The 1st International Online Conference on Inventions
The 1st International Online Conference on Inventions
Energy Security and Sustainable Development
Event's Timezone: Central European Summer Time
27 February 2026
27 March 2026
22 June 2026
Energy Security, Sustainable Development, Inventions and Innovations, Clean Energy, Green Technology, Energy Transition
Welcome from the Chair
Dear Colleagues,
It is with great enthusiasm that we announce the 1st International Online Conference on Inventions - Energy Security and Sustainable Development (IOCIV 2026). The conference is organized by the MDPI open access journal Inventions (ISSN: 2411-5134) and will be held online from 25 to 26 June 2026.
The conference offers a great platform to explore the latest advancements and future directions in the dynamic field of inventions. Scientists worldwide can share their research, exchange ideas, and collaborate to shape a better future. As a virtual event, it is convenient and provides an engaging international experience. Another advantage is that you do not need to travel to attend. You can take advantage of this opportunity from wherever you live.
The main topics and sessions of the conference are as follows:
Session 1: Energy transition, decarbonization and environmental policy;
Session 2: Advanced sustainable energy conversion systems;
Session 3: Energy system analysis and modelling;
Session 4: Advances and challenges in extracting offshore energy;
Session 5: Hydrogen and other strategies to decarbonize energy systems.
Registration for the conference is completely free of charge. All submitted abstracts will be reviewed by the conference committee before being published and displayed on the conference website.
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 four awards including Best Oral Presentation Awards and Best Poster Awards.
Lastly, we would like to express our sincere gratitude for your unwavering support and participation. We look forward to a successful and inspiring conference!
Kind regards,
Conference Chair
Prof. Dr. Eugen Rusu
Department of Mechanical Engineering, University Dunarea de Jos of Galati, Galati, Romania
Event Chair
Department of Mechanical Engineering, University Dunarea de Jos of Galati, Galati, Romania
Eugen Rusu is a Professor at the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Dunărea de Jos University of Galati Romania and a Corresponding Member of the Romanian Academy since 2018. His scientific interests include renewable energy, especially offshore renewable energy, wind energy, energy policies, and energy storage and transport. Eugen Rusu published more than 200 relevant scientific works, most of them related to the subject field of energy. In 2005 Eugen Rusu worked as consulting scientist at the NATO Undersea Research Centre, La Spezia, Italy, presently the NATO Centre for Maritime Research and Experimentation. Since 2007 he is also professor (collaborator) at CENTEC - Centre for Marine Technology and Ocean Engineering, University of Lisbon, Portugal, and since 2012 he acts as an expert evaluator for the European Commission in the area of renewable energy. In 2019 Eugen Rusu was appointed reviewer by the United Nations for the 2nd World Ocean Assessment, the chapter related to offshore renewable energy, and in 2023 external reviewer for the European Marine Board, Future Science Brief 9 - European offshore renewable energy: Towards a sustainable future. Since 2024 he is member of the energy steering panel of EASAC (European Academies' Science Advisory Council).
Registration
The registration for IOCIV 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 22 June 2026.
Instructions for Authors
The 1st International Online Conference on Inventions - Energy Security and Sustainable Development will accept abstracts only.
The accepted abstracts will be available on the IOCIV 2026 conference official website during and after the conference.
2. Abstract acceptance notification: 27 March 2026.
2. All abstracts should be submitted and presented in clear, publication-ready English with accurate grammar and spelling.
3. The same author can submit a maximum of two abstracts. However, only one abstract will be selected for oral presentation.
4. 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.
1. The submitting author must ensure that all co-authors are aware of the contents of the abstract.
2. Please ensure that all co-author information is thoroughly completed when submitting your abstract to prevent any omissions.
3. The requirements for full affiliation include:
(1) Department/School/Faculty/Campus;
(2) University/Company/Institute;
(3) City;
(4) Post/ZIP code or equivalent, where available;
(5) Country.
4. 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.
- 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.
It is the author's 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
All accepted abstracts will be published in the conference report of the 1st International Online Conference on Inventions - Energy Security and Sustainable Development in Engineering Proceedings (indexed within Scopus, ISSN: 2673-4591); if you wish to publish an extended proceeding paper (4-8 pages), please submit it to the same journal after the conference. Authors are asked to disclose that it is a proceeding paper of the Designs 2026 conference paper in their cover letter. Carefully read the rules outlined in the "Instructions for Authors"on the journal’s website and ensure that your submission adheres to these guidelines.
Publication of the proceedings will be free of charge. Proceedings submission deadline: 11 August 2026.
Manuscripts for the proceedings issue must be formatted as follows:
Title
Full author names
Affiliations (including full postal address) and authors' e-mail addresses
Abstract
Keywords
Introduction
Methods
Results and Discussion
Conclusions
Acknowledgements
References.
The proceeding paper template can be downloaded HERE.
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 4 awards including Best Oral Presentation Awards and Best Poster Awards.
The Awards
Number of Awards Available: 4
The Best Poster Awards are given to the submission judged to make the most significant and interesting poster for the conference.
Sponsors and Partners
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