14 January 2026
1st International Online Conference on Optics (IOCO 2026)–Registration Deadline—23 March 2026
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The conference is organized by the MDPI journal Optics (ISSN: 2673-3269, Impact Factor: 1.6) and chaired by Prof. Dr. Costantino De Angelis from the Department of Information Engineering, University of Brescia, Italy and Prof. Dr. Thomas Seeger from the Institut Fluid - und Thermodynamik, Lehrstuhl für Technische Thermodynamik, Universität Siegen, Germany. It will take place virtually from 25 to 27 March 2026, Central European Time.
Latest schedule:
New abstract submission deadline: 16 January 2026;
New abstract acceptance notification date: 10 February 2026;
Registration deadline: 23 March 2026;
Conference date: 25–27 March 2026.
To register for the event, please click on the following link: https://sciforum.net/event/IOCO2026?section=#registration.
Topics of interest:
S1. Biomedical Optics
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S2. Optoelectronics and Optical Engineering
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S3. Geometrical Optics
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S4. Photonics and Optical Communications
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S5. Laser Sciences and Technology
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S6. Quantum Optics
Session Chair: Dr. Andrea Salamon, Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Roma Tor Vergata, 00133 Rome, Italy.
We look forward to welcoming you to this no-fee conference.
If you have already registered, we thank you.
Prof. Dr. Costantino De Angelis, Department of Information Engineering, University of Brescia, Italy;
Prof. Dr. Thomas Seeger, Institut Fluid - und Thermodynamik, Lehrstuhl für Technische Thermodynamik, Universität Siegen, Germany
Conference Secretariat
ioco2026@mdpi.com