ECCOMAS: European Community on Computational Methods in Applied Sciences About SMART2015

The ECCOMAS Thematic Conference on Smart Structures and Mate- rials SMART2015 is the seventh in a series which started in 2003 and has progressed successfully over the years. Past conference The organizers are grateful to the for venues were located in Poland, , Germany and Italy. SMART 2015 SMART2015 will aim at providing a comprehensive forum for dis- hosting the conference and for all the logistic support. TH cussing current state of the art in the field as well as generating 7 ECCOMAS Thematic Conference inspiration for future ideas specifically on a multidisciplinary level. on Smart Structures and Materials

S. Miguel, Azores, Portugal, 3 - 6 June 2015 Conference Topics

The scope of the Conference includes topics related to the follow- ing areas :

Fundamentals of smart materials and structures

Modeling/formulation and characterization of smart actuators, sensors and smart material systems

Trends and development in diverse areas such as material science including composite materials, intelligent hydrogels, interfacial phenomena, phase boundaries and boundary layers of phase boundaries, control, micro- and nano-systems, electronics, etc. to Conference Contacts be considered for smart systems

Comparative evaluation of different smart actuators and sensors Paula Jorge Analysis of structural concepts and designs in terms of their adapta- IDMEC— Institute of Mechanical Engineering bility to smart technologies Instituto Superior Técnico Design and development of smart structures and systems University of Biomimetic phenomena and their inspiration in engineering Av. Rovisco Pais Fabrication and testing of smart structures and systems 1049-001 Lisboa Application of smart materials, structures and related technology Portugal Smart robots Phone: +351 218 419 044 Morphing wings and smart aircraft Fax: +351 218 417 915 Artificial muscles and biomedical applications Smart structures in mechatronics Web: http://www1.dem.ist.utl.pt/smart2015 Energy harvesting Email: [email protected] Organizing Committee Invited Lecturers Instructions for authors

Aurélio L. Araújo (Chairman) F. Auricchio, University of Pavia, Italy Papers are invited which address topics within the key subject are- IDMEC/IST, Portugal L. Gaul, Universität Stuttgart, Germany as. The presentations and all written material will be in English. Carlos A. Mota Soares (Honorary Chairman) A. Güemes, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Spain Prospective authors are invited to submit a one page abstract by IDMEC/IST, Portugal J. Holnicki-Szulc, Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland January 16, 2015 Filipa Moleiro Duarte (IDMEC/IST, Portugal ) R. Ohayon, Lab de Mécanique des Structures et des Systèmes Couplés, France Cristóvão M. Mota Soares (IDMEC/IST, Portugal) J.N. Reddy, Texas A&M University, USA; Full papers (max. 06 pages) corresponding to accepted abstracts Afzal Suleman (IDMEC/IST, Portugal and U. Victoria, Canada) M. Sinapius, German Aerospace Center (DLR), Germany will be due by April 15, 2015.

Scientific Committee For templates and further information, please visit the conference Important dates website: http://www1.dem.ist.utl.pt/smart2015 S. Adali, University of Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa th J. Ambrosio, Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal January 16 , 2015 F. Auricchio, Università di Pavia, Italy Abstract submission deadline S. Belouettar, Centre de Recherche Public Henri Tudor, Luxembourg th A. Benjeddou, SUPMECA, France February 1 2015 Venue C. Boller, Universität des Saarlandes, Germany Author notification E. Carrera, Politecnico di Torino, Italy The conference will take place in the campus of the University of th F. Casciati, Università di Pavia, Italy March 15 2015 the Azores at Ponta Delgada, S. Miguel Island, Azores, Portugal. M. Cinefra, Politecnico di Torino, Italy Early payment deadline The university campus is located at a convenient distance from A. Cunha, Universidade do , Portugal th L. Faravelli, Università di Pavia, Italy April 15 2015 hotels, restaurants and diverse cultural sites. Being close to the A. Ferreira, Universidade do Porto, Portugal Full paper and author registration payment deadline centre of Ponta Delgada, University of the Azores is at walking dis- M. Friswell, University of Swansea, UK tance of any location in town and only 10 minute taxi ride from the U. Gabbert, Otto-von-Guericke University of Magdeburg, Germany airport. P. Gaudenzi, Università degli Studi di Roma "La Sapienza", Italy Registration fees (EUR) L. Gaul, Universität Stuttgart, Germany C. Gentile, Politecnico di Milano, Italy J. Guedes, Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal Early Late A. Guemes, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Spain Full (non IACM or ECCOMAS member 500 600 Travel information J. Holnicki-Szulc, Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland M. Krommer, Johannes Kepler Universität, Austria Full (IACM or ECCOMAS member) 450 550 You can either fly to Ponta Delgada directly or through Lisbon. R. Lammering, Universität der Bundeswehr Hamburg, Germany There are 2-3 daily flights Lisbon-Ponta Delgada operated by SATA J. Madeira, IDMEC - Instituto Superior Tecnico, Portugal Student 300 400 (www.sata.pt) and/or TAP (www.tap.pt). A. Mita, Keio University, Japan Accompanying person 200 200 C. Moutinho, Universidade do Porto, Portugal Besides Lisbon and Porto, some of the direct flights to Ponta Delga- W. Ostachowicz, Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland da are from Boston, Toronto, Paris, Frankfurt, Dusseldorf, Nurem- O. Polit, Université Paris Ouest – Nanterre, France The full and student registration fee covers: Conference Proceedings, Lunch , E. Prasad, University of Toronto, Canada Coffee Breaks and social program. berg, London, Madrid, Barcelona, Amsterdam, Copenhagen, A. Preumont, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium Stockholm, Oslo and Helsinke. J.N. Reddy, Texas A&M University, USA The accompanying person registration fee includes: Lunches and social pro- S. Rinderknech, Technische Universität Darmstadt, Germany gram. J. Rodellar, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Spain H. Rodrigues, Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal The presenting author of each paper much have registered by April 15th W.J. Staszewski, AGH University of Science and Technology, Poland 2015 for the paper to be included in the proceedings and scheduled for T. Wallmersperger, Technische Universität Dresden, Germany presentation.