8th Materials Chain International Conference – MCIC 2026
Integrating experimental and simulation data across scales in materials science
MCIC 2026 will take place at Ruhr University Bochum, Germany on September 17, 2026.
About MCIC 2026
The advancement of materials hinges on our ability to integrate experimental observations with computational approaches across multiple length and time scales. Bridging the gap between atomistic models, mesoscale phenomena and macroscopic material behavior requires robust frameworks for data fusion, validation, and predictive modeling. In light of the surge of data-driven approaches in materials science, the ability to efficiently integrate all available, heterogeneous data sources through such a framework is not only a theoretical consideration, but of very practical importance for the applicability of machine learning and artificial intelligence approaches.
The 8th Materials Chain International Conference: Integrating experimental and simulation data across scales in materials science brings together researchers at the forefront of materials characterization, computational modeling and data science.
The conference is jointly organised by Materials Chain, ICAMS (DFG Project 469020538) and Research Center Future Energy Materials and Systems.
Registration and abstract submission for poster contributions is open until September 4.
The conference is free of charge.
Image © Qi Zhang, Intra-cluster Mahalanobis distance map
Invited Speakers
The following invited speakers confirmed their participation at the conference.
- Kerstin Eckert (Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf, Germany )
- Felix Tristan Frankus (Technical University of Denmark)
- Hermann Nirschl (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany)
- Michael Stingl (Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany)
- Jean-Charles Stinville (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, USA)
- Benjamin Udofia (Ruhr University Bochum, Germany)
- Eva Unger (Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin, Germany)
- TBA
Registration for MCIC 2026
Registration will start on 4th of May 2026.
Conference Venue
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MCIC 2026 will take place at Ruhr-Universität Bochum’s Convention Centre. It provides an attractive view over the green Ruhr Valley due to its location on the southern edge of the campus. The light-filled rooms are situated on one level and provide ideal meeting conditions for up to 800 people. MCIC 2026 will be held in room 2a. The poster session will be held in room 1.
Contact
Materials Chain Coordination Office
Ruhr-Universität Bochum
Denisa Voicu
Universitätsstr. 150 | 44801 Bochum | Germany
Building/room ZGH 00/119
Phone: +49-(0)234-32-26569
Email: mc@uaruhr.de