MESSAGE FROM THE CONFERENCE’S CHAIRS
Dear Friends, Colleagues, and Professionals of the Experimental Mechanics community:
On behalf of the whole Organizing Committee and the International Scientific Committee, we welcome you to the 22nd International Conference on Experimental Mechanics (ICEM22) to be held in Palermo (Italy) on 6-9 July 2027.
This Conference represents a forum where experts from around the world discuss the latest advancements and breakthroughs in the field of experimental mechanics. The Conference fosters the discussion and identification of key and emerging challenges and opportunities in research, development, and field applications.
ICEM22 will be hosted by the Department of Engineering at the University of Palermo. The venue is located about one kilometer from the historical city center of Palermo. One of the entrances of the campus is also served by a dedicated metro station, which connect the University and the city center to the Airport. Palermo is the capital of Sicily, which is the largest island of the Mediterranean Sea. Besides the numerous touristic attractions within the city, the island of Sicily has more than two millennia of history, many natural beauties including three active volcanoes (Etna, Stromboli, and Vulcano), and seven UNESCO world heritage sites.
Engineers, researchers, and scientists from a wide variety of disciplines including but not limited to manufacturing, dynamic behavior of materials, nondestructive testing, fatigue, residual stress and multifunctional materials are invited to submit an abstract and to attend the event.
Abstracts can be submitted through the Springer portal https://meteor.springer.com/icem2027 to one of the 28 special sessions confirmed, or to the general session. Submission instructions and templates are available at https://icem22.org/abstract-submission/. The current submission deadline is October 15, 2026.
The proceedings will be published in a print and electronic volume by Springer, indexed in both Scopus and Web of Science. However, the submission of a full paper is NOT mandatory to attend and present at the Conference.
EURASEM has generously committed to funding five travel grants for students, helping support the next generation of researchers. Eligibility details and how to apply are available at https://icem22.org/awards/.
For those interested in exhibiting or sponsoring, please contact Ms. Daniela Patti at daniela.patti@collage-spa.it.
Whether you’re a Formula 1 fanatic or have already visited Palermo, we invite you to watch this short video about the city: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T8Yxjf5hv-E
We are looking forward to welcoming you in 2027.
The Conference Chairs:
Dr. Giuseppe Pitarresi, University of Palermo, giuseppe.pitarresi@unipa.it
Dr. Piervincenzo Rizzo (University of Pittsburgh), pir3@pitt.edu
