All TE conference are organised under the auspices of the International Society of Transdisciplinary Engineering (ISTE).
ISTE 29th International Conference on Transdisciplinary Engineering (TE2022)
TE2022 was organised by MIT in Boston, USA. TE2022 gave participants the opportunity to come together as a community on a face-to-face basis once again and reignited the passion everyone shares for Transdisciplinary Engineering. The TE2022 conference has been a success, thanks to the local organisation and technical staff, and also the ISTE members and delegates.
The TE2021 conference theme has been “The Future of Engineering“. With 84 papers for oral presentation, 3 panels, 6 keynotes, 4 workshops, several special sessions, and technical and social visits the programme has been filled with valuable insights, experiences and activities.
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ISTE 28th International Conference on Transdisciplinary Engineering (TE2021)
TE2021 was organised by the University of Bath in the UK. Due to the COVID-19 crisis, the conference was again organised in a virtual way. The Warsaw experiences have been a learning experience. The TE2021 conference has been a success, thanks to the local organisation and technical staff, and also the ISTE members and delegates.
The TE2021 conference theme has been “The Application of Transdisciplinary Engineering for Resilience and Responding to System Disruptions“.
If the events of 2020 have taught us anything it is that changes within a system will cause disruptions and that these disruptions can have a major impact on society. But it is not only abrupt events such as pandemics or natural disaster which can cause disturbance. Digitalisation, which has been playing out over a number of years, has the potential to radically change engineering research and practice: how it is conducted, the skills required, and the solutions produced.
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ISTE 27th International Conference on Transdisciplinary Engineering (TE2020)
TE2020 was organised by Warsaw University of Technology. Due to the COVID-19 crisis, the conference was organised in a virtual way. This has been quite a challenge and required a lot of effort of, especially, the people in Warsaw, but also of ISTE. It has been a success!
The TE2020 conference theme has been “Transdisciplinary Engineering for Complex Sociotechnical Systems in Perspective of Real-life Application”. The conference has focused on the multidisciplinarity and transdisciplinarity that drive future innovation in the context of Intelligent Factories and Industry 4.0. The concept of Industry 4.0 outlines the vision of a smart factory characterised by the complete networking of all production parts and processes: real time control via cyber-physical systems, increased use of robots, intelligent and adaptable production systems, which should contribute to greater productivity through resource efficiency. Convergence of production and interaction, work and communication requires increasingly transdisciplinary competencies for staying economically competitive. In addition to expert knowledge, flexibility, creativity and innovation, these are critical success factors for companies and their employees. However, Industry 4.0 is not just about machines but people. The Internet of things, data and services are merging the physical and digital world. This is where knowledge-based services have a huge task ahead. People are the bearers of this knowledge and the drivers of innovation.
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ISTE 26th International Conference on Transdisciplinary Engineering (TE2019)
The TE2019 conference took place in the Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo (Kashiwa Campus, Tokyo, Japan).
The TE2019 conference theme was:
“Transdisciplinary Engineering for Complex Sociotechnical Systems”.
Industry and society are complex sociotechnical systems. Due to this complex nature, effective problem solving requires collaboration across disciplines, including technical, social science, business, environmental and other disciplines. Moreover, collaboration between academia and practitioners is needed to develop acceptable solutions. Many engineering problems, in particular, require such an approach; a Transdisciplinary Engineering (TE) approach.
The conference focused on the emerging performance of the deployment of new technology in a complex systems context.
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ISTE 25th International Conference on Transdisciplinary Engineering
The TE2018 conference was organized by ISTE (International Society for Transdisciplinary Engineering) – former ISPE (International Society for Productivity Enhancement) and the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia (Italy) from July 3 to July 6, 2018, in Modena (Italy). The TE2018 conference theme is “Transdisciplinary Engineering Methods for Social Innovation of Industry 4.0”.
TE2018 focused on the multidisciplinarity and transdisciplinarity that drive future innovation in the context of Intelligent Factories and Industry 4.0.
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ISTE 24th International Conference on Transdisciplinary Engineering
From 10 to 14 July 2017, Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore, successfully hosted the 25th ISTE International Conference on Transdisciplinary Engineering (TE 2017). TE2017 is part of a continuing series of international conferences that focuses on the research and industrial application aspects of Transdisciplinary Engineering, reflecting recent achievements and inspiring practices that cross the boundaries of tradicional engineering, in close alignment with the Concurrent Engineering paradigm. The theme of TE2017 is Transdisciplinary Engineering: A Paradigm Shift.
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23rd ISPE international conference on transdisciplinary engineering (TE2016)
October 3rd – 7th, 2016 , Curitiba , Brazil
From 3 to 7 July 2016, the Federal University of Technology in Parana, Brazil successfully hosted the 24th ISPE International Conference on Transdisciplinary Engineering (TE 2016). TE2016 is part of a continuing series of international conferences that focuses on the research and industrial application aspects of Transdisciplinary Engineering. From 2016 onwards, the series has taken the name of “ISPE International Conference on Transdisciplinary Engineering”, to reflect recent achievements and inspiring practices that cross the boundaries of tradicional engineering, in close alignment with the Concurrent Engineering paradigm. The theme of TE2016 is Transdisciplinary Engineering Crossing Boundaries.
