MARVEL Fest: party-ing away

Jul 09, 2026, 9:00 until Jul 10, 2026, 13:00, EPFL, Forum Rolex

On July 9-10, 2026, MARVEL final event at EPFL will close 12 years of research and activities on computational materials science. This event will be dedicated to the accomplishments of MARVEL and to the relevance of these to the industrial and technological ecosystem, inviting alumni and key players worldwide in academia and industry, SNSF review panel, scientific and industrial advisory boards, EPFL leadership, and scientific journalists. Discover the preliminary program of July 9.

Thursday July 9th will be dedicated to people and science, bringing together colleagues and partners who have shaped the initiative over the years.

Venue: Forum Rolex, EPFL

Schedule

09:00 - Welcoming and introduction: Nicola Marzari (MARVEL Director, EPFL)

09:15 - The quantum of materials

  • Matthias Troyer (Microsoft)
  • Ana Akrap (University of Zagreb)
  • Quansheng Wu (Institute of Physics - Chinese Academy of Sciences)
  • Antimo Marrazzo (SISSA, Trieste, Italy)

10:55 - Coffee break

11:30 - The design of materials

  • Anatole Von Lilienfeld (University of Toronto)
  • Julia Wiktor (Chalmers University of Technology)
  • Rubén Laplaza Solanas (University of Sevilla)

12:45 - Lunch

14:15 - Round Table: The future of materials

  • Raffaela Cabriolu (Norwegian University of Science and Technology)
  • Anya Gryn’ova (University of Birmingham)
  • Giulia Mangione (Stellantis)
  • Kevin Jablonka (Technical University of Munich)

15:00 - The machine learning of materials

  • Jigyasa Nigam (MIT, Boston) TBC
  • Philippe Schwaller (EPFL, Lausanne)
  • Sandip De (BASF, Germany)

16:15 - Coffee break

16:45 - The materials community 

  • Barbara Montanari (STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, UK)
  • Garu Gebreyesus (University of Ghana)
  • Leopold Talirz (SCHOTT, Germany)

18:00 - Apero

19:00 - End

Friday July 10th will be dedicated to the discussion of the final report, presenting an overview of the 12 years, with a reflection on the initial vision and goals, main achievements, lessons learned, etc. The meeting will gather the review panel,  the representative of EPFL as home institution, as well as MARVEL management and Executive board.

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