(The following topics include but are not limited to)
Topic 1: Energy
Renewable energy, including modeling, operation, control, and integration
Solar power generation system
Integration of renewable energy technology and smart grid
Energy and Power Engineering
Energy Efficiency and Management
Energy storage, fuel cell technology and trends
Thermal and Power Engineering
Clean Development Mechanism 
Thermal, Hydraulic, and Safety Analysis of Nuclear Reactors
Non stationary Thermodynamics and Engineering Applications
Theory of Heat and Mass Transfer and Application of Biomass Energy
Simulation Control and Integration in Energy Power System Processes
Clean and efficient combustion and energy conservation and emission reduction
Topic 2: Machinery
engineering design
Mechanical and mechanical components
Mechanical Structure and Stress Analysis
Vehicle Engineering
Engine technology
Aerospace Technology and Astronautics
Mechanical Intelligent Control and Robotics
Mechatronics integration
Power System and Control
Industrial manufacturing
Materials Engineering
Friction and Surface Technology
Mechanical Noise and Control
Deformation and fracture of materials
Precision machining technology
Advanced Numerical Control Technology and Equipment
Topic 3: Ocean Engineering
Offshore engineering (offshore platform construction, artificial islands, oil and gas exploration and extraction platforms, floating oil storage tanks, floating refineries, floating airports)
Deep sea engineering (diving technology, underwater mining, underwater tunnel engineering, underwater pipelines, marine resource development and space utilization)
Underwater acoustics and acoustic oceanography (sonar and transducers, acoustic systems and metrology calibration, sound propagation and scattering, acoustic oceanography, ground acoustic inversion, bioacoustics, seismic acoustics, signal coherence and wave characteristics, etc.)
Ocean observation platforms, systems, and instruments (automatic control, current measurement technology, ocean instruments and sensors, systems and observatories, buoy technology, cables and connectors, ocean geodetic information systems, etc.)