Talks & Conferences

Presentations, schools & research visits

The full record, listed individually: invited talks and seminars; conference presentations (2014–2026, including two young-scientist first prizes and a 2026 keynote); the schools and meetings I help organise in Cluj-Napoca; and every research visit and summer/winter school.

Talks and seminars

  1. Quantum Chemistry of Excited States (QCES) International School, 28 September – 2 October 2026, Cluj-Napoca, Romania. – Lecturer.
  2. 25th-anniversary meeting of the Interdisciplinary Research Institute on Bio-Nano Sciences (ICI-BNS), 15 May 2026, Cluj-Napoca, Romania. – Invited talk.
  3. Department of Medicinal Chemistry, University of Uppsala, Sweden, 15–22 April 2026. – Invited lecture series (two lectures).
  4. Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research, Stuttgart, Germany, 15 January 2026. – Invited seminar.
  5. MolMod Lectures 2022–2023 (online), Cluj-Napoca — “Exchange interactions in biochemistry” (Parts 1 & 2), 20 January and 10 February 2023. – Invited lectures.
  6. Center for Computational Quantum Chemistry (CCQC), University of Georgia, Athens, USA, 2 May 2019. – Invited seminar.

Conferences

  1. Molecular Modeling in Chemistry and Biochemistry (MolMod 2026), 18–20 June 2026, Cluj-Napoca, Romania. – Keynote lecture.
  2. International Society of Quantum Biology and Pharmacology (ISQBP) President’s Meeting, 15–18 June 2026, Cluj-Napoca, Romania. – Poster presentation.
  3. Young Researchers’ International Conference on Chemistry and Chemical Engineering (YRICCCE V), 8–10 May 2025, Cluj-Napoca, Romania. – Oral presentation.
  4. 14th European Conference on Computational and Theoretical Chemistry, 27–31 August 2023, Thessaloniki, Greece. – Poster presentation.
  5. 20th International Conference on Biological Inorganic Chemistry, 16–21 July 2023, Adelaide, Australia. – Oral presentation.
  6. 17th International Congress of Quantum Chemistry, 26 June – 1 July 2023, Bratislava, Slovakia. – Poster presentation.
  7. 16th European Biological Inorganic Chemistry Conference, 17–21 July 2022, Grenoble, France. – Poster presentation.
  8. Young Researchers’ International Conference on Chemistry and Chemical Engineering (YRICCCE III), 4–5 June 2021, Cluj-Napoca, Romania. – Oral presentation.
  9. 9th Molecular Modeling in Chemistry and Biochemistry, 28–30 October 2018, Cluj-Napoca, Romania. – Oral presentation.
  10. 35th Romanian National Chemistry Conference, 2–5 October 2018, Căciulata, Romania. – Oral presentation.
  11. XI All-Russian School-Conference of Young Scientists — theoretical and experimental chemistry of liquid-phase systems, 30 October – 4 November 2017, Ivanovo, Russia. – Oral presentation, awarded 1st prize.
  12. 11th Triennial Congress of the World Association of Theoretical and Computational Chemistry, 27 August – 1 September 2017, Munich, Germany. – Poster presentation.
  13. 16th International Meeting on Boron Chemistry (IMEBORON XVI), 9–13 July 2017, Hong Kong, China. – Poster presentation.
  14. International Conference Bio-Nano-Math-Chem, 28–30 June 2017, Cluj-Napoca, Romania. – Poster presentation.
  15. 8th Russian School-Conference of Young Scientists: quantum-chemical calculations, structure and reactivity of organic and inorganic molecules, 24–26 April 2017, Ivanovo, Russia. – Oral presentation, awarded 1st prize.
  16. 8th Molecular Modeling in Chemistry and Biochemistry, 13–15 November 2016, Cluj-Napoca, Romania. – Oral presentation.
  17. 8th Molecular Quantum Mechanics, 26 June – 1 July 2016, Uppsala, Sweden. – Poster presentation.
  18. 1st Young Researchers’ International Conference on Chemistry and Chemical Engineering (YRICCCE I), 12–14 May 2016, Cluj-Napoca, Romania. – Oral presentation.
  19. 10th European Conference on Computational Chemistry, 31 August – 3 September 2015, Fulda, Germany. – Poster presentation.
  20. 7th Molecular Modeling in Chemistry and Biochemistry, 13–15 November 2014, Cluj-Napoca, Romania. – Oral presentation.
  21. 33rd Romanian National Chemistry Conference, 1–3 October 2014, Căciulata, Romania. – Oral presentation.

