IRG 1 focuses on leveraging artificial intelligence to accelerate the understanding and design of quantum materials and engineered systems. These materials exhibit complex quantum phases and behaviors that currently hinder progress in their application. By developing and applying AI-based tools, the group enables rational design strategies for materials with transformative potential in energy harvesting, low-power electronics, quantum computing, and sensing technologies.

The interdisciplinary approach integrates experimental methods, synthesis, and modeling, connected by cutting-edge AI capabilities to analyze data, optimize designs, and facilitate autonomous discovery. This research supports advancements in technologies critical to energy and transport systems and paves the way for breakthroughs in quantum sensors and low-power electronics.