{"id":271866,"date":"2025-11-29T10:26:54","date_gmt":"2025-11-29T08:26:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.crs4.it\/ngmm2026\/"},"modified":"2026-04-21T10:41:46","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T08:41:46","slug":"ngmm2026","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.crs4.it\/en\/ngmm2026\/","title":{"rendered":"NGMM2026 \u2013 Next-Generation Molecular Modeling Summer School"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"271866\" class=\"elementor elementor-271866 elementor-256050\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d7d27de e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d7d27de\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad4e49a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" 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data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">NGMM2026<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b0455ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b0455ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Next-Generation Molecular Modeling Summer School<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bcc7e1c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bcc7e1c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Pula, Sardinia \u2013 July 27\u201331, 2026<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f9db3ec e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f9db3ec\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-786649e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"786649e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-042fc1d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"042fc1d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Next-Generation Molecular Modeling: <br>\nBridging Scales with HPC, AI, and Hybrid Methods<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8fd7a7b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8fd7a7b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Summer School on Computational Molecular Modeling<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0405e93 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0405e93\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The NGMM2026 Summer School aims to provide participants with a comprehensive overview of state-of-the-art computational approaches for exploring and understanding complex material and biomolecular systems across spatial, temporal and other scales \u2014 from their electronic and atomistic descriptions to the collective dynamics of mesoscopic molecular assemblies and continuum models.<\/p><p>The school will explore how molecular modeling and computational techniques can drive innovation and solve real-world problems in life sciences and materials design, integrating experimental and simulation data to unravel physicochemical properties, structure\u2013function relationships, reaction mechanisms, and biological dynamics. Participants will learn how emerging simulation techniques \u2014 including HPC-enabled molecular simulations, enhanced sampling, Inverse problem-solving, AI and XAI tools, stochastic modeling and hybrid and integrative multiscale methods \u2014 are revolutionizing our ability to describe, interpret, and predict the behavior of materials and biomolecular systems in their complex environments.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a25b7fc e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a25b7fc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a90f945 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a90f945\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0853563 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0853563\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Key Goals<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75852e1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"75852e1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A key goal of NGMM2026 is to bridge communities by:<\/p><ul><li>Connecting method developers and researchers,<\/li><li>Promoting interdisciplinary dialogue among chemists, physicists, biologists and data scientists,<\/li><li>Fostering mutual understanding and enabling translation of ideas between computational and experimental communities.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c1790a3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c1790a3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e4656b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1e4656b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">School Format<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-412e893 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"412e893\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Through a combination of plenary lectures and hands-on tutorials, participants will gain both conceptual insight and practical experience with next-generation computational tools for materials, molecular, and biological modeling \u2014 within the inspiring environment of the Science Park and nature reserve of Pula, Sardinia.