NANOBALKAN2026

SPEAKERS

PLENARY

Andrea Ferrari

Cambridge Graphene Centre / University of Cambridge

KEYNOTE

Francisco Javier Andrade Mermet

URV

Spain

Laura Anfossi

Università degli studi di Torino

Italy

Ulku Anik

Mugla Sitki Kocman University

Türkiye

Riccarda Antiochia

Sapienza Università di Roma

Italy

Cinzia Casiraghi

University of Manchester

Jose M. Costa-Fernandez

University of Oviedo

Spain

Alfredo de la Escosura-Muñiz

University of Oviedo

Spain

Massimo De Vittorio

IIT

Italy

Nunzio Denora

Università degli Studi di Bari Aldo Moro

Italy

Can Dincer

TUM

Germany

Steven Dunn

London South Bank University

Yasuaki Einaga

Keio University

Japan

Arzum Erdem Gürsan

Ege University

Türkiye

Pedro Estrela

University of Bath

Emmanuel Kymakis

Hellenic Mediterranean University

Greece

Jean Christophe Lacroix

Université Paris Cité

France

Laura M. Lechuga

ICN2

Spain

Peter Lieberzeit

University of Vienna

Austria

Sushanta Mitra

University of Waterloo

Canada

Aitor Mugarza

ICREA / ICN2

Spain

Josep Nogués

ICN2

Spain

Sibel A. Özkan

Ankara University

Türkiye

Fetah Podvorica

University of Prishtina

Republic Kosovo

Mamas Prodromidis

University of Ioannina

Greece

Daniel Ruiz-Molina

ICN2

Spain

Zdenek Sofer

UCT Prague

Czech Republic

Emmanuel I. Stratakis

University Of Crete

Greece

Abdelkrim Talbi

IEMN UMR CNRS 8520

France

Klaas-Jan Tielrooij

Eindhoven University of Technology

The Netherlands

Suna Timur

Ege University

Türkiye

Raffaele Velotta

Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II

Italy

INVITED

Valbona Aliko

University of Tirana

Albania

Sefer Avdiaj

University of Prishtina

Republic of Kosovo

Ariola Bacu

University of Tirana

Albania

Avni Berisha

University of Pristina ''Hasan Prishtina''

Republic of Kosova

Melike Bilgi

Çankırı Karatekin University

Türkiye

Pierangiola Bracco

Università degli studi di Torino

Italy

John Buckeridge

London South Bank University

Stefano Cinti

University of Naples Federico II

Italy

Alessandro Giuseppe D’Aloia

Sapienza Università di Roma

Italy

Armond Daci

University of Prishtina

Republic of Kosovo

Bartolomeo Della Ventura

Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II

Italy

Ying Fu

University of Strathclyde

Aziz Genc

ICN2

Spain

Laura Gonzalez Macia

University of Bath

Raik Grunberg

KAUST

Saudi Arabia

Anila Hoda

Academy of Sciences of Albania

Albania

Gjylije Hoti

University of Turin

Italy

Pietro Ibba

Libera Università di Bolzano

Italy

Andrea Idili

University of Rome Tor Vergata

Italy

Pinar Kara

Ege University

Türkiye

Suela Kellici

London South Bank University

Arjan Korpa

University of Tirana

Albania

Filiz Kuralay

Hacettepe University

Türkiye

Sevinc Kurbanoglu

Ankara University

Türkiye

Partizan Malkaj

Polytechnic University of Tirana

Albania

Veerappan Mani

University of Strathclyde

Attilio Marino

IIT

Italy

Tomasz Osmalek

Poznan University of Medical Sciences

Poland

Francesca Petronella

CNR

Italy

Suzana Petrović

Vinča Nuclear Research Institute

Serbia

Francesca Polli

Sapienza University of Rome

Italy

Carlotta Pontremoli

University of Torino

Italy

Alessandro Porchetta

University of Rome “Tor Vergata”

Italy

Arianit Reka

University of Tetova

Republic of North Macedonia

Konstantinos Rogdakis

Hellenic Mediterranean University

Greece

Tariq Sajjad

London South Bank University

Hamed Shahsavan

University of Waterloo

Canada

Bajramshahe Shkodra

Universität der Bundeswehr München

Germany

Serpil Tekoglu

Johannes Kepler University Linz

Austria

Majlinda Vasjari

University of Tirana

Albania

Albana Veseli

University of Prishtina

Republic of Kosovo

Kledi Xhaxhiu

University of Tirana

Albania

Merita Xhetani

University of Tirana

Albania

Bashkim Ziberi

University of Tetova

Republic of North Macedonia

Erhan Zor

Necmettin Erbakan University

Türkiye

KEYNOTE

	Laura Anfossi (Università degli studi di Torino, Italy)
	The importance of being ‘nano’: how nanomaterials are advancing point-of-need diagnostics.

