The Institute for Advanced Study (IAS), a joint initiative of the Italian Institute of Artificial Intelligence (AI4I) and Fondazione Compagnia di San Paolo, will host at OGR Torino an international lecture dedicated to one of the most advanced scientific frontiers linking artificial intelligence, physics and next-generation materials.
The event will feature Professor Sir Konstantin Novoselov, Nobel Prize Laureate in Physics (2010), Foreign Associate of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences and Founder and Director of the Institute for Functional Intelligent Materials (I-FIM).
Titled AI for Materials Design, the lecture will take place at Binario 3, OGR Torino, from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm CET, with participation available both in person and online via webinar.
The discussion will focus on a transformative challenge at the intersection of artificial intelligence and materials science: the design of entirely new classes of materials capable of reproducing key properties of biological systems, including self-healing behaviour, memory functions and adaptive responses to external conditions. Artificial intelligence is increasingly enabling researchers to move beyond traditional experimental approaches, accelerating discovery processes and opening new pathways toward artificial living systems.
During the lecture, Novoselov will present advanced AI methodologies applied to materials design while also addressing a complementary and strategic research direction: the development of novel materials for artificial intelligence itself. Particular attention will be devoted to computational paradigms beyond the von Neumann architecture, which hold the potential to drastically reduce the energy consumption of modern data centres and redefine the foundations of future computing infrastructures.
A Russian-born, British-naturalised physicist, Sir Konstantin Novoselov is internationally recognised for isolating graphene at the University of Manchester in 2004, a breakthrough that opened the field of two-dimensional materials and earned him the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2010. An expert in condensed matter physics, mesoscopic physics and nanotechnology, he has been included among the world’s most highly cited researchers every year since 2014. He currently serves as Tan Chin Tuan Centennial Professor at the National University of Singapore and as Langworthy Professor of Physics and Royal Society Research Professor at the University of Manchester. Over his career, he has authored more than 500 peer-reviewed scientific publications, including numerous papers in Nature and Science, contributing significantly to the advancement of functional intelligent materials and AI-driven materials research.
The IAS – Institute for Advanced Study programme brings leading international scientists and thinkers to Turin to explore the scientific and technological frontiers of artificial intelligence, strengthening the connection between fundamental research, engineering and industrial innovation within a global scientific dialogue.
Programme
5:30 pm – Attendee registration
6:00 pm – Lecture begins
7:00 pm – Q&A session
8:00 pm – End of the event
In-person participation is subject to registration and seat availability.
Online attendance is available via webinar.
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