Fibrous materials and the environment: Current challenges in a changing world
Universidade da Beira Interior, Covilhã - Portugal
February 11-13, 2027

Call for Abstracts is open

The organizing committee of the 2nd internacional fibentech congress (FibEnTech 2027) invites you to submit an abstract for an oral/poster presentation at the hybrid event using the following link: Abstract Submission – FibEnTech 2027 – Fill out the form.

 

The abstract submission period is open from July 18th, 2026 to September 18th, 2026. Abstracts submitted – either partially or entirely – in a language other than English will not be accepted.

 

Following the abstract submission deadline, the organizing committee will notify the decision, and if the abstract is accepted for an oral/poster presentation will subsequently be required the submission of the corresponding full paper for peer review via a new Link, that will be made available shortly.

 

The registration period is open from July 18th, 2026 to January 31st, 2027. To register in the congress use the following link: Congress Registration Form – FibEnTech 2027 – Fill out the form. If a participant has more than one oral/poster presentation a registration form should be submitted for each accepted presentation, but the applicable fees1,2,3 must be selected only in the first registration form. The payment must be performed by wire-bank transfer using the IBAN indicated in the invoice, which will be sent subsequently. After payment, the participant should send the proof of payment to the congress secretariat usinf the email fibentechcongress@ubi.pt to conclude the registration.

 

The following table presents the applicable registration fees for participating:

 

Participant Category

Early-Bird

18/07/26 to 31/12/26

Standard

01/01/27 to 31/01/27
Student (Oral/Poster Presentation)1

250€

350€
Non-Student (Oral/Poster Presentation)2

350€

450€
Listener (Attending/Non-Presenting)

250€

350€

Optional

    
Additional Fee for Paper Publication*

 400€

400€
Congress dinner3

40€

50€

 

*The additional fee for paper publication is only necessary if a full paper have submitted for peer review and publication into the Book Series. The accepted full papers for publication will be compiled into the Open Access Book Series indexed in SCOPUS and EI Compendex database.

 

The FibEnTech 2027 congress has the support of the project UID/00195/2025, funded by the FCT – Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia, IP/MECI.

Agenda

Jul 18th, 2026
Call for abstracts
Jul 18th, 2026
Registration
Sep 18th, 2026
Deadline for abstracts
Sep 21-25, 2026
Notification of acceptance
Sep 26th, 2026
Call for full papers
Oct 31st, 2026
Deadline for full papers
Jan 31st, 2027
Deadline for registration
Feb 11-13, 2027
Congress

Links Úteis

Downloads and Links

You can download the congress program agenda, the abstract preparation guide, the corresponding Word template, and the form to complete the abstract submission here. You can also download the participant registration guide and the registration form.
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Abstract Completion Guidelines for Authors
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Word Template for an Abstract
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Complete Submission Process
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Registration Completion Guidelines for Participants
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Complete Registration Process
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Program of the Congress
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Tópicos

Congress Topics

Complete list of the congress topics and sub-topics
01
Advanced Fibrous Materials
  • Technical and functional fibers
  • Nanofibers and nanostructured materials
  • Hybrid materials
  • Cellulose-based materials
02
Smart Materials and Wearables
  • E-textiles and integrated sensors
  • Health monitoring
  • Human-technology interfaces
03
Green Composite Materials
  • Fiber-based composites
  • Protection (fire, ballistic, chemical)
  • Construction (geotextiles)
  • Mobility (automotive, aerospace)
04
Design, Fashion and Innovation
  • Sustainable fashion
  • New materials and aesthetics
  • Co-creation and digital design
  • UX in textile products
05
Sustainability and Circular Economy
  • Natural and bio-based fibers
  • Fiber recycling and reuse
  • Eco-design and LCA (Life Cycle Assessment)
  • Biodegradable materials
06
Digitalization, AI and Modelling
  • Artificial intelligence applied to textiles
  • Modeling of fibrous materials
  • Process simulation

