Day 1 – Monday, 20 April 2026
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from 12:30 |
Check-In |
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13:30-13:45 |
Opening Ceremony |
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S7. Thin film technologies and applications (Part 1)
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13:45-14:15 |
Emerson Coy |
Harnessing the Air-Water Interface: A Scalable Platform for Bio-inspired Polydopamine Thin Films in Multiple Applications |
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14:15-14:30 |
Aliona Nicolenco | Electrodeposited low-Pt core–shell nanoparticles as oxygen reduction electrocatalysts for PEMFCs |
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14:30-14:45 |
Georgios Skordaris |
Annealing of Diamond-Coated Tools: A Flexible Approach to Enhancing Interfacial Fatigue Strength and Milling Performance |
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14:45-15:00 |
Luana de S. C. Carnaval |
Functional thin films from ultrasound-modified waste-derived pectin for coating applications |
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15:00-15:15 |
Alexandros Felix Tiniakos |
Using Layer-by-Layer (LbL) deposition to prepare modified GCE with functionalized and/or pristine Ti3C2Tx MXene-Graphene Oxide hybrids and their electrochemical evaluation |
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15:15-15:45 |
Coffee Break |
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S7. Thin film technologies and applications (Part 2)
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15:45-16:00 |
Denis Romagnoli |
Modification of Diamond Like Carbon (DLC) to improve specific tribological characteristics for automotive steel components |
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16:00-16:15 |
Nafsika Angeliki Zafeiri |
Performance evaluation of self-cleaning antireflective coating for photovoltaic panels |
S3. Advances in methods and equipment
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16:15-16:45 |
Dirk Drees Invited Speaker |
From Specification to Mechanism: Lessons from Coating Tribology |
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16:45-17:00 |
Alvise Bianchin |
High-Energy Ball Milling for the Synthesis and Liquid Predispersion of Nanoparticles |
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17:00-17:15 |
Giulia Gigante |
Unveiling Microstructure–Property Relationships for the Design of Sustainable HEA and Cermet Coatings through High-Resolution Nanomechanical 3D High-Speed Mapping |
S4. Surface finishing for additive manufacturing
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17:15-17:30 |
Roberto Bernasconi |
Composite Resins with Self-Activating Properties for Direct Electroless Metallization of 3D-Printed Components |
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17:30-17:45 |
Anthony Bouzakis |
Micro-forging as a means for improving interlayer and surface mechanical properties in additive manufacturing |
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Welcome reception with drinks |
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Day 2 – Tuesday, 21 April 2026
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09:00-09:45 |
Nicholas Birbilis |
Protective coatings for steel: Current state and future prospects |
S1. Advances in metallic and metal matrix composite coatings
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09:45-10:00 |
Emilia Di Micco |
Nanostructured Silver Coatings for Optical Fiber Sensors: Deposition and Morphological Characterization |
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10:00-10:15 |
Filippo Zoia |
Effect of MoS₂ Nanoparticle Co‑Deposition on Nickel Composite Coatings from Succinic Acid Electrolytes |
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10:15-10:30 |
Song Lu |
Design high-entropy alloys as alternative binders |
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10:30-10:45 |
Athanasios Tzanis |
Electrodeposition of nanocomposite Ni/NCDs coatings with enhanced mechanical properties |
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10:45-11:00 |
Nikolaos Theodoropoulos |
Impact of ionomer optimization on performance of HT-PEM Fuel Cells at ultra-low Pt loadings |
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11:00-11:30 |
Coffee Break and Poster Session A |
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S5. Application of the SSbD framework on the surface finishing industry
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11:30-12:00 |
Magda Blosi |
Bridging Safety, Functionality, and Sustainability in Surface Engineering: Lessons from ASINA and SUNSHINE EU Projects |
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12:00-12:15 |
Athanasios Giannakopoulos |
