The 5th International Electronic Conference on Processes
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The 5th International Electronic Conference on Processes
Part of the International Electronic Conference on Processes (ECP) series
Event's Timezone: Central European Summer Time
24 June 2026
24 July 2026
15 October 2026
New Bio-materials and Sustainable Packaging, Alternative Energy Sources, New Recycling and Upcycling Processes, Process Intensification, Innovative chemical and biological methods, Non-conventional energy sources, Food Processing, Green and Sustainable Processes, New Techniques for Polluted Water Treatment
The ECP 2026 is Now Open for Abstract Submission and Registration
Click here to submit your abstracts by 24 June 2026.
Click here to register for the conference by 15 October 2026.
For any inquiries, please contact us at ecp2026@mdpi.com.
Welcome from the Chair
Dear Colleagues,
We are pleased to announce the 5th International Electronic Conference on Processes, which will be hosted online from 20 to 22 October 2026.
This conference will present the latest studies in process/system-related research in the fields of chemistry, biology, pharmaceuticals, nutraceuticals, materials, energy, environment, food, and engineering. The goal is to highlight the status, challenges and opportunities as well as future trends in process/systems engineering.
All processes/system-related scientists or researchers are welcome to join this event and share their insights on the following general and related topics, including, but not limited to, the following:
Session 1. Environmental and Green Processes;
Session 2. Chemical Processes and Systems;
Session 3. Food Process Engineering;
Session 4. Process Control, Monitoring and Machine Learning;
Session 5. Materials Manufacturing and Sustainable Packaging;
Session 6. Energy Systems.
Submitted abstracts will be reviewed by the conference committee. All accepted abstracts will be available online in Open Access form on Sciforum.net during and after the conference. Following the conference, participants are cordially invited to contribute a research article to the Processes journal (ISSN: 2227-9717, Impact Factor: 2.8), with a 20% discount on the publication fee.
We look forward to having you join us at this exciting event.
Conference Chair:
Prof. Dr. Giancarlo Cravotto
University of Turin, Italy
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Event Chair
Department of Drug Science and Technology, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
Giancarlo Cravotto is the Editor-in-Chief of Processes (MDPI) and a Full Professor of Organic Chemistry at the Department of Drug Science and Technology at the University of Turin. He served as the Director of the department from 2007 to 2018 and as Vice-Director until October 2024. His research focuses on green organic synthesis and processing, and is supported by more than 580 peer-reviewed scientific papers (H-index 82, with over 29,000 citations on Google Scholar; H-index 71, with 22,000 citations on Scopus) and 22 patents. As an expert in non-conventional technologies for process intensification, ranging from laboratory to semi-industrial applications, he collaborates with several industries, including chemical, pharmaceutical, cosmetic, biomaterials, and food production sectors. Among his numerous national and international awards, he received the Gold Medal "E. Paternò" (2017–2020) from the Italian Chemical Society.
Session chairs
Prof. Dr. Blaž Likozar
National Institute of Chemistry, University of Ljubljana, University of Maribor
Prof. Blaz Likozar, is a head of the Department of Catalysis and Chemical Reaction Engineering at the National Institute of Chemistry (NIC), leading the programme “Chemical Reaction Engineering”, as well as numerous research projects (15 H2020 / >50 in Horizon Europe alone). His expertise lies (among others) in heterogeneous catalysis materials, modelling, simulation and optimization of process fluid mechanics, transport phenomena and chemical kinetics. He worked at the University of Delaware in 2014–2015 as a Fulbright Program researcher. He has authored >400 articles, was cited >10000 times, having a h-index of 61. He is also involved in many industrial projects, amongst others, with TotalEnergies, Evonik Industries, UPM, Novartis, Carbon Recycling International. He is a recipient of Pregl and Zois awards.
Dr. Adina Magdalena Musuc
Department of Chemical Kinetics, Institute of Physical Chemistry - Ilie Murgulescu, Romanian Academy, Bucharest, Romania
Dr. Adina Magdalena Musuc is a Senior Researcher and Head of the Chemical Kinetics Department at the Institute of Physical Chemistry - Ilie Murgulescu with over 25 years of experience in the field of chemistry. Dr. Musuc has been honored with prestigious awards, “Gheorghe Spacu” prize by Romanian Chemical Society and the “Nicolae Teclu” award by Romanian Academy. Dr. Musuc has authored over 110 articles in ISI-indexed journals and holds 3 invention patents, with 2 additional patent applications pending. Her research focuses on the development of biopolymer-based hydrogels for biomedical and food industries, pharmaceutical formulations, innovative composite methods for energy applications.
