Ancient structures were built following design rules that are not available anymore. The design was based on geometry instead of mechanics, focusing on the equilibrium among the parts of the building rather than on the strength of the materials.

​Traditional building rules have been almost forgotten.

We have lost the capacity in designing arches, vaults or buttresses, since we usually deal with other structural typologies.

This International Summer School aims at providing fundamental theoretical and applied tools to analyse historical masonry structures, by combining engineering, architecture, restoration and construction history.

The school combines teaching of the basic theory of masonry structures with advanced tools for structural assessment, invited lectures and field work in the application to real case studies.

The 6th Edition of the Summer School on Historic Masonry Structures will be held in Benevento, Italy, from August 24th to September 6th 2026

Con la presente, a nome del Comitato Organizzatore dell'evento e con l'autorizzazione del Presidente di AIMETA, sono a comunicare le date del prossimo convegno AIMETA 2026, dal 7 al 10 settembre, e la location, Palazzo Calini ai Fiumi nel centro storico di Brescia.

Alberto Salvadori

Seventh workshop on thin structures (Eremo dei Camaldoli, Napoli, Settembre 10-12, 2026).

L’obiettivo dell'evento è presentare e discutere risultati recenti riguardanti modelli matematici di film sottili, piastre, e strutture a guscio.
Oltre alle invited lectures*, sarà dedicata una sessione alla presentazione di poster. I partecipanti sono invitati a sottomettere i poster entro il 30 aprile 2026, come indicato nella pagina web:
https://sites.google.com/view/thinstructures7/home-page

*Invited lectures:
•       Raffaele Barretta (Italia)
•       Elvise Berchio (Italia)
•       Sunčica Čanić (USA)
•       Yves Capdebosq (Francia)
•       Manuel Friedrich (Austria)
•       Eduard Marušić-Paloka (Croazia)
•       Jean Carlos Nakasato (Brasile)
•       Carlo Nitsch (Italia)
•       Julia Orlik (Germania)
•       Igor Pažanin (Croazia)
•       Laure Saint-Raymond (Francia)
•       Enrique Zuazua (Germania)
•       Paolo Zunino (Italia)

NODYCON 2026 will take place from September 20–23, 2026 at Sapienza University of Rome, Faculty of Engineering, and will be held both in person and online. Following the successful editions in Rome (2019, 2021, 2023) and the 2025 edition at Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken, the conference returns to the vibrant center of Rome, just steps from the Colosseum.

NODYCON continues the legacy of the Nonlinear Vibrations, Stability, and Dynamics of Structures Conference series, initiated by Prof. Ali H. Nayfeh at Virginia Tech in 1986. The conference will bring together researchers from academia and industry to discuss the latest advances and emerging trends in nonlinear dynamics.

The program will feature:

6 keynote lectures by leading experts in nonlinear dynamics,

-          Dr. Marco Pistoia, CEO, IonQ Italia, “The Impact of Quantum Technologies on Industry, Academia, and Government  Organizations”;

-          Prof. Eva Kanso, USC Viterbi School of Engineering, University of Southern California, “Mechanical Intelligence: From Sea Star Locomotion to Soft Robotics”;

-          Prof. Remco Leine, Institute for Nonlinear Mechanics, University of Stuttgart, “Why Rock Shape Matters: Full 3D Rockfall Simulation Using Nonsmooth Dynamics”,

-          Prof. Kathryn Matlack, Department of Mechanical Science and Engineering, University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign “Nonlinear Wave Propagation in Nonlinear Phononic Media”;

-          Prof. Sergio Pellegrino, Joyce and Kent Kresa Department of Aerospace, California Institute of Technology, “Explicit Dynamic Simulations of Folding and Deployment of Complex Thin-Shell Composite Structures”;

-          Prof. R. I. Sujith, Department of Aerospace Engineering & Centre of Excellence for Studying Critical Transitions in Complex Systems, IIT Madras, “Continuous and Explosive Transitions in Thermoacoustic System”;

oral technical sessions presenting recent high-impact research and applications;

an awards ceremony including the Ali H. Nayfeh Best Paper Awards, Ali H. Nayfeh Senior Award, NODYS Early Career Award, and Best Nonlinear Dynamics Paper Awards.

Full-length papers presented at the conference will be considered for publication in the Springer Nature journal Nonlinear Dynamics, subject to a rigorous peer-review process.

To maximize global participation, a virtual component will run in parallel with the in-person event, enabling researchers worldwide to attend and contribute.

Further information about the conference scope, editorial initiatives, and submission guidelines is available at: https://nodycon2026.app.earendelplatform.com/

Important Dates

May 1, 2026 – Abstract submission deadline

July 3, 2026 – Full-length paper submission deadline

July 10, 2026 – Conference registration deadline

July 24, 2026 – First conference program release

September 20–23, 2026 – Conference dates

We look forward to welcoming you to Rome for NODYCON 2026.