Topics

The conference will focus on the latest scientific advances, engineering solutions, and industrial applications in tribology, addressing fundamental and applied aspects related to friction, wear, lubrication, surface interactions, and the reliable and sustainable functioning of technical systems.

Presentations covering all areas of tribology are welcome, including but not limited to the following topics:

Fundamental Tribology

  • Friction, wear and contact mechanisms
  • Lubrication and lubricants, including solid lubricants
  • Tribochemistry
  • Modeling and simulation in tribology

Materials and Surface Engineering

  • Coatings and surface engineering
  • Surface characterization and analysis
  • Advanced materials and sustainable tribological solutions
  • Polymer tribology

Emerging and Interdisciplinary Areas

  • Nano- and microtribology
  • Biotribology and biotribomaterials
  • Green and sustainable tribology
  • Tribology in electromobility
  • Tribology in energy systems and sustainable technologies

Applications and Industrial Case Studies

  • Industrial tribology
  • Industrial, automotive and manufacturing case studies
  • Tribocorrosion