Organising conferences and schools

  • 202618–20 Jun
    Molecular Modeling in Chemistry and Biochemistry (MolMod), 11th edition
    Organising committee, Cluj-Napoca.
  • 2022 – 2023
    Molecular Modeling in Chemistry and Biochemistry (MolMod), 10th edition — online lecture series
    Organising committee, Cluj-Napoca.
  • 201828–30 Oct
    Molecular Modeling in Chemistry and Biochemistry (MolMod), 9th edition
    Organising committee, Cluj-Napoca.
  • 201613–15 Nov
    Molecular Modeling in Chemistry and Biochemistry (MolMod), 8th edition
    Organising committee, Cluj-Napoca.
  • 201413–15 Nov
    Molecular Modeling in Chemistry and Biochemistry (MolMod), 7th edition
    Organising committee, Cluj-Napoca.
  • 202628 Sep – 2 Oct
    QCES — Quantum Chemistry of Excited States International School (3rd edition)
    Co-organiser, Cluj-Napoca.
  • 202529 Sep – 3 Oct
    QCES — Quantum Chemistry of Excited States International School (2nd edition)
    Co-organiser, Cluj-Napoca.
  • 202425–29 Nov
    QCES — Quantum Chemistry of Excited States International School (1st edition)
    Co-organiser, Cluj-Napoca.
  • 2025
    Symposium on Theoretical Methods Applied in Biochemistry
    Organiser, Babeș-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca.

Research visits & schools

  • 202529 Aug – 10 Sep
    Lund University, Sweden
    Research stay — Ulf Ryde group.
  • 20244–15 Sep
    Lund University, Sweden
    Research stay — Ulf Ryde group.
  • 202318–27 Oct
    Lund University, Sweden
    Research stay — Ulf Ryde group.
  • 202318–24 Sep
    J. Heyrovský Institute of Physical Chemistry, Prague, Czechia
    Research stay — Martin Srnec group.
  • 202121 Jan
    Introduction to HPC and Kebnekaise — HPC2N, Umeå University, Sweden
    Training course (online).
  • 202028 Nov – 16 Dec
    Lund University, Sweden
    Research stay — Ulf Ryde group.
  • 20207 Oct – 7 Nov
    Lund University, Sweden
    Research stay — Ulf Ryde group.
  • 20194 Apr – 1 May
    University of Georgia, Athens, USA
    Research stay — R. Bruce King group.
  • 201919–21 Jun
    PT-symmetric quantum theory — lecture course by Carl M. Bender (Washington University)
    Laboratoire de Chimie Théorique, Sorbonne Université, Paris, France.
  • 201717–20 Dec
    33rd Winter School in Theoretical Chemistry, Helsinki
    University of Helsinki, Finland.
  • 201624–28 Jul
    Summer School on Molecular Boron Chemistry, Würzburg
    Julius-Maximilians-University, Germany.
  • 20161 Jun – 4 Jul
    Lund University, Sweden
    Research stay — Ulf Ryde group.
  • 201529 Nov – 15 Dec
    Lund University, Sweden
    Research stay — Ulf Ryde group.
  • 201531 Aug – 29 Sep
    Lund University, Sweden
    POSDRU placement — Ulf Ryde group.
  • 201530 Apr – 30 May
    Lund University, Sweden
    POSDRU placement — Ulf Ryde group.
  • 20144–9 Sep
    MatCatNet workshop “From Molecules to Functionalised Materials”
    Ohrid, North Macedonia.
  • 201430 Jun – 30 Aug
    SOE-DAAD placement, Leipzig University
    Leipzig, Germany — Evamarie Hey-Hawkins group.