Call for Abstracts

Call for Papers

ICEC 2026 – the 33rd International Conference on Electrical Contacts will be held in Trondheim, Norway in June 2026.

Prospective authors are invited to submit papers within the topics listed below. Contributions should be technical and free from commercialism.

Accepted papers will be presented at the conference, either orally or in a poster session. All accepted papers will be printed in the ICEC 2026 Conference Proceedings which will be treated as an Open Access (OA) publication with the papers freely accessible online.

Topics and Technical Areas

Fundamentals and Basic Phenomena
- Contact Resistance
- Tribology
- Sliding and Fretting
- Thermal Effects and Diffusion
Arcing Contacts
- Arc Behaviour
- Dynamic Welding
- Contact Erosion
- Relays
- DC Switching
Current Interruption
- Circuit Breakers
- Vacuum Interrupters
- Switching in Air and Other Gases
- Contactors
- Micro-Arcing
- Hybrid Switches
- Arc Quenching Systems
Non-Arcing Contacts
- Power Connectors
- Spring-Loaded Terminals
- Crimp Terminals
- Bus-Bar Joints
- Aluminium Connectors
- Electronic Connectors
- High Frequency Connectors
Contact Materials
- Base Materials
- Surface Coating
- Composites
- Noble Metal Use

Interactions between Arc, Contact and Insulating Materials
- Wear of Insulation
- Partial Discharges
- Dielectric Breakdown
Modelling and Simulation
- Thermal and Magnetic Effects
- Electrical Field Stress
- Switching Arc Simulation
Sliding Contacts
- Slip Ring / Brush
- Lubricants
- Materials
- Wear
Specific Application Fields
- Automotive
- Batteries
- Photovoltaic
- Medical
- Aerospace
- MEMS
- HVDC Switches
Environmental Effects
- Contaminations
- Vibration / Shock
- Corrosion
Diagnostics and Reliability
- Arc Fault Detection
- Degradation Mechanisms
- Monitoring
- Life Prediction
- Failure Statistics