To advance the field of glass science and technology, an unprecedented level of understanding is required on glass materials. This symposium will address the contribution of Modeling, Simulation and Artificial Intelligence of Glasses on the fundamental principles and applications of glass physics and chemistry, across a variety of chemistries (oxide, metallic, organic, chalcogenide, etc.), physics (photonic, electric, thermodynamics, etc.), phase changes (nucleation, crystallization and phase separation), as well as length scales (from the atomistic glass structure to large-scale behaviors). Session topics will cover fundamentals of glass structure and properties, as well as changes in various macroscopic properties as a function of chemistry and processing. It also involves the most recent emerging topics, such as machine learning, big data and their applications in predictive modeling of glass properties, as well as the other modeling and theory development. 

Focused topics:
 Molecular dynamics and Monte Carlo simulation of glass 
 First-principle and DFT calculation of glass
 Mechanical modelling on glass
 Machine learning and modelling of glass
 Material genome of glass structures and properties
 Quantitative structure-property relationship (QSPR) study on glass
 Modeling and simulation on glass furnaces and kilns
 Other glass modeling and theory development

Session Chairs: 
Jincheng Du, University of North Texas, USA
Alastair N. Cormack, Alfred University, USA
Xusheng Qiao, Zhejiang University, China

Point of Contact
Xusheng Qiao, Zhejiang University, China; Phone: +86-571-8795-1234; E-mail: qiaoxus@zju.edu.cn

Keynote speakers (2):
1.Alastair N. Cormack, Alfred University, USA
Atomic Scale Melting Mechanisms in Silicate Glasses

2.Walter Kob, Université de Montpellier, France
The medium-range order in silicate glass-formers: From standard two-body indicators to many-body correlations

Invited Speakers (15): 
1.Jincheng Du, University of North Texas, USA
Composition effect on ion-exchange strengthening in borosilicate glasses from molecular dynamics simulations and QSPR analysis

2.Liping Huang, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, USA
Molecular Dynamics Study on the Viscosity of Glass-forming Systems

3.Pengfei Guan, Beijing Computational Science Research Center, China
Large-scale simulation of multi-component metallic glasses

4.Shingo Urata, AGC company, Japan
Force-matching potential for investigating an effect of Al2O3 addition on the thermal expansion of sodium alkaline-earth silicate glasses

5.Hong Li, Nippon Electric Glass (NEG-US), USA
Raman spectroscopic study of MgO-CaO-Al2O3-SiO2 glasses and statistical modeling of composition-structure-property relationships

6.Hiroyuki Inoue, Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo, Japan
Structural simulations of RO-B2O3 (R=Mg, Ca, Sr, and Ba) glasses by the first principle molecular dynamics technique

7.Huidan Zeng, East China University of Science and Technology, China
Molecular dynamics simulations study on structure and properties of aluminosilicate glasses

8.Xusheng Qiao, Zhejiang University, China
Structural Simulation and Spectroscopic Computation of Rare Earth Doped Multi-component Glasses

9.Neng Li, Wuhan University of Technology, China
The Atomic Structures and Optical Properties: From Silicate Glass to MOF Glass

10.Liyan Zhang, Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
The application of statistical glass structure gene modeling in laser glass and HLW glass

11.Lu Deng, Shanghai Institute of Optics Fine Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Science, China
Composition-structure-property relationship of phosphate glasses: A combination of experiment, simulation, and QSPR analysis

12.Wenke Li, Wuhan University of Technology, China
Carrier Recombination Dynamics of PbS Quantum-Dot-In-Glasses by Time-Dependent Density Functional Theory and Nonadiabatic Molecular Dynamics

13.Han Liu, Sichuan University, China
Deciphering a structural signature of glass dynamics by machine learning

14.Zhen Zhang, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Chongqing University, China
Understanding the deformation and fracture of silicate glasses from atomistic simulations

15.Haishen Ren, Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
Molecular dynamics simulations to structure-properties relationship of MgO?BaO?CaO?Al2O3?B2O3?SiO2 glass-ceramic for intermediate temperature solid oxide fuel cell

Oral Speakers (15): 
1.Linfeng Ding, State Key Laboratory for Modification of Chemical Fibers and Polymer Materials, Engineering Research Center of Advanced Glass Manufacturing Technology, Ministry of Education, Donghua University,China
Nanoindentation-induced evolution of atomic-level properties in silicate glass: Insights from molecular dynamics simulations

