The full Materials 2026 scientific program across 3 days — keynotes, oral presentations, and posters. Talks are ordered by program prominence within each day.
Day 1
- Keynote · In-Person
Role of tunable materials in next-generation reconfigurable antenna design
Nasimuddin · Institute for Infocomm Research, A-STAR, Singapore
Tunable materials are crucial to the realization of reconfigurable antennas for microwave, millimeter-wave (mmWave), and terahertz (THz) applications. By enabling controllable modulation of dielectric permittivity…
- Keynote · In-Person
Clean and dry processing of polymer materials in supercritical fluids
M G H Zaidi · G B Pant University of Agriculture & Technology, India
Organic solvent-based polymer manufacturing enterprises are currently suffering from several challenges concerning economic burden, safety dangers, and employee health hazards. International environmental advocacy…
- Oral · In-Person
Determination of phase stress flow curves in dual phase steels through micromechanical adaptive iteration algorithm
Silvie Maria Tanu Halim · McMaster University, Canada
Finite Element (FE) micromechanical modelling has significantly advanced the simulation of dual- phase (DP) steels by incorporating key microstructural features such as phase distribution and strain partitioning. A…
- Oral · In-Person
Applications of fibre-reinforced concrete in building and infrastructure projects in Singapore
Daneti Saradhi Babu · Alliance Concrete Singapore Pte Ltd, Singapore
Concrete is a brittle material that exhibits high compressive strength but relatively low tensile strength and limited tensile strain capacity. This inherent weakness in tension is typically addressed by incorporating…
- Oral · In-Person
Registry-dependent adhesionand corrugation tendency of graphene on Al2o3(0001): DFT energy landscapes and continuum insights
Keisuke Kataoka · Meijo University, Japan
Graphene on sapphire (Al?O?(0001)) is an important model system for scalable growth and device integration, yet atomistic predictions of long-wavelength corrugation and its sensitivity to in-plane strain and registry…
- Oral · In-Person
Thermodynamics of AB? type hydrogen storage alloys with different composition
Wajid Ali Shah · Hiroshima University, Japan
Hydrogen is increasingly recognized as one of the most promising substitutes for fossil fuels because of its clean combustion, negligible greenhouse gas emissions, and high energy output per unit mass. However, a major…
- Oral · In-Person
Investigation on forming limits under complex loading paths considering intermediate annealing: Experiments and multi-scale simulations
Mingliang Men · Beihang University, China
Multi-stage forming processes typically involve complex loading and annealing sequences that substantially alter the microstructure and macroscopic formability. The process-induced microstructural changes, such as…
- Poster · In-Person
Anisotropic In(Zn)P-based nanocrystals with high photoluminescence quantum yield and broadband for near-infrared LEDs
Chun Feng Lai · Feng Chia University, Taiwan
Near-infrared (NIR) light exhibits distinct advantages, such as non-destructive interaction and deep tissue penetration, making it particularly suitable for real-time, non-invasive diagnostic applications. NIR light…
Day 2
- Keynote · In-Person
Evaluation of mineral jelly as suitable waterproofing material for ammonium nitrate
Ramdas Sawleram Damse · Retired Scientist, HEMRL, India
Ammonium nitrate is a versatile inorganic salt. The innocuous nature of combustion products, low cost and easy availability makes it an attractive oxidizer to the propulsion community.However, its usage in high energy…
- Keynote · In-Person
From electrons to engineering: How DFT-based simulations are transforming materials design
Deepa Sharma · DHE, Govt of Haryana, India
Density Functional Theory (DFT)–based simulations have fundamentally reshaped the way materials are designed, understood, and optimized, enabling a direct connection between electronic-scale phenomena and…
- Oral · In-Person
Thickness-driven efficacy: The role of conformal coating thickness in electrochemical corrosion protection
Su Mon Thit · Singapore University of Technology and Design, Singapore
This study evaluates how conformal coating thickness influences corrosion resistance in miniaturized hearing aids exposed to moisture, bias voltages, and sweat. ENIG-plated copper pads were coated with either a UV-cured…
- Oral · In-Person
Direct photolithography of smart optoelectronic materials for high-resolution display applications
Chaoyu Xiang · Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
Quantum dot light-emitting diodes (QLEDs) have emerged as pivotal candidates for next-generation displays, owing to their tunable emission wavelengths, narrow spectral bandwidth, high brightness, and…
- Oral · In-Person
