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27-29 Apr 2026 Rome (Italy)
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Program
Scientific Programme
Three days of invited and contributed talks, poster discussions and networking sessions for the mechanics of matter at the nano-scale.
Programme at a glance
Monday afternoon · Tuesday full day · Wednesday closing sessions
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Venue
The meeting will take place at the Department of Civil Engineering, Computer Science and Aeronautical Technologies, Università degli Studi Roma Tre.
Via Vito Volterra, 62, Roma (RM), 00144 · Dipartimento di Ingegneria Civile, Informatica e delle Tecnologie aeronautiche · Università degli Studi Roma Tre
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All times are shown in local time. Minor adjustments to the running order may still occur.
Monday, 27 April 2026
| 13:00 | Registration (60 min) |
| 14:00 |
Opening remarks
Dr. Edoardo Rossi, Prof. Umberto Iemma (Department Vice Director)
10 min
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| 14:10 |
Advanced Nanoindentation
Invited Talk
Marco Sebastiani
High-speed nanoindentation mapping · 30 min
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| 14:40 |
Advanced Nanoindentation
Contributed talk 1
Wheeler Jeffrey M.
Correlated Mechanical Microscopy for Determining the Influence of Deformation and Texture on Local Mechanical Properties · 20 min
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| 15:00 |
Advanced Nanoindentation
Contributed talk 2
Benoit Merle
High Strain Rate Nanoindentation: Recent Advances and Applications · 20 min
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| 15:20 |
Advanced Nanoindentation
Contributed talk 3
Uluca Ahmed
A dynamic analysis of size- and scale-dependent static friction in spherical contacts · 20 min
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| 15:40 | Coffee Break (30 min) |
| 16:10 |
Microstructure-Driven Small-Scale Mechanics
Invited Talk
Verena Maier-Kiener
Linking Nanoscale Phase Transformations to High-Temperature Mechanical Behavior · 30 min
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| 16:40 |
Microstructure-Driven Small-Scale Mechanics
Contributed talk 4
Chmielewska Julia
Room Temperature Ductility and Elevated Temperature Strength in Hf–Mo–Nb–Ti Refractory Multi Principal Element Alloys · 20 min
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| 17:00 |
Microstructure-Driven Small-Scale Mechanics
Contributed talk 5
Divya Sri Bandla
Decoupling grain boundary sliding from its accommodation mechanisms: Insights from high temperature micropillar compression · 20 min
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| 17:20 |
Microstructure-Driven Small-Scale Mechanics
Contributed talk 6
Szebesczyk Hanna
Application of high-throughput materials science methods for rapid screening of ultra-strong light-weight aluminium alloys · 20 min
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| 17:40 |
Microstructure-Driven Small-Scale Mechanics
Contributed talk 7
Maria Watroba
Electrochemical Microfabrication of Zinc Architectures: From Microstructure Control to Mechanical Performance · 20 min
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| 18:00 |
Closing remarks
Edoardo Rossi, Marco Sebastiani
10 min
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Tuesday, 28 April 2026
| 09:00 | Registration (10 min) |
| 09:10 |
Nanoscale Mechanical Behavior: Fatigue, Indentation & Tribology
Invited talk
Brad Boyce
Mitigating fatigue failure at the nanoscale · 30 min
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| 09:40 |
Nanoscale Mechanical Behavior: Fatigue, Indentation & Tribology
Contributed talk 1
Cruañes Diego
Understanding nanoindentation statistical dispersion in ceramic–metal cemented carbides by numerical simulation and FIB tomography · 20 min
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| 10:00 |
Nanoscale Mechanical Behavior: Fatigue, Indentation & Tribology
Contributed talk 3
Preuss Oliver
Tribological response in oxides by mechanically seeded dislocations: case study on SrTiO₃ · 20 min
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| 10:20 |
Nanoscale Mechanical Behavior: Fatigue, Indentation & Tribology
Contributed talk 2
Rabkin Eugen
Modifying nanomechanical behavior of gold nanoparticles by chemical etching · 20 min
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| 10:40 | Coffee Break (30 min) |
| 11:10 |
Nanoscale Fracture and Small-Scale Plasticity
Invited talk
Thomas Pardoen
Fracture toughness at nanoscale: experimental challenges and physical meaning · 30 min
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| 11:40 |
Nanoscale Fracture and Small-Scale Plasticity
Contributed talk 4
Wurmshuber Michael
