Program Overview
Program Overview
| Tuesday | 30 June 2026 | Wednesday | 1 July 2026 | Thursday | 2 July 2026 | |
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MORNING SESSION 09:00 CEST * DAY 1 08:00 CEST |
S3. Surface Treatments and Coatings for Corrosion Protection | S5. Corrosion in Biomedical Implants | S7. Discovery and Application of Corrosion Inhibitors |
| S2. Corrosion of Steel in Concrete Parallel Session |
S1. Electrochemical Corrosion Mechanism at the Interface (part 1) |
Flash Poster Session | |
AFTERNOON SESSION 14:00 CEST |
S6. Corrosion and Integrity Management in Energy Infrastructure | S1. Electrochemical Corrosion Mechanism at the Interface (part 2) |
S8. AI and ML Tools and Digital Twins for Corrosion Prediction |
| S4. Corrosion in New Materials (HEA, CCA, TWIP/TRIP, AM, PM) |
CMD 2026 Program (DAY 1)
Session 3. Surface Treatments and Coatings for Corrosion Protection (Morning Session)
Date: 30 June 2026 (Tuesday)
Time: 08:00 (CEST, Basel) | 02:00 (EDT, New York) | 14:00 (CST, Beijing)
| Time in CEST | Speaker | Title |
| 08:00 - 08:10 | Prof. Raman Singh & Prof. Dr. Mirna Urquidi-Macdonald Conference Chairs |
Welcome from the Conference Chairs |
| 08:10 - 08:15 | Dr. Viswanathan S. Saji & Dr. Kiryl A. Yasakau Session Chairs |
Welcome from the Session Chairs |
| 08:15 - 08:40 | Prof. Dr. Liang Wu Invited Speaker |
Research Progress on LDHs@MXene Self-healing Composite Coatings |
| 08:40 - 09:05 | Dr. Frederico Maia Invited Speaker |
Layered double hydroxides as a versatile approach to protect metallic surfaces |
| 09:05 - 09:20 | Luca Pezzato Selected Oral Speaker |
Corrosion Resistance and Functional Properties of Particle-Modified Plasma Electrolytic Oxidation Coatings on Metals |
| 09:20 - 09:35 | Stanley Ofoegbu Selected Oral Speaker |
Towards an Easy Electrochemical Method for Evaluating Sealing Quality of Anodized Aluminium |
| 09:35 - 09:50 | Mihaela Dinu Selected Oral Speaker |
Corrosion protection of AZ31B magnesium alloy using Ti-Zr thin films for biodegradable implant applications |
| 09:50 - 10:05 | Ozen Nisa Turkmen Selected Oral Speaker |
A Comparison of Anti-Corrosive Performances of Phenolic-, Urethane-, THEIC-, Epoxy- and Silicone-Modified Alkyd Resins |
| 10:05 - 10:20 | Maria Pastrafidou Selected Oral Speaker |
Multifunctional Ionic Polymer Coatings with Self-Healing and Photocatalytic Activity for Aluminum Alloy Corrosion Protection |
| 10:20 - 10:35 | Marandela Mulaudzi Selected Oral Speaker |
Investigation of Binary and Ternary Ni-Based Alloys for High-Temperature Petrochemical Coating Applications |
| 10:35 - 10:50 | Aylin Ahmadinia Selected Oral Speaker |
A Sustainable Multi-Layer Anti-Corrosion Strategy for Magnesium Using a Surfactant to Strengthen Interlayer Adhesion |
| 10:50 - 11:05 | Adam Goff Selected Oral Speaker |
Blockade GC: A Non-Chrome Galvanic Corrosion Protective Coating for the Future |
| 11:05 - 11:20 | Ahnaf Sadi Selected Oral Speaker |
Nanosecond Laser Texturing of Triple-Scale Surface Structuring for Robust Pitting Corrosion Resistance in AA6061 |
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S2. Corrosion of Steel in Concrete (Morning Parallel Session)
Date: 30 June 2026 (Tuesday)
