2026 EuroEAP Conference
2-4 June 2026 in Neuchatel, Switzerland
The 14th International Conference on Soft Transducers and Electromechanically Active Polymers
Join us in Neuchâtel, Switzerland, in June 2026 for the 14th EuroEAP Conference, a leading forum on soft actuators and electroactive polymers. Held annually in a different European city, the EuroEAP conference gathers about 125 researchers and innovators in a welcoming and collaborative atmosphere. The program features invited talks from leading experts alongside lively poster sessions that encourage discussion and exchange.
3 Keynote Speakers
Program coming early 2026
9 Invited Speakers
Program coming early 2026
Best poster prize
up to 300 € prize for best poster
Live demos
Challenge your colleagues from other universities!
The 2026 conference will be hosted by EPFL at it’s Neuchatel Location
The EuroEAP Conference is sponsored by the EuroEAP Society.
The EuroEAP international conference is organized by the EuroEAP Society with a not-for-profit character. It is held in Europe, but open to all, aimed at sharing and disseminating the latest advances and findings in the emerging of soft transducers. It gathers experts from all over the world in a multidisciplinary event, driven by scientific quality and industrial impact, with daily schedule and size that enables a friendly atmosphere and stimualting scientific discussion.
At inception in 2011, the conference focused on Electromechanically Active Polymers. Today, the event expands its scope to the broader international and diverse research community of soft smart materials and soft transducers.
The conference topics cover any aspects of the chain from chemistry of materials to integrated devices and products, including:
- Development of actuation, sensing and energy harvesting devices based on smart soft materials and transducers, including electrostatic transducers, polymer gels, ionic polymer metal composites, conducting polymers, carbon nanotubes, piezoelectric polymers, electrostrictive polymers, pyroelectric polymers, dielectric elastomers, electret materials, magnetic materials, light-responsive polymers, liquid crystal elastomers, phase-change materials, shape memory materials, and liquid metals.
- Novel stimuli-responsive materials
- Design, manufacturing, characterisation and testing of new devices for various fields of application, including soft robotics, haptics, mechatronics, optics, acoustics, energy harvesting, biomedical systems, smart textiles and wearables;
- Modeling, simulation and control of devices and systems;
- Development and validation of applications.
How to Contribute?
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info (at) euroeap-conference-2026.ch