Sustainability assessment and economic evaluation of novel coating solutions for replacing hard chromium coatings |
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12:15-12:30 |
Konstantina-Roxani Chatzipanagiotou |
Phasing out Critical Metals in Membrane Fuel Cells: Evaluating the environmental impact and risk of Pt substitution towards optimized cathode performance |
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12:30-12:45 |
Adamantia Kostapanou |
SSbD Assessment for High-Entropy Alloy Coatings |
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12:45-13:00 |
Eleonora Marta Longhin |
Developing a Tiered Safety Assessment Strategy for Safe and Sustainable by Design Applications |
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13:00-14:30 |
Lunch Break & Poster Session A |
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14:30-14:45 |
Presentations from Elval Colour and GEP |
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S2. Advances in organic and hybrid coatings (Part 1)
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14:45-15:15 |
Dimitrios Bikiaris |
Bio-Based Polymers as Safe and Sustainable by Design Alternatives for Advanced Coating Application |
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15:15-15:30 |
Fabiola Brusciotti |
PFAS‑free sol‑gel hybrid coatings for sustainable cookware, glass and food‑packaging equipment |
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15:30-15:45 |
Raquel Rodriguez |
Design of waterborne water and oil coatings for textile and packaging sectors |
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15:45-16:00 |
Andrea Rosati |
The EnWaRec project: development of antiscaling and anticorrosion coatings for steel mill cooling water circuit |
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16:00-16:30 |
Coffee Break & Poster Session A |
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S2. Advances in organic and hybrid coatings (Part 2)
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16:30-16:45 |
Woraphan Intaphan
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CO₂-Induced Amine Blushing and Heterogeneity in DGEBA/m-XDA Epoxy Coatings: FTIR and EIS Insights |
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16:45-17:00 |
Manasa Hegde |
Nanoparticle-enhanced sol-gel coatings for erosion and fouling resistance in offshore wind turbine applications: A comparative study of metallic and carbon reinforcements |
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17:00-17:15 |
Aleksander Kucharek |
Coumaric acid coatings as a method of protecting Cu and brass against corrosion in NaCl |
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17:15-17:30 |
Gelareh Momen |
Toward Sustainable Ice Protection: Photothermal and Icephobic Polyurethane Nanocomposite Coatings |
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at 20:00 |
Conference Dinner - The restaurant is located at the top of the Royal Olympic Hotel (Address: Athanasiou Diakou 28, Athina 117 43, Grecia). |
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Day 3 – Wednesday, 22 April 2026
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09:00-09:45 |
Eugenia Valsami-Jones |
Making nano-enabled coatings safe and sustainable by design: opportunities and challenges |
S10. Phasing out substances of concern from the surface finishing industry
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9:45-10:00 |
Mireille Rita Edith Poelman |
Development of Safe and Sustainable PFAS-Free Coatings: The BIO-SUSHY Approach |
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10:00-10:15 |
Michalis Kartsinis |
Cr6+- and Pd-Free Metallization of Plastics |
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10:15-10:30 |
Giovanni Bolelli |
The CoBRAIN project – an overview |
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10:30-10:45 |
Luca Magagnin |
Self-Activating Sprayable Resins for Sustainable Plating on Plastics |
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10:45-11:00 |
Alexandros Zoikis Karathanasis |
Eco‑Conscious Ni‑Based Nanocomposites as Hard Chromium Alternatives: Chemistry, Equipment Upgrades, SSbD Process Engineering, and Innovation Assessment |
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11:00-11:30 |
Coffee Break and Poster Session B |
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S9. AI tools and simulations (Part 1)
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11:30-12:00 |
Andreas Boudouvis Invited Speaker |
Multiscale and data-driven analysis of chemical vapor deposition processes |
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12:00-12:15 |
Negin Madelat | Strategies for Improved Metal Coating Penetration in Porous Structures Using MITRe Modeling |
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12:15-12:30 |
Guillaume Brunin |
