Welcome

The 4th international 4D Materials Design and Additive Manufacturing Conference 2025 (4DMDA 2025) is organised by A*STAR's research institutes and universities, in collaboration with the 4D Printing Society. The event showcases the latest developments and technologies in smart materials, metamaterials, intelligent designs, modelling, additive manufacturing, and 3D/4D printing. It will address current concerns in the further development of 3D/4D printed devices and provide a forum for internationally recognised experts and young scientists working in the fields of smart materials, metamaterials, advanced design, modelling and simulation, and 3D/4D printing technologies to present their work.


This conference is hosted in person and scheduled to take place at the Holiday Inn Singapore Atrium from 8-10 July 2025. A 4D Additive Manufacturing Research Workshop (limited seats) will be held in conjunction with 4DMDA 2025 on 11 July 2025. Refer to the Documents section for more details.


For visa and hotel inquiries, please contact our Conference Secretarial at SG_4DMDA@outlook.com. To book a hotel room, please click here.

Important Dates:

  • Submission for Abstracts Opening: 27 January 2025
  • Abstract Submission Deadline: 16 May 2025 (EXTENDED!)
  • Early bird (Student / General) Registration Deadline: 30 May 2025
  • Regular (Student / General) Registration Deadline: 5 July 2025


4DMDA 2025 aims to bring together the most recent research on a variety of exciting topics such as (but not limited to):

  • Advanced additive manufacturing techniques of smart materials (multi-material techniques, hybrid additive manufacturing, closed-loop 3D printing, bioprinting, etc.).
  • Advanced modelling and simulation (mechanics of materials, constitutive modelling, shape memory effects, multi-physics, stimuli-responsive, coupling effects, etc.).
  • Characterisation methods for functional and active materials.
  • Design of metamaterials and metastructures.
  • Design methods for smart materials and additive manufacturing using computational techniques (artificial intelligence, optimisation, geometric reasoning, etc.).
  • Development of new functional and active materials.
  • Industrialisation and applications (health, aerospace, automotive, defense, civil, etc.).

Agenda

Tuesday, July 8, 2025


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09

45

Welcome Speech

Dr David William Rosen
4DMDA 2025 Executive Chair, Agency for Science, Technology, and Research (A*STAR), Singapore

09

45

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10

00

Opening Address by Guest of Honour

Dr Ho Chaw Sing
Chief Executive Officer, National Additive Manufacturing Innovation Cluster (NAMIC)

10

00

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11

00

Plenary Speaker Presentations

Plenary Speaker Presentations

11

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11

20

11

20

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12

50

Technical Session

Session speakers and presentation TBD at later date.

12

50

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14

20

14

20

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15

50

15

50

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16

10

16

10

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17

50

Technical Session

Session's speaker TBD

Wednesday, July 9, 2025


09

00

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10

30

Technical Session

Session's speaker TBD

10

30

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10

50

10

50

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12

00

12

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13

30

15

10

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15

30

15

30

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17

00

Technical Session

Session's speaker TBD

Thursday, July 10, 2025


09

00

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10

30

10

30

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10

50

10

50

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12

00

Technical Session

Session's speaker TBD

12

00

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13

30

13

30

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15

00

15

00

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15

30

15

45

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18

30

Technical Lab Tour

1 hour Technical Lab Tour at A*STAR SIMTech (inclusive of travelling time)

Friday, July 11, 2025


09

15

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09

30

Keynote on “Market Pull” Mode of Technology Transition

Keynote on “Market Pull” mode of technology transition, what made those success stories successful.

10

15

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11

15

Break-out Discussions

Break-out groups to discuss applications, requirements, and research directions

Speakers

Sponsors and Partners

Host

Sponsors

Partners