4th Coatings and Interfaces Online Conference
4th Coatings and Interfaces Online Conference
Part of the Coatings and Interfaces Conference series
Event's Timezone: Central European Summer Time
9 February 2025
9 March 2025
18 May 2025
Coatings Technology, Surface, Interfaces, Thin Films, Tribology
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Welcome from the Chair
Invitation to the 4th Coatings and Interfaces Conference (CIC2025)
Dear Colleagues,
After the success of the past three virtual editions, we are thrilled to announce the 4th Coatings and Interfaces Conference (CIC2025)! The CIC has established itself as a leading platform for scientists and industry professionals to connect, share groundbreaking research and explore the ever-expanding potential of coatings and interface technologies that are freely available worldwide.
The impact of coatings and interfaces on various technological advancements is undeniable. From sustainable energy solutions and pollution control to cultural heritage preservation and healthcare innovations, this field is pivotal in addressing critical challenges in society and research.
CIC2025 promises to be an even more dynamic and stimulating event, bringing together leading actors in academia and industry. Participants will learn about leading research in the field and explore cutting-edge applications and methods. Our conference will foster innovative and timely collaborations in the following exciting fields:
- Plasma Coatings, Surfaces & Interfaces;
- Laser-Coating Technology: Deposition, Structuring and Cladding;
- Coatings and Thin Film Deposition;
- Corrosion, Erosion and the Tribological and Mechanical Aspects of Coatings;
- Novel Methods/Techniques for Coating Deposition and Characterization;
- Protective Coatings in Cultural Heritage, Conservation and Preservation;
- The Biomedical Application of Coatings.
The Coatings journal welcomes outstanding contributions to the Conference Special Issue with a 20% APC discount to all participants at the conference.
We look forward to your participation!
On behalf of the Organizing Committee
The Conference Chair
Dr. Emerson Coy
Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, Poland
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Program Overview
The complete program will be posted as soon as possible, stay tuned!
CIC 2025 Program (Day 1)
Program for DAY 1
Time: 9:00 (CEST, Basel) | 03:00 (EDT, New York) | 15:00 (CST Asia, Beijing)
Opening Speech by Event Chair
Session 3: Coatings and Thin Film Deposition
Flash Poster Part
| CEST (Central European Summer Time) |
EDT (Eastern Daylight Time) |
CST (China Standard Time) |
Speaker | Title |
| 9.00-9.10 | 3.00-3.10 | 15.00-15.10 | Dr. Emerson Coy Event Chair |
Opening Speech |
| 9.10-9.20 | 3.10-3.20 | 15.10-15.20 | Assoc. Prof. Adrian David Session Chair |
Welcome from the Session Chair |
| 9.20-9.40 | 3.20-3.40 | 15.20-15.40 | Asso. Prof. Marie Dallocchio Invited speaker |
Perovskite oxide thin films on unconventional substrates: polycrystalline, nanosheets and freestanding |
| 9.40-9.55 | 3.40-3.55 | 15.40-15.55 | Lukasz Maj Selected Speaker |
Microstructure characterization of titanium oxide coatings with nanoparticles deposited with micro-arc oxidation method on plastically deformed titanium |
| 9.55-10.10 | 3.55-4.10 | 15.55-16.10 | Jonatan Gomez Selected Speaker |
Exploring the Performance of Phosphate-Functionalized Waterborne Binders on AZ31 Magnesium Alloy |
| 10.10-10.25 | 4.10-4.25 | 16.10-16.25 | Marina Alves Selected Speaker |
Influence of thermal treatment on micro-Cu(In,Ga)Se2 solar cells for micro-concentrator photovoltaic applications |
| 10.25-10.40 | 4.25-4.40 | 16.25-16.40 | Ewa Agnieszka Wojtiuk Selected Speaker |
Structure and Properties of W1-xAlxB2-z Coatings |
| 10.40-10.55 | 4.40-4.55 | 16.40-16.55 | Dujearic-Stephane Kouao Selected Speaker |
