5th International Summer School on Smart Materials & Structures

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Radical developments in material science, telecommunication and sensor technology are about to transform the way of engineering design is conceived and carried out. In the next ten years smart materials and structures, with embedded sensors and systems capable of self-diagnosis, will be part of our life, from simple goods to civil buildings. These elements will be permanently connected through a distributed network so that owners, users, and everybody involved in the management process – connected via the Internet – can check the condition of the elements during production, transportation, installation and operation.

The scope of the School is to provide an overview of smart technologies from a cross-disciplinary perspective with special focus on fiber optic sensors, smart materials, nano- and micro-technologies, wireless sensor networks, autonomous mobile sensors, control devices, nondestructive evaluation, data analysis and decision making.

International lecturers

• Dionisio Bernal (Northeastern University, USA)
• Branko Glisic (Princeton University, USA)
• Kenneth Loh (University of California, San Diego, USA)
• Wieslaw Ostachowicz (Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland)
• Daniele Zonta (University of Trento, Italy)
• Kenichi Soga (University of California-Berkeley, USA)

Who should attend

Graduate students and postdoctoral researchers doing research in the field of new technology and data analysis applied to structural health monitoring and structural control.

Career opportunities

The School is a unique chance to meet your peers and the experts in the field.

Scholarships for international students

The School offers 5 scholarships covering the registration fee to support the participation of international students. Apply for a scholarship.