This session provides an international forum for researchers and industry professionals working on non-destructive evaluation (NDE), advanced characterization, and predictive modelling of damage and failure in composite materials.

We welcome contributions that combine experimental techniques, data-driven approaches, and numerical modelling, with a focus on bridging laboratory developments and industrial applications.:

Topics include (but are not limited to):

• Advanced NDT/NDE methods (μCT, ultrasound, thermography, beamline techniques, vision systems)
• Quality assessment/assurance concepts for novel, hybrid or recycled composites
• Manufacturing-induced defects and damage evolution
• AI, machine learning, and digital twins for damage detection and prognosis
• Image-based and multi-scale modelling
• Predictive models for structural integrity and lifetime assessment
• Industrial applications in aerospace, automotive, energy, biomedical, and marine sectors