Preface

Abstract

It is with deep satisfaction that I write this Foreword to the Proceedings of 2020 the 4th International Conference on Smart Materials Applications (ICSMA 2020) held at Yonsei University, Seoul, South Korea during January 13-16, 2020.The ICSMA 2020 provided a premier interdisciplinary platform for scientists, researchers, industry leaders, engineers and educators throughout the world to present and discuss the most recent innovations, trends, concerns, as well as practical challenges encountered, and streamline solutions in the fields of Smart Materials. Conference has received more than 50 submissions from all over the world and after several rounds of review procedure by the technical committees. Some excellent papers have been received to get published in the conference proceedings. And the authors also have been invited to make the presentation in the conference to share their research achievements in 8 oral sessions and 1 poster session.The conference particularly encouraged the interaction of research students and developing academics with the more established academic community in an informal setting to present and to discuss new and current work. Their contributions helped to make the conference as outstanding as it has been. The papers contributed the most recent scientific knowledge known in the field of Materials Science and Engineering, Materials Properties, Measuring Methods and Applications.In addition to the contributed papers, three plenary and two invited presentations were given by:Prof. Michael D. Guiver, Tianjin University, ChinaProf. Ki Bong Lee, Korea University, South KoreaProf. Xiaohong Zhu, Sichuan University, ChinaProf. C.Q. RU, University of Alberta, CanadaProf. Juan C. Suárez-Bermejo, Technical University of Madrid (UPM), SpainThese Proceedings will furnish the scientists of the world with an excellent reference book. I trust also that this will be an impetus to stimulate further study and research in all these areas.We thank all authors and participants for their contributions.Much of the credit of the success of the conference is due to topic coordinators who have devoted their expertise and experience in promoting and in general co-ordination of the activities for the organization and operation of the conference. The coordinators of various session topics have devoted a considerable time and energy in soliciting papers from relevant researchers for presentation at the conference.We would like to thank everyone who was part of this conference and would like to see you again at ICSMA 2021.Conference ChairsOn behalf of the ICSMA Conference CommitteeProf. Xiaohong Zhu, Sichuan University, ChinaJanuary 13-16, 2020