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d8b759 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8d8b759\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0207b99 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0207b99\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0efb350 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0efb350\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">When It Takes Place<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-136d523 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"136d523\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Summer School runs from <strong data-start=\"98\" data-end=\"142\">Monday, July 27 to Friday, July 31, 2026<\/strong>.<br 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Activities begin each morning at <b>09:15<\/b> and continue until the late afternoon, typically around <strong data-start=\"359\" data-end=\"368\">18:15<\/strong>. Daily schedules include <strong data-start=\"394\" data-end=\"411\">coffee breaks<\/strong> to reset between sessions and a <strong data-start=\"444\" data-end=\"459\">lunch break<\/strong> from approximately <strong data-start=\"479\" data-end=\"497\">12:45 to 14:15<\/strong>.\u00a0Below is the preliminary program.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c74738 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"1c74738\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.crs4.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/NGMM2026.Schedule.pdf\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-far-file-pdf\" viewBox=\"0 0 384 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M369.9 97.9L286 14C277 5 264.8-.1 252.1-.1H48C21.5 0 0 21.5 0 48v416c0 26.5 21.5 48 48 48h288c26.5 0 48-21.5 48-48V131.9c0-12.7-5.1-25-14.1-34zM332.1 128H256V51.9l76.1 76.1zM48 464V48h160v104c0 13.3 10.7 24 24 24h104v288H48zm250.2-143.7c-12.2-12-47-8.7-64.4-6.5-17.2-10.5-28.7-25-36.8-46.3 3.9-16.1 10.1-40.6 5.4-56-4.2-26.2-37.8-23.6-42.6-5.9-4.4 16.1-.4 38.5 7 67.1-10 23.9-24.9 56-35.4 74.4-20 10.3-47 26.2-51 46.2-3.3 15.8 26 55.2 76.1-31.2 22.4-7.4 46.8-16.5 68.4-20.1 18.9 10.2 41 17 55.8 17 25.5 0 28-28.2 17.5-38.7zm-198.1 77.8c5.1-13.7 24.5-29.5 30.4-35-19 30.3-30.4 35.7-30.4 35zm81.6-190.6c7.4 0 6.7 32.1 1.8 40.8-4.4-13.9-4.3-40.8-1.8-40.8zm-24.4 136.6c9.7-16.9 18-37 24.7-54.7 8.3 15.1 18.9 27.2 30.1 35.5-20.8 4.3-38.9 13.1-54.8 19.2zm131.6-5s-5 6-37.3-7.8c35.1-2.6 40.9 5.4 37.3 7.8z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Schedule<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ca1992 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8ca1992\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62a269f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"62a269f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Venue &amp; How to Get There<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5331677 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5331677\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col\"><div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-1\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"ae9e0421-9969-46b2-942b-ff52fb8cc257\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-5-1\"><div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[1px]\"><div class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full break-words light markdown-new-styling\"><p data-start=\"74\" data-end=\"252\">The Summer School takes place at <strong data-start=\"107\" data-end=\"115\">CRS4<\/strong>, located in the Science and Technology Park in <strong data-start=\"163\" data-end=\"171\">Pula<\/strong>, a coastal town in southern Sardinia, about 35 km southwest of Cagliari.<\/p><p data-start=\"254\" data-end=\"348\">Pula is easily reachable from Cagliari Elmas International Airport and from Cagliari city:<br \/><strong data-start=\"351\" data-end=\"362\">By car:<\/strong> about 40\u201345 minutes along the SS195 coastal road.<br \/><strong data-start=\"421\" data-end=\"445\">By public transport:<\/strong> regular buses connect Cagliari and Pula throughout the day.<\/p><p data-start=\"507\" data-end=\"622\"><strong data-start=\"560\" data-end=\"576\">Coordinates:<\/strong><br data-start=\"576\" data-end=\"579\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/aXWo1zQrUQXqYSm37\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">38\u00b059&#8217;25.4&#8243;N 8\u00b056&#8217;12.3&#8243;E<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7796928 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7796928\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c9ceb83 e-n-tabs-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-tabs\" data-id=\"c9ceb83\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;horizontal_scroll&quot;:&quot;disable&quot;,&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"nested-tabs.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-tabs\" data-widget-number=\"211610499\" aria-label=\"Tabs. 