★MatDes 2026--Barcelona, Spain--EI Compendex, SCOPUS★

★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

=CONTACT US=
Hannah Yang
Email: matdes@young.ac.cn
Web: https://www.matdes.org
Tel: +001-6193091099 (EN) (Service hours are from 10:00 to 18:30 (UTC+08:00) Monday through Friday)