Welcome to the website of the Second International Workshop on Smart Diagnostics of Structures which will take place this November 14-16 in Krakow, Poland.

The main objective of the workshop is to present current achievements in the area of structural health monitoring and diagnostics of structures including aerospace, military equipment, civil infrastructure, railway vehicles and infrastructure, automotive, rotating machinery and other types of structural systems. 

Immediately following the Workshops – on November 17th -  the Workshop organizers will host a one-day intensive training course on SHM.

We invite you to organize thematic mini-symposia. Mini-symposium registration deadline is 15 October 2011

Cost of attending all presentations and discussion panels, excursion, proceedings and meals will be 500 PLN (125EUR) (taxes included).

Students participate free of charge in the Workshop.

We will sponsor full accommodation for a limited number of students enrolled in PhD programmes (confirmation of enrollment required). For accommodation options see HOTELS

We cordially invite you to take part in this exciting event and look forward to seeing you in one of the most beautiful European cities - Kraków!

Workshop scope and main topics

Development of mechanical structures, diagnostic methods and systems requires a new, interdisciplinary approach which integrates all aspects of evolving research in material science, enabling technologies, sensor/actuator design and fabrication, MEMS, NEMS, other micro-, nano- and bio-electronic devices, biomimetics, signal processing and control, systems concepts, wireless sensors and sensor networks, modeling, rotor dynamics, fracture mechanics, simulation, artificial intelligence as well as statistical and pattern recognition algorithms. This integration offers new possibilities for collaboration and interaction which can bring about more technological advances and better prepare for greater challenges that lie ahead.

This workshop is intended to be a showcase for multidisciplinary research and provides an excellent opportunity to explore new research areas in the field of technical diagnostics by teaming up with new partners active in fields outside of your specific research interests. Post-conference proceedings will be published in Key Engineering Materials.

International Scientific Committee

Armando Albertazzi G. Jr (Brazil)
Jerome Antoni (France)
Ioannis Antoniadis (Greece)
Tomasz Barszcz (Poland)
Christian Boller (Germany)
Richard Burguete (UK)
Czesław Cempel (Poland)
Carlos e.s. Cesnik (USA)
Fu Kuo Chang (USA)
Li Cheng (Hong Kong)
Andrzej Chudzikiewicz (Poland)
Chuck Farrar (USA)
Spilios D. Fassois (Greece)
Claus Peter Fritzen (Germany)
Jurai Gerlici (Slovakia)
Marian Giżejowski (Poland)
Alfredo Guemes (Spain)
Daniel Inman (USA)
Malgorzata Kujawinska (Poland)
Jerome Lynch (USA)
Nunio Maia (Portugal)
Nadine Martine (France)
Peter Meinke (Germany)
Lech Murawski (Poland)
Wiesław Ostachowicz (Poland)
Stanisław Radkowski (Poland)
Robert Randal (Australia)
Jerzy Sawicki (USA)
Massimo Ruzzene (USA)
Hoon Sohn (Korea)
Wiesław Staszewski (Poland)
Tadeusz Stępiński (Sweden)
Jan Holnicki Szulc (Poland)
Nobuo Takeda (Japan)
Tadeusz Uhl (Poland) – Chairman
Henryk Wojtas (Switzerland)
Keith Worden (UK)