Michele Casula

Michele Casula is a Professor and CNRS Research Director (DR2) at Sorbonne University, leading the Théorie quantique des matériaux group since 2018. He holds a position at the Institut de Minéralogie, de Physique des Matériaux et de Cosmochimie (IMPMC), a joint research unit of Sorbonne University and CNRS. His research focuses on quantum many-body systems, strongly correlated materials, and theoretical methods like quantum Monte Carlo (QMC) and dynamical mean-field theory (DMFT).

Education: Casula earned his PhD in Condensed Matter Theory from SISSA (Trieste, Italy) in 2005, followed by a habilitation (HDR) from Sorbonne University in 2017. He held postdoctoral positions at École Polytechnique (France) and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (USA), collaborating with renowned scientists like Silke Biermann and David Ceperley.

Research Interests: His work spans quantum materials, including superconductivity in iron-based compounds and alkali-doped organic crystals, topological Dirac materials (e.g., BaNiS₂), and advanced computational techniques for electronic structure. He pioneered methods to compute quantum anharmonicity and developed the TurboRVB software for correlated systems.

Awards & Collaborations: Casula contributed to the TREX European Center of Excellence for exascale computing. His group actively collaborates across experimental and theoretical domains, addressing topics like hydrogen phase transitions and quantum effects in low-dimensional systems.

Advising & Labs: He supervised multiple PhD theses and co-advised students in quantum simulations. His lab integrates theoretical frameworks with cutting-edge computational tools, advancing understanding of complex materials' electronic and structural behavior.