2.Shiqing Xu, Yanshan University, China
Structural response to densification of Na2O-Al2O3-SiO2 glasses with different load indentation centers

3.Zeshi Guo, Xinjiang Institute of Physical and Chemical Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
Study on the Influence of Chemical Composition and Fiber-forming Process on the Atomic Structure of Basalt Fiber: An experiment and molecular dynamics study

4.Yong Yang, China Building Materials Glass New Materials Research Institute Group Co., Ltd, China
Application of digital technology in research and development of new glass materials

5.Ying Tian, China Jiliang University, China
Simulation prediction of thermal properties and spectral characteristics of Er3+ doped fluorotellurite glasses

6.Yiping Huang, Zhejiang University, China
Molecular Dynamics Simulation Study on the Structure of Fluorosilicate Glass

7.Bozhao Ying, East China University of Science and Technology, China
Influence of glass structure units on the electronic structure of cesium lead halide perovskite quantum dots

8.Xiaodi Liu, Shenzhen University, China
Understanding Glass formation Ability and Origin of Plasticity in Metallic Glasses Through Machine Learning Techniques

9.Rasmus Christensen, Aalborg University, Denmark
Predicting dynamics in sodium silicate glasses using graph neural networks

10.Seok Jin Hong, Kongju National University, Korea
Machine Learning Based Prediction of Refractive Index and Glass transition temperature of B2O3-La2O3-Ta2O5-ZnO Glasses for High Refractive Index Optical Lens

11.Yuanqing Lu, Otto schott institute of materials research, Germany
Machine learning for predicting the distribution of multiple Al2O3 phases synthesized by plasma-assisted aerosol 

12.Du Tao, Aalborg University, Denmark
Predicting Fracture and Conduction Propensity in Glassy Electrolytes Using Classification-Based Machine Learning

13.Taygun Akar, SISECAM, Turkey
Enhancing Production Efficiency: A Statistical Approach to Glass Coloring and Optical Performance

14.BURCIN GUL ARSLANOGLU, ???°??ECAM, Turkey
Pushing the Limits of Production in Float Furnaces

15.Ci Wang, Harbin Engineering University, China
Theoretical Insights into Band Gap and Defect Engineering for Enhanced properties in Glass-Ceramics Scintillators

Posters (7):
1.Jing Tian, Zhejiang University, China
Insight into the structure and crystallization of SiO2-Al2O3-P2O5-Na2O-MgO/CaO glass-ceramic system with Mg-Ca substitution: A molecular dynamics study
2.Weilin Chen, Zhejiang University, China
Structural simulation and spectral calculation of silver quantum cluster activated borate glasses: A spin-orbit coupling involved first-principles study

3.Chen Dai, Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China
Investigations on Mo rich Simulated HLW Borosilicate Glass by Statistical Glass Structure Gene Modeling
4.Lu Wang, Harbin engineering university,China
Machine learning-based accelerated design of glasses with targeted young’s modulus
5.Yuanqing Lu, Otto schott institute of materials research, Germany
Gaussian process regression for predicting the electrical conductivity of complex ionic glasses
6.Jingping Yan, Shanghai Institute of Optics Fine Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Science, China
Machine Learning Driven Model on the Glass Forming Ability of Nuclear Waste Glasses
7.Yajiao Zhang, Shanghai Institute of Optics Fine Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Science, China
Development of bromine-related potentials for molecular dynamics simulations of the oxyhalide photo-thermo-refractive glass

Functional glasses are those glasses that possess at least one or more inherent or inborn particular properties and functions independently based on this specific property. Moreover, some novel approaches are applied to prepare functional glasses to achieve certain designed properties. The ultimate destinations of the products of functional glasses are their use in various technological applications by the way of fabrication of different devices. These application areas include energy, display, health care, nuclear, defense, space, and so on.
The symposium will focus on the advanced functional glass and application. Topics include but not limited to the preparation, microstructure, structure-property relationships, thermal, electrical, optoelectronic, and mechanical properties, and applications of these novel functional glasses. 

Focused topics:
 Design and preparation of functional glasses and glass-ceramics
 Synthesis/production- techniques, new methods
 Glasses characterization: thermal, mechanical, structural and optical 
 Computational modelling / simulation studies in functional glasses 
 Glasses for Laser, optical, display applications
 Functional properties of glasses
 3D print of functional glasses

Session Chairs: 
Haizheng Tao, Wuhan University of Technology, China

Point of Contact
Ang Qiao, Wuhan University of Technology, China; Phone: +86 18086066647; E-mail: qiaoang@whut.edu.cn

Keynote Speakers:
(1)Yoshida Satoshi, AGC Inc., Japan.
Title: Dynamic indentation hardness of glass by using a blunt trigonal pyramid indenter.
(2)Changgui Lin, Ningbo University, China.
Title: Chalcogenide Glasses: Novel Development and Applications.
(3)Shibin Jiang, University of Arizona, America.
Title: Rare-Earth Doped Fibers for Single Frequency High Pulse Energy Lasers.

