We are pleased to announce the next edition of the EUPOC conference, organized by the European Polymer Federation ( https://www.epfwebsite.org/ ),
the AIM (Italian Association of Science and Technology of Macromolecules https://www.aim.it/en-gb/home ),
and IMP UMRCNRS 5223 ( https://imp-umr5223.cnrs.fr/ ). Polymer Materials Engineering

Save these dates in your calendar today!

As with all EUPOC conferences, EUPOC 2026 is organized around invited plenary talks by top scientists in the field, covering all aspects of the topic. Practical details will be announced shortly on the EPF website (: https://www.epfwebsite.org/epf events/) and the conference website.

The following topics will be covered:

•     AI and HTP for polymerization synthesis, for the synthesis and processing of polymer materials, for the chemical/physico-chemical/physical characterization of polymers and polymer materials
•     Polymer laboratories integrating AI and HTP tools, autonomous laboratories
•     Data science, neural networks, different methods using AI: possibilities, benefits, limitations, examples
•     Necessary training/education in AI tools for polymer science in the future
•     Acceptance/acceptability, ethical issues of approaches using AI and HTP in the scientific community

Best regards.

Profs. Sébastien PRUVOST & Jean-François GERARD
IMP UMR 5223 CNRS – Ingénierie des Matériaux Polymères