Announcements

MDPI will be attending the AIM2026 IEEE/ASME International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics (AIM2026), which will be held from 7 to 10 July 2026, in Genova, Italy.

The AIM2026 International Conference aims to provide an international and global forum for presenting and discussing the latest advances in Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics.

As the flagship conference focusing on mechatronics and intelligent systems, the IEEE/ASME International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics (AIM) brings together an international community of experts to discuss the state of the art, new research results, perspectives of future developments, and innovative applications relevant to mechatronics, robotics, automation, industrial electronics, and related areas.

The following open access journals will be represented:

• Robotics;
• Applied Sciences;
• Machines;
• Automation;
• Electronics;
• Hardware;
• JETA.

If you plan to attend this conference, please feel free to stop by our booth and have a conversation with us. Our delegates look forward to meeting you in person and answering any questions that you may have. For more information about the conference, please visit https://aim2026.com/.

MDPI will be attending the European Society for Precision Engineering and Nanotechnology International Conference, which will be held from 8 to 12 June 2026, in Krakow, Poland.

The European Society for Precision Engineering and Nanotechnology (euspen) is an influential community linking industrialists, researchers, respected authorities, and new and established players worldwide. It provides an entrepreneurial platform that enables companies and research institutes to promote their latest technology developments, products, and services and keep up to date with those in the field. Euspen’s defined mission is to advance the arts, sciences and technology of precision engineering, micro engineering and nanotechnology; to promote its dissemination through education and training; and to facilitate its exploitation by science and industry.

Euspen’s 26th international conference and exhibition provide a leading forum for industrialists and academics alike to review the best of worldwide industrial innovation, progressive research and technology developments. Delegates will gain an insight into the precision engineering and nanotechnology priorities of Europe’s leading industrial nation.

This event offers the possibility to see the latest advances in traditional precision engineering fields such as metrology, ultra precision machining, additive and replication processes, precision mechatronic systems and control, and precision cutting processes. Furthermore, topics will be addressed covering robotics and automation, precision design in large-scale applications, applications of precision engineering in biomedical sciences, sustainability, digital manufacturing and precision engineering.

The following open access journals will be represented:

• Metrology;
• Journal of Manufacturing and Materials Processing;
• Sensors;
• Applied Mechanics;
• Automation;
• Machines;
• Micromachines;
• Nanomanufacturing;
• Journal of Experimental and Theoretical Analyses.

If you plan on attending this conference, please feel free to stop by our booth and have a conversation with us. Our delegates look forward to meeting you in person and answering any questions that you may have. For more information about the conference, please visit https://www.euspen.eu/events/26th-international-conference-exhibition/?subid=26th-international-conference-exhibition.

Conference: The 17th IEEE International Conference on Electron Devices and Solid-State Circuits (EDSSC 2026)
Date: 9–12 June 2026
Place: Guangzhou, China 

We are excited to announce that MDPI will participate as an exhibitor at the 17th IEEE International Conference on Electron Devices and Solid-State Circuits (EDSSC 2026), from 9 to 12 June 2026.

EDSSC 2026 is the 17th in a series of highly successful conferences initiated by the IEEE ED/SSC Beijing Section Hong Kong Chapter and is hosted by South China University of Technology. The conference continues the EDSSC tradition as a multidisciplinary forum for the exchange of ideas, research results, and industry experience in the broad areas of electron devices and solid-state circuits and systems. The technical program includes invited talks by leading scientists and contributed papers. All accepted papers will be submitted to the IEEE Xplore database and indexed by EI Compendex.

We invite contributions describing the latest scientific and technological results in subjects including, but not limited to, the following:

• Nanoelectronics;
• Memory devices and technology;
• Photonic Devices;
• RF and Microwave Devices;
• Power Devices;
• Organic Devices;
• Energy Devices;
• Display and Imager;
• MEMS and Sensor;
• EDA and AI;
• Emerging Devices;
• Device Reliability;
• Analog Circuits;
• Biomedical Circuits;
• Data Conversion Circuits;
• Digital and Memory Circuits;
• Power Management Circuits;
• RF and Microwave Circuits;
• Communication Circuits;
• Emerging Circuit Designs.

The following MDPI journals will be presenting at the conference:

• JLPEA;
• Inventions;
• Electronic Materials;
• Electronics;
• JETA.

If you wish to attend the conference, please feel free to contact us. Our delegates look forward to meeting you in person at the booth and to answering any questions that you may have.
For more information about the conference, please visit the following website:
https://www.edssc.com/. 

