8th edition · Montenegro

Light, materials
& discovery.

The International Conference on the Physics of Optical Materials and Devices, together with CPPTA 2027.

01 About the meeting

ICOM 2027 × CPPTA 2027

Where optical materials meet photoacoustic and photothermal science.

Join an international community of scientists, engineers and technology users on Montenegro’s Adriatic coast. ICOM presents advances in optical materials, their preparation, characterisation and use in photonic devices. CPPTA brings together theory, instrumentation and applications across photoacoustic and photothermal research.

5conference days

20+years of ICOM

40+countries historically represented

02 Scientific programme

Two communities, one programme

Ideas across the spectrum.

ICOM and CPPTA are fully integrated in parallel sessions, allowing every attendee to participate in both meetings.

ICOM

Physics of Optical Materials & Devices

14 topics

01Luminescent materials: new materials, synthesis techniques and phenomena
02Hybrid optical materials (organic/inorganic)
03Low-dimensional systems, quantum dots, single-molecule and single-particle spectroscopy
04Characterisation techniques of optical materials
05Luminescence mechanisms and energy transfers
06Theory and modelling of optical processes
07Ultrafast-laser processing of materials
08Physical and chemical sensing from luminescence
09Applications of luminescence thermometry
10Physical, chemical and biological sensing using optical methods
11Optical sensors
12Medical imaging and bioimaging
13Advanced optical materials in photovoltaics and biophotonics
14Devices: lasers and amplifiers, LEDs and OLEDs, plasmonic light sources and photovoltaics

CPPTA

Photoacoustic & Photothermal Theory and Applications

9 topics

01Theoretical considerations
02Light–matter interaction
03Instrumentation and methodology
04Lasers and other light sources
05Spectroscopy and applications in chemistry
06Sensors, actuators and industrial applications, including environmental sensors and ultrasound generation
07Applications in medicine, biology and agriculture
08Imaging, including thermography, tomography, microscopy and depth profiling
09Thermoplastics, including materials characterisation, and other PA/PT techniques and applications

The detailed programme and session timetable will be published after abstract review.

03 Key dates

Plan ahead

Your route to Bečići.

1 December 2026

Conference first call

First conference announcement

15 January 2027

Registration & abstracts open

Online registration and abstract submission begin

1 February 2027

Conference second call

Second conference announcement

10 May 2027

Abstract submission deadline

Final day for abstract submission

1 June 2027

Acceptance notification

Abstract decisions communicated to authors

15 June 2027

Early-bird deadline

Last day for reduced registration fees

30 August — 3 September 2027

ICOM 2027 + CPPTA 2027

Hotel Mediteran · Bečići, Montenegro

04 Speakers

PLENARY
INVITED
CONTRIBUTED

Voices shaping the field

2027 speakers will be announced soon.

ICOM has a long tradition of bringing leading international researchers together with emerging scientists. The first keynote and invited speaker announcements will appear here.

Get conference updates ↗

05 Committees

Conference leadership

Built by an international scientific community.

ICOM co-chair

Miroslav Dramićanin

University of Belgrade, Serbia

ICOM co-chair

Bruno Viana

IRCP, Chimie ParisTech, France

CPPTA co-chair

Tomasz Starecki

Warsaw University of Technology, Poland

ICOM Programme & Advisory Board＋

M. Dramićanin (Serbia), Chair · B. Viana (France), Chair · A. Braud (France) · A. Gökçe (Türkiye) · A. Meijerink (The Netherlands) · A. Popov (Latvia) · A. Srivastava (USA) · A. Toncelli (Italy) · A. L. Heyes (UK) · C. V. Santilli (Brazil) · C. Wickleder (Germany) · C.-G. Ma (China) · D. Jaque García (Spain) · D. Yoon (Korea) · E. Zych (Poland) · G. Chen (China) · H. Brault (France) · H. Zhang (China) · J. Capobianco (Canada) · L. Bausa (Spain) · L. Carlos (Portugal) · L. Marciniak (Poland) · L. Xiaogang (Singapore) · M. Bettinelli (Italy) · M. Brik (Serbia) · M. Ferrari (Italy) · M. Guzik (Poland) · M. Ivanov (Serbia) · M. Nikl (Czech Republic) · M. Suta (Germany) · O. Malta (Brazil) · P. Deren (Poland) · P. Dorenbos (The Netherlands) · P. Smet (Belgium) · Ph. Boutinaud (France) · R. Liu (China) · R.-S. Liu (Taiwan) · S. Borisov (Austria) · S. Fujihara (Japan) · S. Jobic (France) · S. Pulcinelli (Brazil) · S. Tanabe (Japan) · S. Allison (USA) · W. Ka-Leung (Hong Kong) · Ž. Antić (Serbia).

