Tonio Buonassisi

Tonio Buonassisi is a Professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), affiliated with the Department of Mechanical Engineering. His research focuses on autonomous labs for solar photovoltaics and fusion energy, combining machine learning with materials discovery to address sustainability challenges. Key research areas include high-throughput experimentation, AI-driven semiconductor characterization, and robotics for materials science.

Recent publications highlight his work on

• self-driving labs for rapid material screening
• Bayesian inference in experimental design
• AI and computer vision for semiconductor properties
• perovskite solar cells and fusion materials

His work also emphasizes democratizing lab automation and knowledge-integrated machine learning to identify synthesizable materials. While no formal education, student, or award details are provided in the text, his research spans materials science, renewable energy, and lab-scale innovation.