MDPI will attend the ICAST 2026, which will take place in Hongkong, from 1 to 3 June 2026.

Smart and adaptive structures have attracted growing attention from both academia and industry due to their transformative potential across engineering, materials science, and intelligent systems. As a long-standing and internationally recognized conference series, ICAST continues to bring together researchers, engineers, and innovators advancing the frontiers of adaptive structures, smart materials, vibration control, energy harvesting, and related technologies. Building on over three decades of successful conferences held across North America, Asia, and Europe, the 35th International Conference on Adaptive Structures and Technologies (ICAST 2026), hosted by The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, offers a valuable platform for interdisciplinary exchange and collaboration. Held in the dynamic and innovation-driven city of Hong Kong, the conference provides participants with the opportunity to engage with leading experts and explore the latest developments shaping the future of smart and sustainable technologies.

The following MDPI journals will be represented at the conference:

• Applied Sciences;
• Micromachines;
• Journal of Experimental and Theoretical Analyses (JETA);
• Aerospace;
• Wind;
• Acoustics;
• Journal of Low Power Electronics and Applications (JLPEA).

If you are planning on attending this conference, please do not hesitate to stop by our booth and start a conversation with us. Our delegates look forward to meeting you in person and answering any questions that you may have. For more information about the conference, please visit the following website: https://icast2026.hkust.edu.hk/.

Conference: 13th IcETRAN Conference 2026
Date: 8–11 June 2026
Location: Silver Lake, Serbia

MDPI will be attending the 13th IcETRAN Conference 2026, which will be held from 8 June to 11 June 2026, as an exhibitor. We welcome researchers from various backgrounds to visit our booth and share their latest ideas with us.

Organized by the ETRAN Society, one of the leading engineering and technical organizations in Serbia, the 13th IcETRAN Conference 2026 (IcETRAN 2026) will be held in Silver Lake, Serbia.

The International Conference on Electrical, Electronic and Computing Engineering IcETRAN addresses 17 different disciplines related to electrical, electronics and computing engineering, organized into corresponding sections covering a wide range of topics. These topics include Electronics (ELi), Telecommunications (TEi), Computing and Information Engineering (RTi), Control Systems (AUi), Nuclear Engineering and Technology (NTi), Acoustics (AKi), Antennas and Propagation (APi), Artificial Intelligence (VIi), Electric Circuits and Systems and Signal Processing (EKi), Power Engineering (EEi), Biomedical Engineering (BTi), Metrology (MLi), New Materials in Electrical and Electronic Engineering (NMi), Microelectronics and Optoelectronics (MOi), Microwave Technique, Technologies and Systems (MTTi), Robotics and Flexible Automation (ROi), and Education in Electrical, Electronic and Computing Engineering. As a well-established multidisciplinary scientific meeting, it brings together researchers, engineers, and industry professionals working in electrical engineering, electronics, telecommunications, computer science, automation, and related applied fields.

We warmly welcome you to join us in Silver Lake as we work together to promote the collective advancement of domestic and international research levels in the field of electrical, electronic and computing engineering.

The following MDPI journals will be represented at the conference:

• Symmetry;
• JETA;
• Signals;
• Automation;
• Instruments;
• JNE.

If you are planning to attend this conference, please do not hesitate to start an online conversation with us. Our delegates look forward to meeting you in person at the booth and answering any questions that you may have. For more information, please visit https://www.etran.rs/2026/en/home-english/.

Conference: 2026 IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems
Date: 24–27 May 2026
Location: Shanghai, China

The IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems (ISCAS) is the flagship conference of the IEEE Circuits and Systems Society and the world’s premier forum for researchers in the active fields of theory, design and implementation of circuits and systems.

ISCAS 2026 is driven by the theme “Circuits and Systems for Intelligent Society”, catalyzing transformative innovation at the intersection of circuits, systems, and artificial intelligence to faster the development of a smart and sustainable society.

The symposium highlights a wide range of innovation themes, including artificial intelligence and deep learning, smart systems for automotive, brain innovation neurotechnologies, intelligent cyber security systems, food security and climate change, ultra-low-power circuits and systems.

MDPI will be attending this event as an exhibitor, welcoming researchers from diverse backgrounds to visit and share their latest ideas.

The following open access journals will be represented at this conference:

• Electronics;
• JLPEA;
• ASI;
• Micromachines;
• Analog;
• Biomimetics;
• Chips;
• Hardware;
• JETA;
• Microelectronics;
• Semiconductors and Heterogeneous Integration;
• Signals.

