Alfredo Pasquarello

Alfredo Pasquarello is a Full Professor at the Chair of Atomic Scale Simulation within the Condensed Matter Theory Laboratory (CSEA) at the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL). He teaches courses such as Computer Simulation of Physical Systems I and General Physics: Quanta.

• Education: Physics at Scuola Normale Superiore of Pisa (1986), University of Pisa (1986), PhD at EPFL (1991).
• Research: Focuses on atomic-scale simulations using density functional theory (DFT) and many-body perturbation to study defects in oxides, oxide-semiconductor interfaces, and energy materials like perovskites and photocatalysts.
• Recent Publications: 15 most recent articles (2022–2024) address band gaps, polarons, water splitting, and defect engineering in materials for photovoltaics and electrochemistry.
• Awards: Recipient of the EPFL Latsis Prize (1998).
• Students: Supervised PhD/Master's students including Stefano Falletta, Thomas Bischoff, Patrick Gono, and Zhendong Guo.
• Labs: Leads the Chair of Atomic Scale Simulation at EPFL SB IPHYS CSEA.