Achieving excellent combinations of strength, ductility and fracture toughness in UFG W via grain boundary engineering · 20 min
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| 12:00 |
Nanoscale Fracture and Small-Scale Plasticity
Contributed talk 5
Maeder Xavier
Interface-mediated softening and deformation mechanics in amorphous Ta₂O₅/SiO₂ nanolaminates · 20 min
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| 12:20 |
Nanoscale Fracture and Small-Scale Plasticity
Contributed talk 6
Amodeo Jonathan
Small-scale plasticity in UO2 nuclear fuel · 20 min
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| 12:40 |
Nanoscale Fracture and Small-Scale Plasticity
Contributed talk 7
Kroeker Philipp
In-Situ TKD Study of Secondary Twinning and Interaction Mechanisms of {11-21} Deformation Twins · 20 min
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| 13:00 | Lunch break (80 min) |
| 14:20 |
Structure–Property Correlations: Microstructure, Deformation & In Situ Probes
Invited talk
Nathan Mara
Structure-Mechanical Property Correlations in Pharmaceutical Crystals · 30 min
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| 14:50 |
Structure–Property Correlations: Microstructure, Deformation & In Situ Probes
Contributed talk 9
Gammer Christoph
In situ 4D-STEM as a route to quantify deformation processes in arbitrarily complex materials · 20 min
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| 15:10 |
Structure–Property Correlations: Microstructure, Deformation & In Situ Probes
Contributed talk 10
Cios Grzegorz
Resolving Overlapping EBSD Patterns by Experiment - Simulation Residuals Analysis · 20 min
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| 15:30 |
Structure–Property Correlations: Microstructure, Deformation & In Situ Probes
Contributed talk 11
Lemkova Valeria
Bridging Mechanical Response and Atomic Structure: Insights from Activation Volume and Synchrotron Scattering · 20 min
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| 15:50 |
Remarks on dinner place and posters
10 min
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| 16:10 | Poster Session (with Coffee break) (110 min) |
Wednesday, 29 April 2026
| 08:50 | Registration (10 min) |
| 09:00 |
Atomistic-to-Multiscale Nanomechanics
Invited talk
Julien Guénolé
Atomic-Scale Informed Dislocation Density Fields for Interface-Dominated Nanomechanics · 30 min
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| 09:30 |
Atomistic-to-Multiscale Nanomechanics
Contributed talk 1
Anand Sriram
Assessing the Reliability of Interatomic Potentials for Nanomechanical Simulations · 20 min
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| 09:50 |
Atomistic-to-Multiscale Nanomechanics
Contributed talk 2
Wang Hexin
Stochastic twinning in confined volume of Mg: Insights from nanomechanical testing & atomistic modelling · 20 min
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| 10:10 |
Atomistic-to-Multiscale Nanomechanics
Contributed talk 3
Koch Peter
Size-dependent dislocation processes in Pt nanoparticles under nanoindentation · 20 min
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| 10:30 |
Atomistic-to-Multiscale Nanomechanics
Contributed talk 4
Alvarez Donado Rene Alberto
Understanding Oxygen-Driven Plasticity in Amorphous Alloys via Multiscale Simulations and Ab Initio Trained Machine Learning Force Fields · 20 min
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| 10:50 | Coffee Break (30 min) |
| 11:20 |
FAIR Data and Scalable Machine Learning for Mechanics
Invited talk
Jakob Koenig
Bridging Industry and Academia: A Practical Approach to FAIR Data Management · 30 min
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| 11:50 |
FAIR Data and Scalable Machine Learning for Mechanics
Invited talk
Claus O. W. Trost
Using explainable machine learning to learn from nanoindentation mapping – Should we use more features? · 30 min
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| 12:20 |
FAIR Data and Scalable Machine Learning for Mechanics
Contributed talk 5
Huckfeldt Pia
Micromechanical testing of Ni-Cu/-Au solid solutions · 20 min
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| 12:40 |
FAIR Data and Scalable Machine Learning for Mechanics
Contributed talk 6
Peivaste Iman
Drastic Acceleration of Phase-Field Microstructure Simulations: A High-Performance Fourier Neural Operator Approach · 20 min
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| 13:00 |
FAIR Data and Scalable Machine Learning for Mechanics
Contributed talk 7
Zare Pakzad Sina
Scalable Machine Learning Analysis of Resonance Behavior in Silicon MEMS Cantilevers · 20 min
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| 13:20 |
Closing remarks
Benoit Merle, Edoardo Rossi
10 min
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Poster List
Posters are listed in alphabetical order by presenter surname. Total posters: 62.
