About The Event
The International Symposium on Advanced Coatings and Applications (ISACApp) 2025 aims to provide an overview of recent advances and innovations in surface technologies. This event offers a platform for high-level networking and knowledge exchange in application-specific coating solutions across various industries. The symposium will explore the latest developments in coating materials, processing techniques, and their integration into applications, fostering discussions on the future of surface technologies and their impact on industrial practices.
ISACApp 2025 is organized by the Materials Science, Energy, and Nanoengineering department of the University Mohammed VI Polytechnic (UM6P). It aims to create an international forum where industry professionals, academics, researchers, and students can present their research findings and discuss new developments in surface and coatings technologies. The symposium will analyze the state of the art in surface and coating technologies for applications in sectors such as energy, automotive, aeronautics, and the environment.
Conference Topics
- Protective coatings
- Coatings for energy harvesting
- Coatings for electrochemical energy storage
- Coatings for hydrogen production & fuel cell
- Smart coatings
- Fundamentals of thin film growth
- Advanced coating characterization
- Functional thin films and advanced coatings
- Applied research and industrial applications
- Sputtering and plasma process technologies
- Physical and chemical vapor deposition technologies
- Innovative coating technologies
- Industrial scale coating technologies
Tutorials
The International Symposium on Advanced Coatings and Applications (ISACApp) 2025 is intended to provide an overview of recent advances and innovations in the field of surface technologies. This event offers a forum for high-level networking and the exchange of knowledge and expertise in application-specific coating solutions, targeting a wide range of industries. The symposium aims to explore the latest developments in coating materials, processing techniques, and their integration into various applications, fostering discussions on the future of surface technologies and their impact on industrial practices.
Event Speakers
Here are some of our speakers
Dr. Ivan Petrov
Univ. of Illinois, USA
Oliver Kappertz
University of Applied Sciences and Arts Hildesheim/Holzminden/Göttingen, Germany
Dr. Joerg Patscheider
Evatec AG, Switzerland
Dr. Miha Cekada
Jožef Stefan Institute, Slovenia
Prof. Ludvik Martinu
Polytechnique Montréal, Canada
Prof. Jochen Schneider
Aachen university, Germany
Grégory Marcos
Institut Jean Lamour (IJL), Université de Lorraine, France
Johan Böhlmark
EJB Plasma Technology AB, Sweden
Andrey V. Kaziev
National Research Nuclear University MEPhI, Russia
Sapieha, Jolanta-Ewa
Polytechnique Montréal, Canada
Christian Fischer
University of Koblenz, Germany
Mohamed Elghazzali
Evatec, Switzerland
Maria Brzhezinskaya
WI-HWGBerlin, Germany
Prof. Kostas Sarakinos
University of Helsinki, Finland
Dr. Stephanos Konstantinidis
University of Mons, Belgium
Prof. Heinz Busch
Mohammed VI Polytechnic University, Morocco
Event Organisers
Scientific Committee
Prof. Dr. Jones Alami
Mohammed VI Polytechnic University, Morocco
Prof. Dr. Jochen Schneider
Aachen University, Germany
Prof. Kostas Sarakinos
University of Helsinki, Finland
Dr. Stephanos Konstantinidis
University of Mons, Belgium
Prof. Dr. Mohammed Makha
Mohammed VI Polytechnic University, Morocco
Event Schedule
Here is our event schedule
Registration
Location: UM6P
Opening
Chair: Jones ALAMI
Ivan Petrov
Low-temperature synthesis of stress-free, ceramics thin films using metal-ion irradiation
Coffee Break & Poster Session
André Anders
Energetic deposition processes of thin films
Johan Bohlmark
Reactive HiPIMS - process control and underlying processes
Lunch
Chair: André Anders
Jochen Schneider
Synthesis and oxidation behaviour of transition metal aluminum diborides with varied compositional complexity
Kostas SARAKINOS
Vapor- and impurity-controlled growth regimes during deposition of thin noble metal films on weakly-interacting substrates
Stephanos KONSTANTINIDIS
TBC
Coffee Break & Poster Session
Chair: Kostas SARAKINOS
Andrey Kaziev
TBC
El Houcine ELMAATAOUY
Enhanced Electrochemical Stability and Ni Dissolution Suppression in LiNiO₂ Cathodes Coated with Anatase TiO₂ via HiPIMS.
Ghizlane El Omari
Kinetically Improved and Highly Stable Silicon-based Anodes for Lithium-Ion Batteries via Magnetron Sputtering
Ludvik Martinu
From passive to active structurally controlled optical coatings: Impactful opportunities
Jolanta Klemberg Sapieha
Coating Solutions for Aircraft Engine - Towards the Greener Sky
Coffee Break & Poster Session
Mohamed Elghazzali
Optimizing Directional Sputter Deposition: Effects of RF-Induced Self-Bias on Film Properties and Coverage Uniformity.
Miha Cekada
(In)homogeneity of hard coating properties, deposited on complex-shaped tools
Oliver Kappertz
Sustainable Coatings for Reducing (Micro)plastic in Packaging Solutions
Lunch
Chair: Stephanos KONSTANTINIDIS
Gregory Marcos
Plasma-assisted treatments on austenitic stainless steels as a way to modify surface wettability and heat transfer
Maria Brzhezinskaya
Investigation of Advanced Carbon Nanostructures using Synchrotron Radiation
Abdelqader El Guerraf
In situ Spectro electrochemical investigations of 1,3,6,8-tetrakis(p-benzoic acid)pyrene fluorophore in a zirconium-based metal−organic framework
Coffee Break & Poster Session
Chair: Oliver Kappertz
Heinz Busch
TBC
Lucas Beucher
TBC
Bouaakil Ikram
Formation of an Artificial Cathode-Electrolyte Interphase to Suppress Interfacial Degradation of Ni-Rich Cathode Active Material with Parylene-Based CVD Process
Remarks & Closing
Event Venue
Event venue location info and gallery
Mohammed VI Polytechnic University, Morocco
Mohammed VI Polytechnic University (UM6P) is an institution dedicated to research and innovation in Africa and aims to position itselfong world-renowned universities in its fields. The University is engaged in economic and human development and puts research and innovation at the forefront of African development. A mechanism that enables it to consolidate Morocco’s frontline position in these fields, in a unique partnership-based approach and boosting skills training relevant for the future of Africa. Located in the municipality of Benguerir, in the very heart of the Green City, Mohammed VI Polytechnic University aspires to leave its mark nationally, continentally, and globally.
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Organizing Committee
Mohamed Lahouij
Mohammed VI Polytechnic University, Morocco
Rachid Oubaki
Mohammed VI Polytechnic University, Morocco
Nassima Jaghar
Mohammed VI Polytechnic University, Morocco
Khadija Elkindoussy
Mohammed VI Polytechnic University, Morocco
Otmane Elouardi
Mohammed VI Polytechnic University, Morocco
Siham ABAICHI
Mohammed VI Polytechnic University, Morocco
Assia MEDIANA
Mohammed VI Polytechnic University, Morocco
Zineb CHAOUI
Mohammed VI Polytechnic University, Morocco