European Academic Symposium on EAF Steelmaking – EASESEASES – The European Academic Symposium on EAF Steelmaking is focused mainly on researchers and doctoral candidates in academia, research and technology organisations and companies with the topic of EAF steelmaking and technology. It will give the researchers and PhD students the opportunity to present and discuss about their current research projects.

Call for Papers

EASES brings together researchers and doctoral candidates from universities, research and technology organisations, and companies working on EAF steelmaking. It gives them the opportunity to present and discuss their research projects, including work carried out in cooperation with companies in the sector, to make new contacts in the field, and to develop ideas and collaborations with people working on similar topics.

Contributions are welcome on:

Efficiency and optimisation
Process control, digitalisation and sensors
CO₂ emission reduction and environmental impact
Process modelling and simulation
Scrap treatment and control
Alternative and new charge materials (DRI/HBI/…)
Slag and by-product engineering, processing and valorisation
Production of new steel grades

Two submission options are available: presentation only, or presentation and full paper. All accepted full papers will be published in a Web of Science indexed conference series. To present at the symposium an abstract is required - in English, no more than 2500 characters.

Important dates

Abstract submission deadline	14 December 2026
Registration opens	January 2027
Full paper submission deadline	1 March 2027
Presentation submission deadline	30 April 2027
Symposium	18-20 May 2027

Preliminary programme

18 May 2027 - Get-together (optional)
19 May 2027 - Symposium, guided city tour, dinner
20 May 2027 - Symposium

Venue and travel

Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, Piazza Martiri della Libertà 33, 56127 Pisa, Italy. Information on travel and accommodation in Pisa will follow here in due course.

Contact

Prof. Valentina Colla, Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, TeCIP Institute - valentina.colla@santannapisa.it
Dr.-Ing. Thomas Echterhof, IOB, RWTH Aachen University - seminar@iob.rwth-aachen.de

Latest Symposium Summary

The 6th edition of this symposium was held from June 11th to 13th, 2025, at the University of Ljubljana, Slovenia. The symposium was organised by the Laboratory of Control Systems and Cybernetics at the University of Ljubljana together with the Department of Industrial Furnaces and Heat Engineering at RWTH Aachen University. It provided a platform for researchers, doctoral candidates, and industry professionals to present and discuss current developments in electric arc furnace (EAF) steelmaking.

A total of 27 presentations were given at the symposium, out of which 12 were accompanied also by a full paper published in IOP Science Journal of Physics: Conference Series (JPCS). Around 50 participants from academia and industry attended the symposium. The presentations covered topics such as modelling and simulation of EAF processes, the introduction of fossil‑free materials, CO₂ reduction strategies, and new approaches to EAF control.

About the Symposium

The European Academic Symposium on EAF Steelmaking brings together researchers, doctoral candidates, and industry professionals working on EAF steelmaking. The symposium provides a platform to present and discuss current research, exchange ideas, and strengthen collaboration within the EAF research community.
Key topics include efficiency and optimisation, process control and sensors, CO₂ emission reduction, process modelling and simulation, scrap treatment, alternative charge materials and processes, slag and by‑product valorisation, and the production of new steel grades.

EASES 2027 – 7th European Academic Symposium on EAF Steelmaking