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Ivo Filot is a theoretical chemist whose research involves developing new computational techniques for multiscale modeling of catalytic reactions, with a particular focus on elucidating the complex mechanisms of Fischer-Tropsch reactions. His expertise extends to theoretical chemistry, quantum mechanics, ab-initio electronic structure calculations, computational catalysis including force-field modeling and molecular dynamics, statistical thermodynamics focusing on microkinetic modeling and reaction pathway analysis, as well as ab-initio thermodynamics. Additionally, he has skills in object-oriented programming, cross-platform software development, and the creation of mathematical routines. Filot studied Chemical Engineering and Chemistry at Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e), completing his Master's degree cum laude in 2009, followed by PhD research under the supervision of Prof. Emiel Hensen and Prof. Rutger van Santen, completed in 2015 with a thesis on quantum chemistry and microkinetics related to Fischer-Tropsch reactions. Filot has also served as a postdoctoral researcher and was an assistant professor at TU/e from 2015. In 2016, he was a Visiting Professor at Pennsylvania State University in the Adri van Duin research group, while from 2011-2016, he was the Managing Director of Zuidstijl, a company specializing in cloud software maintenance and development.
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