Curriculum Vitae
Leandro Seixas
Computational materials scientist specialising in ab initio simulations and machine learning for atomistic modelling, with research centred on 2D materials and energy systems. Over ten years of research experience, nine years of university teaching, and more than thirty publications in journals including Nature Communications, Science Advances, Nano Letters and Physical Review Letters.
Appointments
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2026 – today
Visiting Research Fellow
Ilum – School of Science, CNPEM
Brazilian Center for Research in Energy and Materials. Campinas, SP, Brazil.
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2025 – 2026
Visiting Research Fellow
Institute for Theoretical Physics (IFT), UNESP
State University of São Paulo. São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
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2016 – 2024
Assistant Professor Doctor
School of Engineering, Mackenzie Presbyterian University (UPM)
São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
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2014 – 2015
Research Fellow
Centre for Advanced 2D Materials (CA2DM), National University of Singapore (NUS)
Singapore.
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2012 – 2013
Research Assistant
Department of Physics, Applied Physics, and Astronomy, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI)
Troy, NY, USA.
Education
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2009 – 2014
Ph.D. in Physics
University of São Paulo (USP)
Thesis: “Electronic Structure of Topological Insulators in Two and Three Dimensions”. Advisor: Prof. Dr. Adalberto Fazzio. São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
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2007 – 2009
M.Sc. in Physics
Federal University of ABC (UFABC)
Thesis: “A study on Little Higgs models: The simplest model and its scalar singlet”. Advisor: Prof. Dr. Alex Gomes Dias. Santo André, SP, Brazil.
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2003 – 2007
B.Sc. in Physics
Federal University of Paraíba (UFPB)
Project: “A quantum mechanical approach to neutrino oscillations”. Advisor: Prof. Dr. Carlos Antônio de Sousa Pires. João Pessoa, PB, Brazil.
Teaching
Nine courses taught across undergraduate and graduate programmes.
Undergraduate
- Structure of Matter 6×
- Photonic, Electrical, and Magnetic Properties of Nanomaterials 4×
- Computer Science, Algorithms and Programming I 4×
- Programming Language I 2×
- Quantum Mechanics 1×
- Thermodynamics 1×
- Biological Applications of Nanomaterials 1×
Graduate
- Solid State Thermodynamics 6×
- Solid State Physics 1×
Skills & Tools
Physics & Methods
- Density Functional Theory
- Ab Initio Simulation
- Electronic Structure
- 2D Materials
- Quantum Materials
- Atomistic Modelling
Simulation Software
- VASP
- Quantum ESPRESSO
- GPAW
- SIESTA
- ASE
Programming
- Python
- C++
- Fortran
- Bash
- Git
- High-performance computing
Web & Full Stack
- Flask
- Jinja2
- REST APIs
- HTML5 & CSS3
- Node.js
- Qt6
Machine Learning
- PyTorch
- scikit-learn
- XGBoost
- Interatomic potentials
- Materials informatics
Grants & Funding
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FAPESP Dec 2025 – Nov 2030
2D Materials: Synthesis, Characterization, Theory, and Devices
Thematic Project Grant · Grant 23/13081-0 · Coordinator: Rodrigo Barbosa Capaz
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CNPq Coordinator Mar 2024 – Feb 2027
High-Entropy Alloy Nanoparticles: Fundamentals and Applications
Research Productivity Scholarship, PQ-2 · Grant 308928/2023-7
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FAPESP Coordinator Mar 2023 – Feb 2025
Intelligible High-Entropy Materials: Developing Models, Data and Applications
Regular Research Grant · Grant 22/14549-3
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CNPq Dec 2022 – Dec 2027
INCT Materials Informatics
National Institute for Science and Technology · Grant 406447/2022-5 · Coordinator: Adalberto Fazzio
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MackPesquisa Coordinator Feb 2022 – Jul 2023
2D Piezoelectric Materials for Mechanical Nanosensors
Research Grant · Grant 221018
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CNPq Coordinator Mar 2021 – Feb 2024
Complex 2D Materials for Energy Storage Applications
Research Productivity Scholarship, PQ-2 · Grant 311324/2020-7
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CNPq Coordinator 2018 – 2021
Discovery and Design of 2D Piezoelectric Materials: A First-Principles Perspective
Universal Project Grant · Grant 408525/2018-5
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CNPq Coordinator Mar 2018 – Feb 2021
Electronic structure of 2D materials for energy applications
Research Productivity Scholarship, PQ-2 · Grant 306422/2017-4
Languages
- Portuguese
- Native
- English
- Fluent
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Papers, preprints and collaborations live on the publications page.