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She holds a degree in Physics from the University of Bologna and a PhD in Plasma Physics from \u00c9cole Polytechnique (France). Her research activity combines high-performance computing and molecular dynamics simulations, with applications ranging from electrochemical systems and proton-conducting membranes to protein structure and dynamics. Over the years, she has worked in parallel computing, bioinformatics, and data analysis for genetic case\u2013control studies. Her current interests focus on the structure and dynamics of proteins and advanced materials, as well as on the development of new computational methodologies and force fields.<\/i><\/p><p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.crs4.it\/en\/people\/enrico-pieroni\/\">Enrico Pieroni<\/a><\/b> (CRS4)<br \/><em>Enrico Pieroni is a researcher at CRS4 with a background in Physics from the University of Pisa and a PhD in Biomedical Engineering. His work combines high-performance computing, computational chemistry, and biophysics. Over the years, he has developed parallel algorithms for wave propagation models and contributed to applications in geophysics, biomedicine, and molecular simulation. His research has focused on molecular dynamics, force field optimization, systems biology, and data analysis for complex biological networks. More recently, he has worked on molecular modeling of immune and inflammatory processes and on the design of nanomaterials for biomedical and agri-food applications.<\/em><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/web.unica.it\/unica\/it\/ateneo_s07_ss01.page?contentId=SHD30488\"><b>Francesca Mocci<\/b> <\/a>(University of Cagliari)<br \/><em>Francesca Mocci is a university researcher in Chemical Sciences at the University of Cagliari, where she works in the Department of Chemical and Geological Sciences. She holds a degree and a PhD in Chemistry from the University of Cagliari and has been a faculty member since 2006. Her research focuses on computational and theoretical chemistry, particularly on molecular modelling and simulation of (bio)organic systems, conformational preferences, and interactions with ions and ligands. She has held visiting appointments abroad and teaches courses on physical methods and computational chemistry.<\/em><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.su.se\/english\/profiles\/a\/aatto\"><strong>Aatto Laaksonen<\/strong><\/a> (Petru Poni <em>Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry, Romania)<\/em><br \/><em>Aatto Ilmari Laaksonen is Professor Emeritus of Physical Chemistry at Stockholm University and holds affiliations with the Petru Poni Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry (Romanian Academy) and other international research institutions. His research spans multiscale modelling in materials and biosciences, with a long-standing focus on computational chemistry, molecular simulation, and physical chemistry methodologies. He has led research projects on ionic liquids, polymers, and complex systems, and has extensive experience in high-performance computing, international collaboration, and academic supervision.<\/em><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-5006-7225\"><strong>Dario Estrin<\/strong><\/a> (University of Buenos Aires)<br \/><em>Dar\u00edo Estrin is Full Professor of Chemistry at the University of Buenos Aires. His research focuses on the development and application of multiscale quantum\u2013classical (QM\/MM) methods to study reactive processes and spectroscopy in complex environments. He has held postdoctoral positions in the United States and Italy and has been affiliated with international research institutions.<\/em><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/theochem.univie.ac.at\/member\/gonzalez\"><strong>Leticia Gonz\u00e1lez<\/strong><\/a> (University of Vienna)<br \/><em>Leticia Gonz\u00e1lez is Full Professor of Theoretical Chemistry and Vice Head of the Institute of Theoretical Chemistry at the University of Vienna. Her research focuses on highly accurate electronic structure methods and molecular reaction dynamics, integrating both approaches to understand chemical processes and structure\u2013function relationships in molecules, biological systems, and materials. She earned her PhD in Chemistry from the Universidad Aut\u00f3noma de Madrid and held academic positions in Berlin and Jena before joining the University of Vienna. She is a member of the Austrian Academy of Sciences and recipient of several international awards for her contributions to theoretical chemistry.<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"e-n-tab-content-2116104992\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-tab-title-2116104992\" data-tab-index=\"2\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 2;\" class=\" elementor-element elementor-element-2dfeade e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2dfeade\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b2e71d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0b2e71d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.crs4.it\/en\/people\/maria-valentini\/\">Maria Valentini<\/a><\/b> (CRS4)<br \/><em>Maria Valentini is Senior Researcher at CRS4 in the Simulation &amp; Modelling group. She holds a degree in Physics from the University of Bologna and a PhD in Plasma Physics from \u00c9cole Polytechnique (France). Her research activity combines high-performance computing and molecular dynamics simulations, with applications ranging from electrochemical systems and proton-conducting membranes to protein structure and dynamics. Over the years, she has worked in parallel computing, bioinformatics, and data analysis for genetic case\u2013control studies. Her current interests focus on the structure and dynamics of proteins and advanced materials, as well as on the development of new computational methodologies and force fields.