Kedar Hippalgaonkar

Associate Professor Kedar Hippalgaonkar’s research interests are in AI-driven solid-state materials-by-design. He holds a joint appointment as an associate professor with the Materials Science and Engineering Department at NTU, and as a Principal Scientist at IMRE, A*STAR. He is also the Scientific Director of the Multi-PI S$25 Million Accelerated Materials Development for Manufacturing (AMDM) program from 2018 – 2024. Leading a group of >30 members, he has demonstrated clear areas of advancement in the discovery of new functional materials, AI and robotics for accelerated materials discovery, and advancing fundamental knowledge in inequilibrium charge and phonon scattering. His scientific contributions in the materials-by-design space have established a framework for the rapid discovery of materials and new physics, which is now being utilised globally in data-driven research. His commitment to translating scientific research into tangible real-world applications is exemplified by his role as the Co-founder and Senior Scientific Advisor of a startup – Xinterra, Inc. As a contributing member of the newly established Acceleration Consortium at the University of Toronto, Kedar collaborates with an international community of scientists dedicated to the creation of materials acceleration platforms. These platforms are pivotal in unlocking new discoveries in molecules and materials, further expanding the horizon of scientific understanding.