Invited speakers

Prof. Jozef Živčák

Technical University of Košice, Slovakia

Non-Conventional Materials for Biomedical Applications

Prof. Victor Sans Sangorrin

University Jaume, Spain

ArtificiaI-Intelligence Driven Platforms for the Discovery and Optimization of Catalytic Reactors for Continuous-flow Sustainable Transformations

Prof. Lei Wang

Harbin Institute of Technology, China

Chemistry Europe Lecturer

Rational Design and Biomedical Applications of Biomimetic Micro/nanomotors

Prof. Juraj Gazda

Technical University of Košice, Slovakia

The Evolution of Large Language Models: From Chess to Learning to Language Understanding

Conference Programme

24.05.2026, Sunday
16:30-18:00
Registration (Lobby bar)
18:30-19:00
Opening of the Conference with Welcome drink (Conference room)
19:00-02:00
10ᵗʰ Anniversary Dinner & Music Evening (Conference room)
25.05.2026, Monday
09:00-10:00
S2D App Meeting (for project partners only)
 
Chairman: Victor Sans Sangorin
10:00-10:45
Plenary lecture: Juraj Gazda (Technical University of Košice, Košice, Slovakia)
The Evolution of Large Language Models: From Chess to Learning to Language Understanding
10:45-11:05
Natália Podrojková (Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Košice)
From Atoms to Applications: Multiscale Modeling of Electrochemical System
11:05-11:30
Coffee break
 
Chairman: Ivana Šišoláková
11:30 -12:15
Plenary lecture: Victor Sans Sangorrin (University Jaume, Valencia, Spain)
ArtificiaI-intelligence driven patforms for the discovery and optimization of catalytic reactors for continuous-flow sustainable transformations
12:15 – 12:35
Nikolas Király (Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Košice, Slovakia)
Tetrahedral ligands in metal – organic frameworks
12:35-12:55
Hermes LabSystems (Company)
12:55-14:00
Lunch (Hotel Restaurant)
 
Chairman: Renáta Oriňaková
14:00-14:45
Plenary lecture: Jozef Živčák, Radovan Hudák (Technical University of Košice, Košice, Slovakia)
Non-conventional materials for biomedical applications
14:45-15:05
Martin Kožár (The University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy in Košice, Košice, Slovakia)
Use of a customized PDO implant to close a ventral tracheal defect with absent annular
support in the presence of a multidrug-resistant infection
15:05-15:30
Coffee break
15:30-15:50
Invited: Tibor Sopčák (Slovak Academy of Sciences, Košice, Slovakia)
Design and functionalization of citric acid-based polyester networks for biomedical applications
15:50-16:10
Katarzyna Gajos (Jagiellonian University in Krakow, Krakow, Poland)
P(OEGMA-co-MAA) copolymer brush coatings combing protein resistance and biogonjugation for biosensing and cell culture
16:10-16:30
Andrej Oriňak (Pavel Jozef Šafárik University in Košice, Slovakia)
Analysis of battery storage implementation rules in Slovakia
 
17:00-18:00
Poster Session (Conference room)
19:00 – 00:00
Dinner in Humno restaurant with Best poster award

26.05.2026, Tuesday
 

Chairman: Andrea Straková Fedorková

09:30-10:15

Plenary lecture: Lei Wang (Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, China), Chemistry Europe Lecturer

Rational design and biomedical applications of biomimetic micro/nanomotors

10:15-10:35

Karel Bouzek (University of Chemistry and Technology, Prague, Czech republic)

Three-dimensional equivalent circuit network for prediction of electric conductivity of porous composites of complex composition

10:35-10:55

Jozef Bednarčík (Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Košice, Slovakia)

Probing structure-property relationships in nanocomposites using X‑ray techniques

10:55-11:30

Coffee break

11:30-11:50

Michaela Plevová (Slovak Academy of Sciences, Košice, Slovakia)

MoNiFeP-modified carbon fibres: performance and degradation under hydrogen evolution reaction

11:50-12:10

Karel Denk (Slovak Academy of Sciences, Košice, Slovakia)

Impact of pyrolysis temperature on hydrogen-evolution reaction activity of high-entropy carbides

12:10-12:30

Alexandra Guboová (The University of Osaka, Osaka, Japan)

Electrolyte-dependent bifunctional activity and surface reconstruction of MoNiP for water splitting

12:30-12:45

Metrohm Slovakia (Company)

12:45-13:45

Lunch (Hotel Restaurant)

14:00-17:00

NATO G6106 Meeting (for project partners)

19:00 – 20:00

Dinner (Hotel Restaurant)

27.05.2026, Wednesday

10:00 – 11:00

Closing Words, Business-to-business Meetings

11:00 -12:00

KEGA 002UPJŠ-4/2024 Li-ion Batteries and Their Application in Practice in the Development of Hybrid Systems Meeting (for project partners)

List of Posters

1
Andrea Straková Fedorková
Advancing High-Efficiency Redox Flow and Li-Ion Systems: From Material Modelling to Scalable Hybrid Storage
2
Eva Beňová
Magnetically Guided Fe3O4@SiO2 Nanoparticles for Localised Antithrombotic Treatment: SEM Evaluation of Clot–Nanoparticle Interactions
3
Agnieszka Jelonek
Phase Evolution and Cell–Material Interactions in a Composite Calcium Phosphate System
4
Vladyslav Kostiuk
Characterization Powder and Green Compact of Fe-Based Soft Magnetic Composites for Electromagnetic Energy Conversion
5
Miloslav Lhotka
Determination of Texture Characteristics of Clay Minerals
6
Magdaléna Strečková
Mechanochemically Driven Self-Propagating Synthesis of Ni–Co–S Catalysts for Hydrogen Evolution Reaction Performance
7
Jakub Leščinský
Engineering Ionic Liquid–Modified Electrolytes for Enhanced Stability and Interfacial Control in Lithium–Sulfur Batteries
8
Jana Demeterová
Mechanochemically Synthesized DOPO-Based Flame Retardants in Polymer Electrolytes for Safer Lithium–Sulfur Batteries
9
Veronika Niščáková
Electrochemical Evaluation of Organic Redox Molecules: Kinetics and Transport in Redox Flow Batteries
10
Viktória Čákyová
Spectrophotometric Determination of Aspirin Release from PLA Coating Using a Model Glass Substrate
11
Ivana Mojžišová
Advanced Hydroxyapatite Coatings for Hard Tissue Biomedical Applications