<\/em><\/p><p><b style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, 'Noto Sans', sans-serif, 'Apple Color Emoji', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol', 'Noto Color Emoji';\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.crs4.it\/en\/people\/enrico-pieroni\/\">Enrico Pieroni<\/a><\/b><span style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, 'Noto Sans', sans-serif, 'Apple Color Emoji', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol', 'Noto Color Emoji';\"> (CRS4)<br \/><\/span><em>Enrico Pieroni is a researcher at CRS4 with a background in Physics from the University of Pisa and a PhD in Biomedical Engineering. His work combines high-performance computing, computational chemistry, and biophysics. Over the years, he has developed parallel algorithms for wave propagation models and contributed to applications in geophysics, biomedicine, and molecular simulation. His research has focused on molecular dynamics, force field optimization, systems biology, and data analysis for complex biological networks. More recently, he has worked on molecular modeling of immune and inflammatory processes and on the design of nanomaterials for biomedical and agri-food applications.<\/em><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/web.unica.it\/unica\/it\/ateneo_s07_ss01.page?contentId=SHD30488\"><b>Francesca Mocci<\/b><\/a> (University of Cagliari)<br \/><em>Francesca Mocci is a university researcher in Chemical Sciences at the University of Cagliari, where she works in the Department of Chemical and Geological Sciences. She holds a degree and a PhD in Chemistry from the University of Cagliari and has been a faculty member since 2006. Her research focuses on computational and theoretical chemistry, particularly on molecular modelling and simulation of (bio)organic systems, conformational preferences, and interactions with ions and ligands. She has held visiting appointments abroad and teaches courses on physical methods and computational chemistry.<\/em><\/p><p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/web.unica.it\/unica\/it\/ateneo_s07_ss01.page?contentId=SHD30510\">Claudio Melis<\/a><\/strong> (University of Cagliari)<br \/><em>Claudio Melis is Associate Professor of Theoretical Condensed Matter Physics at the University of Cagliari. His research focuses on the computational modeling of nanoscale materials, with particular interest in thermal transport, two-dimensional materials, metal\u2013organic frameworks, and materials for energy and neuromorphic technologies. His work combines density functional theory, classical molecular dynamics, and multiscale modeling to understand how microscopic mechanisms govern macroscopic material properties and to support the design of functional materials for sustainable technologies.<\/em><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/web.unica.it\/unica\/it\/ateneo_s07_ss01.page?contentId=SHD30209\"><strong>Giancarlo Cappellini<\/strong> <\/a>(University of Cagliari)<br \/><em>Giancarlo Cappellini is Associate Professor of Applied Physics at the University of Cagliari. His research focuses on the electronic, optical, and transport properties of inorganic and organic materials, as well as organic and biopharmaceutical molecules. His work spans condensed matter theory, theoretical spectroscopy, and biomedical physics, and he is actively involved in teaching advanced courses in quantum theory of materials and many-body physics.<\/em><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.spin.cnr.it\/people\/researchers\/cardia-roberto\"><strong>Roberto Cardia<\/strong><\/a> (CNR Napoli)<br \/><em>Roberto Cardia is a Researcher at the CNR \u2013 SPIN Institute for SuPerconductors, Innovative Materials, and Devices. His research focuses on the theoretical and computational modeling of structural, electronic, vibrational, optical, and magnetic properties of bulk and two-dimensional solid-state materials using first-principles approaches, primarily density-functional theory. He investigates phenomena arising from the interplay of spin\u2013orbit coupling, structural asymmetry, and symmetry breaking in van der Waals multilayer systems, including Rashba effects, spin textures, topological phases, multiferroicity, and altermagnetism. His previous work also includes electronic-structure studies of low-dimensional systems, transition-metal oxides for energy applications, and computational investigations in biophysics and organic materials.