Microstructure and texture evolution of hydro formed austenitic stainless steel tubes
M V B Krishnam Raju · IIT Bombay, India
Tube hydro forming is carried out to produce hollow shaped components using tubular blanks. These components find extensive application in automobile and aerospace engineering. In this work, TIG welded tubes of…
- Oral · In-Person
Supercritical assisted synthesis of controlled release formulations for sustainable agriculture
Jyoti Maheshwari · Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, India
Water scarcity, soil degradation, and inefficient agrochemical delivery are critical constraints to sustainable and climate resilient agriculture. This study presents the synthesis of controlled release formulations…
- Oral · In-Person
Enhancement of defects on nitrogen-doped carbon nanomaterials via chlorination: Experimental and theoretical studies
Winny Kgabo Maboya · University of South Africa, South Africa
The role of chlorine in enhancing defects in nitrogen-doped carbon nanomaterials (CNMs) was investigated via pyrolysis chemical vapour deposition (CVD) method. Tetrachloroethane (TTCE) and acetonitrile (CH3CN) were used…
Day 3
- Keynote · Virtual
Harnessing the unique properties of engineered nanostructures for sensing
Harry Ruda · University of Toronto, Canada
In 1964 Wagner and Ellis presented the first paper on fabrication of micron-scale semiconductor whiskers. Our group was one of the first to apply their ideas in the late 1990’s to realise nanowires with diameters of…
- Keynote · Virtual
Prospective study of copper sulfide nanofilms
Paulo Cesar De Morais · Catholic University of Brasilia, Brazil
This keynote talk will be devoted to describe hexagonal Cu 2 S p-type semiconductor thin film fabrication using DC magnetron sputtering. Nanofilms with thickness gradient were successfully deposited by taking advantage…
- Oral · Virtual
Modeling phase crystallization in Ge-rich Ge-Sb-Te PCRAMs
Alain Portavoce · IM2NP/CNRS, France
Ge-rich Ge-Sb-Te (GGST) alloys are already integrated into the complementary-metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) technology for industrial phase-change random access memory (PCRAM) production. This new type of memories…
- Oral · Virtual
Biopolymer filled rubber compounds with applied low molecular weight plasticizers
Jan Kruzelak · Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava, Slovakia
The depletion of resources, global warming, and negative environmental impacts have increased awareness of the bio-economy and green technologies. Lignocellulosic raw materials are promising alternatives to…
- Oral · Virtual
Effect of Ag on the precipitation stability in Al-Mg-Si-Ag alloy: First-principles calculations, Calphad modeling and experimental validation
Wei Shao · Warsaw University of Technology, Poland
Al-Mg-Si-Ag alloys offer a desirable balance between formability and bake-hardening potential, making them attractive for advanced engineering applications. However, complete crystal structure information of precipitate…
- Oral · Virtual
Innovative and sustainable building components. Study case: Rubber and plastic roofing tiles
Sanchez Amono Maria Paz · CEVE–AVE–CONICET, Argentina
Currently, the excessive generation of waste constitutes one of the most serious environmental problems, aggravated by social consumption models. At the Experimental Center for Economic Housing, a research institute…
- Oral · Virtual
Computer 3D models of isobaric Phase Diagrams (PD): Novel tool of materials science
Vasily Lutsyk · Institute of Physical Materials Science (SB RAS), Russian Federation
Computer models of T-x-y diagrams Ag-Au{Sn}-Sb, Ag-Cu-Ni{Pb}, Al{In}-Sn-Zn, Au-Ge-Ag{Sb, Sn}, Li, K, La{Nd, Pr}| |Cl are duscused. To verify the model, a coherence analysis (cross validation) of the horizontal (on a…
- Oral · Virtual
Polymeric materials transformation under exposure by a megawatt pulse flux of submillimeter radiation (First realization)
Andrei V Arzhannikov · Budker Institute of Nuclear Physics SB RAS, Russian Federation
Complex supramolecular structures form the basis of biologically active compositions for pharmaceutical applications, energetic materials, and various functional materials and the materials structure determine their…
- Oral · Virtual
Features of high-voltage consolidation of powder materials
Evgeny Grigoryev · Merzhanov Institute of Structural Macrokinetics and Materials Science Russian Academy of Sciences, Russian Federation
The main features of the method of high-voltage consolidation of powder materials and the resulting advantages and limitations of this method are considered. The method of high-voltage consolidation of powders is…
- Oral · Virtual
Augmented quantum dot-enhanced IGZO-Te heterogeneous photodiode enabling synaptic in-sensor image processing
Yongin Cho · Sungkyunkwan University, Korea, Republic of
