ESIS Newsletter December 2025

composite behaviour under cyclic and fracture loading. The session will welcome contributions on experimental methods, numerical simulations, multi-scale and probabilistic models, and the integration of artificial intelligence and machine learning for predictive analysis, model calibration, and design enhancement. It will also encourage studies on data acquisition, fusion, and digital twins for monitoring damage in composites, with applications in aerospace, automotive, marine, and renewable energy sectors. (1.3) Special Issue of Progress in Engineering Science entitled “ Innovations and Challenges in Fracture and Structural Integrity” (Guest Editors: Sabrina Vantadori, Francesco Iacoviello, Costanzo Bellini, Andrea Zanichelli), with papers selected from those presented at the 28th International Conference on Fracture and Structural Integrity & 3rd Mediterranean Conference on Fracture and Structural Integrity, Catania (Italy) & Web, 15th to 18th September, 2025. (1.4) Special Issue of Progress in Engineering Science entitled “Structural Integrity in the Era of Digital Engineering” (Guest Editors: Sabrina Vantadori, Francesco Iacoviello, Aleksandar Sedmak), with papers selected from those presented at the 1st Biennial ESIS-CSIC Conference on Structural Integrity (BECCSI 2025), Belgade (Serbia) & Web, 25th to 28th November, 2025. (1.5) Proposal submitted for the organisation of the Thematic Symposium on “Fatigue and Fracture of Engineering Materials and Structures: understanding mechanisms and enhancing modelling” (chaired by Professor Sabrina Vantadori, Parma, Italy) at the 25th European Conference on Fracture (ECF25) - Predicting and Preventing Catastrophic Crack Propagation, Athens (Greece), (2.1) Organisation of the Thematic Symposium on “Defects in additive manufactured materials and their effect on fracture and fatigue performance” (chaired by Professors Sabrina Vantadori, Parma, Italy and Filippo Berto, Roma, Italy) at the 28th International Conference on Fracture and Structural Integrity & 3rd Mediterranean Conference on Fracture and Structural Integrity, Catania (Italy) & Web, 15th to 18th September, 2025. The Thematic Symposium was organized to explore how intrinsic defects in Additive Manufacturing (AM) materials influenced their mechanical behaviour, particularly regarding fracture and fatigue. It brought together experts from academia and industry to discuss challenges and innovations related to porosity, inclusions, microcracks, and microstructural variations. The symposium addressed defect characterization techniques, the relationship between defects and mechanical degradation, and the influence of process parameters and post-processing methods. It also examined strategies to enhance material performance through optimized design, advanced manufacturing, and quality control. 6th to 11th September, 2026. 2. Achievement of objectives

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