Atomic modelling using density-functional theory and machine-learned interatomic potentials, and process optimization through active learning |
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12:30-12:45 |
Kostas Pyrgakis |
POPEYE - Plating On Plastics Equation-based sYstems Engineering: Unit operations and properties prediction models for emerging plating on plastics technologies |
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12:45-13:00 |
Justas Listauskas | Simulation-Based Evaluation of Wear-Resistant Hardfacing Seams on Tillage Coulter Points |
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13:00-13:15 |
Samira Nazari |
Mitigation of Wind Turbine Losses Using Simulation-Based Investigation of Micro-Engineered Antifouling and Anti-contamination Surface Technologies |
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13:15-14:30 |
Lunch Break & Poster Session B |
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S9. AI tools and simulations (Part 2)
Chaired by Prof. Dr. Andreas G. Boudouvis |
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14:30-14:45 |
Jerome Muller |
Multiscale simulation of PVD coating on complex objects in motion—From gas phase modelling to atomic-scale film growth |
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14:45-15:00 |
Francisco Daniel García Romero |
A Multiscale Modelling Framework for Adhesion, Etching and Ni Deposition in Cr(VI)-Free Metallization of Polymers |
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15:00-15:15 |
Paulo Vieira |
Integrating Simulation and Electrochemical Insights for Nickel-Based MMC Coatings |
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15:15-15:30 |
Johannes Peter Seif |
Digital Innovation for PFAS-free Coating Development: The PROPLANET Replication Tool |
S8. Anodizing of light alloys
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15:30-16:00 |
Maria Pia Pedeferri Invited Speaker |
Engineering Functional Surfaces through Anodic Oxidation |
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16:00-16:15 |
Lutfi Bilal Tasyürek | TiO2 nanotubes produced by two-step anodization on hydrogen detection and electrical characterization |
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16:15-16:45 |
Coffee Break & Poster Session B |
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S6. Advances in thermal spraying
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16:45-17:15 |
Sergi Dosta |
Deposition of High-Entropy Alloys and reinforced coatings by Cold Spray |
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17:15-17:30 |
Sima Alidokht | Deformation Mechanisms in Cold-Sprayed Cantor Alloy Coatings: Microstructural Characterization and Computational Analysis |
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17:30-17:45 |
Grzegorz Kubicki |
MAX phase ceramic coatings fabricated by aerosol cold spray |
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17:45-18:00 |
Lorenzo Miconi |
High-temperature sliding wear performance of HVOF-sprayed TiC-HEA coatings |
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18:00-18:15 |
Alvise Bianchin | Flexible Manufacturing Approach of High-Entropy and Compositionally Complex CerMet Feedstock for Thermal Spray Applications |
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18:15-18:30 |
Awards & Closing Ceremony |
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※ Please note that the schedule is subject to change.
Monday, 20 April 2026
13:30 – 17:45 (Check-In: 12:30)
Tuesday, 21 April 2026
9:00 – 17:30 (Conference Dinner: 20:00)
Wednesday, 22 April 2026
9:00 – 18:30
※ Please note that the schedule is subject to change.
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Keynote talk: Prof. Dr. Nick Birbilis |
Keynote talk: Prof. Dr. Eugenia Valsami-Jones |
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| Morning |
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| Coffee Break & Poster Session A | Coffee Break & Poster Session B | ||
| S5. Application of the SSbD framework on the surface finishing industry | S9. AI tools and simulations (Part 1) | ||
| Opening Ceremony (Check-in from 12:30 with beverages) |
Lunch Break & Poster Session A Group Photo |
Lunch Break & Poster Session B |
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| Afternoon | S7. Thin film technologies and applications (Part 1) |
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-- S8. Anodizing of light alloys |
| Coffee Break | Coffee Break & Poster Session A | Coffee Break & Poster Session B | |
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S7. Thin film technologies and applications (Part 2) |
S2. Advances in organic and hybrid coatings (Part 2) |
Closing & Award Ceremony |
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| Welcome reception with drinks | Conference Dinner (20:00) |