Who we are

The European Phase-Change and Ovonics Symposium 2026 (E\PCOS 2026) is organized by KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
This website provides general information about the conference.

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Abstract submissions

Abstracts are submitted through an online submission form available on this website.
When submitting an abstract, we collect personal data such as names, affiliations, contact details, and the abstract content itself.
This data is processed solely for the purposes of scientific program preparation, peer review, conference organization, and communication with authors.
Abstract submission data will be retained only as long as necessary for conference organization and review activities.
For abstracts that are accepted for presentation, the abstract title, author names, affiliations, and abstract content may be included in the conference proceedings and published on the conference website or in other conference-related publications.
This publication is considered part of the normal dissemination of scientific results associated with the conference.
All other personal data that is not required for publication will be deleted after the conference concludes.

Participant registration

Participant registration is handled exclusively through the official KU Leuven registration platform.
All information submitted there is processed in accordance with KU Leuven’s privacy policy, available at:
https://www.kuleuven.be/privacy

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Your rights

You have the right to request access to, correction of, or deletion of your personal data processed in connection with abstract submission.
Requests can be sent to the organizing committee at info@epcos2026.be.
For any data submitted via the KU Leuven registration system, please contact KU Leuven directly following the procedure in their privacy policy.

Contact

E\PCOS 2026 Organizing Committee
Department of Physics and Astronomy, KU Leuven
3001 Leuven, Belgium
Email: info@epcos2026.be