Dates and location:2-4 September 2026
Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, Portugal (www.fe.up.pt)
Chair: António J. M. Ferreira, Professor of Mechanical EngineeringFaculty of Engineering, University of Porto, Portugal
Honorary Editor-in-Chief, Composite Structures (IF=7.1)
Editor-in-Chief, Composite Structures @ Composites Part C (IF=7.0)
About Mechcomp11
The 11th International Conference on Mechanics of Composites brings together leading researchers, engineers, and scientists in the field of composite materials. This event aims to foster collaboration, share cutting-edge research, and discuss future trends in composite materials engineering.The 11th International Conference on Mechanics of Composites (Mechcomp11) will take place at FEUP (www.fe.up.pt), 2-4 September 2026. The conference will be organized in presencial mode only, with oral and poster presentations.
In Memoriam of Professor Cristóvão Mota Soares, a dearest friend, and excellent scholar.
Scientific Committee (to be updated, names in bold already accepted invitation)
Amelia Loja, ISEL, Portugal
Ana Neves, Universidade do Porto, Portugal
Aurélio Araujo, Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal
Bo Liu, Beihang University, China
Bruno Castanié, Université de Toulouse, France
Carlos Santiuste, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Spain
Chris Harvey, Portsmouth University, UK
Erasmo Carrera, Politecnico di Torino, Italy
Fabrizio Scarpa, University of Bristol, UK
Fernando Fraternali, University of Salerno, Italy
Filipa Moleiro, Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal
Flavio Marques, University of São Paulo, Brazil
Francesco Tornabene, University of Salento, Italy
Heng Hu, Wuhan University, China
Hom Dhakal, Portsmouth University, UK
Huirong Le, Tsinghua University, China
Humberto Almeida Jr. , Aalto University, Finland
Holm Altenbach, Otto-von-Guericke-Universität Magdeburg, Germany
João Correia, Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal
João Reis, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Brazil
Luciano Feo, University of Salerno, Italy
Luigi Solazzi, Università di Brescia, Italy
Marco Gigliotti, University of Pisa, Italy
Maria Cinefra, Politecnico di Bari, Italy
Michele Bacciocchi, Universitá di San Marino, San Marino
Michele D'Ottavio, Université de Paris, France
Nicholas Fantuzzi, Universitá di Bologna, Italy
Nicolae Crainic, Politecnica Timisoara, Romania
Olivier Polit, Université de Paris, France
Reinaldo Rodríguez Ramos, Universidad de La Habana, Cuba
Ricardo Medeiros, UDESC, Brazil
Salim Belouettar, LIST, Luxemboug
Seong Su Kim, KAIST, South Korea
Shuxin Li, Wuhan University of Technology, China
Túlio H Panzera, Universidade Federal de São João del-Rei, Brazil
Volnei Tita, Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil
650 euro registration fee (Deadline for payment registration fee: 31 May 2026. ) + (OPTIONAL) 150 euro for conference dinner (deadline for booking 31 July 2026).
Payment by credit card or bank transfer.
Please register and pay here:
https://www.congressospco.abreu.pt/Mechcomp11-41856.aspx
Deadline for payment registration fee: 31 May 2026.
Abstract unpaid at this date will be removed from program.
This conference has a no-refund policy.
The registration fees include coffee-breaks, lunches and book of abstracts.
Michele Bacciocchi, Universitá di San Marino, San Marino
João Correia, Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
Fabrizio Scarpa, University of Bristol, UK