such a friendly conference with genuine interest and excitement about the focus and future of the research”
The Conference Dinner was held at Glasgow Science Centre, proceeded by a Civic Drinks Reception with Bailie Balfour on behalf of Lord Provost of Glasgow.
The second conference in this series will be held at Newcastle University during 19-20 June 2018.
First published: 23 June 2017
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