Invited Speakers: 
1.Morten M. Smedskjaer, Aalborg University, Denmark.
Title: Dependence of Glass Mechanical Properties on Structure at Varying Length Scales.
2.Johann Troles, University of Rennes l, France.
Title: Chalcogenide microstructured optical fibers: fabrication and applications.
3.Pengfei Liu, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
Title: Progress and Challenges in Surface Enhancement Process on Oxide Glass.
4.Qing Li, TUNGHSU GROUP Co.,LTD, China.
Title: Application and Future of Electronic Glass.
5.Ruichun Wang, YOFC co., Ltd, China.
Title: Manufacture and application of high-end optical quartz.
6.Yonggang Huang, China Building Materials Academy Co., LTD., China.
Title: Research progress in optical fiber imaging glass materials for weak photoelectric signal detection.
7.Qun Zu, Nanjing Fiberglass Research & Design Institute Co.Ltd., China.
Title: Process variables for the mechanical properties of high-strength glass fibers.
8.Zhiyong Yang, Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, China.
Title: Chalcogenide glass fiber bundles for infrared imaging.
9.Bin Zhang, Sun Yat-sen University, China.
Title: Integrated chalcogenide glass photonic devices for nonlinear photonics.
10.Yinsheng Xu, Wuhan University of Technology, China.
Title: Infrared micro-nano fiber sensor for organic detection.
11.Ang Qiao, Wuhan University of Technology, China.
Title: Medium-range structure in functional glasses.
12.KuenYao Lau, Ningbo University, China.
Title: O-, E- and S-band bismuth-doped fiber amplifier and laser.
13.Zhenggang Lian, Yangtze Optical Electronic Co., Ltd., China.
Title: From doped quartz glass to special optical fiber based applications.
14.Xin Jiang, Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, China.
Title: Recent Advances in Microstructured Optical Fibres.

New glasses and glass-ceramics afford new functionality to conventional glasses. Recently, MOF glass and perovskites glasses have attracted a lot of attentions for scientists owing to their particular properties and wide applications. 
This symposium will focus on the MOF glasses, glasses containing perovskite nanocrystals, and other new glasses. Topics includes but not limited to chemical design and controlled synthesis, formation mechanisms, computational simulation, structure-property relationship and regulation, device applications, etc.

Focused topics:
 Chemical design and synthesis of MOF and hybrid glasses, glass formation or vitrification mechanism in MOF glass
 Computational simulation studies in MOF glasses
 Structural, mechanical, and optical properties of MOF glasses
 MOF glasses for membrane, battery, and electrochemistry applications
 Composites of MOF glasses and applications
 Lead halide perovskite and lead-free perovskite nanocrystals embedded in glasses 
 Precipitation and manipulation of perovskite nanocrystals in glasses
 Glasses containing perovskite nanocrystals for detection, imaging, anti-counterfeiting, information processing, (mini-/micro-) light-emitting diodes, and miniaturized devices
 New glasses and glass-ceramics with special compositions, microstructures, and functionalities

Session Chairs: 
Chao Liu, Wuhan University of Technology, China
YuanZheng Yue, Aalborg University, Denmark
Junjie Zhang, China Jiliang University, China

Point of Contact
Chao Liu, Wuhan University of Technology, China; +86 15872362567; E-mail: hite@whut.edu.cn

Keynote Speakers:
(1)Yuanzheng Yue, Aalborg University, Denmark
Structure, Relaxation and Functionality in Metal-Organic Framework Glasses
(2)Daqin Chen, Fujian Normal University, China
Perovskite quantum dots glasses for backlit displays

Invited Speakers:
MOF Glass
(1) Minghua Zeng, Guangxi Normal University, China
Systematic designing, sequential perturbation, muti-phase evolution and properties tuning of MOF glasses
(2) Mohamed Ali, Zhejiang University, China
Vitrification of metal coordination compounds and their applications
(3) Wenqian Chen, Shanghai University
Synthesis and applications of ordered to disordered MOFs
(4) Chengwei Gao, Ningbo University
MOF glass preparation and their applications in Li-ion batteries
(5) Yanfei Zhang, Qilu University of Technology, China
MOF Glass Anode for Li-Ion Batteries

