The European Mechanics of Materials Conferences (EMMC) is a series of bi-yearly meetings organized under the auspices of the European Mechanics Society (Euromech), which has taken place over the last 25 years in cities such as Paris, Warsaw, Gothenburg, Brussels, Nantes, Oxford, and Madrid.

The 20th edition, EMMC20, will be held in Florence (Italy),  27th - 29th May 2026.

The EMMC20 is a meeting point for researchers with common interests in mechanics of materials from different perspectives, including mechanical engineering, physics, biomechanics, applied mathematics, applied technologies, chemistry, etc.

Contributions will cover research at different length scales, including model development and validation, advanced experimental techniques, and computational methods applied to the mechanics of materials.

Submission Guidelines

All papers must be original and not simultaneously submitted to another journal or conference. The following paper categories are welcome:

• Full papers describing theoretical, experimental, case studies, and numerical investigations on materials science
• Posters describing theoretical, experimental, case studies, and numerical investigations on materials science

Committees

Program Committee

• Prof. Roberto Brighenti - Univ. of Florence

• Prof. Marco Paggi - IMT Alti Studi, Lucca

• Prof. Roberto Paroni - Univ. of Pisa

• Prof. Antonio De Simone - S. Anna School of Advanced Studies, Pisa

   

Organizing committee

• Prof. Roberto Brighenti - Univ. of Florence

• Dr.sa Silvia Monchetti - Univ. of Florence

• Prof. Enzo Marino - Univ. of Florence

• Prof. Andrea Spagnoli - Univ. of Parma

   

Invited Speakers

• Prof.  Julien Yvonnet - Gustave Eiffel University, France  - Machine learning-based multiscale fracture modelling

• Prof. Maria Teresa Perez Prado - IMDEA Materials Institute, Spain - Unlocking the potential of additive manufacturing for (micro)structural design

• Prof. Emanuela Bosco - TU Eindhoven, The Netherlands  - An integrated numerical-experimental approach to predict the degradation of heritage paintings

Contact

All questions about submissions should be emailed to Roberto Brighenti: roberto.brighenti@unifi.it