Proceedings of the Global Symposium on Adaptive Manufacturing (GSAM 2026)
Global Symposium on Adaptive Manufacturing (GSAM 2026)
📍Derry~Londonderry, United Kingdom🗓️ 7 September 2026
Conference Name: Global Symposium on Adaptive Manufacturing (GSAM 2026)
Date: 7 September 2026
Location: Derry~Londonderry, United Kingdom
Website: https://viram.uk/ulster-university/gsam-2026 The Global Symposium on Adaptive Manufacturing (GSAM 2026) was held on 7 September 2026 at the School of Computing, Engineering and Intelligent Systems, Ulster University, Derry~Londonderry Campus, Northern Ireland, UK. As the first edition of GSAM, the symposium was established to provide an international platform for researchers, academics, industry professionals and students to exchange knowledge, present their research and discuss emerging developments in adaptive, intelligent and advanced manufacturing. GSAM 2026 focused on the growing integration of advanced manufacturing with artificial intelligence, machine learning, computer vision, robotics, Industry 4.0 and digital twin technologies. The symposium brought together research spanning additive and advanced manufacturing, intelligent process monitoring and control, computational modelling and simulation, sustainable manufacturing and predictive maintenance. Through these themes, GSAM 2026 aimed to encourage interdisciplinary discussion on the development of manufacturing systems that are more intelligent, adaptive, efficient and sustainable. The conference programme featured keynote presentations by Dr Jingchao Jiang, University of Exeter, UK, and Dr Akriti Nigam, Birla Institute of Technology Mesra India, alongside technical oral presentation sessions. The keynote and technical sessions provided opportunities for participants to share recent research findings, exchange ideas and discuss current challenges and future directions in adaptive and intelligent manufacturing. This proceedings volume presents 23 papers from GSAM 2026. Collectively, the contributions reflect the breadth of current research in adaptive and advanced manufacturing, including directed energy deposition, wire arc additive manufacturing, 3D-printed materials, AI-enabled process modelling and monitoring, digital twins, condition monitoring and predictive maintenance. The volume brings together both fundamental and applied research and demonstrates the increasing role of data-driven and intelligent technologies in modern manufacturing. GSAM 2026 was organised as part of VIRAM – Vision Integrated Robotics for Adaptive Manufacturing and was supported by the British Council through the UK–India Transnational Education (TNE) Grant 2025–26. This support enabled the symposium to provide an international platform for knowledge exchange and to strengthen UK–India academic, research and industry collaboration in advanced and adaptive manufacturing. We gratefully acknowledge the British Council and our project partners, MIT-ADT University, Pune, India, and SSIGMA Pvt. Ltd., India, for their support and contribution to this initiative. We extend our sincere appreciation to our keynote speakers, session chairs, authors, presenters, reviewers, Programme Committee, organising team and all participants whose contributions made the first edition of GSAM a success. We are particularly grateful to the researchers who shared their work and participated in the technical discussions, helping to establish GSAM as a platform for continued knowledge exchange and international collaboration. We hope that this proceedings volume will provide a valuable resource for researchers, engineers, academics and practitioners working in advanced and adaptive manufacturing and will stimulate further research, innovation and collaboration between academia and industry. On behalf of the GSAM 2026 Organising Committee
Date: 7 September 2026
Location: Derry~Londonderry, United Kingdom
Website: https://viram.uk/ulster-university/gsam-2026 The Global Symposium on Adaptive Manufacturing (GSAM 2026) was held on 7 September 2026 at the School of Computing, Engineering and Intelligent Systems, Ulster University, Derry~Londonderry Campus, Northern Ireland, UK. As the first edition of GSAM, the symposium was established to provide an international platform for researchers, academics, industry professionals and students to exchange knowledge, present their research and discuss emerging developments in adaptive, intelligent and advanced manufacturing. GSAM 2026 focused on the growing integration of advanced manufacturing with artificial intelligence, machine learning, computer vision, robotics, Industry 4.0 and digital twin technologies. The symposium brought together research spanning additive and advanced manufacturing, intelligent process monitoring and control, computational modelling and simulation, sustainable manufacturing and predictive maintenance. Through these themes, GSAM 2026 aimed to encourage interdisciplinary discussion on the development of manufacturing systems that are more intelligent, adaptive, efficient and sustainable. The conference programme featured keynote presentations by Dr Jingchao Jiang, University of Exeter, UK, and Dr Akriti Nigam, Birla Institute of Technology Mesra India, alongside technical oral presentation sessions. The keynote and technical sessions provided opportunities for participants to share recent research findings, exchange ideas and discuss current challenges and future directions in adaptive and intelligent manufacturing. This proceedings volume presents 23 papers from GSAM 2026. Collectively, the contributions reflect the breadth of current research in adaptive and advanced manufacturing, including directed energy deposition, wire arc additive manufacturing, 3D-printed materials, AI-enabled process modelling and monitoring, digital twins, condition monitoring and predictive maintenance. The volume brings together both fundamental and applied research and demonstrates the increasing role of data-driven and intelligent technologies in modern manufacturing. GSAM 2026 was organised as part of VIRAM – Vision Integrated Robotics for Adaptive Manufacturing and was supported by the British Council through the UK–India Transnational Education (TNE) Grant 2025–26. This support enabled the symposium to provide an international platform for knowledge exchange and to strengthen UK–India academic, research and industry collaboration in advanced and adaptive manufacturing. We gratefully acknowledge the British Council and our project partners, MIT-ADT University, Pune, India, and SSIGMA Pvt. Ltd., India, for their support and contribution to this initiative. We extend our sincere appreciation to our keynote speakers, session chairs, authors, presenters, reviewers, Programme Committee, organising team and all participants whose contributions made the first edition of GSAM a success. We are particularly grateful to the researchers who shared their work and participated in the technical discussions, helping to establish GSAM as a platform for continued knowledge exchange and international collaboration. We hope that this proceedings volume will provide a valuable resource for researchers, engineers, academics and practitioners working in advanced and adaptive manufacturing and will stimulate further research, innovation and collaboration between academia and industry. On behalf of the GSAM 2026 Organising Committee