Business card Dr. Sandeep Kumar
- Computational Materials Physicist
- Research Group Theory of Electron Dynamics and Spectroscopy
Sandeep holds a Ph.D. in Theoretical and Computational Condensed Matter Physics from IIT Bombay, where he investigated disordered alloys and iron-based superconductors using advanced electronic structure methods. In addition, he obtained a master's degree from IIT Kanpur. His research focuses on computational and theoretical condensed matter physics, utilizing ab initio quantum mechanical methods to investigate the electronic, optical, magnetic, and vibrational properties of both ordered and disordered materials. With a strong foundation in computational materials physics, he has developed advanced analytical and computational skills through his doctoral and postdoctoral research. With over seven years of international experience across academia and industry, he is committed to applying his expertise to advance materials discovery and innovation.
Currently, he is a researcher at Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin, working with Prof. Dr. Annika Bande. His research involves ab initio methods, machine learning (ML), and graph neural networks (GNNs) to explore the electronic and optical properties of materials. Previously, at Ghent University, he conducted high-throughput screening of solid-state Li-ion battery electrolytes in collaboration with Umicore, Belgium. During his tenure at the University of Luxembourg, he focused on the HT-DFT screening of IR-active materials for night vision and autonomous driving applications. His research at Bar-Ilan University and the Weizmann Institute advanced the understanding of Li-ion battery materials, integrating first-principles ab initio calculations with experimental ¹⁷O NMR spectra. His expertise spans high-throughput DFT, beyond-DFT approaches, machine learning for materials science, and data-driven modeling. For more details, please visit his LinkedIn profile.