Call for abstracts & Special Sessions

CALL FOR ABSTRACTS

The Organizing Committee of ECNDT 2026 invites all experts in the field to submit their abstracts for oral and poster presentations, with the aim of sharing cutting-edge research findings and significant international case studies.

HOW TO SUBMIT ABSTRACTS FOR ORAL AND POSTER PRESENTATIONS

STEP 01

STEP 02

The final versions of accepted extended abstracts or full papers submitted for the conference proceedings will be made freely accessible on NDT.net’s Open Access Archive in a special issue of the e-Journal of Nondestructive Testing (ISSN 1435-4934) (www.ndt.net).

PRESENTATION PREFERENCES

Oral Presentation

Poster Presentation

Power Point Presentation
20 minutes including discussion

Poster Presentation
Poster in A0 format

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

Scientific contributions should be submitted exclusively through the online system available on the official conference website according to the format specifications.

You can select up to three topics between Topics and Special Sessions
It is necessary to indicate the preference for oral or poster presentation (the final decision is up to the Scientific Committee)
Extended abstracts (two pages) can be edited until the submission deadline, set at 11:59 PM on December 20^th, 2025
The authors will be informed of the outcome of the selection by January 31^st, 2026
Extended abstracts will be evaluated through a peer- review process. The editorial board may request authors to amend proposed contributions, which may be subject to final validation. The modification and validation process will end by March 15^th, 2026.
Authors with accepted extended abstracts must register for the Conference by March 15^th, 2026: otherwise, acceptance of the extended abstract will be revoked

The publications of the Conference are as follows:

- ABSTRACT BOOK: printed publication that will be delivered to event participants. It will include only the contents of the 200-word abstract, extracted from the extended abstract consisting of at least two pages.
- PROCEEDINGS: Extended abstract or Full Paper
  Final versions of extended abstracts or Full Papers submitted for Proceedings on NDT.net will be made freely accessible on the NDT.net Open Access Archive in a special issue of the e-Journal of Non-destructive Testing (ISSN 1435-4934) (www.ndt.net)

Following the Conference, authors will be able to submit their Full Paper* to one of the journals listed below:

NDT EVALUATION INTERNATIONAL (ELSEVIER)
STRUCTURAL HEALTH MONITORING (SAGE PUBLICATIONS)
Nondestructive Testing and Evaluation (TAYLOR & FRANCIS)
INSIGHT – Non-Destructive Testing & Condition Monitoring (BINDT – The British Institute of Non-Destructive Testing)
Research and Review Journal of Nondestructive Testing (NDT.net)

NB: If authors wish to submit their Full Paper to one of the international scientific journals listed below, only the extended abstract may be published on NDT.net

*The submission of Full Papers to publishing houses must be managed by individual authors, in accordance with the procedures established by the publishing houses.

For any further information, please contact: authors@ecndt2026.com

CALL FOR SPECIAL SESSIONS (SS)

To meet the high demand from participants, it is once again possible to submit a proposal for a Special Session on a specific vertical topic of NDT.

Please make sure to propose new topics, avoiding overlaps with already published Special Sessions.

Carefully read their descriptions in the available PDF files listed below.

All experts with experience in organizing scientific meetings are invited to propose Special Sessions (SS) on specific themes of NDT.

The proposals will be evaluated from the Scientific Committee. Only the selected SS with at least 6 accepted papers will be activated in the ECNDT2026.

The Organizers of the accepted Special Sessions will chair them in ECNDT2026.

U.S. FEDERAL ADMINISTRATION EMPLOYEES

Special provisions (postponed deadlines, etc.) are available for your attendance, upon request (authors@ecndt2026.com).

POSTER SESSIONS

Posters can be displayed throughout the conference upon request submitted by the corresponding Author.

Please contact the conference secretariat (authors@ecndt2026.com) for further details.

IMPORTANT DEADLINES FOR AUTHORS

2025
01^st July

Opening Abstract submission

2025
31^st October

Special Sessions submission

2025
07^th November

Special Sessions Acceptance Notification

2025 20^th December

Deadline Abstract Submission

2026
31^st January

Abstract Acceptance notification

2026
15^th March

Author’s registration and payment deadline

GENERAL TOPICS AND SPECIAL SESSIONS (SS)

GENERAL TOPICS

METHODS

Eddy Currents
Microwave, mm Wave, THz
Guided Wave
Radiographic Testing
Ultrasonics
Shearography
Tomography
Infrared Thermograpy
Other

ADVANCED METHODS

Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning
Data-driven Approaches
Automation and Robotics
Materials Characterization
Numerical Modeling and Simulation
Open-source Models
Statistics and Reliability
Assisted POD
Structural Health Monitoring
Prognostics
Other

APPLICATIONS

Industrial Technologies and Processes
Energy and Environment
Transportation
Civil and Cultural Heritage
Agri-food
Water Losses
Drones
Biomedical Technologies
Cathodic Protection
Other

HUMAN FACTOR

Qualification, Certification, Standards, and Training
Professional Ethics and Deontology
Ethical Use of Artificial Intelligence
Other

SPECIAL SESSIONS (SS)

In Special Session (SS) only technical and scientific contributes can be submitted.

There are a lot of specific special sessions on different topics of NDT and it is important to submit your extended abstract in appropriate SS (please, read all the descriptions in the pdf files). If your extended abstract is not covered by any SS, you can submit it to the appropriate topic in General Topics.

SS1 – Multimodal NDE

SS2 – Human-Centred NDE 4.0

SS3 – From Limited Data to Reliable Diagnostics: Data Generation, Augmentation and Exploitation for Machine Learning

SS4 – Applications of Artificial Intelligence for Image Evaluation in Radiographic Testing

SS5 – Integration of Non-Destructive Testing into Building Information Models for Civil Structures and Infrastructures

SS6 – Advances in inspection and non-destructive testing for assessment and maintenance of bridge structures

SS7 – Railway

SS8 – Non-destructive testing and evaluation of composite materials

SS9 – Non-destructive testing of batteries and energy storage systems

SS10 – Nonlinear Ultrasonics

SS11 – Neutron and other non-destructive nuclear techniques for heritage science

SS12 – Active Thermography Techniques for NDT and Material Characterization

SS13 – NDE 4.0

SS14 – Custom pulsing for ultrasonic NDT

SS15 – NDT Reliability

SS16 – Machine Learning for Advanced Non-Destructive Testing Applications

SS17 – Drone for NDT Industrial Applications

SS18 – Drone and NDT for cultural heritage and civil infrastructures

SS19 – Barkhausen Noise Testing method

SS20 – Technologies for Industrial Inspection Robots

SS21 – Aerospace

SS22 – Characterization and Monitoring of Material Degradation in Historical, Artistic, and Architectural Artefacts

SS23 – New Trends in Non-Destructive Testing of Automotive Structures

SS24 – Diagnostic for Power Plants

PUBLISHING AND MEDIA PARTNER

ADDITIONAL PUBLISHERS

ECNDT 2026 Abstract Submission Deadline Extended!

Dear Authors and Colleagues,

in response to numerous requests received, the Organizing Committee has decided to extend the deadline for abstract submission.

The new deadline for abstract submission is now December 20^th, 2025.

All submissions must be completed through the official submission portal by this new date. The authors who already submitted their extended abstracts can improve them and resubmit within the new deadline.