Invited Speakers

Prof. Dr. Koich Akita

  • Tokyo City University, Japan
  • Simultaneous Enhancement of Fatigue Strength and Biocompatibility in Ti-6Al-4V ELI by Low-energy Laser Peening

Prof. Dr. Auezhan Amanov

  • Tampere University, Finland
  • Advances in Ultrasonic Nanocrystal Surface Modification Technology and Its Capabilities

Prof. Laurent Berthe

  • PIMM, CNRS, France
  • Review on Laser Adhesion Test: Basics and new advances and opportunity for industrial applications

Scott Carlson

  • Lockheed Martin
  • Final Qualification & Implementation of Laser Peening on F-35B & C Fatigue and Fracture Critical Components

Michael Fitzpatrick

  • Coventry University, UK
  • Development of LSP for Aerospace Applications

Marion Harmand

  • CNRS, France
  • X-ray Free Electron laser for time-resolved in-situ measurements of shock waves propagations

Martin Isoz

  • Institute of Thermomechanics, Czechia
  • Predictive Modelling of LSP Process

Prof. Hee Jin Jang

  • Chosun University, Korea
  • Laser Shock Peening in Corrosion Science and Engineering

Dr. Jan Kaufman

  • HiLASE, Czechia
  • World Record in High-power Laser Shock Peening – 80 J Pulse Energy at 10 Hz Repetition Rate

    Dr. Nikolai Kashaev

    • Helmholtz Centre Hereon, Germany
    • Integrating Experimental, Theoretical, and Simulation Approaches for Enhanced Structural Integrity Analysis

    Tomáš Krátký

    • Sigma, Czechia
    • Testing LSP-treated hydraulic surfaces under realistic conditions of hydrodynamic cavitation

    Arif Malik

    • The University of Texas at Dallas, USA
    • Impact of Dynamic Recrystallization in Laser Shock Peening Predicted via a Coupled Cellular Automata Finite Element Model

    Prof. Seetha Ramaiah Mannava

    • University of Cincinnati (Rtd.)
    • LSP Industrial Applications

    Dr. Nobuhiko Nakanii

    • National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology, Japan
    • Ultrafast Shock Wave Observation in Aluminum with Femtosecond Laser Irradiation

    Prof. Dr. Gilberto Gómez Rosas

    • University of Guadalajara, Mexico
    • Laser Shock Processing in Mexico and Latin America in the last 20 years

    Thiago Soares Pereira

    • SENAI, Brazil
    • The Roadmap of Laser Peening in Brazil, Past, Present and Future

    Prof. Claudia Polese

    • University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa
    • Advancing Laser Shock Peening in South Africa: Exploring New Frontiers in Aeronautical Applications

    Ondřej Soukup

    • Lasertherm, Czechia
    • Using of High-Power Laser Technologies to Improve the Surface Properties of Critical Components

    Zbyněk Spirit

    • CVŘ, Czechia
    • CVŘ Experience of LSP Application in the Energy Sector

    Dr. Uroš Trdan, Assist. Prof.

    • University of Ljubljana, Slovenia
    • Implementing Laser Shock Peening and in-situ Vibrations for Enhancing Properties of Directed Energy Deposited Al 5356 Alloy

    Selen Unaldi

    • Airbus
    • Laser Adhesion Testing and Related Industrial Applications

    Prof. Vijay Vasudevan

    • University of North Texas, USA
    • Application of Laser Shock Peening and Related Mechanical Surface Treatments in Materials Manufacturing and Future Opportunities

    Dr. Setsu Yamamoto

    • Toshiba Energy Systems & Solutions Corp., Japan
    • Integration of Laser Peening and Laser Ultrasonics for Nuclear Reactor Maintenance and Evolution of Laser Ultrasonics for Manufacturing Processes