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Additive manufacturing (AM) techniques offer the potential to economically fabricate customized parts with complex geometries in a rapid design-to-manufacture cycle. Before benefits can be explored in critical load bearing applications, the basic understanding of the mechanical and functional behavior of these materials must be substantially improved at all scales. In particular, a better understanding of fracture and fatigue performance is key. The conference will shed light on the basic physical phenomena of fatigue and fracture of AM materials and develop effective criteria for the design of unprecedented high performing components for next generation automotive, aerospace and biomedical applications.

• Paolo Ferro (Local Chair), Univ. Padova

• Filippo Berto, Univ. Rome "Sapienza" (Chair TC15)

• Sara Bagherifard, Politech. Milan

• Matteo Benedetti, Univ. Trento

• Vittorio Di Cocco, Univ. Cassino and Southern Lazio

• Francesco Iacoviello, Univ. Cassino and Southern Lazio

• Abílio de Jesus, FEUP & INEGI

• Davide Paolino, Politech. of  Turin

• Annalisa Pola, Univ. Brescia

• Raffaele Sepe, Univ. Salerno

• Jan Torgersen, Technische Universität München

• Andrea Tridello, Politech. Turin

• Enrico Salvati, Univ. Udine

• Sabrina Vantadori, Univ. Parma

• Franco Bonollo

• Alberto Fabrizi

• Giulio Timelli

• Paolo Ferro

• Michele Zappalorto

The event will be held in Vicenza, Italy, and online (February 18-20, 2026). 

In order to join the conference:

1. REGISTRATION (open 01.09.2025): LINK

2. ABSTRACT SUBMISSION (deadline: 05.11.2025): LINK

3. An acceptance email will be sent before 10.11.2025.

4. Early bird fees payment (deadline: 20.11.2025): LINK

5. Paper submission (after the conference. Deadline: 31.03.2026): LINK

Important information

1. Only one presentation per paying participant will be scheduled.

2. During the conference, the slot for each presentation will be 15 minutes: 10 minutes for the presentation and 5 minutes for the Q&As.

3. All the submitted papers, after being reviewed, will be published in an issue of Procedia Structural Integrity. The deadline for the submission of the papers is 31.03.2025. Only one paper per paying participant will be accepted.

4. A selection of the presented titles will be invited to submit extended versions to be published in Fracture and Structural Integrity.

Here you can find some suggestions near the ESIAM26 venue: 

• Palace Hotel La Conchiglia d'Oro, Via Bassano, 7 (350 m far); 

• Key Hotel, Viale Giangiorgio Trissino, 89 (550 m far); 

• Glam Boutique Hotel, Viale Antonio Giuriolo, 10 (750 m far); 

• City Hotel Cristina, Corso SS. Felice e Fortunato, 32 (1,8 km far);

• Palace Scamozzi, Corso Andrea Palladio, 40 (1,4 km far);

• Albergo Due Mori, Contra' Do Rode, 24 (1,1 km far);

• Palazzo Otello 1847, Corso Fogazzaro 4 (1,3 km far);

• Relais Santa Corona, Contrà Santa Corona, 19 (1,2 km far);

• Antico Hotel Vicenza, Stradella dei Nodari, 5 (1,1 km far);

IMPORTANT. Do not forget that:

• Conference registration will not include hotel-booking option. 

• Participants are recommended to book hotels as soon as possible in order to get the best rates possible. 

The conference will be held here:

• Vicenza University Campus, Viale Margherita, 87 - 36100 Vicenza

• Online

By plane:

The airports nearest to Vicenza are Venice Marco Polo (75 km from Vicenza), Verona Valerio Catullo (60 km from Vicenza) and Treviso Antonio Canova (60 km from Vicenza); both airports are served by many frequent international flights. From both Venice Marco Polo and Verona airport, it's about an hour's transfer (by bus then train) to Vicenza; from Treviso airport, it’s about one hour and 30 minutes.

Info on https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html

By train:

Vicenza station is on the main Milan-Venice railway link, served by numerous international trains. Trenitalia Le Frecce and Eurostar trains stop at Vicenza. 

Info on https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html and https://www.italotreno.com/en

By car:

Vicenza is on the A4 (Milan-Venice) motorway, which is linked to the European motorway network.

• Registration: LINK

• Abstract submission: LINK

• Fees payment: LINK

• Paper submission: LINK

For any info, please, do not hesitate to contact us: esiam@structuralintegrity.eu