1
High-Throughput MEMS-Based Mechanical Characterization of ZnO Nanowires
Presenter: Alaca B. Erdem
2
LEED meets second strain-gradient elasticity : towards the identification of higher-grade elastic parameters?
Presenter: amiot fabien
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Dry and Oil-Lubricated Sliding of Neat PEEK versus Modified PEEK against 42CrMo4+QT Steel in a Block-on-Ring Configuration
Presenter: Baskutis Saulius
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Assessing humidity-induced fracture toughness degradation in polycrystalline alu-mina: microcantilever study and phase-field modeling of slow crack growth
Presenter: Birocco Martina
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Severe plastic deformation of iron nanoparticles on sapphire substrate
Presenter: Blecher Hen
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Multilayer Combinatorial Libraries and the Development of High-Strength, Thermally-Stable Asymmetric Nanolaminates
Presenter: Bojarski Samuel
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Standardization of methods for characterization of mechanical properties of soft samples at nanoscale
Presenter: Brázdilová Barbora
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Transitions in silica glass studied by High Temperature Scanning Indentation
Presenter: Bruns Sebastian
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The Role of Oxide Interlayer Thickness in Metal-Polymer Adhesion
Presenter: Byloff Johanna
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Investigation of fracture toughness of nanomultilayer coated micro ceramics: the role of aperiodicity
Presenter: CHENG WENJUAN
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Constant strain rate nanoindentation at high strain rates: A systematic study on silica glasses
Presenter: Cherukuri Rahul
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The Influence of creep effects on nanoindentation results and the comparison of indentation creep with conventional creep tests at room temperature
Presenter: Chudoba Thomas
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Silver Wire Drawing Characterization via Nanoindentation
Presenter: CORA Ömer Necati
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Machine Learning-Assisted Quantitative Analysis of Indentation Size Effects in Nanostructured Al–Cu Thin Films
Presenter: Der Oguzhan
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In situ TEM investigation of stress-induced hydride formation and crack nucleation in titanium
Presenter: Devulapalli Vivek
16
Micromechanical Evaluation of Intermetallic Compounds in Binary Zinc-Based Alloys
Presenter: Dybeł Aleksandra
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Thermomechanical Behavior of Metallic Multilayers Used in MEMS Microshutter Arrays with Variable Geometry
Presenter: Elsaka Basma
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Micromechanical characterization of Ni-based cemented carbides at high temperature
Presenter: Francesc Barbera
19
Mechanical properties of geopolymer composite filled with tire rubber
Presenter: Furtos Gabriel
20
Abnormal Grain Growth Phenomena in electrodeposited nanocrystalline Cobalt-Copper observed after Nanoindentation Fatigue
Presenter: Gaub Florentin
21
Unveiling Microstructure-Property Relationships for the Design of Sustainable HEA and Cermet Coatings through High-Resolution Nanomechanical 3D High Speed Mapping
Presenter: Gigante Giulia
22
Strain rate dependent plasticity in Rhenium through micropillar compression
Presenter: Hamulka Kamila
23
Nanomechanical characterization of cold-spray deposited stainless steel
Presenter: Hausild Petr
24
Balancing Strength, Ductility, and Fracture Toughness in Aluminium-based Nanolaminates
Presenter: Jansen Hendrik
25
Bridging Dislocation Nucleation and Fracture Anisotropy in 4H-SiC: A Multi-scale Study on Mechanical Size Effects
Presenter: Jun-Yu Wang
26
Dry and Oil-Lubricated Sliding of Neat PEEK versus Modified PEEK against 42CrMo4+QT Steel in a Block-on-Ring Configuration
Presenter: Kačinskas Tomas
27
Fabrication of Large Arrays of Ceramic Micropillars by ICP-CVD for High-Throughput Mechanical Characterization
Presenter: Kaekel Eireen
28
Microstructure and phase stability in combinatorially sputtered W–Cr thin-film alloys