Prof. Dr. Michael C. Georgiadis
Process and Energy Systems Engineering Laboratory, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
Prof. Michael C. Georgiadis is the leader of the Process and Energy Systems Engineering Laboratory in the Department of Chemical Engineering at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. He holds an M.Sc. (1995) and PhD (1998) on process systems engineering both from Imperial College London. He is the recipient of a USA Fulbright scholarship (2019), a Distinguished visiting Professor at Tsinghua University (2018-2023), China and an Honorary Senior Research Fellow at Imperial College London (2015-2022). His research activities include Energy Systems Engineering, Production Scheduling and planning, Energy markets optimization, Multi-scale process modelling, simulation and optimization, Process Plant Design, Optimization and Techno-economic analysis, Supply Chain modeling and Optimization. He has authored and co-authored over 150 publications in peer-reviewed international journals, 20 chapters in books, participated in over 150 international refereed conferences. His work has been cited more than 8800 times (according to Google scholar) from other researchers with an index of 54. He is the co-editor of a 7-volume series on Process Systems Engineering published by WILEY-VCH and co-author of a reference book on process and energy integration published by Begel House Inc. He has been in the organizing and chairing a committee of many international conferences including FOCAPO, PRES and ESCAPE. He has organized many workshops for industry and academia. His research has been supported by various funding organisations including, EU, and industrial companies. More specifically he has been involved in over 20 EU-funded collaborative research projects as Principal Investigator and project coordinator in 9 of them.
Prof. Juan Francisco García Martín
Department of Chemical Engineering. University of Seville.
My Thesis (University of Jaén) awarded 2 Spanish Research Environment Prizes. I took postdoctoral positions at University of Granada, University College Dublin and Spanish National Research Council. I did research stays at the Universities Paul Sabatier Toulouse III and Claude Bernard Lyon I. I was also lecturer at the Universities of Jaén, Granada and Málaga and I am listed in the top 2% of the most-cited scientists on the list of high scientific impact issued annually by Stanford University.
Event Committee
Berlin University of Applied Sciences – HTW Berlin, Department of Apparel Engineering and Textile Processing, Wilhelminenhofstraße 75 A,12459 Berlin, Germany
Prof. Dr. Lilia Sabantina is a full professor of textile technologies and sustainable materials at HTW Berlin. Her research focuses on electrospinning, nanofiber-based materials, advanced manufacturing processes, and bio-based functional systems. A particular emphasis of her work lies in sustainable material innovation, including research on Pleurotus ostreatus for biodegradable and circular textile applications. She leads interdisciplinary research projects at the interface of materials science, textile and clothing engineering, and sustainable production technologies, contributing to resource-efficient manufacturing and next-generation material solutions.
Advanced Chemistry for Clean Fuels at Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), CanmetENERGY–Devon
Dr. Rafal Gieleciak is a Senior Researcher and Team Lead for Advanced Chemistry for Clean Fuels at Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), CanmetENERGY–Devon. He earned his M.Sc. in Organic Chemistry and Ph.D. in Chemoinformatics and Molecular Modeling from the University of Silesia (Poland), where he also held academic positions before joining NRCan in 2007. His research combines advanced analytical chemistry, molecular-level characterization, and data-driven methods, chemometrics, and computational modeling to support fuel development, refining, and biocrude evaluation. He is the author/co-author of 60+ peer-reviewed publications, ~100 client and technical reports, and numerous conference presentations.
A graduate in Geological Sciences and a PhD in Earth Sciences, she specializes in the synthesis of zeolites from waste materilas and natural sources and their application to solve environmental problems. This research has led to her being the inventor of an international patent; publishing numerous scientific articles in international journals; participating in international and national conferences; participating in the organization of international conferences and national schools of scientific development; and conducting scientific research projects.
Department of Environmental Science and Technology, National Pingtung University of Science and Technology, Taiwan
Dr. Kuo-Lin Huang is an Emeritus Professor of National Pingtung University of Science and Technology, Taiwan. He earned his Ph.D. degree in Environmental Engineer from Clarkson University (USA) in 2001. His expertise focuses mainly on environmental and electrochemical technologies. Prof. Huang’s H-index scores on Google Scholar and Scopus in 2025 are 31 and 29, respectively. He has been on the editorial board of Processes (Section Board for Environmental and Green Processes) since 2021. He was a director of Association of Chemical Sensors in Taiwan (ACST) from 2014 to 2016 and a supervisor of Taiwan PM2.5 Control Association (PMCA) (2020–2024) and is a supervisor of Taiwan Association for Aerosol Research (TAAR) (2008–2026).
