IM2D conjugates the advantages of material and device-driven software, connecting the properties of materials at the atomistic level to the electrical behavior of devices, with the aim to reduce the gap between materials and device realms and sustain the simulation-aided R&D processes of semiconductor industries and SMEs.

If you want to know more, you can meet our project coordinator during our “Open Contributions and Virtual Stands Session” on March the 2nd, from 4.30 – 5,30 pm (CET). The link to visit our stand is https://meet.google.com/iyh-aezk-ame.

Arrigo Calzolari has Research expertise in ab initio simulations – based on (TD)DFT – of the structural, optoelectronic, and transport properties of complex materials, nanostructures, and interfaces, including metal-oxides, defective and amorphous systems, for electronics and energy applications.

Read our abstract or watch our poster about “IM2D: an industry-driven interoperable solution for the simulation-aided design of emerging electronics“:

• Download poster (direct download);
• Download abstract (direct download).

Materials and our ability to understand and utilise their behaviour play a central role in supporting industrial transformation and delivering against the objectives of the European Green Deal. More than ever, we are aware of supply chain capabilities and opportunities of a digitally connected world.

Following successful events held in Vienna in 2017 and 2019, the 3rd EMMC International Workshop will take place on March, 2-4, 2021: it will be totally digital but will retain key element of extended discussion sessions covering the EMMC Focus Areas, that are Modelling development, Interoperability, Digitalisation, Software, Impact in Industry and Policy. Session outcomes will provide input to future research agendas, and in particular the EMMC Roadmap.

Plenary talks with important speakers have already been defined, and will include various themes related to materials, such as Interatomic potentials, from ontology to practical applications, digitalization, and modeling. Our PI Nicola Marzari from our partner EPFL will give a talk about “The digital infrastructures for 21st-century science“. The workshop also offers the opportunity for in-depth discussions within 12 Sessions organised by the EMMC Focus Areas. 

The “Open Contributions and Virtual Stands Sessions” will tak place on March, 1st/2nd, from 4.30 pm CET to 5,30 pm CET, and will answer questions and discuss results with other workshop participants. Submission of Open Contributions is possible until Friday, February 26, 2021, 17:00 CET!

Our INTERSECT Project Coordinator Arrigo Calzolari will join the conference during the“Open Contributions and Virtual Stands Session” on March the 2nd, from 4.30 – 5,30 pm (CET).

The EMMC International workshop has become known as a leading cross-cutting event where stakeholders from different materials modelling-related fields in industry and academia get together to discuss topics of strategic importance and elaborate on gaps and potential actions to move the field forward.

For information, registration and updates, visit:

• https://emmc.eu/emmc-2021/.
• https://emmc.eu/emmc-2021/contributions/

Executive summary: Following the 2016 and 2018 editions, the EMMC Roadmap is the culmination of five years of knowledge‐ and experience‐gathering, by the EMMC, on the needs of European materials industry in the modelling field. The EMMC Roadmap acknowledges the significant progress that has been made over the past years, but equally identifies gaps, and provides direction for achieving the ultimate vision of: Having an agile European materials industry with intelligent enterprises that maximise and integrate the utility of digital materials sciences knowledge.
The future success of a European manufacturing industry depends on remaining innovative and competitive in a global economy. Modellers, materials data scientists, software owners and translators need to be aware of their interdependence and become enabled with the necessary tools to achieve the vision for the European manufacturing industry.
In the Roadmap, the key topical areas that can maximise the impact of materials modelling and digitalisation of materials sciences for industry have been critically assessed. For each, the current shortcomings, in relation to identified industry needs, are defined in detail as to the state of the art and the remaining gaps. Recommendations for actions are made to overcome the gaps. Successful follow up actions can thus lead to a positive advancement of materials modelling and contribute to the overall ambition of establishing a strong and agile materials related industry in Europe. Many aspects need considering both on a technological and an organisational level, which requires talented people in multiple disciplines. Making it happen becomes a complex interplay between the required materials modelling toolbox (content), how modelling is made available and readily accessible (framework), and how both can be used to address the defined needs (implementation) of European materials industry.

EMMC has also recently published a statement about on “Materials Modelling and Digitalisation: a core technology in a post‐COVID world“, elaborating some key points that underline the strategic importance of materials modelling and digitalisation as key enablers of solutions to societal challenges in European post‐COVID society.

EMMC Roadmap 2020 info & download: https://emmc.eu/news/emmc-roadmap-2020/.
EMMC statement info & download: https://emmc.eu/news/emmc-covid-19-statement/