Comité

Organizing Committee

Paulo Fiadeiro (congress chair)

Universidade da Beira Interior (UBI) | Fibentech

Portugal

Graça Santos (congress secretariat)

Universidade da Beira Interior (UBI) | Fibentech

Portugal

Annabel Fernandes

Universidade da Beira Interior (UBI) | Fibentech

Portugal

António Mendes

Universidade da Beira Interior (UBI) | Fibentech

Portugal

Elsa Fonseca

Universidade da Beira Interior (UBI) | Fibentech

Portugal

Joana Vieira

Universidade da Beira Interior (UBI) | Fibentech

Portugal

Juan Zazo Martínez

Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (UAM)

Spain

Lúcia Silva

Universidade da Beira Interior (UBI) | Fibentech

Portugal

Maria Emília Amaral

Universidade da Beira Interior (UBI) | Fibentech

Portugal

Mohamed Naceur Belgacem

Université Grenoble Alpes (UGA) | Polytechnic Institute of Grenoble (INP-UGA)

France

Sílvia Nunes

Universidade da Beira Interior (UBI) | Fibentech

Portugal

Teresa Raquel Barata

Universidade da Beira Interior (UBI) | Fibentech

Portugal

Scientific Commitee

Adelaide Almeida

Instituto Politécnico de Beja (IPBeja) | Fibentech

Portugal

Albert Manich

Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas | Institut de Química Avançada de Catalunya (IQAC-CSIS)

Spain

Álvaro Vaz

Universidade da Beira Interior (UBI) | Fibentech

Portugal

Ana Paula Costa

Universidade da Beira Interior (UBI) | Fibentech

Portugal

Ana Ramos

Universidade da Beira Interior (UBI) | Fibentech

Portugal

Ana Sofia Fajardo

Instituto Politécnico de Coimbra (IPC)

Portugal

Anabela Rebelo

Agência Portuguesa do Ambiente (APA) | FibEnTech

Portugal

André Vieira

Universidade da Beira Interior (UBI) | C-MAST

Portugal

Andrea Zille

Universidade do Minho (UM)

Portugal

Ângelo Luís

Universidade da Beira Interior (UBI) | Fibentech

Portugal

Annabel Fernandes

Universidade da Beira Interior (UBI) | Fibentech

Portugal

António Albuquerque

Universidade da Beira Interior (UBI) | Geobiotech

Portugal

António Mendes

Universidade da Beira Interior (UBI) | Fibentech

Portugal

Arlindo Gomes

Universidade da Beira Interior (UBI) | Fibentech

Portugal

Artur Valente

Universidade de Coimbra (UC)

Portugal

Carla Gaiolas

Universidade da Beira Interior (UBI) | Fibentech

Portugal

Cláudia Pinheiro

Universidade da Beira Interior (UBI) | Fibentech

Portugal

Cristina Carvalho

Universidade de Lisboa (FAUL)

Portugal

Cristina Fael

Universidade da Beira Interior (UBI) | C-MADE

Portugal

Diana Ferreira

Universidade do Minho (UM) | InnoFiber Research Lab- Center for Textile Science and Technology (2C2T)

Portugal

Dominique Adolphe

Université de Haute-Alsace (UHA) | École Nationale Supérieure d'Ingénieurs Sud Alsace (ENSISA)

France

Elsa Fonseca

Universidade da Beira Interior (UBI) | Fibentech

Portugal

Emiel DenHartog

NC State University (NCSU)

United States of America

Fátima Poças

Universidade Católica do Porto (UCP)

Portugal

Ferrie van Hattum

Saxion University of Applied Sciences

Netherlands

Francesca Valetti

Università di Torino (UNITO)

Italy

Ghada Soliman

University of Manchester

United Kingdom

Isabel Antunes

Universidade do Minho (UM)