CPPTA Programme & Advisory Board＋

Tomasz Starecki, Chair · Juan Jose Alvarado-Gil · Guillaume Aoust · Nelson Astrath · Peter Burgholzer · Daniele Fournier · Jérôme Gateau · Christ Glorieux · Bernhard Lendl · Matthew O’Donnell · Jose Ordonez-Miranda · Amir Rosenthal · Markus Siegrist · Dragan M. Todorović · Marcus Wolff.

Organizing Committee＋

M. Dramićanin (Serbia), Chair · B. Viana (France), Chair · Tomasz Starecki (Poland), Chair · Ž. Antić (Serbia) · Lj. Đačanin Far (Serbia) · B. Milićević (Serbia) · S. Kuzman (Serbia) · J. Periša (Serbia) · A. Ćirić (Serbia) · M. Medić (Serbia) · Z. Ristić (Serbia) · A. Rajčić (Serbia) · V. Đorđević (Serbia) · I. Zeković (Serbia) · M. Sekulić (Serbia) · T. Gavrilović (Serbia) · K. Milenković (Serbia) · S. Maleeva (Serbia) · S. Đurković (Serbia) · Dragan D. Markushev · Dragana K. Markushev · Gia Kovacevic · Amir Mohammad Sheikhveisi.

The host destination

Meet by the Adriatic.

Bečići sits just south of historic Budva, with a long beach, coastal paths and easy access to Montenegro’s cultural and natural landmarks.

TivatApprox. 25 km

PodgoricaApprox. 90 km

DubrovnikApprox. 75 km + border

Venue, partner hotel, rates and transfer details for 2027 will be confirmed.

06 Past ICOMs

A growing scientific tradition

From Herceg Novi
to the world.

ICOM 2024 · Bečići

2024

Bečići, Montenegro

7th ICOM · approx. 170 participants

↗

2022

Belgrade, Serbia

6th ICOM · approx. 160 participants

↗

2018

Igalo, Montenegro

5th ICOM · approx. 200 participants

↗

2015

Budva, Montenegro

4th ICOM · International Year of Light

↗

2012

Belgrade, Serbia

3rd ICOM · scientists from 32 countries

↗

2009 / 2006

Herceg Novi, Montenegro

The first two ICOM editions

↗

07 Publications

Research beyond the meeting

Abstracts, programmes & proceedings.

ICOM’s archive includes books of abstracts, programmes and proceedings from previous editions. Publication opportunities for accepted 2027 contributions will be announced here.

ArchivePast ICOM books of abstracts↗ResourcesProgrammes & downloads↗

2027 editionPublication opportunitySoon

08 Registration fees

One fee · both conferences

Choose your registration.

The registration fee covers ICOM 2027 and CPPTA 2027 across all five days.

Early bird

Full registration

€540

Available until 15 June 2027

Early bird · Student

Student registration

€340

Available until 15 June 2027

Conference dinner: additional €80

Regular

Full registration

€590

After the early-bird deadline

Regular · Student

Student registration

€390

After the early-bird deadline

Conference dinner: additional €80

Guest category

Accompanying person

€120

Includes the welcome party and conference dinner.

Your registration includes

Admission to all ICOM and CPPTA sessions
Conference materials
Coffee breaks according to the programme
Welcome party
Conference dinner*

*The conference dinner is not included in the student fee and may be added for €80.

09 Take part

Join us in 2027

Bring your work
to the coast.

Registration and submission forms are being prepared. No data is collected on this preview site.

Coming soon01

Registration

Fees and inclusions are now available above. The online registration form and payment instructions will follow.

Notify me ↗

Coming soon02

Abstract submission

Guidelines, template, topics and presentation preferences will be published with the call for abstracts.

Notify me ↗

Back to home

Light, materials& discovery.

Where optical materials meet photoacoustic and photothermal science.

Ideas across the spectrum.

Physics of Optical Materials & Devices

Photoacoustic & Photothermal Theory and Applications

Your route to Bečići.

Conference first call

Registration & abstracts open

Conference second call

Abstract submission deadline

Acceptance notification

Early-bird deadline

ICOM 2027 + CPPTA 2027

2027 speakers will be announced soon.

Built by an international scientific community.

Miroslav Dramićanin

Bruno Viana

Tomasz Starecki

Meet by the Adriatic.

From Herceg Novito the world.

Bečići, Montenegro

Belgrade, Serbia

Igalo, Montenegro

Budva, Montenegro

Belgrade, Serbia

Herceg Novi, Montenegro

Abstracts, programmes & proceedings.

Choose your registration.

Full registration

Student registration

Full registration

Student registration

Accompanying person

Your registration includes

Bring your workto the coast.

Registration

Abstract submission

Light, materials
& discovery.

From Herceg Novi
to the world.

Bring your work
to the coast.