Electrochemical water splitting over heterostructure of titania nanotubes and Ni encapsulated within MXenes |
| 10.55-11.10 | 4.55-5.10 | 16.55-17.10 | Saiful Islam Khan Selected Speaker |
Semitransparent Gold-Embedded Anodic Titania Nanotubes: Harnessing Plasmonic and Photoelectrochemical Synergies for Visible-Light Applications |
| 11.10-11.25 | 5.10-5.25 | 17.10-17.25 | Tsvetanka Babeva Selected Speaker |
Tailoring the optical and sensing properties of sol–gel niobia coatings via doping with silica and gold nanoparticles |
| 11.25-11.50 | 5.25-5.50 | 17.25-17.50 | Flash Poster Part for Session 3 -25 mins Session (5 mins per presenter) |
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Program for DAY 1
Flash Poster Part
| CEST (Central European Summer Time) |
EDT (Eastern Daylight Time) |
CST (China Standard Time) |
Speaker | Title |
| 14.00-14.10 | 8.00-8.10 | 20.00-20.10 | Assoc. Prof. Adrian David Session Chair |
Welcome from the Session Chair |
| 14.10-14.30 | 8.10-8.30 | 20.10-20.30 | Dr. Lucia Iglesias Invited speaker |
Democratizing nickelates superconductors: Topotactic reduction induced by aluminum sputter deposition |
| 14.30-14.45 | 8.30-8.45 | 20.30-20.45 |
Zuzanna Kaczmarska |
Elastic properties and moisture response of polydopamine films and multilayers |
| 14.45-15.00 | 8.45-9.00 | 20.45-21.00 | Katarzyna Zielińska Selected Speaker |
Comparison of wear resistance and biological properties of Ag/W1-xTixB2,5 nanocomposite and pure-silver coating |
| 15.00-15.15 | 9.00-9.15 | 21.00-21.15 | Gabriel Santos Selected Speaker |
Enhancing Colour and Performance of Black Double-Layered Nickel Coatings |
| 15.15-15.30 | 9.15-9.30 | 21.15-21.30 | Aida Maria Diez Sarabia Selected Speaker |
Usage of Metal Organic Frameworks as water-splitting catalysts |
| 15.30-15.45 | 9.30-9.45 | 21.30-21.45 | Grazia Giuseppina Politano Selected Speaker |
Localized Effects in Graphene Oxide Systems: A Pathway to Hyperbolic Metamaterials |
| 15.45-16.00 | 9.45-10.00 | 21.45-22.00 | Aikaterini Baxevani Selected Speaker |
Superhydrophobic copper foams for use as marine water purification filters |
| 16.00-16.15 | 10.00-10.15 | 22.00-22.15 | Oliwia Ufniarz Selected Speaker |
Innovative Solvent-Based Pressure-Sensitive Paints for Aerodynamic Testing in Wind Engineering |
| 16.15-16.40 | 10.15-10.40 | 22.15-22.40 | Flash Poster Part for Session 3 -25 mins Session (5 mins per presenter) |
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CIC 2025 Program (Day 2)
Program for DAY 2
Date: 22 May 2025 (Thursday)
Time: 9:00 (CEST, Basel) | 03:00 (EDT, New York) | 15:00 (CST Asia, Beijing)
Day 2 Morning Activity
Session 6: Protective Coatings in Cultural Heritage, Conservation and Preservation
Flash Poster Part
| CEST (Central European Summer Time) |
EDT (Eastern Daylight Time) |
CST (China Standard Time) |
Speaker | Title |
| 9.00-9.10 | 3.00-3.10 | 15.00- 15.10 | Assoc. Prof. Claudia Pelosi Session Chair |
Welcome from the Session Chair |
| 9.10-9.40 | 3.10-3.40 | 15.10- 15.40 | Prof. Dr. Giuseppe Cavallaro Keynote Speaker |
Halloysite Clay Nanotubes for Preservation of Cultural Heritage |
| 9.40-10.00 | 3.40-4.00 | 15.40- 16.00 |
Prof. Claudia Mazzuca |
Coating paper artworks with cellulose nanocrystals: results and future perspectives |
| 10.00-10.15 | 4.00-4.15 | 16.00-16.15 | Doree Carrier Selected Speaker |
Historic Paint Coatings applied to Historic Fibrous Plaster |
| 10.15-10.30 | 4.15-4.30 | 16.15-16.30 | Laura Andrés Herguedas Selected Speaker |
Assessment of colour protectors and fixing primers for preserving contemporary mural artwork |
| 10.30-10.45 | 4.30-4.45 | 16.30-16.45 | Ioannis Karapanagiotis Selected Speaker |
A multifunctional coating for the protection of natural stone |
| 10.45-11.00 | 4.45-5.00 | 16.45-17.00 |
Mariana Ramos |
A highly hydrophobic siloxane-nanolignin hybrid coating for the protection of heritage wood |
