Conference Chair

Raul Fangueiro, School of Engineering, University of Minho, Portugal

Organizing committee

Carlos Almeida - FIBRENAMICS - University of Minho, Portugal
Catarina Guise - FIBRENAMICS - University of Minho, Portugal
Cátia Relvas - University of Minho, Portugal
Clécio Lacerda - University of Minho, Portugal
Cristiana Pereira - Setúbal Polytechnic Institute, Portugal
Domingos Freitas - TecMinho, Portugal
Fernanda Steffens - University of Minho, Portugal
Fernando Cunha - University of Minho, Portugal
Filipe Soutinho - University of Minho, Portugal
Ivan Medeiros - Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
João Velosa - University of Minho, Portugal
Júlia Baruque - University of S. Paulo, Brazil
Juliana Cruz - University of Minho, Portugal
Lavinnia Seabra - Federal University of Goiás, Brazil
Mário de Araújo - University of Minho, Portugal
Nívea Vila - State University of Maringá, Brazil
Paula Dias - TecMinho, Portugal
Pedro Ramôa - University of Minho, Portugal
Pedro Silva - TecMinho, Portugal
Ramasamy Alagirusamy - Indian Institute of Technology, India
Raquel Carvalho - University of Minho, Portugal
Rita Rebelo - FIBRENAMICS - University of Minho, Portugal
Sara Silva - University of Minho, Portugal
Sérgio Patinha - University of Minho, Portugal
Shama Parveen - University of Minho, Portugal
Sílvia Carvalho - FIBRENAMICS - University of Minho, Portugal
Sohel Rana - University of Minho, Portugal 

Scientific committee

Amar Mohanty - University of Guelph, Canada 
António Correia - University of Minho, Portugal 
António Torres Marques - University of Porto, Portugal 
Arturo Cueto – Autonomus University Metropolitan, Mexico 
Carlos Orrego – National University of Colombia, Colombia 
Cavaco Paulo - University of Minho, Portugal 
Celaine Refosco – ORBITATO, Brazil 
Grzegorz Spychalski - Institute of Natural Fibres & Medicinal Plants, Poland 
Hu Hong - Hong Kong Polytechnic Institute, Hong Kong 
Jiri Militiky - Technical University of Liberec, Czech Republic 
Júlia Baruque – University of São Paulo, Brazil 
Luís Almeida - University of Minho, Portugal
Luz Garcia – National Polytechnic Institute, Mexico 
Margarida Casal - University of Minho, Portugal 
Mário de Araújo - University of Minho, Portugal 
Mark Staiger - University of Canterbury, New Zealand 
Morsyleide de Freitas Rosa - EMBRAPA, Brazil 
Patrícia Marino – Industrial Technology National Institute, Argentina 
Paulo Lourenço - University of Minho, Portugal 
Raechel Laing - University of Otago, New Zealand
Raj Das - University of Auckland, New Zealand
Rajesh Anandjiwala - CSIR Materials Science and Manufacturing, South of Africa
Ramasamy Alagyrusamy - Indian Institute of Technology, India 
Rudolf Hufenus - EMPA, Switzerland 
Samrat Mukhopadhyay - Indian Institute of Technology, India
Sohel Rana - University of Minho, Portugal 
Tibor Czigany - Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Hungary 
Tzanko Tzanov – Polytechnic Institute of Catalunia, Spain 
Xungai Wang - Deakin University, Australia