Introduction

The 9th ECCOMAS Thematic Conference on Smart Structures and Materials (SMART 2019) will be organized in Paris, at the Arts et Métiers - Ensam (Paris Campus). This conference series has started in 2003 and progressed successfully over the years. Its previous editions were held in Poland (2003, 2007), Portugal (2005, 2009, 2015), Germany (2011), Italy (2013) and Spain (2017).

SMART 2019 will aim at providing a comprehensive forum for discussing current state of the art in the field of smart structures and materials as well as at developing future ideas on a multidisciplinary level.