Dr. Alin Velea is a Scientific Researcher I (Optical Processes in Nanostructured Materials) at the National Institute of Materials Physics. He completed his PhD studies in Materials Science at the University of Bucharest. He served as a Post-Doc at the Paul Scherrer Institut (February 2013-July 2014) and IMEC (July 2015-July 2016). His research interests include phase change memories, 2D transition metal dichalcogenides, chalcogenide glasses, CZTS, and chalcogenide thin films.