Scientific Topics

The scientific topics for the 28th Conference on Life Cycle Engineering will cover all phases of the life cycle and further include paradigms ranging from digitalization to water-energy nexus. We encourage to submit publications with innovative application areas such as consumer and industrial electronics, mobility (new energy vehicles, future aviation) or agricultural production systems.

Life cycle phases

  • Life cycle design
  • Design for environment/sustainability
  • Life cycle assessment
  • Life cycle costing
  • Life cycle management and planning
  • Closed-loop supply management
  • Life cycle engineering, education and training
  • Sustainable materials and raw material processing         
  • Sustainable manufacturing
  • Industrial symbiosis
  • Product-Service System
  • Business models
  • Disassembly, remanufacturing and recycling
  • Circular economy
Life cycle paradigms

  • Digitalization, cyber-physical systems and industry 4.0 in LCE
  • Integrating the Sustainable Development Goals
  • Sustainable System of Systems
  • Transition of the energy system
  • Water-energy nexus along the life cycle
Get to know the People

Conference Chairs

Kuldip Singh SangwanProf. Ph. D.

Conference Chair

Birla Institute of Technology and Science Pilani
Mechanical Engineering Department

Christoph HerrmannProf. Dr.-Ing.

Conference Chair

Technische Universität Braunschweig
Institute of Machine Tools and Production Technology
Chair of Sustainable Manufacturing & Life Cycle Engineering

Let’s engineer together the change we need!

For the 28th CIRP LCE conference, we would like to welcome you to the UNESCO Heritage city Jaipur – the Pink City of India – known for its iconic architectural legacy and vibrant colourful culture. Under the motto „Engineers for global sustainability”, we are aiming at engaging and empowering the participants to take the needed actions that lead to the development of technologies to foster sustainability worldwide and to make “business as unusual” the new usual. We, technologists, have the capacity to engineer the change we need. We look forward to receiving many interesting and novel papers and welcome participants from all over the world, both inside and outside the CIRP community to join us at the CIRP LCE 2021 in Jaipur, India!

Christoph Herrmann, Professor
Technische Universität Braunschweig, Germany
Conference Chair

Kuldip Singh Sangwan, Professor
Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani, India
Conference Chair

Find your Way

Venue

The conference will be held at the ITC Rajputana Hotel in Jaipur. The hotel is located in downtown Jaipur and is well connected to the city transport network. The rooms in the hotel can be booked individually. Recommendations regarding neighboring hotels will follow soon.

Important Dates

25.05.2020  Abstract Submission
12.06.2020  Notification about Abstract
28.08.2020  Full Paper Submission
23.10.2020  Review Notification
20.11.2020  Final Paper Submission
10.03.2021  Start of 28th CIRP Conference on Life Cycle Engineering

Get to Know the Schedule

Program Outline

March 9th

LCA workshop, welcome reception at ITC Rajputana

March 10th

Opening ceremony, keynotes, parallel sessions

March 11th

Keynotes, parallel sessions, conference dinner

March 12th

Keynotes, parallel sessions, closing ceremony, industrial tours

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TU Braunschweig, Institute of Machine Tools and Production Technology

Langer Kamp 19b, 38106 Braunschweig, Germany
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