Invited Speakers
For presentation titles and abstracts, please see below.
- Aatto Laaksonen, Stockholm University, Sweden
- XiaoYan Ji, Luleå Technical University, Sweden
- Liwen Mu, Nanjing Tech University, China
- Giacomo Saielli, CNR Institute on Membrane Technology, Padova Unit, Italy
- Sonja Grubisic, University of Belgrade, Serbia
- Michal Otyepka, Palacky University Olomouc, Czech Republic
- Luciano Colombo, Department of Physics, University of Cagliari, Italy
- Anatoly I. Frenkel, Stony Brook University, United States; Brookhaven National Laboratory, United States
- Marinella Striccoli, CNR – Institute for Chemical-Physical Processes, Bari, Italy
- Miroslav Medved, Matej Bel University in Banska Bystrica, Slovakia
- Gavin Mountjoy, School of Engineering, Mathematics and Physics, University of Kent, United Kingdom
- Lorenzo Gontrani, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Italy; Institute of Structure of Matter, CNR, Italy
- Jela Nociarová, Matej Bel University in Banska Bystrica, Slovakia
- Joanna Ortyl, Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Cracow University of Technology, Poland
- Silvio Osella (Centre of New Technologies, University of Warsaw, Poland)
- Eva Otyepkova, Palacky University Olomouc, Czech Republic
- Flaminia Cesare Marincola, University of Cagliari
- Chiara Olla, University of Cagliari

| Presenter (Affiliation) | Title (Click to view the abstract) |
|---|---|
| Sahar Aghapour Ghourichay (Department of Physics, University of Cagliari, Italy) | Charge Transfer Engineering in PhCN/ZnO Hybrid Thin Films for Photoactive Applications |
| Marco Alcibiade (Department of Mechanical, Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Cagliari, Italy) | Active Metal Complexes for On-Chip Quantum Light Sources via Nonlinear Optical Processes |
| Saswati Bagchi (Department of Physics, University of Cagliari, Italy) | Extending Visible-Light Photocatalytic Solar-to-Hydrogen Production with Phenyl-Modified Carbon Nitride |
| Alessandra Ballicu (Department of Chemical and Geological Sciences, University of Cagliari & CSGI, Italy) | Surface-Charge-Dependent BSA Corona Formation on Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticles |
| Simone Barbarossa (Department of Physics and Chemistry, University of Palermo, Italy) | Scientific experience of novel materials for renewable energy within the Italian PNRR NEST project |
| Nina Botková (Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Matej Bel University, Slovakia) | Carbon Dots: How many if any? |
| Antonio Cappai (Department of Physics, University of Cagliari, Italy) | Engineering Transport and Thermoelectric Properties of Cs₂NaYbCl₆ Perovskite via Doping and Nanoengineering |
| Zaira Carboni (IT4Innovations, VSB–Technical University of Ostrava & CATRIN, Palacký University Olomouc, Czech Republic) | Structural Models for Carbon Nanodots: Graphitic, Nitrogen-doped and Graphyne-Based Systems |
| Cristina Carucci (Department of Chemical and Geological Sciences, University of Cagliari & CSGI, Italy) | From ionizible lipids bulk-phase behavior to LNPs interactions with endosomal membrane mimics: the role of preparation buffer in LNPs adsorption and fusion |
| Maria Francesca Casula | Recovery and Valorization of metal components from spent printed circuit boards |
| Flaminia Cesare Marincola (Department of Chemical and Geological Sciences, University of Cagliari & CSGI, Italy) | Metabolic profiling of tomato fruits along the plant axis: effects of fertilization and irrigation strategies |
| Andrea Cocco (Department of Mechanical, Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Cagliari, Italy) | Integrated Computational and Experimental Design of Platinum(II) Donor–Acceptor Complexes for Second-Order Nonlinear Optical Applications |
| Luciano Colombo (Department of Physics, University of Cagliari, Italy) | Decoding Thermal Transport: Advanced Theories and Limits in Lattice Thermal Conductivity — A Decades-Long Theoretical Quest Actively Shaping Modern Materials Theory |