Time: 09:00 (CEST, Basel) | 03:00 (EDT, New York) | 15:00 (CST, Beijing)
| Time in CEST | Speaker | Title |
| 09:00 - 09:05 | Dr. María Criado Sanz & Dr. Giulia Masi Session Chairs |
Welcome from the Session Chairs |
| 09:05 - 09:40 | Prof. Dr. Ueli Angst Keynote Speaker |
Advances in imaging corrosion of steel in concrete and implications for degradation mechanisms |
| 09:40 - 09:55 | Siaw Foon Lee Selected Oral Speaker |
Corrosion rate and mass loss in carbon steel in high-concentration chloride mortars |
| 09:55 - 10:10 | Alicia Montaño Selected Oral Speaker |
Assessment of stainless steel corrosion in contact with acidic sludges encapsulated in alkali-activated slag cements |
| 10:10 - 10:25 | Meyssoune Meriem Selected Oral Speaker |
Influence of Chloride and Sulfate Ions on the Electrochemical Behavior of Carbon Steel in Highly Alkaline Media |
| 10:25 - 10:40 | Anthony John Betts Selected Oral Speaker |
Review of the Prediction and Monitoring of the Corrosion of Reinforced Concrete Structures Using Electrochemical Methods |
Session 6. Corrosion and Integrity Management in Energy Infrastructure (Afternoon Session)
Date: 30 June 2026 (Tuesday)
Time: 14:00 (CEST, Basel) | 08:00 (EDT, New York) | 20:00 (CST Asia, Beijing)
| Time in CEST | Speaker | Title |
| 14:00 - 14:05 | Prof. Dr. Frank Cheng Session Chair |
Welcome from the Session Chair |
| 14:05 - 14:40 | Prof. Dr. Jing-Li Luo Keynote Speaker |
Corrosion-Resistant and Conductive Coatings for Metal Bipolar Plates in Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells |
| 14:40 - 15:15 | Prof. Dr. Tom Depover Keynote Speaker |
Assessment of hydrogen compatibility in pipeline steels: screening, susceptibility, and mitigation |
| 15:15 - 15:40 | Prof. Damien Feron Invited Speaker |
How to predict corrosion over millenniums? |
| 15:40 - 15:55 | Yanan Pu Selected Oral Presenter |
Comparative Study on SRB-Induced Corrosion of 90/10 Copper-Nickel Alloy Welded Joints: Anaerobic Bulk Immersion vs. Thin Liquid Film Environments |
| 15:55 - 16:10 | Fei Xue Selected Oral Presenter |
A laser-polished subsurface microstructural barrier mitigates hydrogen embrittlement in high-pressure hydrogen environments |
| 16:10 - 16:25 | Maria Andrea Reyes Reyes Selected Oral Presenter |
Fungal-Induced Degradation of Polymeric and Composite Materials in Energy Infrastructure |
| 16:25 - 16:40 | Raúl Dávalos Monteiro Selected Oral Presenter |
Corrosion Behavior of ASTM A36 Steel in Antarctic Marine and Glacier Waters: An Electrochemical and Gravimetric Study |
| 16:40 - 16:55 | Alejandra Blanco Selected Oral Presenter |
From Detection to Action: EMAT‑Driven SCC Assessment |
| 16:55 - 17:10 | Chandra Prakash Selected Oral Presenter |
Electrochemical corrosion measurements in low-conductivity bio-oils: decoupling interfacial film memory from bulk electrolyte aging |
| 17:10 - 17:25 | Emily Seto Selected Oral Presenter |
Electrochemical Corrosion Assessment of Steels with Varying Chromium Content in NO2-containing Phase-Transition Environments in CCUS Infrastructure |
| 17:25 - 17:40 | Fahimul Islam Selected Oral Presenter |
Decoding Stress Corrosion Cracking in Metallurgical Point-of-View: A Threat to the Structural Integrity of North American Pipeline Infrastructure for Reliable Energy Transportation and Supply in Critical Sectors |
