The 15^th APESS 2026 Asia-Pacific-Euro Summer School on Smart Structures Technology is an intensive three-week, build-driven program hosted at Politecnico di Torino University Italy. It integrates cutting-edge lectures, hands-on laboratory experiments, and a capstone prototype project, all centered on the theme:

Sense–Forecast–Adapt

Adaptive and Proactive Resilience

Participants will work in interdisciplinary teams to design, instrument, and control a scalable reconfigurable building frame, implementing real-time sensing, short-horizon forecasting, and adaptive intervention strategies.

If you are a passionate and motivated Ph.D. Student or a Postdoctoral Researcher, join us at APESS 2026 in Politecnico di Torino University Italy (16th worldwide in the Interdisciplinary Science Rankings, 2025 QS Ranking 241 – Top 16% globally, 39^th by subject in Civil and Structural Engineering) to learn side-by-side with world leaders in smart structures and create connections and networking with them and your colleagues worldwide for your future career. Here, you can both increase your scientific background and gain industrial exposure with the opportunity to develop hands-on skills in this project competition.

Limited spots are available through a Scientific Selection-based program! Read all APESS Registration Info here!