The Call for Presentations Portal is now open until February 16, 2026

The Colloquium is North America’s critical gathering place for everyone involved in the science of braking from around the world. In 2026, experts from industry, research institutions and academia are invited to convene in Palm Desert, California to share their development and case studies in every critical aspect of braking for ICE, Electric, and Hybrid vehicle development for Light and Heavy Duty (Cars, Trucks & SUVs), Commercial Vehicle, Railway and Motorcycle. We are seeking submissions for both OEM and aftermarket braking advancements.

The Colloquium is North America’s critical gathering place for everyone involved in the science of braking from around the world. In 2026, experts from industry, research institutions and academia are invited to convene in Palm Desert, California to share their development and case studies in every critical aspect of braking for ICE, Electric, and Hybrid vehicle development for Light and Heavy Duty (Cars, Trucks & SUVs), Commercial Vehicle, Railway and Motorcycle. We are seeking submissions for both OEM and aftermarket braking advancements.

The Technical Program Committee invites you to share your expertise through the development of a technical manuscript or presentation on the latest technical ideas and advancements in brake technology with fellow industry professionals and decision makers at our 44th annual Brake Colloquium.

Seeking Submissions for the Following Topics

Fundamental and Advance Friction Materials
New or Advances in Raw Materials
Disc and Drum Materials / Design
Braking Plate Advances
Shims and Greases
Application in CV, Railway and High- Performance Vehicles
Wheel Bearings/Seals
Impact of Energy Efficiency (Fuel Economy and Range) on Brake Design
Braking advances in Electric, Hybrids, and ICE Vehicles
NVH Advancements
Advances in Virtual Technologies
Machine Learning
Testing & Measurement
CAE
Fundamental Mechanisms of Friction and Vibration
New Innovative Technologies / Products
Artificial Intelligence / Machine Learning / Gen AI
Integration of Brakes and Brake-based features: ADAS, AVS, CAV, etc.
Best Practices / Edge Cases
Emissions / Euro 7
XIL (Model/Software/Hardware) in the Loop
Impacts of Mechatronics
System Safety for Vehicle Deceleration and Immobilization

Important Information
By submitting an abstract, the author agrees to participate in person and present the results of their work. NO WRITTEN ONLY submissions are accepted. Abstracts must be submitted online to only ONE session. No offered paper submissions shall have been previously published.
Paper acceptance will be based on organizer moderated peer review of a review ready manuscript.

Portal for submission of abstracts is now OPEN
Deadline for submitting abstracts is February 16, 2026
Review Ready Manuscripts due to session organizers March 30, 2026
Peer Review Process occurs between March 30 - July 13, 2026
Approval of Technical papers for publication July 13, 2026
Final Manuscripts and copyright assignments due to SAE July 27, 2026
Authors/Presenters will be charged a nominal registration fee.
DEADLINE FOR EVENT REGISTRATION is AUGUST 3, 2026
Presentation time slot will be forfeited if speaker is not registered