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Email: leonardo.medrano@tu-dresden.de
Dr. Medrano Sandonas is currently a research associate at the Chair of Materials Science and Nanotechnology at the Technische Universität Dresden (TU Dresden), Germany. He was born in Lima (Peru) and obtained his degrees (Bachelor and Master) in Physics at the National University of San Marcos in his home country. He completed his doctorate at TU Dresden in 2018 as a scholarship holder of the International Max Planck Research School and the DAAD. From 2019 to 2024, he was a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Luxembourg, where he developed quantum-based computational methods to study the dynamics of (bio)molecular systems and explore chemical property spaces. Particularly important are his contributions to the computational study of non-evolutionary biological molecules using machine learning techniques, an area that can have enormous impact on School of Medicine and Pharmacology. In addition to his theoretical work, he is actively involved in multidisciplinary projects with partners from academia and industry to address current challenges in physics, chemistry and materials design. He was recently recognized by RSC Digital Discovery as an Emerging Investigator in the field of machine learning and by the committee of the UNESCO IYQ 2025 as member of the prestigious group QUANTUM 100. He has an outstanding scientific publication record, is a reviewer for numerous journals and has given guest lectures at numerous international institutions.