The CNPEM/ILUM – Max Planck Meeting on Electronic Structure Methods and Materials Informatics is an international collaborative event that brings together researchers from Brazil’s National Institute of Science and Technology (INCT) for Materials Informatics and the Max Planck Institute. This meeting will focus on advancing electronic structure methods and fostering breakthroughs in materials informatics. With experts from diverse fields in materials science, computational physics, and informatics, this event will provide a platform to discuss the latest research, innovative methodologies, and applications in electronic structure theory and computational materials science.

Participants will engage in knowledge sharing and collaboration through presentations, tutorials, and panel discussions, addressing current challenges and exploring new tools in electronic structure analysis and data-driven materials discovery. This unique event aims to strengthen the ties between Brazilian and international researchers, facilitating a dynamic exchange of ideas and fostering new, impactful collaborations in the field of materials informatics.

Activity	Date
Online Registration period	April 7, 2025, to May 11, 2025
Notification of acceptance	May 16, 2025
Payment interval	May 16 to June 5, 2025
Event period	June 30 to July 2, 2025

Participants will engage in knowledge sharing and collaboration through presentations, tutorials, and panel discussions, addressing current challenges and exploring new tools in electronic structure analysis and data-driven materials discovery. This unique event aims to strengthen the ties between Brazilian and international researchers, facilitating a dynamic exchange of ideas and fostering new, impactful collaborations in the field of materials informatics.

Please find the selection criteria for participation in the CNPEM/Ilum: Max Planck meeting. Candidates will be selected according to the priority order listed below.

Priority order:

1. Professors and researchers;
   
2. Postdoctoral fellows;
3. PhD students;
4. Master’s students;
5. Undergraduates.

Tie-breaking criterion: order of registration.

From the 120 available spots, we will have the following distribution:

• 60 seats for members of INCT Materials Informatics and the Max Planck Institute;
• 30 seats for CNPEM internal staff;
• 30 seats for external participants.

Unused reserved seats will be reassigned to other categories.

The workshop will take place on the Brazilian Center for Research in Energy and Materials (CNPEM), at Ilum’s Auditorium. CNPEM is located at R. Giuseppe Máximo Scolfaro, 10.000 – Campinas (SP).

Please read carefully:

• Registration for this meeting is charged accordingly to your category
  • Max Planck participants (hotel and transfers included): R$1.600;
  • External participants: R$300;
  • INCT Members: free of charge;
  • CNPEM personnel: free of charge.
• The meeting will be a full in-person event.

If you have any questions about the event, the program, or would like to contact the organizing committee of this workshop, please contact us. You will be answered by a member of the committee in the shortest possible time.