The conference themes are as follow :

 

Smart Materials

• Material/coating design, formulation, processing and characterization, Design and Theory of Smart Surfaces,  Interface and interaction science, Hierarchical structures and molecular-particle networks, New manufacturing technologies
• Novel nano and micro-devices, Composites and nanocomposites, Ceramics/Nanoceramics, Hybrid/ nanohybrid, Conducting and conjugated polymers, Electrochromic materials,  Liquid crystals, Inorganic-organic hybrid
• Materials for Energy conversion and storage devices/systems (Photoconversion/ Renewable Energy/ Photovoltaic/ Fuel Cells and Solar Cells)
• Biomaterials, Electrochemistry, Catalyst materials, Piezoelectric, ferroelectric, electroactive, electromagnetic, self-healing, heating, sensing, etc. materials

 

Nanomaterials

• Nanoparticles, nanocrystals, colloids, sols, and quantum dots. Self- assemblies and directed assemblies of molecules and nanoparticles
• Thin Films,  membranes, and coatings
• Nanotubes, nanowires, nanofibers, nanorods and nanobelts
• Nanostructured, Nanocomposites, Nanoporous, mesoporous and microporous materials
• Nanomaterials (atomic, molecular, and bulk) characterization techniques.

 

Characterization and Properties

• Micro- and nano-characterization of mechanical and electromechanical properties
• Damage, fatigue, aging, and fracture mechanics of smart devices •Design optimization
• Mechanics of nano-devices
• Continuum models for nonlinear multi-field coupled behavior
• Micromechanical and thermodynamical modeling approaches
• Nano-scale effects and atomistic modeling techniques
• Advanced mathematical methods, finite element formulations and implementation
• Modeling, Simulation and Control of Adaptive Systems
• Integrated System Design and Implementation
• Structural Health Monitoring

 

Materials/ coatings Properties

• Functional materials and polymers
• Anti-microbial, superhydrophobic/ superhydrophilic, anti-dust, anti-dirt, anti-fouling, anti-fogging, self-healing, thermos-responsive, thermos-resistive, superconductive, bioinspired, biodegradable, resorbable, sponge type materials, reflective, etc.

 

Sensing and actuation

• Sensors materials
• Spectroscopic, Electromagnetic, Acoustic, Chemical and mechanical sensing and actuation
• Sensor/actuator signal processing
• Compatibility of sensors and actuators with conventional and advanced materials
• Smart sensors for materials and composites processing.

 

Optics and electromagnetic

• Optical fiber technology
• Active and adaptive optical systems and components
• Tunable high-dielectric phase shifters
• Tunable surface control
• Laser processes
• MIMOs, MEMS and Liquid metal devices.

 

Applications

• Energy harvesting and storage
• MEMS and NEMS devices and applications
• Biomedical, Prosthetic and Implant Materials and Biosensors
• Food and pharmaceutical packaging
• Automotive, aerospace, textile, construction, etc