| 11.00-11.15 | 5.00-5.15 | 17.00-17.15 | Marzena Nowicka-Nowak Selected Speaker |
New fire-retardant coatings for modular buildings |
| 11.15-11.40 | 5.15-5.40 | 17.15-17.40 | Flash Poster Part for Session 6 -25 mins at end of the afternoon session (5 mins per presenter) |
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Program for DAY 2
22 May 2025 (Thursday)
Time: 14:00 (CEST, Basel) | 08:00 (EDT, New York) | 20:00 (CST Asia, Beijing)
Day 2 Afternoon Activity
Session 4: Corrosion, Erosion and the Tribological and Mechanical Aspects of Coatings
Session 1: Plasma Coatings, Surfaces & Interfaces
Flash Poster Part
| CEST (Central European Summer Time) |
EDT (Eastern Daylight Time) |
CST (China Standard Time) |
Speaker | Title |
| 14.00-14.10 | 8.00-8.10 | 20.00-20.10 | Prof. Dr. Huirong Le Session Chair |
Welcome from the Session Chair |
| 14.10-14.40 | 8.10-8.40 | 20.10-20.40 | Prof. Dr. Chi-wai Kan Keynote Speaker |
Some Applications of Coating in Textiles |
| 14.40-15.00 |
8.40-9.00 |
20.40-21.00 | Dr. Florian Pape Invited Speaker |
Enhanced Rolling Bearing Surfaces through Tailored Forming Coated Raceways |
| 15.00-15.15 | 9.00-9.15 | 21.00-21.15 | Eleni Lamprou Selected Speaker |
The impact of oxidative amine degradation on the corrosion behavior of 304L and 316L stainless steels in MEA solutions containing SOx and NOx contaminants |
| 15.15-15.30 | 9.15-9.30 | 21.15-21.30 | Piotr Krzysztof Jung Selected Speaker |
Potassium Permanganate–Fluorozirconate Conversion Coating as a Precursor for Flash-PEO Coatings on AZ31B Magnesium Alloy |
| 15.30-15.40 | 9.30-9.40 | 21.30-21.40 | Dr. Mukul Dubey Session co-Chair |
Welcome from the Session co-chair |
| 15.40-16.10 | 9.40-10.10 | 21.40-22.10 | Prof. Bocong Zheng Keynote Speaker |
Kinetic investigation of magnetron sputtering discharges |
| 16.10-16.30 | 10.10-10.30 | 22.10-22.30 | Dr. Nina Baul Invited Speaker |
Interlayer optimization for nitrogen-incorporated tetrahedral amorphous carbon thin film optically transparent electrode |
| 16.30-16.50 | 10.30-10.50 | 22.30-22.50 |
Dr. Tabitha A. Amollo |
Thin films deposition by Single-Beam Plasma Source enhanced magnetron sputtering |
| 16.50-17.05 | 10.50-11.05 | 22.50-23.05 | Stefanos Chaitoglou Selected Speaker |
Deposition, processing and functionalization of vertical graphene nanowalls and their application on energy harvesting and storage |
| 17.05-17.20 | 11.05-11.20 | 23.05-23.20 | Esther López Martínez Selected Speaker |
The study of a multilayer PEO/HAp/PCL coating for the corrosion protection of an additively manufactured WE43 magnesium alloy |
| 17.20-17.35 | 11.20-11.35 | 23.20-23.35 | Maximilian Grimm Selected Speaker |
Particle–plasma interactions: particle melting state and its impact on the phase composition and deposition efficiency in atmospheric plasma-sprayed alumina coatings |
| 17.35-17.55 | 11.35-11.55 | 23.35-23.55 | Flash Poster Part for Session 4 / Session 1 -20 mins at end of the afternoon session (5 mins per presenter) |
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CIC 2025 Program (Day 3)
Program for DAY 3
23 May 2025 (Friday)
Time: 9:00 (CET, Basel) | 03:00 (EDT, New York) | 15:00 (CST Asia, Beijing)
Day 3 Morning Activity
Session 5: Novel Methods/Techniques for Coating Deposition and Characterization
Session 2: Laser-Coating Technology: Deposition, Structuring and Cladding
Flash Poster Part
| CEST (Central European Summer Time) |
EDT (Eastern Daylight Time) |
CST (China Standard Time) |
Speaker | Title |
| 9.00-9.10 | 3.00-3.10 | 15.00-15.10 | Prof. Dr. Wei Pan/Dr. Li Heping TBD Session chairs |
Welcome from the Session Chair |
| 9.10-9.40 | 3.10-3.40 | 15.10-15.40 | Prof. Vasileios Koutsos Keynote speaker |
Fibre sizing in fibre-reinforced polymers (FRPs) |
| 9.40-10.00 | 3.40-4.00 | 15.40-16.00 | Prof. Dr. Kan Zhang Invited speaker |