University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro, Department of Chemistry, Chemistry Centre Vila Real, Portugal
Marco S. Lucas is a researcher at the Department of Chemistry of the University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro (UTAD, Portugal) and a member of the Vila Real Chemistry Research Centre (CQVR). He currently serves on the Scientific Council of the School of Life and Environmental Sciences (ECVA/UTAD). He holds a PhD in Chemistry and has a strong background in Environmental Engineering, with research focused on advanced water treatment technologies, particularly advanced oxidation processes (AOPs), photochemical treatment systems and wastewater reuse. His work addresses critical environmental challenges such as water scarcity, emerging contaminants and the impacts of climate change on water resources. His research combines environmental chemistry, reactor engineering and applied innovation to develop practical solutions for resilient and sustainable water management.
Department of Chemical, Biological, Pharmaceutical and Environmental Sciences - University of Messina - Italy
Prof. Ottavia Giuffrè is Professor of Analytical Chemistry at the University of Messina with an experience of 30 years in this field. She is the coauthor of over 100 articles in ISI-indexed journals, Guest Editor of 5 Special Issues and has participated in nearly 80 peer-reviewed national and international conferences. Her research focuses on application of speciation studies to metal-ligand complexes of pharmaceutical and environmental interest, to pharmaceutical nanoformulations and to the development of electrochemical sensors for metal cations and drugs
Dr. Mejdi Jeguirim is a Professor in the field of energy and process engineering. He has two main research interests, namely biomass valorization (pyrolysis, gasification, combustion and hydrothermal carbonization) and aqueous and gaseous effluents trea
Institute of Physical Chemistry - Ilie Murgulescu of the
Romanian Academy, Bucharest, Romania
Dr. Maria Mitu is a Senior Researcher at the Institute of Physical Chemistry - Ilie Murgulescu of the Romanian Academy. She served as Scientific Secretary of the Institute from 2021 to 2025. Her main research areas, developed over 30 years of experience in the field of chemistry, include chemical kinetics in homogeneous and heterogeneous systems, gas combustion and flame propagation, the flammability of gaseous/vapour mixtures, and safety characteristics in the deflagration regime. She has published more than 85 ISI-indexed papers (ORCID ID: 0000-0002-1825-3984) and has an H-index of 27 according to Scopus. She won the “Nicolae Teclu” Award of the Romanian Academy.
Odina Movileanu, PhD, is senior researcher 2nd degree at Department of Chemical Kinetics at Ilie Murgulescu Institute of Physical Chemistry of Romanian Academy, Bucharest, Romania. Dr. Movileanu’s research is focused on chemical kinetics in homogeneous and heterogeneous systems, combustion and flames of gases, flammability of gaseous mixtures in air, safety recommendations, for closed and open systems where deflagrations may occur. She is also interested in the field of smart nanomaterials for the diagnosis and treatment.
Ofélia Anjos is a researcher and professor at the Instituto Politécnico de Castelo Branco, specialising in food science, particularly in the quality and characterisation of agri-food products. Her work highlights chemical composition and the valorisation of traditional foods, such as bee products and alcoholic beverages. She has participated in various research projects and has published several articles on innovation and sustainability in food science and technology.
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China
Chair Professor of Intelligent Robotics and Automation Director of PolyU-Nanjing Technology and Innovation Research Institute Director of Consortium for Intelligent Robotics Research
Adina Magdalena Musuc is a Senior Researcher and Head of the Chemical Kinetics Department at the Institute of Physical Chemistry - Ilie Murgulescu of the Romanian Academy, with over 25 years of experience. She holds a B.Sc., M.Sc., Ph.D., and habilitation in chemistry from the University of Bucharest. She has received the “Gheorghe Spacu” Medal (Romanian Society of Chemistry in 2018, 2024) and the “Nicolae Teclu” Award (Romanian Academy in 2014). She has published over 115 ISI papers, holds three patents, and is Vice-President of the Bucharest 3 - Romanian Society of Chemistry. Her research interests include physical chemistry, green chemistry, biopolymers, nanomaterials, drug delivery, and environmental applications.
