Dr. Anton Gavrilov

Spearheaded the strategic transformation of the AI for New Materials Laboratory into an innovation center Developed and executed a growth strategy involving team reorganization, recruitment of project managers, domain experts, ML engineers Established new applied research directions and industry partnerships focused on practical implementations Secured new industrial clients and expanded the portfolio of applied projects at the innovation center totaling ~$2.5 million

Led the transformation of the Technology Innovation track, defining strategic priorities and evaluation frameworks covering advanced manufacturing, next-generation battery materials, decarbonization pathways, and responsible mining Conducted strategic and analytical assessments of new technologies across refining, catalysts, critical materials, and decarbonization. Produced 30+ strategy and technology insight reports Tech owner of AI-enabled projects to identify high-value products

· Designed a decarbonization strategy for two SIBUR petrochemical plants · Proposed four carbon utilization directions with different degrees of TRL. Interaction with licensors on each of the suggested directions · Management of CCS direction · Quantification of greenhouse gas emissions and carbon footprint of potential products · Invited expert at the Green Tech Startup Booster (projects related to CCUS, Hydrogen, BESS)

· Designed a strategy for technology and partner scouting for Huawei Central Research Institute and Huawei Moscow Research Center. Areas of research: batteries, optics, autonomous driving, wireless communication and AI. · Management of two projects in batteries and materials between Huawei Research Center and academia institutes. · Сo-organized two workshops in AI for Moscow Research Center

Management of a team (three specialists) in materials for new energy vehicles (batteries, fuel cells), future transportation systems, coatings and NVH Designed a strategy for technology and partner scouting: looking for seed technologies (~10-12 conferences per year) all over Europe in the field of batteries, materials for automotive, coatings, NVH. Analysis of global competitors’ research trends Technical management of projects in batteries, SOFC and quantum computing for chemical compound modeling

Acquired, managed and supported collaborative projects in the field of materials for electromobility, advanced materials and future transportation systems. Main topics: Energy generation, harvesting and storage materials, smart coatings, light weight materials, advanced welding technologies, additive manufacturing, life-cycle and recycling assessment, game changing technologies, additive manufacturing.

Photoelectrochemical water splitting and CO2 reduction