CMD 2026 Program (DAY 2)
Session 5. Corrosion in Biomedical Implants (Morning Session)
Date: 1 July 2026 (Wednesday)
Time: 09:00 (CEST, Basel) | 03:00 (EDT, New York) | 15:00 (CST, Beijing)
| Time in CEST | Speaker | Title |
| 09:00-09:10 | Prof. Dr. David Bastidas Conference Chair |
Welcome from the Conference Chair |
| 09:10-09:15 | Prof. Angeliki Lekatou Session Chair |
Welcome from the Session Chair |
| 09:15 - 09:40 | Prof. Dr. Vasily Efremenko Invited Speaker |
Corrosion and Tribocorrosion Behaviour of Wrought and LPBF Ti-6Al-4V Alloys for Biomedical Applications |
| 09:40 - 10:05 | Prof. Simeon Agathopoulos Invited Speaker |
Design and fabrication of metal-ceramic biomaterials |
| 10:05 - 10:20 | Solomon Ansah Selected Oral Presenter |
A comprehensive assessment of the effect of bovine serum albumin on the stress corrosion cracking and corrosion behaviour of Mg-Ca alloy |
| 10:20 - 10:35 | Nina Kovac Selected Oral Presenter |
Improving Corrosion Resistance of AZ31 Alloy using Zr/Si Sol–Gel Coating in Simulated Body Fluid |
| 10:35 - 10:50 | Jean Geringer Selected Oral Presenter |
Point Defect Model, PDM: Predicting metallic implant lifetime—what we did and what we will do! |
| 10:50 - 11:05 | Zanele Phasha Selected Oral Presenter |
Effect of Different Annealing Temperatures on the Phase Analysis, Microstructures and Corrosion Resistance of Binary Ti-Cu Alloys |
Session 1. Electrochemical Corrosion Mechanism at the Interface (part 1)
Date: 1 July 2026 (Wednesday)Time: 09:00 (CEST, Basel) | 03:00 (EDT, New York) | 15:00 (CST, Beijing)
| Time in CEST | Speaker | Title |
| 11:05 - 11:10 | Prof. Dr. David Bastidas Session Chair |
Welcome from the Session Chair |
| 11:10 - 11:45 | Prof. Dr. Ramón Nóvoa Rodríguez Keynote Speaker |
A contactless methodology for measuring the corrosion rate of steel in concrete |
| 11:45 - 12:20 | Prof. Dr. Robert E. Melchers Keynote Speaker |
Passivity, passivity breakdown and development of pitting corrosion |
| 12:20 - 12:35 | Shuhao Li Selected Oral Presenter |
Size-Dependent Structural Evolution of Fe(OH)3 Oligomers from Dimer to Decamer: A Quantum Mechanical Search toward Early Corrosion Products |
| 12:35 - 12:50 | Dirk Engelberg Selected Oral Presenter |
Correlative Assessment of Corrosion & Degradation Mechanisms using Electrochemical Screening Techniques |
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Session 1. Electrochemical Corrosion Mechanism at the Interface (part 2)
Date: 1 July 2026 (Wednesday)
Time: 14:00 (CEST, Basel) | 08:00 (EDT, New York) | 20:00 (CST Asia, Beijing)
| Time in CEST | Speaker | Title |
| 14:00 - 14:35 | Prof. Dr. Mirna Urquidi-Macdonald Keynote Speaker |
The Importance of Understanding Metal Passivity |
| 14:35 - 15:10 | Prof. Dr. Roger Newman Keynote Speaker |
Pitting of stainless alloys - revisiting the critical pitting temperature |
| 15:10 - 15:35 | Dr. Rebecca Filardo Schaller Invited Speaker |
Localized Corrosion: In-situ Techniques to Investigate the Controlling Variables |
| 15:35 - 16:00 | Dr. Xiaolei Guo Invited Speaker |
Critical role of surface conditions on atomospheric corrosion and pit-to-crack transition in stainless steel 304H |
