ABMEC is pleased to endorse the 7th International Conference on Engineering Optimization – EngOpt 2026
ABMEC is pleased to endorse the 7th International Conference on Engineering Optimization – EngOpt 2026, an important forum on this topic. It will be held in Lisbon, from September 16 to 18, 2026. More information can be found at engopt2026.tecnico.ulisboa.pt.
In 2025-2026 ABMEC proudly started an initiative to support local events, by means of financial support and institutional endorsement.
In 2025-2026 ABMEC proudly started an initiative to support local events, by means of financial support and institutional endorsement. This initiative contributed to the realization of the following events: Brazilian Workshop on Scientific Machine Learning for Predictive Modeling, National Laboratory for Scientific Computing (LNNC) 22 September 2025. Workshop on Innovation in Structural Engineering: Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence, Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG), 12-14 November 2025. 2nd Boundary Spanning Seminar in Engineering at FURG: Numerical Methods Applied to Technologically Innovative Materials in the Fight Against Climate Change, Federal University of Rio Grande (FURG), 26-28 March 2026. Open-SD 2026 Winter School – Open-Source Scientific Computing in Structural Dynamics, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, 9-10 July 2026.
ABMEC recognizes excellence in computational mechanics through three annual awards
ABMEC recognizes excellence in computational mechanics through three annual awards. The ABMEC Award is the association’s highest honor, granted to individuals for lasting contributions throughout their careers. The ABMEC Award for Young Scientists honors researchers aged 40 or younger who have made significant impacts in the field. Established in 2022, the ABMEC Award for the Year’s Best Doctoral Thesis highlights outstanding doctoral research in computational mechanics. The recipients of the 2025 Awards are: – ABMEC Award: Prof. Luiz Fernando Martha – Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro; – ABMEC Award for Young Scientist: Prof. David Leonardo Amorim – Federal University of Sergipe; – ABMEC Award for the Year’s Best Doctoral Thesis: Mauricio Vitali Mendes – University of Brasilia; * Honorable mention: Murilo Henrique Campana Bento – University of São Paulo.