8th International workshop on Materials and Design (MatDes 2026)

1. Full paper (publication and presentation) 2. Abstract (presentation only) More detail about submission, please visit at (include but not limit) 1. Micro- and nano-scale multi-physics phenomena, and the analysis structure, morphology, and the role of interfaces in relation to design at all scales, e.g. electrochemical energy storage, phase transformation and associated processes 2. Operando and in situ studies of processes and structural evolution 3. Processing of alloys and compounds for microstructure and property control, e.g. friction stir and severe plastic deformation 4. Lightweight materials, e.g. alloys containing magnesium and lithium, as well as composites of all types of matrix (polymer, metal and ceramic) and reinforcement, including continuous and discontinuous fibres, low aspect ratio inclusions and nano-structured reinforcements 5. Multifunctional materials, e.g. alloys, polymers and ceramics displaying shape memory effects, as well as bio-composites, composites of green or sustainable origin, and biomimetic materials 6. Intelligent materials design to optimise performance, including hierarchical microstructural optimisation, self-healing, energy absorption, for durability, against damage and environmental extremes =Organizing Committee= ***Conference Chairs Prof. Alexander M. Korsunsky, Trinity College, Oxford University, UK Prof. Geoffrey Mitchell, Institute Polytechnic of Leiria, Portugal ***Conference Co-Chairs Prof. Enrico Salvati, University of Udine, Italy Assoc. Prof. Ramirez-Castellanos Julio, Universidad Complutense, Spain ***Program Chairs Prof. Marco Sebastiani, Universitá Roma Tré, Italy Prof. Alexey I. Salimon, Skolkovo Institute of Technology (Skoltech), Russia Program Co-Chairs Prof. Alexander Lunt, University of Bath, UK Prof. Joris Everaerts, KU Leuven, Belgium Scientific Committee Prof. Xu Song, Chinese University of Hong Kong, China Prof. Tea-Sung (Terry) Jun, Incheon National University, South Korea ***Steering Committee Prof. Alex Lanzutti, University of Udine, Italy Prof. Francesco De Bona, University of Udine, Italy Prof. Lorenzo Fedrizzi, University of Udine, Italy Chapter Chairs Prof. Mohsen Ghali, Egypt-Japan University of Science and Technology, Egypt Assoc. Prof. Iosif-Vasile NEMOIANU, University “POLITEHNICA” of Bucharest, Romania ***Technical Committee Zhili Zhang, Beijing Jiaotong University, China Wenjun Zhang, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China Yiling Lu, University of Derby, United Kingdom Yizhong Huang, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore Maria Benelmekki, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway Huirong Le, Tsinghua University, China Ichiro Daigo, The University of Tokyo, Japan Michael Atzmon, University of Michigan, USA Ruda Harry E., University of Toronto, Canada Rahida Wati Sharudin, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia For more information, please visit the website. History MatDes 2025 | Marinha Grande, Portugal | March 11-13 MatDes 2024 | Dubai, UAE | March 6-8 MatDes 2023 | Istanbul, Türkiye | March 24-26 MatDes 2022 | Udine, Italy | March 18-20 MatDes 2021 | Moscow, Russia | March 26-29 MatDes 2020 | Madrid, Spain | March 26-29 MatDes 2019 | Oxford, United Kingdom | March 29-31