Presenter: Kanczewska Maria
29
Elastic modeling and total energy calculations of “free-standing†pseudomorphic GaN/AlN superlattices
Presenter: KARAKOSTAS THEODOROS
30
Mechanical properties at the nanoscale of GaAs/In(Al,Ga)As core/shell nanowires
Presenter: KOMNINOU PHILOMELA
31
Experimental and DFT Analysis of Antisite Disorder and Griffiths Phase in Dy₂CoMnO₆: Structural, Electronic, and Magnetic Insights
Presenter: Kumar Vipin
32
Open-source Multi-Sample Calibration Method for Nanoindentation
Presenter: Lee Sang-Hyeok
33
Assessing the Effects of Non-Equilibrium Microstructures to the Activation Volume of Selective-Laser Melted 316L Stainless Steel Using Multiscale Strain-Rate Jump Tests
Presenter: Li Bo-Shiuan
34
Nanoindentation testing of agarose–silk fibroin hydrogels
Presenter: Lukes Jaroslav
35
Nanobiotechnology Core Facility: Atomic Force Microscopy and Nanomechanical Characterization of Biological Systems
Presenter: Macala Jakub
36
Nanoengineering mechanical properties and adhesion in interface-dominated materials
Presenter: Martina Frangella
37
Applied nano-micro mechanics: bioreactors
Presenter: Missirlis Yannis F.Missirlis
38
Nanoindentation stress relaxation tests
Presenter: Mohanty Gaurav
39
Linking Local Electrochemical Functionality and Mechanical Properties in Nickel–Manganese–Cobalt (NMC) Battery Cathodes
Presenter: Nafees Mahnoor
40
Mechanical Properties of Disordered Fe-Co Nanoparticles
Presenter: Nathan Yarden
41
ON-CHIP NANOMECHANICAL STUDY OF THE EFFECT OF GRAIN SIZE ON PLASTICITY AND TIME-DEPENDENT DEFORMATION OF SPUTTERED PT THIN FILMS.
Presenter: Neshani Roozbeh
42
Avalanche Dynamics in Stick-Slip Cutting of Molybdenum Disulï¬de
Presenter: Nicolini Paolo
43
Indenter blunting – and how to deal with it
Presenter: Nohava Jiri
44
The thermomechanical and structural properties of PMMA/SiC films
Presenter: Obradović Vera
45
Interpretable depth-resolved classification of high-speed nanoindentation maps using CNN curve-to-image learning and PCA–Random Forest
Presenter: Ortiz-Membrado Laia
46
Exploring the Effect of Nanocrystalline Structure on the Elastic Modulus of AA7075
Presenter: Ozdemir Furkan
47
Structure and mechanical properties of Ta/TaN nanolayered systems
Presenter: Pawlyta Mirka (Miroslawa)
48
A Multiscale Framework for Predicting Crack Evolution in Thin Films and Coatings Integrating Digital Material Representation, Cohesive Zones, XFEM and Molecular Dynamics
Presenter: Perzynski Konrad
49
Optimal design and loading in Graphene/Formvar/PDMS nanocomposite under thermo-mechanical loading by multi-parameter optimizations
Presenter: Petrova Tatyana
50
Correlative BioAFM for nanomechanical mapping of soft, living and hydrated samples: from cells to fibrotic tissues
Presenter: Pribyl Jan
51
Effects of oxygen incorporation on mechanical behavior of ZrCu thin film metallic glasses
Presenter: QIN Jin
52
Deciphering the HEDE Mechanism via Tritium-based In Situ Micro-cantilever Fracture
Presenter: Reibenspies Johannes
53
Simulation of the heterogeneous deformation response of amorphous polymers at the mesoscale via shear transformation zone theory
Presenter: Reitmair Daniel
54
Controlling adhesion and debonding of metal films on polymer substrates
Presenter: Sandulli Federica
55
Non-basal plasticity in structurally related Sm-Co crystals
Presenter: Schneider Malik
56
Impact of heat treatment on microstructural changes and mechanical behaviour in ASTM A694 F65 steel
Presenter: Serban Nicolae
57
Probing the nano-mechanical properties of thermo-responsive microgels
Presenter: SODHI MANMEET KAUR
58
Expanding nanomechanical testing to lateral forces. Indentation hardness and scratch resistance at high temperatures using the sm@rt lateral force stage
Presenter: Stein Wolfgang
59
Mathematical modelling accounting for a variable entanglement density: Validation against NEMD Atomistic Simulations
Presenter: Stephanou Pavlos
60
Data-driven exploration of the compositional hyperspace of refractory high-entropy alloys via high-throughput materials engineering
Presenter: Wieczerzak Krzysztof
61
Dynamic nanoindentation at cryogenic temperatures as a tool for determining the brittle-to-ductile transition temperature
Presenter: Zeiler Stefan
62
Microstructure and mechanical properties of tungsten fabricated by electron beam powder bed fusion
Presenter: ZHU LEI
