CA22143 - European Materials Informatics Network (EuMINe)

The development, engineering and improvement of materials is one of the key factors for socio-economic advancements in Europe and worldwide. In this context, recent developments in materials informatics, artificial intelligence (AI) and data-centric technologies are revolutionizing the whole field. Despite significant progress in this direction, however, the efforts of the European research landscape are still not fully coordinated, thus hampering the potential impact of innovations on materials in society, industry and economy.

The EuMINe COST Action aims at promoting an international, interdisciplinary and intersectoral community focused on the application of materials informatics to the development and engineering of advanced materials. Overcoming current fragmentations, EuMINe targets the harmonization of approaches and resources, contributing to the creation of a shared European knowledge on the application of data-centric technologies to materials science and engineering. 

Meeting this challenge requires coordination and cooperation across a broad range of interdisciplinary competences. EuMINe brings together a network of scientific excellence, gathering institutions with expertise in physics, chemistry, computer science, materials science, engineering, modelling and simulation, industrial research and knowledge transfer. To maximize the impact of the Action, links with a broad range of stakeholders will be established, including public and private institutions, communities involved in modelling, design and characterization of materials, large-scale computing infrastructures and data-centers oriented to materials. The use of COST networking tools will be crucial for fostering collaborations and initiatives within the network, increasing the impact of European research in the field, engaging stakeholders actively and developing and promoting training opportunities.