The SICT 2023 topics include:

• Surface treatments and coatings deposition and functionalization processes
• Cold and Thermal spraying (PVD, CVD, ...), thermochemical, Electro- and electroless plating
• Wet chemical and electrochemical processes such as plating, sol-gel coating, anodization,
• Surfaces and coatings modelling and characterization
• Interface and interaction science, adhesion and adhesives
• Surface nanoengineering, nano-coatings and Ultra-Thin Films
• Graphene and carbon-based coatings/films
• Multi-functional, composite/ hybrid, graded and multilayers coatings
• Hydro-, ice- and oleophobic/philic surfaces
• Smart surfaces and coatings, Self-healing, self-cleaning, … surfaces
• Tribological coatings: friction performance, wear resistance (abrasion, erosion, fretting, etc)
• Corrosion and oxidation resistance, Thermal protection and diffusion resistance,
• Surface engineering/ coatings in sustainable energy, conversion, optical, electric, photovoltaic and magnetic applications
• Bio-interfaces, Biomedical/ Bioactive surfaces and coatings