Track 1: Sustainable Materials

• Surface Characterization

• Natural Fibres and Chemical Treatments for Surface Enhancement

• Surface Engineering  of Natural Fibres / Particles for Environmental Protection (Coatings and Treatments)

• Surface Engineering for Sustainable Materials & Composites

• Additive Manufacturing - Surface Design / Treatment

• Tribo Behaviour and Corrosion 

• Surface Design For Wear,  Fatigue and Corrosion Damage Prevention

• Surface Engineering of Sustainable Polymers and Recycled Materials

• Surface Science - Mechanisms of Surface Degradation

• Sustainable Coatings and Barrier Materials   

• Application of AI & ML in Surface Engineering/Sustainable Materials Design

• Circular Economy & Surface Engineering of Sustainable Materials

• LCA of Surface Engineering Processes

• Green Treatments

Track 2: Biomaterials 

• Orthopaedic Implants for Wear prevention

• Surface Engineering of Dental and Restorative Implants

• Surface Engineering of Cardiovascular, Occular and other Soft Contacts

• Interface and Interaction Science: wetting, adhesion, adsorption, desorption, 

• Surface Design for Drug Delivery

• Bio-tribology - Surface Science 

• Surface Design for implants and medical devices

• 3D printing of Implants – Surface Design

• Application of AI & ML in Surface Engineering