<\/em><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.qub.ac.uk\/schools\/SchoolofMathematicsandPhysics\/Study\/PostgraduateResearch\/find-a-phd-supervisor\/dr-gareth-a-tribello.html\"><strong>Gareth Tribello<\/strong> <\/a>(Queen\u2019s University Belfast)<br \/><em>Gareth Tribello is Senior Lecturer in Atomistic Simulation at Queen\u2019s University Belfast and one of the lead developers of the PLUMED plugin for molecular dynamics. His research focuses on the development and application of computational methods for simulating rare events such as nucleation and self-assembly, with particular emphasis on enhanced sampling techniques.<\/em><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/scholar.google.ch\/citations?user=HUdZjX4AAAAJ&amp;hl=en\"><strong>Valerio Rizzi<\/strong><\/a> (University of Geneva)<br \/><em>Valerio Rizzi is a researcher at the University of Geneva specializing in advanced molecular dynamics methods. His work focuses on the development of collective variables and enhanced sampling techniques, including OPES and OneOPES, to improve the robustness and transferability of free energy calculations in complex multidimensional systems. His research ranges from protein folding to absolute binding free energy calculations in host\u2013guest and protein\u2013ligand systems.<\/em><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-5006-7225\"><strong>Dario Estrin<\/strong><\/a> (University of Buenos Aires)<br \/><em>Dar\u00edo Estrin is Full Professor of Chemistry at the University of Buenos Aires. His research focuses on the development and application of multiscale quantum\u2013classical (QM\/MM) methods to study reactive processes and spectroscopy in complex environments. He has held postdoctoral positions in the United States and Italy and has been affiliated with international research institutions.<\/em><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/profile\/Santiago-Di-Lella\"><strong>Santiago Di Lella<\/strong><\/a> (University of Buenos Aires)<br \/><em>Santiago Di Lella is a researcher at the University of Buenos Aires and a member of the Argentine National Research Council (CONICET). His research focuses on biomolecular recognition and interactions studied through molecular dynamics simulations and complementary experimental biophysics approaches. He is also actively involved in teaching Chemistry at the University of Buenos Aires.<\/em><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-1593-5282\"><strong>Petra K\u00fchrov\u00e1<\/strong><\/a> (Palack\u00fd University, Olomouc)<br \/><em>Petra K\u00fchrov\u00e1 is a researcher at the Czech Advanced Technology and Research Institute (CATRIN), Palack\u00fd University Olomouc. Her research focuses on nucleic acids and their complexes, combining classical molecular dynamics simulations with enhanced sampling approaches to investigate conformational dynamics and folding. She also contributes to the development and refinement of nucleic acid force fields.<\/em><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/theochem.univie.ac.at\/member\/gonzalez\"><strong>Leticia Gonz\u00e1lez<\/strong><\/a> (University of Vienna)<br \/><em>Leticia Gonz\u00e1lez is Full Professor of Theoretical Chemistry and Vice Head of the Institute of Theoretical Chemistry at the University of Vienna. Her research focuses on highly accurate electronic structure methods and molecular reaction dynamics, integrating both approaches to understand chemical processes and structure\u2013function relationships in molecules, biological systems, and materials. She earned her PhD in Chemistry from the Universidad Aut\u00f3noma de Madrid and held academic positions in Berlin and Jena before joining the University of Vienna. She is a member of the Austrian Academy of Sciences and recipient of several international awards for her contributions to theoretical chemistry.<\/em><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/theochem.univie.ac.at\/member\/oppel\"><strong>Markus Oppel<\/strong><\/a> (University of Vienna)<br \/><em>Markus Oppel is Senior Scientist at the Institute of Theoretical Chemistry, University of Vienna, where he works at the intersection of computational chemistry and high-performance computing. His research focuses on quantum dynamics, laser control of chemical reactions, and the application of high-performance and quantum computing methods to simulate chemical processes. He holds a PhD in Theoretical Chemistry from Freie Universit\u00e4t Berlin and has been part of the University of Vienna team since 2011, contributing to advanced simulations of molecular systems and the development of computational tools in theoretical chemistry.<\/em><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/supramol.jlu.edu.cn\/info\/1097\/1434.htm\"><strong>Lu Zhong <\/strong><strong>Yuan<\/strong><\/a> (Jilin University) <br \/><em>Zhong-Yuan Lu received his Ph. D in physical chemistry from Jilin University under the supervision of Professor Ze-Sheng Li in 1999. Then he joined the group of Professor Reinhard Hentschke at Wuppertal University, Germany, as a postdoc researcher and stayed there till 2003. After that he returned to the Institute of Theoretical Chemistry, Jilin University, as an associate professor. From 2005 till now, Dr. Lu has been a full professor in Jilin University. Now he is in the faculty of the State Key Laboratory of Supramolecular Structure and Materials in Jilin University, as an honored Tang Au-Chin Distinguished Professor.