Advances in Polymer Science and Technology Two is the second in a series of conferences dedicated to polymer sciences. Founded by the Johannes Kepler University Linz and Borealis it was again a major goal to bring together top level scientists from academia and industry to discuss the needs in basic as well as applied research. The papers presented at the conference in Linz, Austria were divided into five topics, which have shown to be of premier importance in contemporary polymer science: . Polymer Synthesis . Advanced Polymer Characterization . Modeling . Smart Functional Materials . Innovative Polymer Processing