| Riccardo Dettori (Department of Physics, University of Cagliari, Italy) | Anomalous Thermal Transport and Enhanced Thermoelectric Performance in 2D Layered Metal–Organic Frameworks |
| Federico Fiori (Laboratory of Materials Science and Nanotechnology, Department of Engineering, University of Sassari, Italy) | Porphyrin-like Carbon Polymer Dots From Glycine With Multitarget Photodynamic Activity |
| Anatoly I. Frenkel (Stony Brook University, United States; Brookhaven National Laboratory, United States) | Determination of Catalytic Descriptors from Operando Experiments Using Machine Learning |
| Lorenzo Gontrani (STARTNETICS – Department of Chemical Science and Technologies, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Italy; Institute of Structure of Matter, CNR, Italy) | Synthesis of Inorganic Functional Materials in Innovative Solvents: A Joyful Game of Structure, Shape, and Properties |
| Sonja Grubišić (University of Belgrade, Institute of Chemistry, Technology and Metallurgy, National Institute of the Republic of Serbia, Belgrade, Serbia) | Designing Metal-Organic Frameworks for Efficient Gas Adsorption Using Force Field-Based Molecular Simulations |
| Moulika Hazra (Department of Physics, University of Cagliari, Italy) | Thermal and Kinetic Evolution of Boron, Phenyl Co-Doping in a Triazine Network |
| Xiaoyan Ji ( Luleå University of Technology, Sweden) | Modeling Properties of Ionic Liquid Systems based on ePC-SAFT |
| Wiktor Kasprzyk (Department of Biotechnology and Physical Chemistry, Cracow University of Technology, Poland) | Luminescence Phenomena of Carbon Dots derived from Citric Acid |
| Aatto Laaksonen (Department of Chemistry, Stockholm University, Sweden; Nanjing Tech University, China; Luleå University of Technology, Sweden; Petru Poni Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry, Romania) | Beyond the Particle Ladder: Integrative Multiscale Modelling from Electrons to Digital Twins |
| Joanna I. Lachowicz (Department of Medical Science and Public Health, University of Cagliari, Italy) | Modeling and Characterization of Thymosin β4 as a Multi-Metal System: Iron, Zinc and Calcium Binding, Peptide Aggregation and Ferroptosis |
| Natalia Latacz (Cracow University of Technology Doctoral School, Poland) | Isolation And Characterization Of Fluorescent Derivatives Towards The Development Of A New Method For The Determination Of Hypothalamic Hormones |
| Giorgia Liori (Department of Chemical and Geological Sciences, University of Cagliari, Italy) | Physicochemical Characterization and Colloidal Stability of Bovine Fibrinogen: The Role of Ionic Strength |
| Rosangela Mastrangelo (Department of Mechanical, Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Cagliari, Italy) | Hydration Behavior of Starch Mixtures: Toward Rational Gluten-Free Bread Formulation |
| Miroslav Medved (Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Matej Bel University, Slovakia, CATRIN, Palacký University Olomouc, Czech Republic) | Molecular Switching under the Spotlight: A Computational Perspective |
| Gaia M. Meloni (Department of Chemical and Geological Sciences, University of Cagliari & CSGI, Italy) | Bovine Serum Albumin (BSA) Interactions with Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticles at Isoelectric Point |
| Daniele Montini (Department of Information Engineering, University of Brescia, Italy) | Novel Approaches for Critical Raw Materials Recovery: Advances in Urban Mining and Lithium Battery Recycling |
| Gavin Mountjoy (School of Engineering, Mathematics and Physics, University of Kent, United Kingdom; Department of Physics, University of Cagliari, Italy) | SiO₂-Encapsulated SrAl₂O₄:Eu²⁺,Dy³⁺ Nanophosphors Embedded in Phosphate Glass for Enhanced Persistent Luminescence |
| Liwen Mu (Nanjing Tech University, China) | Viscosity for Highly Viscous Fluids at High Pressure |