Department of Mechanical, Bioresources & Biomedical Engineering, School of Engineering and Built Environment, University of South Africa
Prof. Christopher Chintua Enweremadu is a Full Professor who holds an Integrated MSc in Mechanical Engineering and a PhD in Mechanical Engineering. His research focuses on renewable energy systems and heat transfer. Prof. Enweremadu has published over 125 articles in reputable journals, over 40 conference papers, and eight book chapters. He has served as editorial board member of some reputable journals and is regular reviewer for high-impact journals. He has served in research grant-funding review panels in South Africa and other international grant-awarding organisations such as the NWO (Netherlands). Prof. Enweremadu is a member of some professional bodies such as the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, South African Institution of Mechanical Engineering, the World Society of Sustainable Energy Technologies, etc. Prof. Enweremadu is a South African rated researcher and a recipient of many grants and awards from the National Research Foundation (NRF) of South Africa.
Department of Civil and Mechanical Engineering, Technical University of Denmark, Kgs Lyngby, Denmark
I am a Postdoctoral Researcher at the Technical University of Denmark (DTU Construct), specializing in thermodynamics, thermal energy systems, and advanced energy storage. I hold BSc, MSc, and PhD degrees in Mechanical Engineering. My research focuses on thermochemical energy storage, dynamic modeling, and AI-driven optimization. I have authored 56+ journal papers, 5 book chapters, and received multiple academic awards, contributing to international research collaborations and sustainable energy solutions.
Jinze Xu is a Senior Reservoir Engineer at the Alberta Energy Regulator and a licensed Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) in Canada. He earned his Ph.D. and Master’s degrees in Petroleum Engineering from the University of Calgary. With extensive industry and academic experience, he has published over 60 SCI/EI papers, received 2,000+ Google Scholar citations, and serves as an editorial board member and reviewer for multiple international energy journals and conferences.
Prof. Luca Evangelisti is an Associate Professor at the University of Bologna, within the “G. Ciamician” Department of Chemistry. His research is primarily focused on the application of spectroscopic techniques, with particular emphasis on microwave spectroscopy, to characterize and monitor chemical processes. He also devotes significant attention to the use of computational methods, employing high-performance computing (HPC) systems to model the associated physical phenomena. He is the author of more than 140 peer-reviewed publications and has delivered numerous presentations at international conferences.
Keynote Speakers
Optimal Power-to-Methanol Pathway based on Solid Oxide Electrolysis Cell (SOEC)
Haoshui Yu specializes in chemical and energy systems engineering, with expertise in sustainable energy systems, process systems engineering, and low-carbon technologies. He was awarded the prestigious Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellowship in 2019 and received the Young Investigator Award from the journal Processes in 2026, recognizing his outstanding contributions to process and energy systems research. Dr. Yu has also received several international honors, including the Best Paper Award at the 25th International Conference on Process Integration for Energy Saving and Pollution Reduction (2022) and the Best Paper Award at the 28th European Symposium on Computer-Aided Process Engineering (2018). His research focuses on advancing sustainable and energy-efficient chemical and energy systems for the green transition.
AI-Driven Analytics and Optimisation for Industrial Processes
Amir H. Gandomi is Professor of Data Science at the University of Technology Sydney and Distinguished Professor at Obuda University. An award-winning international leader in applied AI, he has published 500+ journal papers and 14 books, with 80,000+ citations and an H-index above 120. Recognised among the world’s most influential researchers, he is a six-time Web of Science Highly Cited Researcher and recipient of several IEEE and ASCE awards. His work focuses on global optimisation, machine learning, evolutionary computation, and big data analytics.
Registration
The registration for ECP 2026 will be free of charge! The registration includes attendance to all conference sessions.
If you are registering several people under the same registration, please do not use the same email address for each person, but their individual university email addresses. Thank you for your understanding.
Please note that the submission and registration are two separate parts. Only scholars who registered can receive a link to access the conference live streaming. The deadline for registration is 15 October 2026.
Instructions for Authors
Deadline for abstract submission: 24 June 2026.
Deadline for abstract acceptance notification: 24 July 2026.
2. Abstract Submission
2.1 Abstract submissions should be completed online by registering with www.sciforum.net and using the "New Submission" function once logged into the system. No physical submission is necessary.
2.2 The abstract should include an introduction, methods, results, and conclusion sections, and be within 200-300 words in length.
