The 3rd International Online Conference on Metals
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The 3rd International Online Conference on Metals
Part of the International Online Conference on Metals series
Event's Timezone: Central European Summer Time
11 May 2026
11 June 2026
6 October 2026
Metallurgy, Sustainability, Advanced Characterization Methods, Computational Design and Modeling, Additive Manufacturing, Novel Applications, Metals Processing
The IOCME 2026 is Now OPEN for Abstract Submission and Registration.
Instructions for authors are available online.
Submit your abstract HERE.
Register for free HERE by 6 May 2026.
For any inquiries, please contact us at iocme2026@mdpi.com.
Welcome from the Chair
This global event will provide a unique and dynamic platform for presenting cutting-edge research and innovations in metallic materials, their processing, and novel applications.
As a cornerstone of modern technological development, metallic materials continue to play a central role in addressing major global challenges—from sustainable manufacturing and energy efficiency to the design of advanced functional materials. Building on the success of previous editions, IOCME 2026 will serve as an international forum for researchers, engineers, and industry professionals to share and discuss the latest advances and future trends in the broad field of metals.
The conference will cover a wide range of topics, including advanced metallic materials, sustainability, advanced characterization techniques, computational design and modeling, metals for energy and transportation, biomaterials, additive manufacturing, metals processing, and emerging applications, among others.
Through keynote lectures, oral and poster presentations, and interactive discussions, IOCME 2026 will promote scientific exchange and foster collaboration across academia, research institutions, and industry worldwide.
Being fully online, IOCME 2026 offers an accessible and dynamic environment for participants from all regions to share knowledge and engage in meaningful discussions without geographical barriers. Our goal is to create optimal conditions that encourage collaboration, stimulate the exchange of ideas, and strengthen partnerships among the diverse sectors of the metals community, including research, academia, and industry.
Prof. Dr. Antonio Riveiro Rodríguez
Conference Chair
Department of Materials Engineering, School of Engineering, University of Vigo, Vigo, Spain
Event Chair
Department of Materials Engineering, School of Engineering, University of Vigo, Vigo, Spain
Antonio Riveiro Rodríguez is an assistant professor in the Department of Materials Engineering, Applied Mechanics and Construction (School of Engineering) at the University of Vigo (Spain) where he teaches courses on solid mechanics and laser processing. He received his PhD in Applied Physics (2009) from the University of Vigo and completed postdoctoral stays at the University of Manchester (School of Materials), the Imperial College London (Department of Materials), and the University of Minho (3B's Research Group in Biomaterials, Biodegradables and Biomimetics). His research is focused on laser materials processing mainly for biomedical applications. His research interests also include: laser surface engineering, laser synthesis of micro- and nanomaterials, and the synthesis and laser processing of bioactive glasses. He is author/co-author of 100+ peer-reviewed journal articles, book chapters, and national and international patents.
Session Chairs
Prof. Dr. João Pedro de Sousa Oliveira
Department of Materials Science, NOVA University of Lisbon, Caparica, Portugal
João Pedro Oliveira is currently a professor in the Department of Materials Science of FCT/NOVA. He holds a PhD in Materials Science, and his research focuses primarily on welding and additive manufacturing technologies applied to different metallic materials. His work places special emphasis on shape memory alloys and high entropy alloys. Together with his research group, he extensively uses thermodynamic simulation and synchrotron radiation techniques to study and assess the microstructural evolution of metal alloys after thermomechanical processing. He is also actively involved in research related to advanced welding processes and additive manufacturing methods.
Prof. Dr. Eric Hug
CRISMAT Laboratory, Normandy University, Caen, France
He is a Full Professor of Materials Science and Physical Metallurgy at Normandie University of Caen. He is a researcher in the CRISMAT laboratory and the team leader of the Physical Metallurgy Group. His main research interests include plasticity mechanisms, microstructural characterization, mechanical behavior, magnetic properties of soft ferromagnetic materials, microforming processes, non-destructive tools, and, more recently, additive manufacturing of metallic alloys, passivation mechanisms, and corrosion.
Prof. Dr. Abdollah Saboori
Department of Management and Production engineering, Polytechnic University of Turin, Turin, Italy
Abdollah Saboori is an Associate Professor of Advanced Materials Processing at the Department of Management and Production Engineering of the Polytechnic University of Turin. His research deals with the correlation between the properties of metallic materials and additive manufacturing processes. In recent years, his scientific activity has focused on alloys and composites produced by metal additive manufacturing processes. Abdollah Saboori was a visiting PhD student at the University of Birmingham in the United Kingdom, and he received a PhD with honours in Materials Science and Technology at the Polytechnic University of Turin with a thesis on Metal matrix nanocomposites. He is a co-author of more than 110 scientific papers published in scientific journals and conference proceedings and an inventor of a US patent in the field of additive manufacturing.
