image: Convened in Dongguan, China, from October 23-25, 2026.
Credit: Materials Futures AI for Science
Conference Chairs
▪ Weihua Wang, Dongguan Institute ofMaterials Science andTechnology, CAS, China
▪ Jinkui Zhao, Great Bay University, China
▪ Gian-Marco Rignanese, Ecole Polytechnique deLouvain (EPL), Belgium
▪ Torsten Brezesinski, Karlsruhe Institute ofTechnology, Germany
Organizing Committee
▪ Torsten Brezesinski, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Karlsruhe, Germany
▪ Yongqing Cai, University of Macau, Macau, China
▪ Yanfei Gao, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, USA
▪ Shaojun Guo, Peking University, Beijing, China
▪ Shu Ping Lau, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China
▪ Lifeng Liu, Dongguan Institute of Materials Science and Technology, CAS, China
▪ Miao Liu, Institute of Physics, CAS, Beijing, China
▪ Xiuliang Ma, Dongguan Institute of Materials Science and Technology, CAS, China
▪ Yang Ren, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
▪ Gian-Marco Rignanese, École Polytechnique de Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
▪ David J. Srolovitz, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
▪ Alexandre Tkatchenko, University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
▪ Xin Tong, Institute of High Energy Physics, CAS, China
▪ Min Wang, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
▪ Yuan Wu, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, China
▪ Chenjie Xu, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
▪ Yong Yang, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
▪ Bo Zhang, Dongguan Institute of Materials Science and Technology, CAS, China
▪ Guangyu Zhang, Institute of Physics, CAS, Beijing, China
▪ Qiang Zhang, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
▪ Ye Zhang, Dongguan Institute of Materials Science and Technology, CAS, China
▪ Chunyi Zhi, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
▪ Peng Zhou, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
Parallel Sessions
▪ Session 1 Electronic and Information-Processing Materials
Chairs: Shu Ping Lau, Peng Zhou, Guangyu Zhang
▪ Session 2 Advanced Materials for Energy Storage and Conversion
Chairs: Torsten Brezesinski, Qiang Zhang, Shaojun Guo, Lifeng Liu
▪ Session 3 Biomaterials
Chairs: Chenjie Xu, Min Wang, Ye Zhang
▪ Session 4 High-Performance Metallic Materials & Alloys
Chairs: Yong Yang, Yuan Wu, Bo Zhang
▪ Session 5 AI-Driven Materials Discovery & Computational Materials Science
Chairs: Gian-Marco Rignanese, Alexandre Tkatchenko, Miao Liu, Yongqing Cai
▪ Session 6 Advanced Characterization and Measurement Techniques
Chairs: Yang Ren, Xiuliang Ma, Xin Tong
Key Date
▪ Early Bird Close 31 Jul. 2026
▪ Abstract Submission Close 15 Sept. 2026
▪ Online Registration Close 20 Oct. 2026
▪ Conference Time 23-25 Oct. 2026
General Agenda
▪ 23 October 2026 Registration & Welcome Reception
▪ 24 October 2026 Plenary talks and parallel sessions
▪ 25 October 2026 Parallel sessions
Registration Fee
| Type | Fee | Deadline |
| Academic & other (Early Bird) | USD 300 OR CNY 2100 | 31 July 2026 |
| Students (Early Bird) | USD 200 OR CNY 1400 | 31 July 2026 |
| Academic & other (Standard Registration) | USD 400 OR CNY 2800 | |
| Students (Standard Registration) | USD 300 OR CNY 2100 |
Venue
Dongguan Institute of Materials Science and Technology, CAS
No.333, Pingdong Road, Dalang Town, Dongguan, Guangdong, China
Registration is now open. For more information, please visit icafmt.aiforsci.net.