Last date for submission of paper: unknown; Contact person: Prof. Makarand M. Ghangrekar; Bioelectrochemical system is an innovative approach that combines the principles of biologicaland electrochemical systems for the abatement of pollution with concomitant generation ofvalue added products like bioelectricity or organic compounds. Microbial fuel cell (MFC) is aspecial kind of bioelectrochemical system where wastewater treatment can be facilitated withsimultaneous bioelectricity generation. For the past two decades, extensive research has beenfocused in this field to take this technology from lab-scale to a successful field scaledemonstration. The major bottlenecks in scaling-up of this novel technology includedevelopment of low-cost electrode material and electrocatalysts, lower power output for largescale setups and enriching the population of electrogens in the anodic chamber.From the economic and life cycle assessment point of view, although recent developments inpower production are encouraging, important discoveries in electrode materials, innovative andintegrated process configurations along with sharing experience of pilot scale operation areurgently required to determine the real potential of the MFC technology to offer sustainable andenergy-positive wastewater treatment. These issues need to be addressed by carrying outperformance optimization and operating lab-scale and field-scale MFCs. Hence, the researchcommunity is continuously in the look-out for circumnavigating these bottlenecks to make thistechnology ready for the field-scale implementation.About the workshopIn this workshop, the recent progress in the field of bioelectrochemical systems will beshowcased by invited and keynote speakers and research scholars across the globe. The hurdlesthat need to be overcome for the successful field-scale application of bioelectrochemicalsystems will be the major theme of the workshop. Numerous prominent researchers from roundthe globe, in the field of bioelectrochemistry, will share their experience in the subject matter.Thus, budding researchers and research scholars working in this field will get an opportunity togather invaluable knowledge from the workshop, which will aid them in the future to makesubstantial contribution in this field. Interaction with these leading edge researchers/mentorscan also lead to various multi-national collaborative projects, thus leading to a symbiotic association between the research groups. A brainstorming session at the end of the workshop isalso scheduled, which would focus on the challenges faced by various researchers to scale-upthis novel technology of bioelectrochemical system and methods that should be adopted tocircumnavigate these bottlenecks.