Design of Strengthened and Toughened Thin Film Materials Based on Nano-Ordered Structures |
| 10.00-10.20 | 4.00-4.20 | 16.00-16.20 | Prof. Dr. Yung-Kang Shen Invited speaker |
Surface modification of Ti6Al4V alloy using femtosecond laser to investigate its effect on osseointegration |
| 10.20-10.35 | 4.20-4.35 | 16.20-16.35 | Orlando Lima Jr. Selected speaker |
Enhancing Road Safety with Smart Road Marking Paints: Self-Cleaning and Thermochromic Capabilities |
| 10.35-10.50 | 4.35-4.50 | 16.35-16.50 | Stefano Colace Selected speaker |
Monitoring the evolution of optical coatings during thermal annealing with in situ spectroscopic ellipsometry |
| 10.50-11.00 | 4.50-5.00 | 16.50-17.00 | Dr. Rafael Comesañ Session Chai |
Welcome from the Session Chair |
| 11.00-11.30 | 5.00-5.30 | 17.00-17.30 | Dr. Antonio Riveiro Rodríguez Keynote speaker |
Illuminating Surfaces: Emerging Trends in Laser Surface Texturing Applications. |
| 11.30-11.45 | 5.30-5.45 | 17.30-17.45 | Paolo Tallone Selected speaker |
Laser-Induced Copper Oxidation for Improved Performance in Anode-Free Lithium Metal Batteries |
| 11.45-12.10 | 5.45-6.10 | 17.45-18.10 | Flash Poster Part for Session 5 / Session 2 -25 mins at end of the afternoon session (5 mins per presenter) |
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Program for DAY 3
23 May 2025 (Friday)
Time: 14:00 (CET, Basel) | 08:00 (EDT, New York) | 20:00 (CST Asia, Beijing)
Day 3 Afternoon Activity
Session 7: The Biomedical Application of Coatings
Flash Poster Part
| CEST (Central European Summer Time) |
EDT (Eastern Daylight Time) |
CST (China Standard Time) |
Speaker | Title |
| 14.00-14.10 | 8.00-8.10 | 20.00-20.10 |
Dr. Michele Ferrari |
Welcome from the Session Chair |
| 14.10-14.25 | 8.10-8.25 | 20.10-20.25 | Alexandre Emelyanenko Selected Speaker |
The Development of Extreme Wettability Coatings to Combat the Spread of Bacterial Infections and their Testing in Hospital Conditions |
| 14.25-14.40 | 8.25-8.40 | 20.25-20.40 | Antonios Kelarakis Selected Speaker |
Carbon-based nanocoatings with advanced antimicrobial performance |
| 14.40-14.55 | 8.40-8.55 | 20.40-20.55 | Fabricio Bezerra Selected Speaker |
Development of Biofunctional Textiles: Microencapsulation of Lemongrass Oil and Salicylic Acid for Dermocosmetic Applications |
| 14.55-15.10 | 8.55-9.10 | 20.55-21.10 | Francesco Iannielli Selected Speaker |
Novel Composite Films Starting from Black Soldier Fly Protein Extract |
| 15.10-15.25 | 9.10-9.25 | 21.10-21.25 | Sara Ferraris Selected Speaker |
Natural coatings as promising green solution for tailoring the degradation of AZ91-magnesium alloy in orthopedic applications |
| 15.25-15.40 | 9.25-9.40 | 21.25-21.40 | Anna Rossanese Selected Speaker |
Quorum Quenching on Titanium Surfaces: A Strategy to Reduce Virulence in Resistant Bacteria |
| 15.40-15.55 | 9.40-9.55 | 21.40-21.55 | Anna Buling Selected Speaker |
Development of ceramic-like surfaces on Mg-based screw implants for orthopedic application via PEO (plasma electrolytic oxidation) process |
| 15.55-16.10 | 9.55-10.10 | 21.55-22.10 | Margherita Izzi Selected Speaker |
Experimental design-based optimization of bioactive coatings for sustainable antimicrobial applications |
| 16.10-16.25 | 10.10-10.25 | 22.10-22.25 | Shaghayegh Javad Selected Speaker |
Effect of hybrid hierarchical PEO/PLA coatings on corrosion performance of additively manufactured Ti6Al4V in simulated body fluid |
| 16.25-16.50 | 10.25-10.50 | 22.25-22.50 | Flash Poster Part for Session 7 -25 mins at end of the afternoon session (5 mins per presenter) |
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Event Chair