We are honored to announce that Prof. Dr. William Gerwick will serve as the Chair of the 2026 Tu Youyou Award Committee.

A world-renowned authority in marine natural products chemistry and pharmacology, Professor Gerwick is a Distinguished Professor at both the Scripps Institution of Oceanography and the Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences at the University of California San Diego (UCSD). His pioneering work at the intersection of ocean sciences and drug discovery makes him a fitting leader for an award centered on transformative medicinal breakthroughs.

Under Professor Gerwick’s stewardship, the 2026 Tu Youyou Award Committee will focus on recognizing innovative and impactful research in natural products chemistry and medicinal chemistry, particularly work with the potential to drive meaningful advances in both scientific understanding and human health.

To provide further insight into his perspectives, we include below an interview with Professor Gerwick, in which he reflects on his scientific journey, his views on the field, and his vision for the Tu Youyou Award.

A Conversation with the Chair

1. Could you please introduce yourself and your research journey?

My research focuses on the natural products of marine algae and cyanobacteria, their application in medicine, their biosynthesis using genomic approaches, and innovative methods in the structure elucidation of natural products.

I received my BS degree from the University of California at Davis, my PhD from the University of California at San Diego, and conducted postdoctoral work at the University of Connecticut. After a couple of years in a junior faculty position at the Department of Chemistry at the University of Puerto Rico, I spent 21 years as Professor of Pharmacy at Oregon State University. In 2005, I returned to my PhD institution at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography and the Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences at UC San Diego, where I am currently a Distinguished Professor of Oceanography and Pharmaceutical Sciences.

Throughout my career, I have been dedicated to advancing the field through both leadership and mentorship. I have served as president of the American Society of Pharmacognosy, chaired and co-chaired several major research conferences, and served as an associate editor for the Journal of Natural Products. I am a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) and of the American Society of Pharmacognosy. I have trained over 100 doctoral and postdoctoral students, and my research group has published nearly 500 papers and more than 25 patents on topics in the natural product sciences and medicinal chemistry.

2. What motivated you to accept the role of Chair of the 2026 Tu Youyou Award Committee?

Of course, I am a huge supporter of all awards that are given in recognition of excellent scientific research, and especially so in the natural products sciences and medicinal chemistry. However, this award is truly special in that it recognizes scientific excellence as well as impact, and is given in the name of an individual, Tu Youyou, who clearly had many challenges along the path to reach the pinnacle of her success. Not only was she the first Chinese person to win a Nobel prize in this area, but she was also the first Chinese woman to receive a Nobel prize, and this was achieved without graduate education in China or elsewhere. It’s a true testament to what can be achieved by hard work, determination, and vision. To read the history of her extraordinary approach to discovering novel antimalarial compounds from Traditional Chinese Medicine is truly inspirational. It is, therefore, the inspiration provided by the extraordinary life and career of Tu Youyou that motivated me to accept the Chair of the Award Committee for 2026.

3. How do you view the role of natural products chemistry and medicinal chemistry in today’s scientific landscape, and what major advances over the past decade have shaped this field?

A quite remarkable integration of fields is currently transforming natural products science and medicinal chemistry. In natural products, we are seeing integration of different omics methods, from metabolites to proteins to nucleic acids. Sophisticated biological and pharmacological approaches are driving the discovery of exquisitely potent and selective natural products. Advances are being made to integrate molecular-level recognition of natural products with chemical ecological studies, and sophisticated methods of structure determination using Artificial Intelligence or pioneering new tools such as microED are being applied with increasing frequency. High-level synthetic methodologies, such as protecting group-free synthetic routes, are enhancing medicinal chemistry, accelerating the identification of lead molecules with attractive pharmaceutical properties at an increasing pace.

4. How do you consider the balance between fundamental discovery (e.g., new molecules or mechanisms) and practical impact (e.g., therapeutic applications)?

Many individuals are excellent scientists and mentors, and have essential roles in developing our culture that values science and the scientific method. It should also be pointed out that not all scientific discoveries are going to have a broad societal impact, but they are nevertheless critical to the overall body and structure of science. But it is a truly remarkable individual who makes a key scientific discovery, recognizes its potential value to society in general, and then has the skills and determination to bring it forward as a useful product. That was the type of person the Tu Youyou is, and that is the type of person who is honored by the prize in her name.

