High-performance computer simulations based on high quality mathematical and physical modelling
are at present a necessary tool to develop new technologies in materials science and to design
and produce new nanostructured special and functional materials with tailored physical and
chemical properties. This field is essentially multidisciplinary in its methods and applications.
Advanced computational methods have been enormously stimulated by the challenges of arising from
nanoscale technologies.
Simultaneously, virtual experiments can partially substitute real experiments and so allow to
save much time and money necessary for experimental investigations.
The CoNan Intensive Programme aims at an up-to-date presentation of actual possibilities and
limitations in computer modelling of various nanosystems with various methods. The program
involves a maximum of 50 MSc and PhD students. The lectures will be given by scholars actively
working in the field of computational nanotechnology. The staff will consist of about 15
lecturers/ supervisors, all with an extensive experience as researchers and teachers in the
field.