Dr. Emerson Coy currently works as an Associate Professor at the NanoBioMedical Centre of the Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań. His interests are Thin Films/Coatings, Hybrid Materials, Nanoindentation, Composite Materials and Energy Harvesting. Dr Coy received his habilitation in Material Sciences from (AGH University of Science and Technology-2019). He holds a PhD in Nanosciences (University of Barcelona -2016), two Masters degrees in Applied and Computational Physics (Polytechnic University of Catalonia—2009) and Nanotechnology (University of Barcelona- 2008). Additionally, Dr Coy holds an Engineering degree (Manuela Beltran University—2006).
Session Chairs
Prof. Dr. Qi Hua Fan
College of Engineering, Michigan State University, USA
Dr. Mukul K Dubey
Sardar Patel Renewable Energy Research Institute, Anand, India
Dr. Rafael Comesaña
Materials Engineering, Applied Mechanics and Construction, University of Vigo, Spain
Assoc. Prof. Adrian David
University of Caen, National School of Engineers of Caen, Caen, France
Prof. Dr. Huirong Le
The Future Lab, Tsinghua University, Beijing , China
Prof. Dr. Wei Pan
School of Materials Science & Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
Prof. Heping Li
School of Materials Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
Assoc. Prof. Claudia Pelosi
Università degli Studi della Tuscia Viterbo, Viterbo, Italy
Dr. Michele Ferrari
Institute of Condensed Matter Chemistry and Technologies for Energy, National Research Council, Genova, Italy
Event Committee
Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
Institute for Photonics and Nanotechnologies IFN, Italian National Research Council, Bari, Italy
Università degli Studi della Basilicata, Dipartimento di Scienze, Potenza, Italy
School of Engineering, Universidad Militar Nueva Granada, Bogotá, Columbia
Department of Applied Science and Technology, Polytechnic University of Turin, Torino, Italy
Technische Universität Bergakademie Freiberg, Freiberg, Germany
University of Limoges, Limoges, France
The Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
University of Minho, Guimarães, Portugal
National Chi Nan Universit, Taiwan
Department of Materials Science, Jilin University, China
School of Dental Technology, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
Southwest Institute of Physics, Chengdu, China
National University of Science and Technology Politehnica Bucharest, Romania
Universidad de Vigo, Vigo, Spain
Rudjer Boskovic Institute, Zagreb, Croatia
Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
Hiroshima Institute of Technology, Japan
Polish Academy of Sciences, Szewalski Institute of Fluid Flow Machinery, Center for Plasma and Laser Engineering, Poland
The University of Warwick, UK
Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Institute of Fundamental Technological Research Polish Academy of Science, Poland
Department of Physics, University of Genoa, Italy
Department of Materials Physics, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain
Department of Chemistry, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
Keynote Speakers
Department of Physics and Chemistry, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy
University of Vigo, Vigo, Spain
Institute for Materials and Processes, School of Engineering, The University of Edinburgh, UK
Fibre sizing in fibre-reinforced polymers (FRPs)
Vasileios Koutsos, CEng MIMechE, FIMMM, FHEA, MInstP, is Professor in Soft Materials and Surfaces at the School of Engineering at the University of Edinburgh, Deputy Head of the Institute for Materials and Processes, and Deputy Director of Mechanical Engineering. His main research interests lie in polymers, composites, surfaces and interfaces, colloids, nanomaterials, biomaterials, fibres, thin films, coatings, mechanics, adhesion, friction, wetting and evaporation. VK has authored over 100 international journal publications. He has over 5000 citations and an h-index of 45 (Google Scholar). He has given over 70 invited and keynote talks at international conferences, meetings, and seminar series.
