The 4D Printing Society is pleased to announce the recipients of the Best Presentation Awards at the 5th International 4D Materials Design and Additive Manufacturing Conference (4DMDA 2026), held on 9–10 July 2026 at Dublin City University, Ireland.
The awards recognise outstanding presentations that demonstrated excellence in scientific quality, innovation, application, and presentation delivery. This year, awards were presented in two categories: Best Presentation Award for PhD Students and Best Industry/Applied Presentation Award.
Best Presentation Award – PhD Students
Yejun Choi (Seoul National University of Science and Technology, Republic of Korea)
Machine Learning-based Design Optimization of Functionally Graded Lattices for Adaptive Deformation Control
Oualid Bougzime (Université de Technologie de Belfort-Montbéliard, France)
An Explainable Multi-Agent Orchestrator for End-to-End 4D Printing Design
Gavin Chapman (Dublin City University, Ireland)
Evaluating the Two-Way Shape Memory Effect in Additively Manufactured NiTi Wires
Best Industry/Applied Presentation Awards
Liuchao Jin (The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong)
Merve Nur Dogu (Dublin City University, Ireland)
Declan Bourke (Dublin City University, Ireland)
Marco Russo (University of Naples and Centro Italiano Ricerche Aerospaziali)
Alessio Pricci (Politecnico di Bari, Italy)
The 4D Printing Society congratulates all award recipients for their outstanding presentations and contributions to the success of 4DMDA 2026 and looks forward to following their continued achievements.