Dr. Paulo Tavares
INEGI, The Institute of Science and Innovation in Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Porto, Portugal
Paulo Tavares is a Physicist with an MSc in Lasers and Optoelectronics and a PhD in Mechanical Engineering from Porto University. He joined Texas Instruments (TI), Portugal in 1989, where he worked for ten years as Failure Analysis Engineer and Laboratory Supervisor. He worked in TI Dallas, TX, and Freising, Germany for extended periods. He owned a private technical consulting business, Prudente & Tavares consulting Ltd until 2023. He has an extensive track record in Optics and Image Processing with 100 publications in conferences or international journals with peer review and is currently a senior researcher in Structural Health Monitoring at INEGI, ranked h25 researcher according to international standards (c.f. Scopus or ResearcherID). He started the SPIE Iberia chapter – Society for Photo-optical and Instrumentation Engineers and is also a founding member, serving on the board of the Portuguese Optics and Photonics Society – SPOF. He has been chair and co-chair in several international conferences, such as the 1st Iberia Meeting of Optics Researchers, the International Conference on Structural Integrity (ICSI), now on its 6th Edition, or the International Conference on Structural Analysis of Advanced Materials (ICSAAM). Dr. Tavares is a non-governmental expert (CnGE) with the European Defence Agency in the Ground Systems, Air Systems, Maritime, Optronics and Materials and Structures CapTechs, and a former member of the Advisory Council for Aviation Research in Europe (ACARE) WG2 on Industrial Leadership. From 2000 to 2010, he taught several subjects in the Institute of Advanced Studies in Finance and Tax, where he served as Vice-President of the Board and he supervised several MSc and PhD students in Mechanical Engineering.
Event Committee
INCDO-INOE 2000, Research Institute for Analytical Instrumentation, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
nanomaterials, metal-based nanocomposites, advanced characterization techniques, structure-property relationships
School of Metallurgical and Ecological Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, China
Low-carbon ironmaking technology; Hydrogen metallurgy technology; Iron ore sintering; Iron ore pelletizing
advanced materials and processes, alloy design, metal additive manufacturing
Warwick Manufacturing Group, University of Warwick, Coventry, United Kingdom
additive Manufacturing, 3D printing, rapid tooling, supply chain
Department of Mechanical Engineering, School of Engineering, University of Minho, Guimarães, Portugal
ultrasonic-assisted manufacturing, additive and hybrid manufacturing, advanced casting technologies, acoustic processing of metals, sustainable metal manufacturing
Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal
metal forming, composites, numerical methods
Department of Management and Engineering, University of Padova, Vicenza, Italy
foundry, solidification, heat treatment processes, light alloys, numerical simulation
metal forming; ductile damage and fracture; elastocaloric cooling of SMAs; additive manufacturing
Centre for Marine Science, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Algarve, Faro, Portugal
polyoxometalates, decavanadate, vanadium, muscle proteins, oxidative stress, metals in molecular sciences
Research Institute of Light Alloy, Central South University, Changsha, China
creep, microstructure, composite materials, large-scale components, multi-physics energy fields
computational mechanics, multi-scale and multi physics modelling, fatigue & fracture mechanics, structural dynamics
Department of Condensed Matter Physics, University of Seville, Seville, Spain
amorphous and nanocrystalline alloys; mössbauer spectroscopy; mechanical alloying; soft magnetic properties; magnetocaloric effect
Department of Mechanical Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
high entropy alloys; defect engineering; computational material science; energy storage applications; radiation effects in materials
IME Process Metallurgy and Metal Recycling Department, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany
waste water treatment; synthesing of metallic; oxidic and composite nanopowder; recycling of dust and FeZn concentrates; environment protection; unit operations in non-ferrous metallurgy; hydrometallurgy and rare earth elements; hydrogen reduction; titani
surfaces, biomaterials, functionalization, antibacterial, zeta potential, antinflammatory, osteogenesis
National Institute for Lasers, Plasma and Radiation Physics, Center for Advanced Laser Technologies, Magurele, Romania
additive manufacturing of metallic large scale parts, metal matrix composite materials, welding of dissimilar materials, laser hardening and laser surface micro structuring
National Research Council, Institute of Condensed Matter Chemistry and Technologies for Energy, Lecco, Italy
production, characterization and workability of unconventional shape memory alloys, mainly for high temperature applications, as well as laser material processing (welding, drilling, cutting, surface modification and thermal treatment) of advanced materia
Brunel Centre for Advanced Solidification Technology (BCAST), Brunel University London, London, UK
atomistic molecular dynamics simulations; first-principles density-functional theory modeling; thermodynamics of materials; solidification of metallic materials; structural and physical properties of metal materials; half-metallic materials and spintronic
multiscale materials modelling; advanced RAFM; SMART; radiation resistance; tungsten-based refractory alloys; liquid metallics and molten salt alloys; hydrogen isotopic effects in alloys; coating and corrosion
Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, MAIDROC Lab., Florida International University, Miami, USA
inverse problem algorithms; design of alloys; hybrid optimization algorithms; electro–magneto–hydrodynamics; conjugate heat transfer; optimized cooling of human organs; computational aerodynamics; aerodynamic shape design; acceleration of iterative algori
Registration
The deadline for registration is the 6 October 2026.
