So far, 20 special sessions have been confirmed. Publishable information exists for the following.

Session Title

Organizer

Affiliation

Contact information

Characterization of failure

Prof. Hakan Atapek

Kocaeli University

hatapek@kocaeli.edu.tr

Recent developments in studies on cracks and notches: criteria for fracture and fatigue assessment

Prof. Filippo Berto

University of Padova

berto@gest.unipd.it
Design of advanced high strength steels: Experiments and simulations Prof. Wolgang Bleck & Prof. Gregory Haidemenopoulos

RWTH Aachen

University of Thessaly

bleck@iehk.rwth-aachen.de

hgreg@mie.uth.gr

Mechanical behavior and failure modes of composite materials, joints and fibres

Prof. Costas Charitidis

National Technical University of Athens

charitidis@chemeng.ntua.gr

Structural materials: nanoscale modifiers in advanced composites

Prof. Liberata Guadagno

University di Salerno

Lguadagn@unisa.it

Cold spray against failure

Prof. Mario Guagliano

Politecnico di Milano

mario.guagliano@polimi.it

Control of rolling contact fatigue in rails

Prof. Gregory Haidemenopoulos

University of Thessaly

hgreg@mie.uth.gr

Dissimilar material joining

Prof. Geoff Gibson & Dr. George Kotsikos

University of Newcastle

george.kotsikos@newcastle.ac.uk

geoff.gibson@newcastle.ac.uk
Surface degradation (corrosion - wear - erosion) of metals and composites Prof. Aggeliki Lekatou University of Ioannina alekatou@cc.uoi.gr
Impact response of advanced metallic & composite structures Prof. George Labeas & Dr. Athanasios Dafnis

University of Patras

RWTH Aachen

labeas@mech.upatras.gr

dafnis@ilb.rwth-aachen.de
Planar thin wall nanostructural sheat composite materials for technical applications Prof. Lubomir Lapcik Tomas Bata University of Zlin lapcik@ft.utb.cz

Biomaterials properties and applications

Prof. Nikolaos Michailidis & Dr. Alexander Tsouknidas

Aristoteles University of Thessaloniki

nmichail@eng.auth.gr

alextso@auth.gr

New aspects of structural health monitoring

Prof. Wieslaw Ostachowicz

Polish Academy of Science

wieslaw@imp.gda.pl
Machine elements: Tribology and mechatronic design Prof. Chris Papadopoulos & Dr. Pantelis Nikolakopoulos University of Patras

chris.papadopoulos@mech.upatras.gr

pnikolak@mech.upatras.gr

Weathering of composite materials

Prof. Dionysis Mouzakis

Technical Educational Institute of Thessaly

mouzakis@teilar.gr

Damage and strain monitoring

Prof. Roman Ruzek

VZLU

ruzek@vzlu.cz

Materials mechanics and structural integrity

Prof. George Savaidis

Aristoteles University of Thessaloniki

gsavaidis@meng.auth.gr

Advanced flexible materials

Prof. Toan Vu-Khanh & Prof. Jacek Mlynarek

ESTMTL

CTT Group

Toan.Vu-Khanh@etsmtl.ca

JMlynarek@gcttg.com

NOTE: Perspective authors can directly contact the session organizer in case they need further information on the topic of the special session.