| Žyginta Murnikova (Institute of Chemical Physics, Faculty of Physics, Vilnius University, Lithuania) | Modeling Peptides in Aqueous Ionic Liquid Mixtures: a QM/MD Study of Structural and NMR Properties |
| Jela Nociarová (Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Matej Bel University, Slovakia) | The Molecular Origin of Red Fluorescence in o-Phenylenediaminebased Carbon Dots |
| Chiara Olla (Department of Physics, University of Cagliari, Italy) | From Environmental Optical Indicators to Light-Activated Therapy: Investigating Phycocyanin-Based Photopolymer Architectures |
| Giulia Olla (Department of Chemical and Geological Sciences, University of Cagliari, Italy) | Molecular dynamics simulations of DES in the presence of a co-solvent |
| Joanna Ortyl (Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Cracow University of Technology, Poland) | Designing Light-Driven Polymerisation Pathways Through Tailored Carbon Nanostructures for 3D Printing Applications |
| Silvio Osella (Centre of New Technologies, University of Warsaw, Poland) | Photoinduced Effects in Flatland |
| Michal Otyepka (CATRIN, Palacký University Olomouc & IT4Innovations, Czech Republic) | How Carbon Dots Shine: Multiscale Modeling of Carbon Dots |
| Eva Otyepková (Department of Physical Chemistry, Palacký University Olomouc, Czech Republic) | Surface Characterization of API Using Inverse Gas Chromatography |
| Kacper Piskorz (Cracow University of Technology, Poland) | Breaking the Energy Barrier in Two-Photon Polymerization Using Strain-Activated Photochemistry |
| Enrico Puddu (Department of Chemical and Geological Sciences, University of Cagliari, Italy) | A Unified Computational Framework for G-Quadruplex Drug Discovery: Assessing Stability, Ion Coordination, and Ligand Binding |
| Piotr Romanczyk (Department of Biotechnology and Physical Chemistry, Cracow University of Technology, Poland) | An Efficient Hierarchical Workflow for Global Minimum Search: From Microsolvated Fluorophores to Bimetallic Mo-Scorpionates |
| Nicoletta Rusta (Charles University, Czech Republic & University of Cagliari, Italy) | Structure–Activity Relationships in Hydrothermally Synthesized CeO₂ Nanocatalysts for CO₂ Conversion to Dimethyl Carbonate |
| Giacomo Saielli (CNR Institute on Membrane Technology & University of Padova, Italy) | From Covalent Systems to Bulk Phases: Addressing Structural Complexity with Computational NMR |
| Einaras Sipavičius (Faculty of Physics, Vilnius University, Lithuania) | Intermolecular Organization in Aqueous Mixtures of Choline Lysinate Studied via NMR and Molecular Dynamics / Quantum Mechanics |
| Marinella Striccoli (CNR – Institute for Chemical-Physical Processes, Bari, Italy; National Research Council of Italy) | Engineered Assembly of Perovskite Nanocrystals into Ordered 3D Architectures: The Effect of Mn Doping |
| Agnieszka Sysło (Cracow University of Technology Doctoral School, Poland) | Carbon Dots as Functional Components in Photochemical Systems for 3D Printing |
| Giorgia Tanca (University of Cagliari, Italy & Lund University, Sweden) | Investigation of Buffer, pH and Ionic Strength Effects on Sponge Phase Lipid Nanoparticles (L3LNPs) for Myoglobin and Polyadenylic Acid (PolyA) Encapsulation Through Microfluidic Pump |
| Davide Tocco (University of Florence, CSGI & University of Cagliari, Italy) | Acetic Acid Vapour-Induced Morphological Rearrangement of FeBTC Metal–Organic Framework |
| Michela Tozzi (University of Cagliari, Italy; Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden; Lund University, Sweden) | Effect of the LNP Preparation Buffer on Their Adsorption and Fusion Behavior at a Late Endosomal Membrane (LEM) Mimic |
| Ema Ürgeová (Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Matej Bel University, Slovakia) | Indigoidines as products of citrazinic acid photodegradation |
| Alicja Wysocka (Cracow University of Technology Doctoral School, Poland) | Citric Acid as a Precursor for Novel Synthetic Pathways to Bioactive Molecules |