Perovskite Glass

(1) Dezhi Tan, Zhejiang Lab, China
Photonic Glass: Structure Regulation and Applications
(2) Xuhui Xu, Kunming University of Science and Technology, China
The Optical Properties and Application of Perovskite QDs Glass
(3) Hang Lin, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, CAS
Stress-induced CsPbBr3 Nano-crystallization on Glass Surface: Mechanism Study and Application Exploration
(4) Woon Jin Chuang, Kongju National University, South Korea
Improved stability of CsPbBr3 perovskite embedded glasses for white LED color converter with wide color gamut
(5) Ruilin Zheng, Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, China
A new insight into the structural evolution of halide perovskite in glasses
(6) Jing Ren, Harbin Engineering University, China
Sunlight excitable perovskite quantum dots sensitized near-infrared emitting glasses

In recent years, the glass industry has increasingly paid attention to the optimization and upgrading of existing processed glass products and the innovative development of new functional glass, making it better applied to high-tech fields. Advanced glass processing technology can optimize process management, optimize product structure and performance.
Advanced Glass Processing Technology focuses on the design, manufacturing, and related process research of various materials, equipment, and instruments in various glass processing. Topics include but are not limited to: design and cutting-edge technology of glass processing equipment; New preparation processes for glass processing; Glass processing solutions and mechanisms; Research and design of glass processing materials; Glass processing technology and application; Testing instruments of glass processing, etc.

Focused topics:
 design and cutting-edge technology of glass processing equipment
 New preparation processes for glass processing
 Glass processing solutions and mechanisms
 Research and design of glass processing materials
 Glass processing technology and application
 Testing instruments of glass processing

Session Chairs: 
Hong Jiang, Hainan Holdings Special Glass Technology Co.,Ltd.
J Klouzek
A Goel

Point of Contact:
Hong Jiang, Hainan Holdings Special Glass Technology Co.,Ltd.
+86 18876901999; E-mail: jhong63908889@sina.com

Keynote Speakers:
(1) Yong Gyu Choi, Korea Aerospace University,South Korea
(2) Hong Wang,State Key Laboratory of Green Building Materials, China Building Materials Academy, China

Invited Speakers:
1 Prof. Lijing Zhong, Institute of Light+X Science and Technology, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Ningbo University,China
Title: A general approach to control the cross-section of laser-written optical waveguides in glass.
2 Prof. Haizheng Tao, Wuhan University of Technology, China
Title: Ultrafast laser micromachining solutions and mechanisms for ultra-low expansion glass-ceramic.
3 Prof.Chuang Dong, Dalian Jiaotong University, China
Title: Composition formulas of silicate glasses.
4 Dr.Hyung-Soo Moon, Corning Technology Center Korea, South Korea.
Title：Development of enabling technologies that add value to Corning glass and ceramics to create new innovative applications.
5 Prof. Shujiang Liu,Qilu University of Technology, China.
Title: Transparent glaze containing high-alumina glass frit: batch-to-melt conversion.
6 Hao Liu,SCHOTT Glass Technologies (Suzhou) Co.Ltd., China.
Title: Advanced Processing Technologies of Specialty Glass for Home Appliance and Consumer Electronics.
7 Wenge Xiao,Ningbo University, China
Title: 3D printing and pressureless sintering of highly efficient phosphor-in-glass.

Brief Introduction:

Developing low-carbon technology is a potential approach towards achieving significant progress through technological innovation and advancement. It’s also a means to encourage collaboration between nations and promote collective progress. Considering factors like energy resources, development, industrial structure, technological advancements, and the necessary reduction of emissions, it’s crucial to prioritize the development of low-carbon technology and circular economy for the long-term sustainable survival of the global economy.

Focused topics:
 Carbon-Reducing Technology,
 Carbon-Free Alternatives such as renewable and clean energy,
 Decarbonization Technology

Session Chairs: Prof. Dr. Jie Chen

Point of Contact: Prof. Dr. Jie Chen

Keynote speakers: Prof. Dr. Alicia Durán, the Institute of Ceramics and Glass of the Spanish Research Council (CSIC), Spain
 Dr. Reneé Reichel, Avancis GmbH, Germany
 Dr. Xin Cao，CNBM Research Institute for Advanced Glass Materials Group Co., Ltd, China