	Ulku Anik (Mugla Sitki Kocman University, Türkiye)
	Mimicking Virus–Host Interactions at the Nanoscale: A New Paradigm for Biosensor Design

	Jose M. Costa-Fernandez (University of Oviedo, Spain)
	Tunable engineered nanoparticles for applications in molecular imaging and optical biosensing

	Massimo De Vittorio (IIT, Italy)
	Biopolymer piezoelectric technology for body sensors and actuators.

	Can Dincer (TUM, Germany)
	Wearable breath sensors for next-generation healthcare and sports

	Steven Dunn (London South Bank University, UK)
	Anti viral nanotechnology targeted towards CMV

	Josep Nogués (ICN2, Spain)
	Opto‑Magnetically Guided Monocytes for Enhanced Nanotherapies

	Sibel A. Özkan (Ankara University, Türkiye)
	Building Smarter Sensitive Sensors using Nanomaterial-Embedded Polymers

	Abdelkrim Talbi (IEMN UMR CNRS 8520, France)
	Photonic and Phononic MEMS Systems for sensing applications: From Concept to Functional Devices

	Klaas-Jan Tielrooij (Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands)
	Graphene-enabled terahertz technologies for wireless communication and quality inspection

INVITED

	Valbona Aliko (University of Tirana, Albania)
	Erythrocytes as Sentinel Cells for Emerging Nanotoxicological Paradigms

	Sefer Avdiaj (University of Prishtina, Republic of Kosovo)
	Modeling of Nanopore Properties and Outgassing Behavior in 3D-Printed Polymeric Materials

	Ariola Bacu (University of Tirana, Albania)
	How cell-biosensors fingerpinting of toxicity can shed light on the marine waters quality.

	Avni Berisha (University of Pristina ''Hasan Prishtina'', Republic of Kosova)
	Molecular Nanocages as Platforms for Pollutant Capture and Environmental Remediation: Computational Design Insights

	Melike Bilgi (Çankırı Karatekin University, Türkiye)
	Multiplexed Electrochemical Detection of Ovarian Cancer Biomarkers: Handmade and Commercial Electrodes for Point-of-Care Diagnostics

	Ying Fu (University of Strathclyde, UK)
	Highly Sensitive Bioelectronics for Healthcare Applications

	Aziz Genc (ICN2, Spain)
	Linking Atomic-Scale Structural Evolution to Catalytic and Thermoelectric Performance

	Anila Hoda (Academy of Sciences of Albania, Albania)
	From Genes to Nano: Integrating Bioinformatics and Nanotechnology for Sustainable Environmental Solutions

	Attilio Marino (IIT, Italy)
	Engineering Amyloid Assembly: Electromechanics and Biomedical Functions in Cancer and Alzheimer’s Disease

	Tomasz Osmalek (Poznan University of Medical Sciences , Poland)
	Microemulsion-Based Topical Formulations of NSAIDs and Antifungal Drugs: Enhancing Skin Penetration and Therapeutic Efficacy

	Suzana Petrović (Vinča Nuclear Research Institute, Serbia)
	Controlled Modification of Ti-Based Thin Films for Bioactive Surface Applications

	Carlotta Pontremoli (University of Torino, Italy)
	A journey in nanomaterials design: from biomedical applications to biocatalysis

	Arianit Reka (University of Tetova, Republic of North Macedonia)
	Valorization of Industrial Waste for Sustainable Construction Materials

	Hamed Shahsavan (University of Waterloo, Canada)
	Liquid Crystalline Materials for Small-scale Robotics: A molecule-to-robot Approach

	Bajramshahe Shkodra (Universität der Bundeswehr München, Germany)
	Electrolyte-Gated Nanotransistors for Rapid and Label-Free Biosensing

	Merita Xhetani (University of Tirana, Albania)
	Genetic profiling of breast cancer using archived FFPE tissues: Insights for translational oncology research