Conference Topics

Piezoelectric materials & structures

• Synthesis and elaboration: ceramics, polymers, single crystals, lead-free materials
• Multiferroic materials and systems
• Characterization
• Piezoelectric material and device modeling
• Solid state actuators
• Replacement of leaded piezoceramics with lead-free piezoceramics

Modeling & Characterization

• Piezoelectric metamaterials and metastructures
• Manufacturing processes
• Multi-physics modeling involving
• piezoelectric/flexoelectric effects
• Numerical methods
• Experimental methods

Devices and Systems

• N/MEMS devices (actuators and sensors)
• Composite sensors/actuators
• Ultrasonic and acoustic devices
• Piezoelectric transformers
• Piezo-based structural health monitoring
• Drive circuits for piezoelectric devices
• Electrical interfaces for energy harvesting
• Energy harvesting structures