The 20-th International Conference on Materials, Methods and Technologies, to be held between 26th and 30th June 2018 in Elenite, Bulgaria. The event is organized jointly by Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Union of Scientists in Bulgaria, Science & Education Foundation, Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Kavala Institute of Technology (Greece) and Institute of Power Engineering (Belarus).
The purpose of this meeting is to bring together researchers and scientists with interests in materials science, engineering, energy sources, IT and communications, robotics and automation to address recent research results and to present and discuss their ideas, theories, technologies, systems, tools, applications, work in progress and experiences. Representatives of 90 universities, institutes, laboratories and other organizations from 33 countries took part in the previous edition of the conference in 2017.
Topics
Materials
- Nanomaterials and nanocomposites
- Energy & nuclear sciences
- Macromolecular science and engineering
- Advanced materials processing
- Metallurgy and material science
- Glass, ceramics and adhesives
- Rubber, plastics, textiles and leather
- Cellulose, paper and packaging
- Optical electronics and laser equipment
- Membranes and membrane science
- Ionic liquids/electrolyte solutions
- Medicine, pharmacy and biotechnologies
- Biochemistry and molecular biology
- Computer systems and management; Mobile computing
- Telecommunication systems and networks
- Linking transformational materials and processing for an energy efficient and low-carbon economy
- Alternative energy sources for reducing the dependence on fossil fuels; Biofuels
Methods and Tools for Innovation
- Instruments to support added value production (science/technology parks, technology/innovation centres, business incubators, technology oriented business support programmes, science communication, financing innovation, etc.)
- The role of cooperation (associations, networks, clusters, etc.) in the development of innovation systems
- Organisational creativity & idea generation
- Technology transfer and intellectual property management
- Public sector innovation and policy
- Venture capital & financing innovation
- Innovation and technology transfer
- Natural and alternative energy sources
- Culture and team management in innovation
- Innovation in SMEs
- Innovation training & education
Methods & Technologies
- Nanotechnology
- Nanobiotechnology
- Nano-bio-computing
- Nano-scale automation
- Biomaterial technology
- Biosensors, bioelectronics and diagnostics
- Biorobotics and bionics
- Biomedical image analysis
- Neural networks and artificial intelligence
- Data mining in pattern recognitions
- Automation science and engineering
- Mathematical modelling in chemical engineering
- Industrial design and modelling
- Crystallization
- Distillation, absorption and extraction
- Automatics, mechanical engineering
- Electrochemical and anti-corrosion technologies
- Corrosion control and sustainability
- Applied mathematics and information technologies
- Power engineering, electricity supply and equipment
- Technological standards, certification, analysis and control
- Processing and product manufacturing
- Construction, architecture and geodesy
- Land, air and water transport
- Hoisting technology and equipment
- Electrical and electronic engineering
- Sustainable Energy
- Problems of the preparation of oil and gas condensates
- Problems of the preparation and processing of natural bitumen and high-viscous oils
Papers on other relevant topics are welcome too.
28 February 2018 – Registration form and abstract submission deadline.
