Selected conference papers will be recommended for development into full journal articles in the Special Issue of International Journal of AI for Materials and Design (IJAMD) (https://accscience.com/journal/IJAMD/special_issues/AUA_AMP). This provides authors with an opportunity to showcase their work to both the academic and public communities, with the potential to offer waivers of article processing charges. 

The 5th International 4D Materials Design and Additive Manufacturing Conference 2026 (4DMDA 2026) is organised by Dublin City University and the 4D Printing Society. The conference will showcase the latest developments and technologies in smart materials, metamaterials, intelligent designs, modelling, additive manufacturing, and 3D/4D printing. It seeks to address current concerns in the further development of 3D/4D printed devices and provides a forum for internationally recognised experts and young scientists working in the fields of smart materials, metamaterials, advanced design, modelling and simulation, and 3D/4D printing technologies to present their work.

This conference is scheduled to take place on July 9-10, 2026, in Dublin City University, Ireland.

4D Materials Design and Additive Manufacturing Conference 2026 aims to bring together the most recent research on a variety of exciting topics such as (but not limited to):

• Design methods for smart materials and additive manufacturing using computational techniques (artificial intelligence, optimisation, geometric reasoning, etc.).
• Development of new functional and active materials.
• Characterisation methods for functional and active materials.
• Design of metamaterials and metastructures, lattice generation strategies.
• Advanced additive manufacturing techniques of smart materials (multi-material techniques, hybrid additive manufacturing, closed-loop 3D printing, bioprinting, etc.).
• Advanced modelling and simulation (mechanics of materials, constitutive modelling, shape memory effects, multi-physics, stimuli-responsive, coupling effects, etc.).
• Industrialisation and applications (health, sport, aerospace, automotive, defense, civil, etc.).

The 4D Printing Society invites abstracts and papers from researchers, students, and working professionals from academia as well as industry within the scope of the conference topics.
A half-day workshop/training school will also be held one day before the conference (July 8, 2026) for students, early-career researchers, and professionals interested in advanced materials and manufacturing.

Learn more:  4D Materials Design and Additive Manufacturing Conference 2026 – 4D Printing Society