Conference Chair

Raul Fangueiro, School of Engineering, University of Minho, Portugal

Scientific committee

Adriana Restrepo, Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, Colombia
Aart Van Vuure, Katholic University of Leuven, Belgium
Alain Bourmaud, Université Bretagne Sud, France
Alain Dufresne, Grenoble Institute of Technology, France
Aloysio Gomes, Universidade Federal Tecnológica do Paraná, Brazil
António Torres Marques, University of Porto, Portugal
Carlos Orrego Alzate, National University of Colombia, Colombia
Carmen Freire, University of Aveiro, Portugal
Claudio Scarponi, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy
Diana Ferreira, University of Minho, Portugal
Fabrizio Sarasini, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy
Gary Chinga Carrasco, Paper and Fibre Research Institute, Norway
Helena Vasconcelos, University of the Azores, Portugal
Hitoshi Takagi, Tokushima University, Japan
Holmer Savastano, University of S. Paulo, Brazil
Hong Hu, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, China
John Summerscales, Plymouth University, United Kingdom
Jörg Müssig, Bremen University of Applied Sciences, Germany
Juan Hinestroza, Cornell University, United States of America
Júlia Baruque Ramos, University of São Paulo, Brazil
Kim Pickering, The University of Waikato, New Zealand
Lars Berglund, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden
Lubos Hes, Technical University of Liberec, Czech Republic
Malgorzata Zimniewska, Institute of Natural Fibers and Medicinal Plants, Poland
Maya John, CSIR, South Africa
María Paz Sáez, University of Granada, Spain
Mark P. Staiger, University of Canterbury, New Zealand
Mário de Araújo, Univerity of Minho, Portugal
Miguel Chavez Gutierrez, Instituto Politecnico Nacional, México
Mirela Blaga, Technical University of Iasi, Romenia
Mohammad Jawaid, University Putra Malaysia, Malaysia
Mohd Sapuan Salit, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia
Morsyleide Rosa, Embrapa, Brazil
Nolene Byrne, Deakin University, Australia
Orlando Rojas, Aalto University, Finland
Patrícia Marino, National Institute for Industrial Technology, Argentina
Paulo Lourenço, University of Minho, Portugal
Pierre Ouagne, National College of Engineering of Tarbes, France
Raechel Laing, University of Otago, New Zealand
Raj Das, University of Auckland, New Zealand
Rajesh Anandjiwala, Nelson Mandela University, South Africa
Ramaswamy Nagarajan, University of Massachusetts Lowell, USA
Ryszard Michal Kozłowski, Institute of Natural Fibres & Medicinal Plants, Poland
Sabu Thomas, Mahatma Gandhi University, India
Seeram Ramakrishna, National University of Singapore, Singapore
Sofianne Amziane, Polytech' Clermont, France
Sohel Rana, Fibrenamics, University of Minho, Portugal
Steve Eichhorn, University of Bristol, United Kingdom
Xiangming Zhou, Brunel University London, United Kingdom
Xungai Wang, Deakin University, Australia
You-Lo Hsieh, University of California, USA

Organizing committee

Carlos Mota, Fibrenamics, University of Minho 
Cristina Silva, Fibrenamics, University of Minho 
Daniel Barros,Fibrenamics, University of Minho
Diana Ferreira, Fibrenamics, University of Minho  
Diogo Cachetas,Fibrenamics, University of Minho
Edite Felgueiras, Fibrenamics, University of Minho 
Ehsan Omidvar,Fibrenamics, University of Minho
Fernando Cunha, Fibrenamics, University of Minho 
Fernando Leite, Fibrenamics, University of Minho 
Inês Boticas, Fibrenamics, University of Minho
Inês Moreira, Fibrenamics, University of Minho 
Ivo Cruz, Fibrenamics, University of Minho
Joana Araújo, Fibrenamics, University of Minho 
João Bessa, Fibrenamics, University of Minho
José Sousa, Fibrenamics, University of Minho 
Luís Nobre, Fibrenamics, University of Minho 
Miguel Costa,Fibrenamics, University of Minho
Mohammadmahdi Abedi, Fibrenamics, University of Minho
Pedro Silva, Fibrenamics, University of Minho
Raquel Galante, Fibrenamics, University of Minho 
Ricardo Zocca, Fibrenamics, University of Minho 
Rita Costa, Fibrenamics, University of Minho
Sara Silva, Fibrenamics, University of Minho 
Sílvia Ferreira, Fibrenamics, University of Minho
Sofia Costa, Fibrenamics, University of Minho 
Sofia Tavares, Fibrenamics, University of Minho
Usha Sanivada, Fibrenamics, University of Minho
Vânia Pais, Fibrenamics, University of Minho