This study presents a quantum-dot–enhanced heterogeneous photodiode based on an IGZO-Telluirum (Te) junction, engineered to function as an optoelectronic synapse for neuromorphic vision applications. By incorporating…
- Oral · Virtual
Low-temperature plasma-engineered hafnia ferroelectrics for high-performance flexible thin-film transistors
Hyunyeol Rho · Sungkyunkwan University, Korea, Republic of
The demand for energy-efficient and flexible electronics has accelerated research into ferroelectric materials compatible with low-temperature processing. Hafnium-based ferroelectrics, particularly hafnium zirconium…
- Oral · Virtual
Shape reversibility and the role of thermomechanical treatments in memory behavior of shape memory alloys
Osman Adiguzel · Firat University, Turkey
Shape memory alloys are thermoresponsive materials and take place in a class of advanced smart materials by exhibiting dual memory characteristics, shape memory effect and superelasticity. Shape memory effect is…
- Oral · Virtual
Spatially non-uniform steady states in concentration-dependent diffusion
Andrey V Shobukhov · Shenzhen MSU-BIT University (SMBU), China
Diffusive processes in dense multi-component mixtures should be described with special concentration-dependent terms. Traditional systems of diffusion equations with constant matrices either ignore interaction between…
- Oral · Virtual
Platinum-based nanocatalysts for fuel cells: Design, synthesis, and performance evaluation
Jieqiong Hu · Kunming University, China
As the global energy structure shifts toward clean and low-carbon solutions, proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs) have become one of the core technologies for new energy vehicles and distributed energy systems…
- Oral · Virtual
Research on degradation and failure mechanisms of Un-clamped-Inductive-Switching characteristics of p-GaN HEMT device
Li Liu · School of Microelectronics, China
Single UIS and repetitive UIS experiment are performed in this article to expound physical failure mechanisms in P-GaN HEMT devices. Vpeak and Ipeak are used as the metrics to evaluate the degradation of electrical…
- Oral · Virtual
Computational exploration of 2D materials: From metal to MXene and XMene layers
Jiawei Tang · Southeast University, China
Since the successful discovery and isolation of graphene in 2004, and the subsequent explosion and continuation of two-dimensional (2D) materials are undergoing and lasting until now. Although the layered semiconductors…
- Oral · Virtual
Pulsed laser deposited YIG nanolayers on silicon for spintronic applications
Mukesh Chandra Dimri · Jaypee University of Engineering and Technology, India
Yttrium iron garnet (Y?Fe?O??, YIG) is a benchmark magnetic insulator that has attracted sustained interest for spintronic and magnonic applications due to its exceptionally low magnetic damping, high saturation…
- Oral · Virtual
Emerging sustainable electric vehicle for developing South-Asian countries
Abu M Fuad · University of Scholars, Bangladesh
This study proposes a high-performance energy storage system for an electric three-wheeler rickshaw based on Lithium Iron Phosphate (LFP) 32700 cylindrical cells to replace conventional 48 V, 100–120 Ah lead–acid…
- Oral · Virtual
Improving the similarity between photon-atom quantum state and its coherent state by a coherent superposition added-subtracted photon
Ahlem Abidi · Tunis El Manar University, Tunisia
The spontaneous interaction (emission or absorption) of a photon by atom is theoretically described in two-dimensional by a state vector |ψ?. As an initial solution to the problem, we derive its corresponding…
- Oral · Virtual
Finite element simulation of tibial insert mechanical behavior using polyethylene materials
Saida Benhmida · Tunis El Manar University, Tunisia
Tibial inserts in total knee prostheses are designed to replicate the mechanical properties of native articular cartilage by ensuring load distribution, stress absorption, and low-friction articulation. The mechanical…
- Oral · Virtual
Covalent crosslinking of cellulose-chitosan biopolymers via aldehyde linkers: Synthesis, characterization, and enhanced antibacterial functionality
Ernestine Atangana · University of the Free State, South Africa
The increasing threat of antibiotic-resistant pathogens and the need for environmentally sustainable materials have accelerated research into biopolymer-based antimicrobial agents. This study addresses the question: Can…
- Poster · Virtual
Rubber composites with EMI absorption shielding performance
Jan Kruzelak · Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava, Slovakia
Contemporary societal developments demonstrate a pronounced orientation toward the advancement of sophisticated electrical and electronic technologies, which indubitably enhances the overall quality of human existence.…
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