SAMIO 2019

As the first international symposium specifically dedicated to origami-related topics in China, SAMIO 2019 was held in Shanghai between 19th and 23rd September 2019. The symposium was co-organised by Beijing Institute of Technology, Southeast University, Harbin Institute of Technology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University and Tianjin University.

Topics of SAMIO 2019 include:

• Geometrical modelling of origami

• Design of morphing or deployable structures

• Mechanics of origami structures and materials

• Origami-inspired metamaterials

• Manufacture of origami structures and materials

• Applications of origami structures and materials

The symposium attracted more than 150 scholars from China, UK, Australia, Bulgaria and other countries and regions who were engaged in the research of origami-inspired structures and materials. The symposium consisted of nine invited keynote speeches, over 40 oral presentations, and an origami workshop to teach folding tessellation and modular origami.