A specific event for students and young profesionals

A students and young professionals challenge will be organised as part of the conference. Several topics representative of different SHM application areas will be proposed and published in November 2025. Teams of Master students, doctoral candidate or young researchers within 1 year after their Master/PhD diploma at the time of registration will be invited to present their innovative solutions during a special session where live demonstrations of their systems will be encouraged. The winners will be announced during the Gala Dinner.

More info here

Course description (Monday July 6^th)

A 12-hour blended short course designed to pose the structural health monitoring (SHM) in the context of a statistical pattern recognition paradigm to support the damage identification process and risk-informed integrity management. The remote part introduces the concept of SHM and accelerates the learning process, while the in-person part (Monday July 6^th, EWSHM 2026 Conference Venue) focuses on bridging the gap between research and practical application.

More information here: https://rise.ulusofona.pt/courses/blended-shm-france

Discover exceptional facilities for SHM on July 10^th

Different labs and industrial site visits linked to SHM applications will be organised on the last day of the conference:

• Airbus factory
• LAAS-CNRS
• Laboratory of Material and Durability of Constructions (LMDC)
• Clément Ader Institute
• And others to come!

Welcome to Aeroscopia, aeronautical museum on July 9^th

Embark on a journey through time in a 35,000m² space dedicated to aeronautics, to discover a unique collection of more than 44 aircraft during the Gala dinner. Explore the past, present and future of aviation with the unmissable historical fresco and the collection of aircraft models.

Invited speakers from different SHM fields everyday

Social programme for accompagnying persons

Guided tour of Old Toulouse punctuated by stops to discover occitan traditions, will be proposed.