Dr. Chi-wai Kan is now Professor in the School of Fashion and Textiles, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. Dr. Kan graduated from The Hong Kong Polytechnic University with a BSc and PhD in Textile Chemistry. He had worked in private and public sectors in the area of textile evaluation and safety and health management for more than five years before joining the School. His main duties in the School are in the area of teaching coloration and finishing. Dr. Kan’s research interests are also in the area of (i) Textile coloration and finishing, (ii) Surface treatment of textile materials, (iii) Textile products evaluation, (iv) Textile testing instrumentation, (v) Safety and health management and (vi) Environmental management. Dr. Kan holds the professional qualification of Chartered Chemist, Chartered Colourist and Chartered Textile Technologist; also Fellowship of the Royal Society of Chemistry, Society of Dyers and Colourists and The Textile Institute, U.K. In addition, Dr. Kan is the Chairperson of the Hong Kong Institution of Textile and Apparel (HKITA) and Fellow of HKITA. Recently, Dr. Kan published more than 300 SCI journal papers and 350 conference papers in his research area. Since 2020, Dr. KAN is ranked in World’s Top 2% Most-cited Scientists 2024 lists compiled by Stanford University.
Kinetic investigation of magnetron sputtering discharges
Prof. Bocong Zheng has extensive expertise in discharge plasma simulation, gas discharge mechanisms, and plasma technology applications. His research covers particle-in-cell/Monte Carlo collision models, plasma fluid dynamics, electron kinetics, E×B plasmas, and plasma-surface interactions. After completing his PhD at Dalian University of Technology (2016), he worked as a postdoctoral researcher at Michigan State University and as a research scientist at Fraunhofer USA before joining Beijing Institute of Technology as a professor in 2022. He has published over 70 research articles in these fields.
Invited Speakers
Department of Materials Science, Jilin University, China
School of Dental Technology, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
Nina Baule is a Research Scientist at Fraunhofer USA Center Midwest (CMW), in the Division for Coatings and Diamond Technologies. She earned her Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering from the University of Technology Dresden in collaboration with Fraunhofer USA in 2024. Her work focuses on optimizing thin film materials synthesized via physical vapor deposition to meet the demands of advanced applications, with a particular focus on amorphous carbon coatings. Her current research supports the development of electrochemical materials for storage and sensor applications. Nina is passionate about bridging the gap between academic research and industry needs through application-driven innovation.
Department of Chemical Science and Technologies, University of Rome “Tor Vergata”, Rome, Italy
Claudia Mazzuca received her Ph.D. degree in chemical science in 2005 at the University of Rome “Tor Vergata”. From 2021 is associate professor in Physical Chemistry at the same University. She performs in her research, physico-chemical characterization of soft matter systems using mainly spectroscopic and microscopic techniques (UV-Vis absorption and fluorescence, FTIR, circular dichroism, fluorescence microscopy, SEM). Recently, her research has been directed towards the Cultural Heritage field, focusing on the characterization of paper ageing and on the development of cleaning methodologies for paper materials. She has been involved in several national and european projects and she co-authored about 90 papers on peer reviewed international journals.
Enhanced Rolling Bearing Surfaces through Tailored Forming Coated Raceways
Currently I do research and project managment at the Institute of Machine Design and Tribology, Leibniz Universität Hannover, as a Post-Doc. I do research in Materials Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, and Tribology. My main skills are Tribophysics and Tribochemistry. Due to earlier work I have strong knowledge in thinfilm technology (CVD/PVD/PECVD processes, MEMS, Microsensoric, Microactuators) as well as Laser Cladding, Rapid Prototyping and Laser foaming. Besides managing several DFG (german research foundation) funded projects I hold the lesson "Bio- and Microtribology" in hanover, germany for now the 7th year. At the German International University Berlin I have the "Sensors, Metrology and Instrumentation Systems" Course.
