CCToMM

Canadian Committee for the Theory of Machines and Mechanisms

CCToMM M3 Symposium

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
June 19-20, 2025

Call for Papers

The 2025 CCToMM Symposium on Mechanisms, Machines, and Mechatronics (M3 Symposium) will be held on June 19 and 20, at the University of Ottawa.

The CCToMM M3 Symposium sessions will potentially include: mechanisms, robotics, mechatronics, space robotics, medical robotics, mobile robotics, robotic tooling, dynamics of machines, gearing and transmissions, applied vibrations/acoustics, sensors and actuators, machining and metrology, control of mechanical systems. Propositions for workshops or tutorials are also accepted.

Full papers can be submitted to the Symposium Platform as per the Author Guidelines section. Each corresponding author submitting a full paper will be requested to review two papers per paper submitted.

Download PDF version of the Call for Papers. The proceedings of the CCToMM M3 Symposium will be published in the Machines and Mechanisms book series by Springer Nature .

The 2025 CCToMM Annual General Meeting will also be held during the Symposium.

Host Organizations

Canadian Committee for the Theory of Machines and Mechanisms (CCToMM)

University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

International Federation for the Promotion of Mechanism and Machine Science (IFToMM)

Symposium Co-Chairs

Prof. Eric Lanteigne, University of Ottawa

Prof. Scott Nokleby, Ontario Tech University

Organizing Committee

Prof. Marc Arsenault, Laurentian University

Prof. Lionel Birglen, Polytechnique Montréal

Prof. M. John D. Hayes, Carleton University

Important Dates

  1. Full paper submission: February 14, 2025
  2. Manuscript reviews: March 28, 2025
  3. Notice of decision: April 11, 2025
  4. Submission of camera ready manuscripts: April 25, 2025

Author Guidelines

Full papers should be submitted online through the Symposium Platform as unsecured PDF files using the CCToMM template. Full papers should be submitted as single-column unsecured PDF files. Papers up to 12 pages should be formatted using the either of the following CCToMM class files:

All communications with the corresponding authors of each paper will be conducted by email or through the Symposium Platform. Each corresponding author submitting a full paper will be requested to produce two reviews per paper submitted and at least one author is expected to register and present the paper at the symposium.

Student Delegates Awards

The CCToMM supports the dissemination of student-lead research by providing financial assistance to assist the CCToMM M3 Symposium in the form of a Student Delegates Award (SDA). Eligible students are encouraged to complete the SDA Application Form.