1. Synthesis and development of new materials/nano materials by advanced physical and chemical processing (including 1D, 2D and 3D materials/structures).

2. Advanced characterization techniques and metrology tools involving electromagnetic radiation, electron or ion beam interaction with matter (this includes all the spectrum from X-rays to optical to THz radiations).

3. Current and emerging devices and technologies associated with the above two axes, with a particular emphasis for ICT, Microwave/Terahertz, Optoelectronics, Renewable Energy and Energy storage, health and cultural heritage conservation.

The conference overall objective is to offer an open forum where both young and established researchers are encouraged to interact and exchange with the industry sector and end users to identify and address scientific and technological challenges in the fields of advanced materials, sophisticated metrologies, health diagnoses and sustainable and energy solutions.