Presenter: Taisuke Ozaki
University of Tokyo
t-ozaki@issp.u-tokyo.ac.jp

This lecture will introduce computational materials science, one of the most relevant subjects directly related to tangible matters in our daily life, and focus on recent developments in the field in conjunction with high-performance computing. Computational simulations of materials are based on first-principles in quantum mechanics, and density functional theories (DFT) developed in the field provides the central framework which enables us to tackle realistic problems such as magnets, batteries, and structural materials. A state-of-the-art methodological development and its implementation will be presented with highlighting applications. 

Taisuke Ozaki received a Ph.D. from JAIST  in 2000. He worked as researcher of SANYO COLOR WORKS (1993-1994), researcher of JRCAT (2000), researcher of AIST (2001-2007), and associate Professor at Research Center for Integrated Science (RCIS) and Research Center for Simulation Science (RCSS) of JAIST (2007-2014), and received the Joint Research Center for Atom Technology Award in 2001. His scientific interests are to develop highly efficient and accurate electronic structure methods and to investigate physical and chemical properties of realistic materials using these developed techniques. He is a member of the Japan Physical Society, and involved in the Computational Materials Science Initiative (CMSI) , as a part of the Next-Generation Supercomputers Strategic Program (FY 2010 - 2015) of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT), and also involved in the project of ""Materials Design through Computics"" , Scientific Research on Innovative Areas, a MEXT Grant-in-Aid Project (FY2010-2014). Apart from the professional researches, he loves mathematics, programming, sports, and nature, and lives with his wife, two children, and a dog.

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