Regular biography
Stefano Curtarolo, Ph.D., is a Distinguished Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science at Duke University's Thomas Lord Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science. His research interests include Artificial Intelligence, Materials Science, Autonomous Materials Design, and Computational Materials Science. Curtarolo's work focuses on the development of advanced materials and computational tools for materials discovery and design. He is also involved in the AFLOW project, which provides a framework for the study of materials properties and crystallographic prototypes.
Scholar-generated biography
Stefano Curtarolo is a researcher in AI-driven materials science and disordered systems. His work focuses on computational materials design, high-throughput methods, and the application of machine learning to predict and discover novel materials. He has developed frameworks like AFLOW and SISSO, which enable efficient exploration of material properties and descriptors. His research includes entropy-stabilized oxides, high-entropy ceramics, and the prediction of electronic and thermoelectric properties. Curtarolo's contributions span from electronic band structure calculations to catalytic active sites and superconducting critical temperatures, emphasizing the integration of data-driven approaches with quantum mechanics for materials discovery.