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HMS Conference

9th International Conference

Thessaloniki, Greece

Research Dissemination Center

3-4 November, 2025

Aim and Topics

The 9th International Conference of the Hellenic Metallurgical Society (HMS) will take place in Thessaloniki, Greece, from November 3rd to 4th, 2025. The event is co-organized by the Hellenic Metallurgical Society (HMS) – member of the Federation of European Materials Societies (FEMS) – and the Physical Metallurgy Laboratory (PML) of the School of Mechanical Engineering, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki.
The conference aims to bring together professionals from academia, engineering, and industry, serving as a dynamic platform for the exchange of knowledge and ideas. Participants will have the opportunity to present cutting-edge research, discuss recent developments, and explore innovations in metallic material systems and beyond. The event will feature keynote speeches, technical presentations, and poster sessions, providing a comprehensive overview of the latest advancements and emerging trends in materials science and engineering. Additionally, the conference will foster networking and collaboration opportunities, encouraging interdisciplinary interactions that will shape the future of the field.

The topics of the 9th International Conference of the Hellenic Metallurgical Society include but are not limited to:

·         Physical Metallurgy

·         Materials Characterization: Processes-Microstructure-Properties 

·         Corrosion, Degradation and Protection 

·         Fatigue, Fracture and Failure analysis

·         Manufacturing and Processing

·         Surface Treatments and Coatings

·         Additive Manufacturing and Rapid Solidification

·         Heat Treatments and Microstructural Evolution 

·         Sustainability and Circular Economy

·         Powder Metallurgy

·         Extractive Metallurgy 

·         Composite Materials

·         Smart Materials

·         Welding and Joining

·         Design of Alloys and Thermodynamics

·         Materials Modelling

·         Eco-friendly Materials and Processes

·         Materials and Machine Learning 

·         Biomaterials and Biomedical Applications

·         Materials for Energy Applications

·         Archaeometallurgy and Cultural Heritage

·         Tribology and Wear

·         Design, Simulation, and Applications

Committees

Conference Chairmen

Professor Nikos Michailidis (Director of PML)

Professor Alexis Kermanidis (HMS President)

Organizing Committee

Assoc. Professor Fani Stergioudi (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki)

Professor Angeliki Lekatou (University of Ioannina)

Assist. Professor Efthymios Polatidis (University of Patras)

Dr. Georgios Pantazopoulos (Hellenic Research Center for Metals S.A.)

Em. Professor Stefanos Skolianos (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki)

Dr. Azarias Mauropoulos (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki)

Mr. Ioannis Ossanlis (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki)

Mr. Alexandros Prospathopoulos (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki)

Mr. Athanasios Dasios (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki)

Scientific Committee

Professor Amalia Aggeli (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki)

Professor Nikolaos Aravas (University of Thessaly)

Professor Emanuel Bouzakis (University of Thessaly)

Professor Konstantinos-Dionysios Bouzakis (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki)

Professor Aldo Boccaccini (Head of Institute of Biomaterials, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg)

Professor Erhan Budak (Sabanci University, Istanbul, Turkey)

Professor Francisca Caballero (Spanish National Center for Metallurgical Research)

Dr. Apostolos Chamos (EASN)

Dr. Spiros Diplas (Stiftelsen for industriell og teknisk forskning (SINTEF))

Professor George Fourlaris (National Technical University of Athens)

Dr. Elias Hontzopoulos (PRIME Laser Technology)

Professor Gregory Haidemenopoulos (University of Thessaly)

Professor Eduard Hryha (CHALMERS)

Dr. Eleni Kamoutsi (University of Thessaly)

Professor Ibrahim Karaman (Texas A&M University)

Professor Spyros Karamanos (University of Thessaly)

Professor Alexandros Karantzalis (University of Ioannina)

Professor Alexis Kermanidis (University of Thessaly)

Professor Marwan Khraisheh (Hamad Bin Khalifa University)

Professor Dimitris Lagoudas (Texas A&M University)

Professor George Lampeas (University of Patras)

Professor Ismail Lazoglou (Koc University, Turkey)

Professor Angeliki Lekatou (University of Ioannina)

Professor George Maliaris (International Hellenic University)

Professor Dimitrios Manolakos (National Technical University of Athens)

Professor Nikolaos Michailidis (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki)

Professor Nektarios Nasikas (Hellenic Army Academy)

Professor Pantelis Nikolakopoulos (University of Patras)

Dr. George Pantazopoulos (ELKEME – Hellenic Research Centre for Metals S.A.)