| 16:00 - 16:25 | Dr. Dev Chidambaram Invited Speaker |
Understanding Corrosion Behavior in Molten Salt Systems |
| 16:25 - 16:50 | Professor Raghu Srinivasan Invited Speaker |
Integrating Time-of-Wetness and Electrochemical Methods to Predict Atmospheric Galvanic Corrosion of Aluminum Alloys |
| 16:50 - 17:05 | Joseph S Moema Selected Oral Speaker |
Electrochemical corrosion behaviour of brazed and unbrazed one-layer material AA4045/AA3003mod: Influence of soaking time. |
| 17:05 - 17:20 | Thomas Curtin Selected Oral Speaker |
Challenges in Modeling Fatigue Cracking of a Pre-Corroded AA7075-T651 Dogbone Specimen with Galvanically Induced Damage at a Simulated Fastener Hole |
| 17:20 - 17:35 | Sadegh Pour-Ali Selected Oral Speaker |
Mo-Driven Transition in Passivation and Localized Corrosion of Fe–9Cr–xMo Alloys: From Enhanced Film Stability to Heterogeneity-Assisted Breakdown |
CMD 2026 Program (DAY 3)
Session 7. Discovery and Application of Corrosion Inhibitors (Morning Session)
Date: 2 July 2026 (Thursday)
Time: 09:00 (CEST, Basel) | 03:00 (EDT, New York) | 15:00 (CST, Beijing)
| Time in CEST | Speaker | Title |
| 09:00-09:10 | Prof. Dr. Dominique Thierry Conference Chair |
Welcome from the Conference Chair |
| 09:10-09:15 | Dr. Sviatlana Lamaka Session Chair |
Welcome from the Session Chair |
| 09:15 - 09:40 | Prof. Dr. Di Mei Invited Speaker |
The selection of corrosion inhibitors for Mg alloys via the evaluation of mechanical integrity |
| 09:40 - 10:05 | Prof. Dr. Rob Lindsay Invited Speaker |
In Silico Discovery: For Drugs to Corrosion Inhibitors |
| 10:05 - 10:30 | Dr. Matic Poberznik Invited Speaker |
From Molecular Models to Surfaces: First-Principles Insights into Inhibitor Adsorption on Oxidized Aluminum Surfaces |
| 10:30 - 10:45 | Heshani Balasooriya Selected Oral Presenter |
Computational Experiments for Designing High‑Performance Oxadiazole Corrosion Inhibitors |
| 10:45 - 11:00 | Elias De Ketelaere Selected Oral Presenter |
Electrochemical insights on silicate-based corrosion inhibition for pipeline materials |
| 11:00 - 11:15 | Alex Palma-Cando Selected Oral Presenter |
Integrated Phytochemical and Electrochemical Screening of Sustainable Corrosion Inhibitors from Biomass and Agro-Industrial Waste for Admiralty Brass |
Flash Poster Session
Date: 2 July 2026 (Thursday)
Time: 09:00 (CEST, Basel) | 03:00 (EDT, New York) | 15:00 (CST, Beijing)
| Time in CEST | Poster Presenter | Title |
| 11:15 - 11:20 | Yutao Tian Poster Presenter |
Surface Treatments and Coatings for Corrosion Protection in Deep-Sea Marine Ranching Equipment |
| 11:20 - 11:25 | Xinhui Jiang Poster Presenter |
Mechanism of SO₂ Effects on the Formation, Evolution, and Corrosion Behavior of CO₂ Corrosion Product Films on Carbon Steel |
| 11:25 - 11:30 | Yuanyuan Ji Poster Presenter |
Oxide film formation and intergranular corrosion susceptibility of sensitized 5083 Al-Mg alloy: The role of tensile stress |
| 11:30 - 11:35 | Reshma Patale Poster Presenter |
Influence of Surface Treatment on Hydrogen Embrittlement of Commercial Vehicle Seat Slider Bracket |
| 11:35 - 11:40 | Fatemeh Akhlaghi Poster Presenter |
