Recent trends in structural materials

The international conference COMAT 2026 - "Modern Trends in Structural Materials" will provide a platform for presenting the latest research results and sharing practical experience in the field of advanced structural materials, their applications, and innovative technologies influencing sustainable development and technological transformation. You can look forward to lectures by experts from academia and industry, a poster session, a tour of the COMTES FHT a.s. research center.

Plenary Speakers

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Jan SEHRT

Wohlers Associates / Ruhr University Bochum, Germany, EU

At the COMAT 2026 conference Prof. Dr.-Ing. Jan SEHRT will present the plenary lecture "State of the Additive Manufacturing Industry".

Prof. Dr. E-Wen HUANG

National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University (NYCU), Taiwan

At the COMAT 2026 conference Prof. Dr. E-Wen HUANG will present the plenary lecture "High-throughput synchrotron x-ray-based combinatorial stoichiometry & microstructure hardness mapping via machine learning-assisted prediction & validation of advanced alloys".

Dr. Brad L. BOYCE

Sandia National Laboratories/Johns Hopkins University, USA

At the COMAT 2026 conference Dr. Brad L. Boyce will present the plenary lecture "Mitigating Fatigue Failure at the Nanoscale".

Prof. Dr. Ján MINÁR

NTC, University of West Bohemia, Pilsen, Czech Republic, EU

At the COMAT 2026 conference Prof. Dr. Ján MINÁR will present the plenary lecture "Quantum Materials: Emergent Properties and Future Technologies".

Invited Speakers

Prof. RNDr. Matěj DANIEL

Czech Technical University in Prague, Czech Republic, EU

At the COMAT 2026 conference Prof. Matěj DANIEL will present the invited lecture "Advancing Active Medical Devices: Shape Memory, Superelasticity, and the Potential of Additively Manufactured Nitinol".

prof. Ing. Ludmila KUČEROVÁ, Ph.D.

University of West Bohemia in Pilsen, Czech Republic, EU

At the COMAT 2026 conference Prof. Ludmila KUČEROVÁ will present the invited lecture "High-Entropy Alloys for Energy Applications: From Hydrogen Storage to High-Temperature Service".

Assoc. Prof. Šárka HOUDKOVÁ ŠIMŮNKOVÁ

Research Centre Řež, Czech Republic, EU

At the COMAT 2026 conference Assoc. Prof. Šárka HOUDKOVÁ ŠIMŮNKOVÁ will present the invited lecture "Advanced Coating Technologies for Brake and Clutch Systems to Reduce Particulate Emmisions".