• Thin films and heterostructures
• Low-dimensional systems and related defects: semiconductor nanocrystals, quantum wells, quantum dots, nanowires
• Interface structures and defect interactions
• Doping - Irradiation - Implantation induced defects
• Electronic structure of defects
• Defect engineering, strain engineering
• Mechanical properties and dislocation dynamics
• Role of defects in opto-electronic and magnetic properties
• Degradation mechanisms in semiconductor devices
• Atomistic and multiscale simulations, modeling approaches of defects, interfaces and nanostructures
• Advanced characterisation techniques and methods for the investigation of semiconductor materials

Oral and poster sessions are scheduled. Each poster session will begin with two minutes oral presentation of each contribution summarizing the key aspects of the work. We particularly encourage attendance by graduate students, post-docs, and early career scientists in the field.