Investigation of Biodegradability of Wrought Mg-Ca-Mn Alloy as a Potential Material for Urological Applications |
| 11:40 - 11:45 | Svetlana Boshnakova Poster Presenter |
Pitting Corrosion Restoration Solution for Thick Pipe by Additive Manufacturing |
| 11:45 - 11:50 | Chigozie EBUNUOHA Poster Presenter |
Extending the Service Life of Ageing FPSO and SPM Calm Buoys Under Corrosion Effects: A Case Study on the Hull and Deck Plates |
| 11:50 - 11:55 | Veronica Morudu Poster Presenter |
Effect of Iron (Fe) on the Corrosion Performance of NiCr-based Alloys |
| 11:55 - 12:00 | Yashwantraj Seechurn Poster Presenter |
Atmospheric corrosivity in a bagasse/coal co-firing power plant influenced by a tropical marine climate |
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Session 8: AI and ML Tools and Digital Twins for Corrosion Prediction (Afternoon Session)
Date: 2 July 2026 (Thursday)
Time: 14:00 (CEST, Basel) | 08:00 (EDT, New York) | 20:00 (CST Asia, Beijing)
| Time in CEST | Speaker | Title |
| 14:00 - 14:05 | Prof. Alankar Alankar & Prof. Dr. Nick Birbilis Session Chairs |
Welcome from the Session Chairs |
| 14:05 - 14:30 | Prof. Dr. Florin Bobaru Invited Speaker |
Peridynamic models for corrosion damage: towards digital twins for corrosion prediction |
| 14:30 - 14:45 | Shin Ohara Selected Oral Presenter |
Evaluation of the applicability of dose–response functions incorporating time of wetness: Analysis of outdoor exposure test data for carbon steel and zinc across multiple countries |
| 14:45 - 15:00 | Kazuma Shibano Selected Oral Presenter |
Detection of Pitting Corrosion in Stainless Steel Sheet Pile Walls using Deep Learning |
| 15:00 - 15:15 | Johnny MUHINDO BAHAVIRA Selected Oral Presenter |
Machine learning-based prediction of carbonation-induced reinforcement corrosion initiation risk in reinforced concrete under Kinshasa climate conditions |
Session 4: Corrosion in New Materials (HEA, CCA, TWIP/TRIP, AM, PM)
Date: 2 July 2026 (Thursday)
Time: 14:00 (CEST, Basel) | 08:00 (EDT, New York) | 20:00 (CST Asia, Beijing)
| Time in CEST | Speaker | Title |
| 15:15 - 15:20 | Prof. Dr. Homero Castaneda-Lopez Session Chair |
Welcome from the Session Chair |
| 15:20 - 15:55 | Prof. Dr. Rhys Jones Keynote Speaker |
Boeing Space, Intelligence and Weapons Systems Laser Powder Bed Scalmalloy A Paradigm Shift That Overcomes Environmental Degradation in High Strength Aluminium Alloys |
| 15:55 - 16:20 | Prof. Dr. Rajeev Kumar Gupta Invited Speaker |
Corrosion of additively manufactured alloys: examples of using additive manufacturing in improving corrosion resistance |
| 16:20 - 16:35 | Alireza Sohrabi Selected Oral Presenter |
Investigating the Mechanical and Corrosion Properties of Ti 21S Produced via Laser Powder Directed Energy Deposition: A Viable Alternative to Ti-6Al-4V for Biomedical Implants |
| 16:35 - 16:50 | Angel G Fernández Selected Oral Presenter |
Evaluation of Al additions to high-entropy alloys as structural material for the next generation of CSP plants |
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16:50 - 17:05 |
Adriana da Cunha Rocha Selected Oral Presenter |
Oxidation behaviour of a CrCoNiAlTi multicomponent alloy |
| 17:05 - 17:10 | Conference Chairs | Closing Remarks |