5. What do you see as the key challenges or opportunities currently facing the field?

We are on the crux of an amazing revolution in many of the sciences, including natural products and medicinal chemistry; the purposeful application of Artificial Intelligence to solving many of the difficulties involved in the search for new pharmaceuticals from Nature. AI is transforming how we select organisms for study, what pharmaceutical targets to go after, rapidly resolving the chemical structures of new compounds, identifying efficient routes to their chemical synthesis, understanding their molecular mechanisms of action, and finally, designing their clinical application. The role of people in these pursuits is changing. Increasingly, the human role will be providing overall vision: what can we do? What should we do? And it is important to remember that AI is providing hypotheses, not truth. Scientists with expert domain knowledge will be critical for discerning the correctness of hypotheses put forth by AI. Altogether, advances in technology, expanding knowledge, and the appropriate use of AI methods are preparing society to be able to address emerging diseases, such as pandemics, as well as conditions that are not effectively treated by currently existing therapeutics.

6. How do you expect the Tu Youyou Award to contribute to the advancement of natural product chemistry, medicinal chemistry, and human health over the coming years?

The Tu Youyou Award is potentially transformative for the broad fields of natural products science and medicinal chemistry as it brings a significantly increased level of visibility to these topics and their contributions to human health. It will be crucial to have excellent communication to news agencies, social media and other communication outlets so that the general public is informed and educated on the high impact of these natural product/medicinal chemistry contributions. This will bring increased funding, attract promising students, and generally enrich the interface of these fields with the health sector.

7. What message would you like to convey to the research community and the public during this open nomination phase?

This prize gives broad societal visibility to the role that natural products have had in shaping a majority of our current medicines, as well as understanding the life forms with whom we share the planet. Further, it recognizes a woman scientist working under sub-optimal conditions who could persevere and make discoveries of global impact. The prize and what it represents, therefore, inspires current and future generations to engage in the study of Nature and its relationship to Human Health, to overcome adversity, and to aspire to making one’s life impactful.

About the Tu Youyou Award

Established in 2016, the Tu Youyou Award seeks to honor those who excel in the fields of natural products chemistry and medicinal chemistry. This award offers a total prize of CHF 100,000, which will be equally divided among the winners if there is more than one, with each recipient receiving an award medal and a certificate.

The 2026 Tu Youyou Award is open for nominations until 31 October 2026. We encourage all eligible candidates to participate in this prestigious recognition, as this award not only honors individual achievement but also encourages further scientific exchange, exploration and discovery in critical areas of medicine.

If you are interested in participating, please visit the Tu Youyou Award website for more information on the nomination requirements.

MDPI is pleased to announce our participation in the World Congress on Condition Monitoring (WCCM 2026), held from 25 to 27 August in Milan, Italy.

WCCM 2026 stands as a premier worldwide platform for scientists and professionals from both academia and industry to share knowledge and insights in the field of condition monitoring. The congress is dedicated to facilitating the global exchange of research and applications, with a strong emphasis on international cooperation and technological advancements.

The conference covers a wide spectrum of key areas, including condition monitoring technologies, sensors and data acquisition, signal processing and machine learning, fault diagnosis and prognostics, and maintenance and reliability. Attendees will also have the opportunity to explore industrial applications, standards, and transformative case studies that are shaping the future of asset management.

The following open access journals will be represented:

• Sensors;
• Machines;
• NDT;
• ASI;
• Applied Mechanics;
• Vibration;
• JETA;
• Lubricants;
• Technologies;
• Standards;
• Logistics.

MDPI will be attending the 9th International Conference on Electronics Technology (ICET 2026), which will be held in Chengdu, China, from 29 to 31 May 2026.

ICET 2026 is co-sponsored by the IEEE Chengdu Section and the Sichuan Institute of Electronics, and is hosted by the Youth Talent Work Committee of Sichuan Institute of Electronics, with the support of the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Sichuan University, Southwest Jiaotong University, Xi’an University of Technology, Singapore Institute of Electronics, Chengdu University of Technology, Chengdu University of Information Technology, etc.

ICET conference's core objective is to establish an academic forum for scientists worldwide, both senior and emerging, to share research insights, knowledge, and advancements in electronics, micro/nanoelectronics, and electronic packaging. The conference also connects university academics, industry professionals, and the technical community, fostering collaboration and knowledge exchange on the latest technological advancements.

The following open access journals will be represented at the conference:

• Technologies;
• Electronics;
• Information;
• IoT;
• JLPEA;
• Microwave;
• Telecom;
• Electricity;
• Hardware;
• JETA;
• JSAN;
• Chips;
• WEVJ.

If you are planning to attend the above conference, please feel free to stop by our booth. Our delegates look forward to meeting you in person and answering any questions that you may have.

For more information about this conference, please visit the following website: https://icet.net/index.html.