Special Sessions

1. New developments in DIC, including FE based DIC,...
   Jean-Charles Passieux, Université Fédérale Toulouse, France;
   Wei-Chung Wang, National Tsing Hua University Taiwan
2. Validation and identification from full field measurements
   Jean-Noël Périe, Université Fédérale Toulouse, France ;
   Sven Bossuyt, Aalto University, Finland
3. Shape memory Alloys, Polymers and Composites-Experiments, Design and Model
   Elzbieta Pieczyska, Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland;
   Y. Charles Lu, University of Kentucky, USA
4. Inspection techniques for damage detection in civil engineering structures
   Giuseppe Lacidogna, Politecnico di Torino, Italy;
   Tomoki Shiotani, Kyoto University, Japan
5. Inspection techniques for damage detection in composites
   Nathalie Godin, INSA Lyon, France;
   Anastassopoulos, Mistras Group Hellas A.B.E.E, Greece
6. Testing and modeling of cementitious composite materials and structures
   Corina Papanicolaou, University Patras, Greece;
   Tine Tysmans, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium;
   Amir Si Larbi, Ecole Nationale d’Ingénieurs de Saint-Etienne
7. Experimental methods in fracture, damage and durability of concrete
   Gonzalo Ruiz, University of Castilla-La Mancha, Spain;
   Maria S. Konsta-Gdoutos, Democritus University of Thrace, Greece;
   Xiaoxin Zhang, University of Castilla-La Mancha, Spain
8. Digital holographic interferometry
   Mário Vaz, University of Porto, Portugal;
   Marc Georges, Université de Liège, Belgium
9. Micro- and nano-scale mechanical testing
   J. Hoefnagels, University Eindhoven, Netherlands;
10. Fatigue and fracture of mechanical and welded connections
    Dario Croccolo, University of Bologna, Italy;
    Sam Coppieters, KU Leuven, Campus Ghent, Belgium
11. Blast and impact loading on Structures
    Tore Børvik, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway;
    Genevieve Langdon, University of Cape Town, South Africa;
    David Lecompte, Royal Military Academy, Belgium
12. Additive manufacturing: microstructures, residual stress and mechanical behavior
    Helena Van Swygenhoven, Paul Scherrer Institute , Switserland;
    Maria Strantza, Los alamos National Laboratory, USA;
    Aude Simar, UCL-iMMC-IMAP, Belgium;
    Lincy Pyl, Vrije Universiteit Brussel
13. Techniques for high strain rate testing
    Patricia Verleysen, University og Gent, Belgium;
    Alexis Rusinek, University Lorraine, France
14. 3D shape and deformation measurement
    Yoshiharu Morimoto, 4D Sensor Inc., Japan;
    Motoharu Fujigaki, University of Fukui, Japan,
    Qican Zhang, Sichuan university, China
15. Fatigue and fracture of composite laminates and joints
    Anastasios P. Vassilopoulos, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland;
    Wim van Paepegem, Ghent University Belgium;
    René Alderliesten, DELFT University, The Netherlands;
    Zbigniew Kowalewski, Institute of Fundamental Technological Research, Poland
16. Advances in tribology and wear monitoring
    Costas Fountzoulas, U.S. Army Research Laboratory;
    Efstathios Meletis, University of Texas at Arlington, USA
    Patrick De Baets, University Ghent, Belgium
17. Experimental methods in Geothermal Engineering
    Rúnar Unnþórsson, University of Iceland;
    Robert Dell, The Cooper Union, NY, USA;
    Halldor Palsson, University of Iceland, Iceland
18. Thin films and nanostructures: mechanical and associated functional properties
    Damien Faurie, Université Paris 13 Nord, France;
    Megan Cordill, Erich Schmid Institute of Materials Science, Austria.
19. Advances in residual stress measurements
    Chris Truman, University of Bristol, UK
20. Experimental mechanics in corrosion characterization and degradation
    Nikolaos Alexopoulos, Aegean University, Greece
21. Cardiovascular Biomechanics
    Dimitrios I. Fotiadis, Univ. of Ioannina, Greece
22. Time dependent material behavior
    Igor Emri, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia

Other more general topics (but not limited to) are:

1. Advancement in optical techniques (photoelasticity, Moiré, ...)
2. Delamination mechanics
3. Dynamic behavior of structures
4. Experimental and Operational modal analysis
5. Experimental methods for the mechanical characterization of polymer composites
6. Fatigue, Fracture, Failure and damage evolution
7. Hybrid techniques and inverse problems
8. Mechanics of bio- and bio-inspired materials
9. Mechanics of materials for energy harvesting & storage (photovoltaic, wind, wave, ..)
10. Mechanics of composite and multifunctional materials
11. Mechanics of rate-dependent materials
12. Mechanics of time-dependent materials
13. Recent advances in testing on coupon/component level
14. Sensor technology (strain gage technology, optical fiber, accelerometer, etc.)
15. Statistical analysis of experimental data
16. Structural Health Monitoring & structural testing applications
17. Thermomechanics, thermoelastic stress analysis and infrared imaging
18. Uncertainty quantification
19. Wood mechanics and timber engineering
20. Other topics in Experimental and applied mechanics