AMC is offering a Seminar Series on Atomistic Modeling this summer semester and this is the last talk!
Paolo Lugli is Professor of Electronics at the Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Italy. He conducts research on nanoelectronics and molecular electronics.
In his talk on “The Monte Carlo method in solid state physics and electronics: basic principles and applications”, Lugli will explore Monte Carlo methods for studying carrier transport in semiconductors and related phenomena, comparing them to other simulation approaches and highlighting their integration with deep learning and ab initio techniques, especially in medical physics applications.
Date: July 10, 2025, 10:15 am
Location: MIBE Lecture Hall
Abstract:
The talk will discuss the basic principles of Monte Carlo (MC) methods developed for the study of a variety of phenomena in solid state physics and electronics, focusing in particular on the analysis of carrier transport in semiconductors. Examples will be provided dealing with ultrafast optical phenomena, properties of novel materials and the modelling of electronic devices. Advantages and disadvantages with respect to other simulation methods will be discussed, as well as the potential for coupling such methods to ad initio approaches. The application of deep learning tools in connection to MC simulations will be presented in the contest of medical physics.
Biography:
Prof. Lugli has an outstanding technical and scientific record (with more than 400 scientific papers published in peer reviewed international journals and a h-index of 50 in SCOPUS) with a strong interdisciplinarity accent. He is Fellow IEEE, the most important professional association for Electrical Engineering worldwide. He is also member of ACATECH, the prestigious National Academy of Science and Engineering in Germany. His academic and scientific carrier has been characterized by a strong international experience coupled to a deep knowledge of the Italian research and innovation systems. He studied in Italy, did his graduate and PhD studies in USA, worked in Rome for 15 years and then moved to Munich. He developed a network of partnerships with several European countries, with China, Japan and Singapore, in addition to USA and Canada. In the last five years, joining the Free University of Bozen-Bolzano as Professor of Electronics and his duty of Rector has brought him in close touch with the productive sectors of South Tirol. He has started an experimental research group on flexible electronics and sensors, contributed to the establishment the NOI TechPark, and stimulated the interaction of unibz and of his own group with local companies and other research institutions.
Cooperation with industry has been one of the focuses in his own research as well as in his institutional responsibilities. Out of the almost 10 M€ third-party funding he acquired over the years were related to projects with companies. About two-third of the more than 80 PhD students that he supervised were financed externally. He has contributed to the establishment of a culture for technology transfer in national institutions both in Italy and in Germany, fostering start-ups and educating students towards an entrepreneurial approach. He himself founded two start-ups in Rome with three of his former PhD students and has been co-author of 8 patents. He has developed strong managing and governance skills.