2.4 You may submit multiple abstracts. However, only one abstract will be selected for oral presentation.
2.5 The abstracts submitted to this conference must be original and novel, without prior publication in any journals or it will not be accepted to this conference.
3.1 The submitting author must ensure that all co-authors are aware of the contents of the abstract.
3.2 Please select only one presenter for each submission. If you would like to change the presenter after submission, please email us accordingly.
Note: We only accept live presentations.
The slot for the oral presentation is 15 minutes. We recommend a 12-minute presentation, leaving about 3 minutes for a Q&A session.
Authors are encouraged to prepare a presentation in PowerPoint or similar software, to be displayed online along with the abstract. Slides, if available, will be displayed directly on the website using the proprietary slide viewer at Sciforum.net. Slides can be prepared in exactly the same way as for any traditional conference where research results are presented. Slides should be converted to PDF format prior to submission so that they can be converted for online display.
5. Poster Gallery
- Should include the title, authors, contact details and main research findings, as well as tables, figures and graphs where necessary.
- Size in pixel: 1080 width x 1536 height–portrait orientation.
- Size in cm: 38,1 width x 54,2 height–portrait orientation.
- Font size: ≥16.
- Examples of successful submissions can be viewed here at the following links: (1), (2), (3).
- You can use our free template to create your poster.
The poster template can be downloaded HERE. We will reach out to you closer to the dates of the conference with more information.
Authors with accepted abstracts have the option to showcase their research as a poster. This offers an excellent opportunity to showcase your research and engage with the wider conference community. Once your submission is accepted, you can upload your poster in the 'My submission' section by selecting the correct conference and submission, then clicking the upload button. If you encounter any difficulties during the upload process, please contact ecp2026@mdpi.com for assistance. All accepted posters will be permanently displayed online in the Poster Gallery.
It is the authors' responsibility to identify and declare any personal circumstances or interests that may be perceived as inappropriately influencing the representation or interpretation of clinical research. If there is no conflict, please state "The authors declare no conflicts of interest." This should be conveyed in a separate "Conflict of Interest" statement preceding the "Acknowledgments" and "References" sections at the end of the manuscript. Any financial support for the study must be fully disclosed in the "Acknowledgments" section.
MDPI, the publisher of the Sciforum.net platform, is an open access publisher. We believe authors should retain the copyright to their scholarly works. Hence, by submitting an abstract to this conference, you retain the copyright to the work, but you grant MDPI the non-exclusive right to publish this abstract online on the Sciforum.net platform. This means you can easily submit your full paper (with the abstract) to any scientific journal at a later stage and transfer the copyright to its publisher if required.
Publication Opportunities
Participants in this conference are cordially invited to contribute a full manuscript to the conference's Special Issue (to be updated), published in Processes (ISSN: 2227-9717, Impact Factor: 2.8), with a 20% discount on the publication fee. Conference discounts cannot be combined with reviewer vouchers. All submitted papers will undergo MDPI’s standard peer-review procedure. The abstracts should be cited and noted on the first page of the paper.
2. Proceeding Paper Publication
Authors of accepted abstracts are highly encouraged to submit an extended proceeding paper (ideally 4–8 pages in length) for the conference's dedicated proceedings volume in the Engineering Proceedings journal (Indexed in Scopus, ISSN: 2673-4591) for free, after the conference.
Proceeding Paper submission deadline: 7 December 2026.
Please click HERE to submit your proceeding paper to the Engineering Proceedings, and be sure to disclose the conference information in your cover letter or mention the conference name in your submission.
ECP 2026 Proceedings Paper Template
Publication Notice: Proceeding papers will undergo peer-review procedure. Acceptance at the conference does not ensure final publication.
Event Awards
To acknowledge the support of the conference's esteemed authors and recognize their outstanding scientific accomplishments, we are pleased to announce that the conference will provide 6 awards including Best Oral Presentation Award and Best Poster Award.
The Awards
Number of Awards Available: 6
The Best Poster Award is given to the submission judged to have made the most significant and interesting poster for the conference, highlighting the most innovative investigations.
There will be six winners selected for these awards. The winner will receive a certificate and 200 CHF each.
Sponsors and Partners
For information regarding sponsorship and exhibition opportunities, please click here.
Organizers
Media Partners
Conference Secretariat
Mr. Jeff Lim
Mr. Benjamin Tay
Ms. Coco Hou
For inquiries regarding submissions and sponsorship opportunities, please feel free to contact us.
Email: ecp2026@mdpi.com