Instructions for Authors
IOCME 2026 will accept abstracts only. The accepted abstracts will be available online on Sciforum.net during and after the conference.
Important Deadlines
1. Deadline for abstract submission: 11 May 2026.
2. Abstract acceptance notification: 11 June 2026.
Please note:
An abstract acceptance email only confirms that your abstract has been accepted. Oral or poster presentation invitations are determined separately by the conference chairs, and you will receive an additional email with the presentation result.
If you do not have an account, please register at www.sciforum.net. After logging in, submit your abstract using the “Submit Abstract” button on the conference homepage. No template is required.
Abstract Requirements
1. Types of Submissions
- Accepted: Original research abstracts; systematic reviews or meta-analyses abstracts(must comply with PRISMA 2020).
- Not accepted: Narrative, scoping, comparative, perspective, opinion, or essay-style reviews
2. Content Requirements
- Length: 200–300 words
- Structure: Introduction, Methods, Results, Conclusions
- Language: Clear, publication-ready English
- Originality: Must be original and unpublished; previously published abstracts will not be considered
3. Authorship
- The submitting author must ensure all co-authors approve the content.
- Authors may submit multiple abstracts, but only one abstract per author may be selected for an oral presentation.
1. Each abstract must designate one presenter. To change the presenter, please contact us after you receive the oral/poster presentation invitation.
2. Only live presentations are accepted.
3. Presenters who do not attend the live session will not be eligible for awards or presentation certificates.
The slot for the oral presentation is 15 mins. We advise that your presentation lasts for a maximum of 12 mins, leaving at least 3 mins for the 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.
- 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.
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
Participants in this conference are cordially invited to contribute a full manuscript to the conference's Special Issue (TBA), published in Metals (ISSN: 2075-4701, Impact Factor 2.5), with a 20% discount on the publication fee.
Please note if you have IOAP/association discounts, conference discounts will be combined with IOAP/association discounts. 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.
Authors of accepted abstracts are highly encouraged to submit an extended proceedings paper (ideally 4–8 pages in length) for the conference's dedicated proceedings volume in the Materials Proceedings (ISSN: 2673-4605)for free. Please submit it after the conference.
Please click HERE to submit your proceeding paper to the Materials Proceedings, and be sure to disclose the conference information in your cover letter or mention the conference name in your submission.
Event Awards
The Awards
Number of Awards Available: 6
Criteria: Evaluation based on content quality, delivery clarity, audience interaction, and overall impact.
2. Best Poster Award
Eligibility: Open to all authors who have presented their work through posters.
Criteria: Evaluation based on scientific merit, creativity, and ability to attract and engage viewers.
Prize: A prize of CHF 200 and a certificate celebrating your achievement.
Winner Announcement: The award winners will be evaluated and selected by the scientific committee after the conference. Results will be announced on the website and all winners will be individually contacted via email.
Sponsors and Partners
For information regarding sponsorship and exhibition opportunities, please click here.
Organizers
Media Partners
Conference Secretariat
Ms. Diana Lacusteanu
Ms. Miruna Adelina Nicolcioiu
Mr. Russell Wang
Mr. Ionut Spatar
Email: iocme2026@mdpi.com
For inquiries regarding submissions and sponsorship opportunities, please feel free to contact us.
