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Dear members of the QE community,</p>
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We are happy to announce the upcoming 20th workshop on crystal structure prediction with USPEX code which will be held ONLINE on 17-19 November 2021, organized by Prof. Artem R. Oganov and Dr. Vladimir Baturin (Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology,
Vernadsky Institute of Geochemistry and Analytical Chemistry of the Russian Academy of Sciences)</p>
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Crystal structure prediction is a powerful tool for designing new materials “in silico”, thus replacing the traditional Edisonian trial-and-error approach with design by artificial intelligence.</p>
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A major advance in this field happened with the development of the evolutionary algorithm USPEX for crystal structure prediction, which has led to a number of important discoveries. This proved to be a very efficient and reliable method, and the USPEX code,
based on it and freely distributed to academic scientists, is currently used by over 7600 researchers worldwide and this number grows rapidly. We should note that in addition to the evolutionary structure prediction, USPEX code features many other techniques
(random sampling, metadynamics, minima hopping, particle swarm optimization) and familiarity with this code will give solid background in many structure prediction techniques. Through a regular series of such pedagogical events we want to train a new generation
of materials scientists.</p>
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This year our traditional workshop will be held in online format. The comprehensive lectures on the theoretical foundations of materials science and reports of the bleeding edge discoveries in our field will be followed by detailed tutorials from the developers
of the USPEX code.</p>
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Practical details:</p>
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• Registration fees: None<br>
• Language: English<br>
• Registration: the number of seats is limited. To apply for participation please fill in the <a href="https://uspexschool2021.skoltech.ru/registration/" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(36, 137, 13); transition: all 0.5s ease 0s;">application
form</a><br>
• Tentative program can be found <a href="https://uspexschool2021.skoltech.ru/program/" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(36, 137, 13); transition: all 0.5s ease 0s;">here</a></p>
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