Advanced functional materials whose optical, electronic, and mechanical characteristics can be customized through chemical design offer unprecedented opportunities to generate new solutions for societal challenges, advancing the potential applications of emerging technologies in environmental monitoring, energy technology, robotics, communication, smart agriculture, healthcare, wearable, and Internet of Things devices. Processing such materials by the large palette of state-of-the-art additive 2D and 3D printing techniques represents an opportunity to develop integrated (opto)electronic or sensor systems that can be personalized to the application needs in a cost- and material-efficient manner. Developing high-performance printed optical, chemical, biological and physical sensors, thermoelectric, light-emitting, or photovoltaic devices, all the way to supercapacitors and actuators, requires a holistic multidisciplinary approach. This involves the design of novel materials, the fabrication of multi-material/multifunction device architectures with high-quality interfaces, and integrating systems onto flexible, stretchable, and soft substrates. Furthermore, the current advances in 3D printing technology open new pathways for fabricating devices with unprecedented form factors while carrying exciting material science challenges. This symposium aims to bring together scientists and engineers across different disciplines to discuss the challenges and the recent advances in the design of advanced materials, their processing through additive manufacturing techniques and the fabrication of next-generation devices and integrated systems. The contributions should discuss the fundamental understanding of the devices and their engineering challenges without forgetting the role of circular materials, green solvents, and sustainable applications.

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