<\/em><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.su.se\/english\/profiles\/a\/aatto\"><strong>Aatto Laaksonen<\/strong><\/a> (Petru Poni Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry, Romania)<br \/><em>Aatto Ilmari Laaksonen is Professor Emeritus of Physical Chemistry at Stockholm University and holds affiliations with the Petru Poni Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry (Romanian Academy) and other international research institutions. His research spans multiscale modelling in materials and biosciences, with a long-standing focus on computational chemistry, molecular simulation, and physical chemistry methodologies. He has led research projects on ionic liquids, polymers, and complex systems, and has extensive experience in high-performance computing, international collaboration, and academic supervision.<\/em><\/p><p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/rubrica.unige.it\/personale\/VUZDX1xh\">Paola Fossa<\/a><\/strong> (University of Genoa)<br \/><em>Paola Fossa is Full Professor of Medicinal Chemistry at the University of Genoa. Her research focuses on drug design and drug discovery, with particular emphasis on GPCRs, including adenosine, serotonin, and cannabinoid receptors. She is particularly interested in developing new therapeutic strategies for rare diseases such as cystic fibrosis, as well as theranostic agents and anticancer drugs.<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"e-n-tab-content-2116104993\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-tab-title-2116104993\" data-tab-index=\"3\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 3;\" class=\" elementor-element elementor-element-71a3505 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"71a3505\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35300a0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"35300a0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.crs4.it\/en\/people\/maria-valentini\/\">Maria Valentini<\/a><\/b> (CRS4) \u2022\u00a0<b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.crs4.it\/en\/people\/enrico-pieroni\/\">Enrico Pieroni<\/a><\/b> (CRS4) \u2022\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/web.unica.it\/unica\/it\/ateneo_s07_ss01.page?contentId=SHD30488\"><b>Francesca Mocci<\/b><\/a> (University\u00a0of Cagliari)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f437b4 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7f437b4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7df606e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7df606e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.crs4.it\/en\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"569\" height=\"160\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.crs4.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/CRS4-logo-t.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3755 lazyload\" alt=\"CRS4 logo\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.crs4.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/CRS4-logo-t.png 569w, https:\/\/www.crs4.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/CRS4-logo-t-300x84.png 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 569px) 100vw, 569px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 569px; 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The school welcomes applicants from a wide range of scientific backgrounds, especially those interested in working across disciplinary boundaries. Knowledge of a basic linux environment is an advantage but not a prerequisite.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Motivated undergraduate and master\u2019s students may also be considered as students or auditors, provided they demonstrate strong interest and suitability for the program.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Participants may come from fields such as chemistry, physics, biology, biomedical sciences, computer science, and data science, as well as related areas. The program particularly encourages applications from:<\/span><\/p><ul><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Graduates and doctoral students involved in method development or computational modeling,<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Young experimental researchers looking to integrate computational perspectives into their work,<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Biomedical and clinical trainees, including those exploring translational applications of molecular modeling, and<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Students engaged in interdisciplinary projects connecting computational, experimental, and biomedical approaches.<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d362f0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0d362f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" 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