Portugal

Jefferson Silveira

Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (UAM) | Fibentech

Spain

Joana Vieira

Universidade da Beira Interior (UBI) | Fibentech

Portugal

João Nunes-Pereira

Universidade da Beira Interior (UBI) | C-MAST

Portugal

João Velosa

Instituto Politécnico do Cávado e do Ave (IPCA) | Fibentech

Portugal

José Manuel de Almeida

Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro (UTAD)

Portugal

Juan Zazo Martínez

Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (UAM)

Spain

Lúcia Silva

Universidade da Beira Interior (UBI) | Fibentech

Portugal

Lurdes Ciríaco

Universidade da Beira Interior (UBI) | Fibentech

Portugal

Madalena Pereira

Universidade da Beira Interior (UBI) | Fibentech

Portugal

Manuela Pereira

Universidade da Beira Interior (UBI) | NOVA LINCS

Portugal

Marcelo Ribeiro

Universidade de São Paulo (USP)

Brazil

Maria Angeles Aracil

Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV)

Spain

Maria Eduarda Pereira

Universidade de Aveiro

Portugal

Maria Emília Amaral

Universidade da Beira Interior (UBI) | Fibentech

Portugal

Maria José Pacheco

Universidade da Beira Interior (UBI) | Fibentech

Portugal

Maria Teresa Carvalhos

Instituto Politécnico de Beja (IPBeja) | Fibentech

Portugal

Mariana Banea

Universidade de Aveiro (UA)

Portugal

Mohamed Naceur Belgacem

Université Grenoble Alpes (UGA) | Polytechnic Institute of Grenoble (INP-UGA)

France

Molla Tadesse Abate

Bahir Dar University (BDU) | Ethiopian Institute of Textile and Fashion Technology (EiTEX)

Ethiopia

Nancy Artioli

Università degli Studi di Brescia (UNIBS)

Italy

Nuno Belino

Universidade da Beira Interior (UBI) | Fibentech

Portugal

Nuno Lapa

Universidade NOVA de Lisboa (UNL) | (NOVA FCT)

Portugal

Paula Pinto

RAIZ - Instituto da Floresta e do Papel

Portugal

Paulo Fiadeiro

Universidade da Beira Interior (UBI) | Fibentech

Portugal

Raúl González

Universidad de León (ULE) | Instituto de Investigación e Innovación en Ingeniería (i4)

Spain

Rogério Simões

Universidade da Beira Interior (UBI) | Fibentech

Portugal

Roshan Paul

RWTH Aachen University | Universidade da Beira Interior (UBI) | Fibentech

Deutshland / Portugal

Rui Guerra

Universidade do Algarve (UAlg)

Portugal

Rui Miguel

Universidade da Beira Interior (UBI) | Fibentech

Portugal

Scott Mitchel

Universidad de Zaragoza (UNIZAR) | Instituto de Nanociencia y Materiales de Aragón (INMA)

Spain

Sílvia Nunes

Universidade da Beira Interior (UBI) | Fibentech

Portugal

Teresa Ferreira

Universidade de Évora (UE)

Portugal

Teresa Raquel Barata

Universidade da Beira Interior (UBI) | Fibentech

Portugal

Toufik Chaabane

University of Science and Technologie of Algiers Houari Boumediene (USTHB)

Algeria

Tuser Biswas

The Swedish School of Textiles of University of Borås

Sweden

Vera Costa

Universidade da Beira Interior (UBI) | Fibentech

Portugal

Víctor López Grimau

Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC) | Instituto de Investigación Textil y de Cooperación Industrial de Terrassa (INTEXTER)

Spain

Zilda Silveira

Universidade de São Paulo (USP)

Brazil

Contactos

Congress Secretariat

For questions regarding submissions, registration, or the congress program, please contact the FibEnTech congress secretariat
fibentechcongress@ubi.pt

Sponsors

Sponsors

Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, IP/MECI
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, IP/MECI
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