Professor Spiros Pantelakis (University of Patras)

Professor Spyros Papaefthymiou (National Technical University of Athens)

Professor Pandora Psyllaki (University of West Attica)

Professor George Savaidis (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki)

Professor Stefanos Skolianos (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki)

Professor George Skordaris (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki)

Professor Christof Sommitsch (TU Graz)

Professor Fani Stergioudi (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki)

Professor Petros Tsakiridis (National Technical University of Athens)

Professor Konstantinos Tserpes (University of Patras)

Professor Nikolaos Vaxevanidis (School of Pedagogical and Technological Education (ASPETE))

Professor Anna Zervaki (National Technical University of Athens)

Professor Efthymios Polatidis (University of Patras)

Professor Lars Nyborg (Chalmers University of Technology)

Professor Gerhard Schneider (Aalen University)

Professor Nikolaos Tapoglou (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki)

Professor Nektarios Vidakis (Hellenic Mediterranean University)

Professor George Vosniakos (National Technical University of Athens)

Professor Georgios Vourlias (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki)

Professor Katarina Monkova (Technical University of Kosice)

Professor Nikolaos Alexopoulos (University of Aegean)

Venue and Location

Aristotle University’s Research Dissemination Center (KEDEA)

The 9th International Conference of the Hellenic Metallurgical Society will take place at the Research Dissemination Center (KEDEA) of Aristotle University. The conference center features three state-of-the-art auditoriums, a 300 sq.m. exhibition space, and spacious public areas, making it an ideal venue for scientific conferences, symposiums, and cultural events.

KEDEA is conveniently located in the heart of the city, on Tritis Septemvriou Street, within the Aristotle University campus, between the Student Club and the University Gymnasium. A defining architectural feature of the building is its distinctive red color, which has established KEDEA as a new landmark along the Tritis Septemvriou axis.

The KEDEA building is easily accessible via public transportation and is well connected to Thessaloniki’s bus and metro network.

Plenary Speakers

Dr-Dimitris-C-Lagoudas

Dr. Dimitris C. Lagoudas

  • Professor of Aerospace and Materials Science and Engineering
  • Robert C. “Bud” Hagner Chair of Engineering
  • University Distinguished Professor
  • Texas A&M University

Advances on shape memory alloys and their application to novel aerospace systems

Dimitris C. Lagoudas is currently a University Distinguished Professor of Aerospace and Materials Science and Engineering at Texas A&M University. He has served as the Senior Associate Vice Chancellor for Engineering Research, Department Head of Aerospace Engineering, inaugural Chair of the Materials Science and Engineering graduate program, and as an Associate Vice President for Research at Texas A&M University, during his 33 years at Texas A&M University.

D.C. Lagoudas’ research involves the design, characterization and modeling of multifunctional materials at multiple length scales and functionalities, including mechanical, thermal and electromagnetic. He has co-authored more than 600 scientific publications in archival journals and conference proceedings and one of the widely used books on shape memory alloys. The models that his research group developed have been implemented and integrated into finite element analysis software, which have been used by academic institutions around the world and also by industry and government.

D.C. Lagoudas was awarded the 2006 ASME Adaptive Structures and Material Systems Prize in recognition of his contributions to the modeling and characterization of shape memory alloys and their use in aerospace structures, and he is the 2011 recipient of the SPIE Smart Structure and Materials Lifetime Achievement Award. He is a Fellow of AIAA, ASME and SES, and was named a University Distinguished Professor at Texas A&M University in 2013.

