The conference topics include:

 

• Surface treatments and coatings deposition processes

• Surface engineering and functionalization

• Characterization of engineered surfaces

• Surfaces and coatings properties/ Performance

• Interface and interaction science

• Electro- and electroless plating

• Cold and Thermal spraying

• Thermochemical surface engineering

• Thin film by PVD, CVD, and ALD

• Novel surface modification technologies

• Conversion coatings

• Additive manufacturing of surfaces

• Surface engineering in sustainable energy applications

• Biomedical/ Bioactive surfaces and coatings

• Biointerfaces

• Optical, electric, photovoltaic and magnetic coatings

• Hydro-, ice- and oleophobic/philic surfaces

• Multi-functional, composite/ hybrid, graded and multilayers coatings

• Smart surfaces and coatings

• Self-healing surfaces

• Modelling of simulation of coating

• Surface nanoengineering

• Nanocoatings and Ultra-Thin Films

• Graphene coatings/films

• Tribological coatings

• Wear and corrosion protection

• Adhesion and Adhesives

 

In addition to the main sessions of the conference , the following focused sessions/ symposia will run in parallel and will be open to all the conference participants:

 

Focused Session on Functional surfaces for biomedical applications
Chairs:

Dr Krasimir Vasilev, ITEE, University of South Australia, Australia

Professor Abraham Atta Ogwu, West of Scotland University, UK

 

Focused session on laser processing of thin films
Chair: Dr. Maria Dinescu, National Institute for Lasers Plasma Radiation Physics, Romania

 

Focused session on Plasma deposition and processing

Chairs:

Prof. Marcela Bilek, University of Sydney, Australia

Prof Jang-Hsing Hsieh, Ming Chi University of Technology, Taiwan

 

Focused session on carbon based coatings

Chair: Prof Dae-Soon Lim, Korea University, Seoul, Rep. of Korea

 

Focused session on fire retardant coatings

Chair: Prof. Faiz Ahmad, University of Technology Petronas, Malaysia