Topics of the symposium include but are not limited to

• Active magnetic bearings (AMB)

• Passive magnetic bearings (PMB)

• Electrodynamic bearings (EDB)

• Superconducting magnetic bearings (SMB)

• Hybrid bearing systems

• Smart bearings Sensors, actuators, power electronics for magnetic bearings

• Self-sensing (sensorless) techniques

• Modeling, simulation, design and identification

• Advanced control

• Rotor dynamics

• Safety and reliability aspects

• Fault detection, diagnosis and tolerance

• Back up / touch down bearings

• Components and materials industrial, medical and aerospace applications

• Blood pumps, vacuum pumps and canned pumps

• Flywheels

• Ultra high speed bearings

• Micro bearings

• Electromagnetic suspensions (EMS)

• Electrodynamic suspensions (EDS)

• Diamagnetic levitation

• Electrostatic levitation

• Maglev Train

• Magnetic Transmission

• Other related new fields