Frontiers in Magnetism 2026

Frontiers in Magnetism 2026 aims to highlight current research in the field of magnetism, both from the fundamental and application point of view. It represents a chance for exchanging ideas and creating collaborations among researchers.

The workshop will be held in person at the University of Messina. It is organized by University of Messina with the support of the Italian Chapter of IEEE Magnetics Society, and of Petaspin Association.

Chairs: Giovanni Finocchio, University of Messina (gfinocchio(at)unime.it) and Anna Giordano, University of Messina (agiordano(at)unime.it)

October 2, 2026 – Messina – Dept. of Engineering, Room 428, University of Messina, Italy

Program overview: “Unconventional applications of magnetism“

TIME (CEST)Speaker/Title of the talk
9:15 -9:30Introduction and Welcome  
Anna Giordano, University of Messina, Vice- chair of the IEEE Magnetics Society – Italy chapter
9:30-10:15Stuart Parkin, Max Planck Institute of Microstructure Physics, Halle, Germany – “2D van der Waals materials for spintronics”
10:15 – 10:45COFFEE BREAK
10:45 – 11:30Claudia Felser, Max Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids, Dresden – “Topology, Chirality and Catalysis”
11:30 – 12:00Giovanni Finocchio, University of Messina, Italy – “Recent advances in probabilistic computing”
12:00 – 12:20Research activities in the field of applied micromagnetism
Muhamad Abdul Basit, University of Messina, Italy
Andrea Grimaldi, Politecnico di Bari, Italy
Edoardo Piccolo, Politecnico di Bari, Italy
Eleonora Raimondo, INGV, Italy
12:20 – 12:50Round table discussion
12:50 – 13:00 Closing
13:00 – 14:00LUNCH

March 13, 2026 – Messina – Dept. MIFT, “Aula Grassano”, University of Messina, Messina, Italy

Program overview: “Computing with Spintronics”

TIME (CEST)Speaker/Title of the talk
9:30 -10:00Introduction and Welcome  
Giovanni Finocchio, University of Messina, MIFT 
Anna Giordano, University of Messina, Vice- chair of the IEEE Magnetics Society – Italy chapter 
10:00-11:00Giovanni Finocchio, University of Messina– “Introduction probabilistic compunting ”
11:00-11:15Eleonora Raimondo, National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology, INGV, Italy – “Adaptive Ising Machines with Spin-Torque Nano-Oscillators​”
11:15 – 11:45COFFEE BREAK
11:45 – 12:15Davi Rodrigues, Politecnico di Bari, Italy – “Opportunities in spintronics-based unconventional computing” 
12:15 – 12:45Andrea Meo, Politecnico di Bari, Italy –“Optical control of antiferromagnetic magnon coherence time” 
12:45 – 14:30LUNCH
14:30 – 15:30Mario Carpentieri, Politecnico di Bari, Italy – “Antiferromagnetic tunnel junction”
15:30 – 15:45Andrea Grimaldi, Politecnico di Bari, Italy – “Spintronic solutions in sensing and neuromorphic computing“
15:45-16:15COFFEE BREAK
16:15 – 16:45Chenyang Li, Tianjin University, Tianjin – “Scattering control mechanism and communication applications of waterborne acoustic metasurfaces”
16:45 – 17:00Ali Hassan, University of Messina, Italy – “GPU-Powered Microelectric Solver for Ferroelectric Simulations: A CUDA and Thrust-Based Approach” 
17:00 – 17:15Round table discussion
17:15Closing