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Dr. Christian Leinenbach

  • Head of the Advanced Processing and Additive Manufacturing of Metals Group Dübendorf/Zürich and Thun, Switzerland
  • Adjunct Faculty in the Institute of Materials, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL)

From Powder to Performance: Microstructure Engineering in Metal Additive Manufacturing for Advanced Structural Components

Dr. Christian Leinenbach earned his MSc in Materials Science and Engineering from the Universities of Saarbrücken (Germany) and Luleå (Sweden) in 2000, and a PhD from the University of Kaiserslautern (Germany) in 2004. Since 2005, he has been at Empa, the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, where he is currently Head of the Advanced Processing and Additive Manufacturing of Metals Group Dübendorf/Zürich and Thun, Switzerland. He also serves as adjunct faculty in the Institute of Materials at École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), teaching courses on advanced metallurgy, metal processing, and additive manufacturing.
His research focuses on the development and characterization of high-performance structural alloys and metal-matrix (nano-)composites, with particular emphasis on additive manufacturing and laser processing. Recent work addresses Ni, Al, refractory high entropy alloys, and oxide-dispersion-strengthened (ODS) alloys, as well as shape-memory alloys, TRIP steels. His approach combines computational materials design (high-throughput and machine-learning-assisted thermodynamic simulations, FEM/CFD) with advanced in situ and ex situ characterization, including synchrotron and neutron diffraction and imaging.
He has authored over 200 peer-reviewed publications and is active in several national and international professional societies. He is regular keynote speaker at international conferences and is also co-initiator of the Alloys for Additive Manufacturing Symposium (AAMS), an annual international conference series dedicated to the materials science of metal additive manufacturing, which he co-organized in 2017 and again in 2025 (with R. Logé).

Key Dates

  • 05/08/2025 | Final deadline for abstract submission
  • 10/08/2025 | Notification of acceptance
  • 05/09/2025 | Extended abstract submission
  • 20/09/2025 | Early bird registration
  • 3-4/11/2025 | Conference

Registration

Students
(Presenter, HMS member)

  • 130€ Early rate (by 20 September 2025)
  • 200€ Standard rate (from 21 September 2025-onwards)



Students
(Presenter, non HMS member)

  • 160€ Early rate (by 20 September 2025)
  • 220€ Standard rate (from 21 September 2025-onwards)

Students
(Attendee, HMS member)

  • 60€* Early rate (by 20 September 2025)
  • 80€* Standard rate (from 21 September 2025-onwards)

    *Attendance to the Conference Dinner not included

Students
(Attendee, non HMS member)

  • 90€* Early rate (by 20 September 2025)
  • 110€* Standard rate (from 21 September 2025-onwards)

    *Attendance to the Conference Dinner not included

Seniors
participants
(HMS member)

  • 260€ Early rate (by 20 September 2025)
  • 320€ Standard rate (from 21 September 2025-onwards)



Seniors
participants
(non HMS member)

  • 320€ Early rate (by 20 September 2025)
  • 370€ Standard rate (from 21 September 2025-onwards)



We are pleased to announce that registration is now open!

Follow the link to proceed with your registration: 

Participant Registration

Extended Abstract Submission

We are pleased to announce that the abstract review process has been completed. Authors whose abstracts have been accepted are now invited to submit an extended abstract for inclusion in the corresponding conference proceedings.

Submission Deadline: September 5, 2025

Template: Download the Extended Abstract Template here

Please use the official template and ensure your submission adheres strictly to the formatting guidelines.

Important Notes:

  • The extended summary should be no longer than one A4 page, including text, figures, and references.
  • Figures and images must be original or properly credited. If you include any content (figures, tables, images) from previously published sources, please ensure you have the necessary permissions and cite the sources accordingly.
  • Submissions will be reviewed for formatting compliance and content clarity.

How to Submit:

Please send your extended summary by email to: conference@met.gr

  • Use the following Email Subject: 9th HMS Conference – Extended Summary
  • Attach your file in Word format.

For any questions, please contact the organizing committee at conference@met.gr

We look forward to receiving your contributions and welcoming you to the 9th International Conference of HMS!

Organizers

Contact

Mrs Fani Stergioudi, HMS

Email: conference@met.gr