Full name: 2026 The 8th International workshop on Materials and Design (MatDes 2026)

Abbreviation: MatDes 2026

Place: Barcelona, Spain

Time: March 16-18, 2026

Website: https://www.matdes.org

Sponsor: Catalan Institute of Nanotechnology (ICN)

Submission:

1. Full paper (publication and presentation) 

2. Abstract (presentation only) 

More detail about submission, please visit at: https://www.matdes.org/instructions-for-authors.html

And consult us via: matdes@young.ac.cn

Submission Method:

1. System submission: http://confsys.iconf.org/submission/matdes2026 

2. Send to mailbox: matdes@young.ac.cn 

Publication:

Submitted papers will be Peer-Reviewed (Double blind, and conducted by the technical program committee) and the accepted ones will be published in the conference proceedings, which will be submitted for indexing in Ei Compendex, Scopus, IET etc. major databases.

Topics (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