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22nd ISPE International Conference on Concurrent Engineering (CE 2015)
July 20th – 22nd, 2015 , Delft , The Netherlands
From 20 to 22 July 2015, Delft University of Technology successfully hosted the 22nd ISPE International Conference on Concurrent Engineering (CE 2015). CE2015 is part of a continuing series of international conferences that focuses on the research and industrial application aspects of Concurrent Engineering. The theme of CE2015 is Transdisciplinary Lifecycle Analysis of Systems.
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21st ISPE International Conference on Concurrent Engineering (CE 2014)
September 8th – 10th, 2014 , Beijing , China
From 8 to 10 September 2014, Beijing Jiaotong University (Beijing) successfully hosted the 21st ISPE International Conference on Concurrent Engineering (CE 2014).
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20th ISPE International Conference on Concurrent Engineering (CE2013)
September 2nd – 6th, 2013 , Melbourne , Australia
From 2 to 6 September 2013, RMIT University (Australia), in collaboration with Engineers Australia, successfully hosted the 21th ISPE International Conference on Concurrent Engineering (CE 2013).
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19th ISPE International Conference on Concurrent Engineering (CE 2012)
September 3rd – 7th, 2012 , Trier , Germany
From 3 to 7 September 2012, Fachhochschule Trier (Germany), in collaboration with PROSTEP AG, successfully hosted the 19th ISPE International Conference on Concurrent Engineering (CE 2012).
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18th ISPE International Conference on Concurrent Engineering (CE 2011)
July 4th – 8th, 2011 , Boston , USA
From 4 to 8 July 2011, the Massachussets Institute of Technology (Boston, USA) successfully hosted the 18th ISPE International Conference on Concurrent Engineering (CE 2011). The conference theme is ‘Improving Complex System today‘.
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17th International Conference on Concurrent Engineering (CE2010)
September 8th – 12th, 2010 , Cracow , Poland
From 08 to 12 September 2010, the 17th ISPE International Conference on Concurrent Engineering was held in Cracow, Poland. The conference theme is ‘New World Situation: New Directions in Concurrent Engineering‘.
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16th ISPE international conference on concurrent engineering (CE 2009)
July 20th – 24th, 2009 , Taipei , Taiwan
From 20 to 24 September 2009, the 16th ISPE International Conference on Concurrent Engineering was held in Taipei, Taiwan. The conference theme is ‘Global Perspective for Competitive Enterpricse, Economy and Ecology‘.
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15th ISPE international conference on concurrent engineering (CE 2008)
August 18th – 22nd, 2008 , Belfast , Northern Ireland (UK)
From 18 to 22 September 2008, the 15th ISPE International Conference on Concurrent Engineering was held in Belfast, Northern Ireland. The conference theme is ‘Collaborative Product and Service Life Cycle Management for a a Sustainable World‘.
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14th ISPE international conference on concurrent engineering (CE 2007)
July 16th – 20th, 2007 , Sao Paulo , Brazil
From 16 to 20 September 2007, the 14th ISPE International Conference on Concurrent Engineering was held in Sao Paulo Braizil.
13th ISPE international conference on concurrent engineering (CE 2006)
September 18th – 22nd, 2006 , Antibes , France
Conference proceedings: Parisa Ghodous, Rose Dieng Kuntz, Geilson Loureiro (Eds.): Leading the Web in Concurrent Engineering. Next Generation Concurrent Engineering, Proceedings of the 13th ISPE International Conference on Concurrent Engineering (ISPE CE 2006), September 18-22, 2006, Antibes, France. 143 IOS Press 2006, ISBN 978-1-58603-651-5.
12th ISPE international conference on concurrent engineering (CE 2005)
July 25th – 29th, 2005 , Fort Worth , Texas, USA
Conference proceedings: Michael W. Sobolewski, Parisa Ghodous (Eds.): Smart and Concurrent Integration of Product Data, Services, and Control Strategies, Proceedings of the 12th ISPE International Conference on Concurrent Engineering (ISPE CE 2005), July 25-29, 2005, Fort Worth, Texas, USA. ISPE 2005, ISBN 0-9768246-0-4.
11th ISPE international conference on concurrent engineering (CE 2004)
July 26th – 30th, 2004 , Beijing , China
Conference proceedings: Michael W. Sobolewski, Jianzhong Cha (Eds.): The Worldwide Engineering Grid, Proceedings of the 10th ISPE International Conference on Concurrent Engineering (ISPE CE 2003), July 26-30, 2004, Beijing, China. Tsinghua University Press 2004, ISBN 7-302-08802-0.
10th ISPE international conference on concurrent engineering (CE 2003)
July 26th – 30th, 2003 , Madeira , Portugal
Conference proceedings: Ricardo Jardim-Goncalves, Jianzhong Chia, Adolfo Steiger-Garcao (Eds.): Enhanced Interoperable Systems. Proceedings of the 10th ISPE International Conference on Concurrent Engineering (ISPE CE 2003), July 26-30, 2003, Madeira, Portugal. A. A. Balkema Publishers 2003, ISBN 90-5809-623-8.
9th ISPE international conference on concurrent engineering (CE 2002)
July 27th – 31st, 2002 , Cranfield , United Kingdom
Conference proceedings: Ricardo Jardim-Goncalves, Rajkumar Roy, Adolfo Steiger-Garcao (Eds.): Advances in Concurrent Engineering, Proceedings of the 9th ISPE International Conference on Concurrent Engineering (ISPE CE 2002), July 27-31, 2002, Cranfield, United Kingdom. A. A. Balkema Publishers 2003, ISBN 90-5809-502-9.