PROFILE

Marco Lopez obtained the Bachelor's degree in Electronic Engineering at the Metropolitan Autonomous University and a M.Sc. degree at the National Polytechnic Institute of Mexico. In 2004 he became foreign exchange student at The University of Electro-Communications of Tokyo, Japan. Since June 2010 he is an OLAB member.

RESEARCH ACTIVITY

Under the FP7-NMP SMASH project, simulation of optical and electronic properties of InGaN-based nanorod LEDs.

Under the FP7-ICT NEWLED project, simulation of optical and electronic properties of GaN-based LEDs.

Parallel optimization of iterative algorithms using MPI, CUDA and Open MP.

PUBLICATIONS

W. Rodrigues, M. Lopez, A. Pecchia*, M. Auf der Maur, A. Di Carlo. "GPU Based Approach for the Atomistic Calculation of Quantum Energy Eigenstates in Nanonstructured System". 6th International Conference from "Scientific Computing to Computational Engineering" 6th IC-SCCE, Athens, 9-12 July, 2014. University of Rome Tor Vergata, Italy, (*) CNR-ISMN, Italy

W. Rodrigues (a), A. Pecchia (b), M. Lopez (a), M. Auf der Maur (a), A. Di Carlo (a), "Accelerating atomistic calculations of quantum energy eigenstates on graphic cards" (2014). Computer Physics Communications, (a) University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy (b) CNR-ISMN, Rome, Italy. DOI:10.1016/j.cpc.2014.05.028

M. Lopez (1), M. Auf der Maur (1), A. Pecchia (2), F. Sacconi (3), G. Penazzi (4), and A. Di Carlo(1). "Atomistic Simulations of InGaN/GaN Random Alloy Quantum Well LEDs" (2013). Phys. Status Solidi. (1) University of Rome Tor Vergata, Italy (2) CNR-ISMN, Italy (3) Tiberlab Srl., Italy; (4) University Bremen, Germany. DOI: 10.1002/pssc.201300450

M. Lopez (1), M. Auf der Maur (1), A. Pecchia (2), F. Sacconi (3), G. Penazzi (4), and A. Di Carlo (1). "Atomistic Simulations of InGaN/GaN LEDs including Random Alloy Effects". Oral presentation, ICNS 10th International Conference, Washington, D.C., USA. 25-30 August 2013. (1) University of Rome "Tor Vergata", Italy (2) CNR-ISMN, Italy (3) Tiberlab Srl., Italy; (4) University Bremen, Germany. (accepted)

M. Lopez (1), M. Auf der Maur (1), A. Pecchia (2), F. Sacconi (3), G. Penazzi (4), and A. Di Carlo (1). "Simulation of Random Alloy Effects in InGaN/GaN LEDs". Oral presentation, NUSOD 13th International Conference, Vancouver, Canada. 19-22 August 2013. (1) University of Rome "Tor Vergata", Italy (2) CNR-ISMN, Italy (3) Tiberlab Srl., Italy; (4) University Bremen, Germany. (accepted)

M. Lopez, G. Penazzi,  F. Sacconi, A. Pecchia,  M. Auf Der Maur, A. Di Carlo, Oral presentation (Invited), "Simulation and optimization of nanorod LEDs", PLMCN 2012- 12th International Conference on Physics of Light-Matter Coupling in Nanostructures, Hangzhou, China, June 19-23, 2012

M. Lopez, F. Sacconi, M. Auf der Maur, A. Pecchia, A. Di Carlo. "Atomistic simulation of InGaN/GaN quantum disk LEDs" (2012). Optical and Quantum Electronics 44 (3): 89-94. DOI:10.1007/s11082-012-9554-3.

F. Sacconi, M. Auf der Maur, A. Pecchia, M. Lopez, A. Di Carlo. "Optoelectronic properties of nanocolumnar InGaN/GaN quantum disk LEDs" (2012). Physica status solidi (c) 9 (5): 1315-1319. DOI:10.1002/pssc.201100205.

M. Lopez, F. Sacconi, M. Auf der Maur, A. Pecchia, A. Di Carlo, "Atomistic simulation of InGaN/GaN quantum disk LEDs", Oral presentation, NUSOD 11th International Conference, Rome, Italy. 5-8 September 2011.

M. U. Lopez, S. Sadovnychiy, V.I. Ponomaryov, "Remote Detection System of Methane Leakage Using FTIR Spectrometric Technology," CERMA, vol. 2, pp.68-73, Electronics, Robotics and Automotive Mechanics Conference (CERMA'06), 2006 DOI:10.1109/CERMA.2006.78

M. U. Lopez, S. Sadovnychiy, V.I. Ponomaryov, "Results of a Remote Detection Simulation of Methane Leakage Using PFTIR Spectrometer", Memorias del XXI Congreso Nacional de Instrumentación, SOMI-CICESE, Ensenada, BCN, Mexico, 22-25 Octubre 2006.