Research Center for Ions, Materials and Photonics (CIMAP), University of CAEN, France
Thin films of perovskite oxides on unconventional substrates: polycrystalline, nanosheets, and freestanding
I received my PhD in materials science from the CRISMAT Laboratory of Crystallography and Materials Science at the University of Normandy in 2021, focusing on the growth of functional oxide thin films on low-cost substrates. I then completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the Technical University of Vienna, where I worked on the development of advanced thin film materials, particularly in the field of freestanding layers. I am currently a Maitre de conférences (permanent position) at the CIMAP Research Center for Ions, Materials and Photonics in Caen, where my research continues to focus on materials science and innovative thin film technologies.
Democratizing nickelates superconductors: Topotactic reduction induced by aluminum sputter deposition
Lucía Iglesias received her PhD from the University of Santiago de Compostela (2019), studying the role of oxygen vacancies in thin films and oxide interfaces. After a short postdoc at the Unité Mixte de Physique CNRS/Thales laboratory in France, she became a permanent CNRS researcher in the Oxitronics group in the same lab in 2022. Her work focuses on synthesizing nickel-based superconductors, studying defects in oxides, and emerging properties in thin films. She has expertise in growing oxide heterostructures via pulsed laser deposition, structural characterization and transport measurements. She is also skilled in electronic structure calculations using Density Functional Theory.
Lecturer, Department of Physics, Egerton University, Kenya;
Future Africa Research Leadership Fellow, University of Pretoria, SA;
Africa Futures fellow, Michigan State University, US
Thin films deposition by Single-Beam Plasma Source enhanced magnetron sputtering
Dr Tabitha Amollo holds a Ph.D. in Physics (condensed matter physics) from the University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. She is currently a faculty member of Egerton University, Kenya, where she has served as the chairperson of the Department of Physics, academic leader of Bachelor of Physics program and a board member of the Institute of Women, Gender and Development Studies. Dr. Amollo’s research interests include nanomaterials and nanotechnology, plasma technology, photovoltaics, and thermoelectricity. Her research focuses on materials and device engineering for energy conversion, and in advancing thin film technology. Dr. Amollo also does community outreach with her research outputs.
Sessions
S2. Laser-Coating Technology: Deposition, Structuring and Cladding
S3. Coatings and Thin Film Deposition
S4. Corrosion, Erosion and the Tribological and Mechanical Aspects of Coatings
S5. Novel Methods/Techniques for Coating Deposition and Characterization
S6. Protective Coatings in Cultural Heritage, Conservation and Preservation
S7. The Biomedical Application of Coatings
Registration
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4. All abstracts should be submitted and presented in clear, publication-ready English with accurate grammar and spelling.
5. You may submit multiple abstracts. However, only one abstract will be selected for oral presentation.
6. All abstracts accepted for presentation will be collected in a book of abstracts, which will be published on the website after the conference.
7. 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 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.
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e. Maximum size: 250 M
6. Potential Conflicts of Interest
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 research article to the Special Issue "Selected Papers from the 4th Coatings and Interfaces Conference", published in Coatings (ISSN: 2079-6412, Impact Factor: 2.9), with a 20% discount on the publication fee. 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.
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.
You are welcome to submit a proceeding paper (4-8 pages) to Engineering Proceedings journal (ISSN: 2673-4591) after the conference. Publication of the proceedings will be free of charge. Authors are asked to disclose that it is a proceeding paper of the CIC2025 conference paper in their cover letter. Please submit your manuscript from 23 May to 7 July 2025. Carefully read the rules outlined in the 'Instructions for Authors' on the journal’s website and ensure that your submission adheres to these guidelines.
Manuscripts for the proceedings issue must be formatted as follows:
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Full author names.
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Affiliations (including full postal address) and authors' e-mail addresses.
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Abstract.
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Keywords.
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Introduction.
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Methods.
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Results and Discussion.
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Conclusions.
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Acknowledgements.
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References.
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 Oral Presentation Award is given to the submission judged to make the most significant oral contribution to the conference.
The Best Poster Award is given to the submission judged to make the most significant and interesting poster for the conference.
There will be six winners selected for these awards. The winner will receive a certificate. Also, the best oral presentation winner will receive 500 CHF each and the best poster winner will receive 200 CHF each.
Sponsors and Partners
For information regarding sponsorship and exhibition opportunities, please click here.
Organizers
Media Partners
Conference Secretariat
Ms. Jennifer Li
Ms. Miya Hu
Ms. Alethea Liu
Ms. Katrina Zhang
For inquiries regarding submissions and sponsorship opportunities, please feel free to contact us.
Email: cic2025@mdpi.com
