Traditionally, young researchers had the opportunity to present their work during the poster session held on June, 19^th 2024. The session was chaired by:

• Krzysztof Dudek (University of Zielona Góra, Poland),
• Teik-Cheng Lim (Singapore University of Social Sciences, Singapore).
• Luke Mizzi (University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Italy),

Details of the three best presentations are displayed below:

1^st place M. Zawistowski and A. Poteralski
Silesian University of Technology, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Department of Computational Mechanics and Engineering.

Presentation titled: "Optimization of auxetic geometries in multiphase materials with increased stiffness and near-zero lateral strain"

2^nd place D. Di Brizzi¹, A. Airoldi², W. Bondin³, J. N. Grima⁴, and S. Graziosi^1
1 Department of Mechanical Engineering, Politecnico di Milano,
Via La Masa 1, 20156, Milan, Italy
² Department of Aerospace Science and Technology, Politecnico di Milano,
Via La Masa 34, 20156, Milan, Italy
³ I+A, Triq San Guzepp 17, Tarxien TXN 1024, Malta
⁴ Department of Chemistry / Metamaterials Unit, Faculty of Science, University of Malta,
Msida MSD 2080, Malta

Presentation titled: "A numerical study to deepen the potential of auxetic materials in the design of novel fixation systems"

3^rd place R. Malcewicz¹ and J. W. Narojczyk^2
1Poznań University of Technology, Faculty of Computing and Telecommunications,
Piotrowo 3, 60-965 Poznań, Poland
²Institute of Molecular Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences,
M. Smoluchowskiego 17, 60-179 Poznań, Poland

Presentation titled: "A brief overview of applications of Neuro-Symbolic AI, showcasing it as a promising way of creating explainable and effective models."