SUPERVISION OF DOCTORAL CANDIDATES

REALISE Main Supervisors

The REALISE main supervisors are internationally recognised researchers in igneous petrology, volcanology, critical raw materials, AI, and data science, providing scientific leadership and advanced training within the network.

Prof.
Maurizio Petrelli

REALISE Coordinator

Website: https://www.mauriziopetrelli.info

Supervision: DC1, DC2, DC3

Prof. Maurizio Petrelli
Università Degli Studi di Perugia
Prof. Monika Sester

Prof.
Monika Sester

Leibniz Universität Hannover

Supervision: DC4

Prof. Francois Holtz

Prof.
Francois Holtz

Leibniz Universität Hannover

Supervision: DC5

Prof. Olivier Namur

Prof.
Olivier Namur

KU Leuven

Supervision: DC6

Prof. Anouk Borst

Prof.
Anouk Borst

KU Leuven

Supervision: DC7

Prof. Paola Cinnella

Prof.
Paola Cinnella

Sorbonne University

Supervision: DC8

Prof.  Hélène Balcone-Boissard

Prof.
Hélène Balcone-Boissard

Sorbonne University

Supervision: DC9

Prof. Giada Iacono-Marziano

Prof.
Giada Iacono-Marziano

CNRS

Supervision: DC10

Prof.
Fabrice Gaillard 

CNRS

Supervision: DC11

Prof. Réka Lukács

Prof.
Réka Lukács

ELTE University of Budapest

Supervision: DC12

Prof.
András Lukács

ELTE University of Budapest

Supervision: DC13

Prof. Razvan Caracas

Prof.
Razvan Caracas

Host institution: Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris

Supervision: DC14

Prof. Blaž Zupan

Prof.
Blaž Zupan

University of Ljubljana

Supervision: DC15

EARLY CAREER RESEARCHERS

Doctoral Candidates and Doctoral Projects

The REALISE doctoral projects offer interdisciplinary PhD training at the interface of Earth Sciences and machine learning, with each Doctoral Candidate embedded in an international research environment supported by joint supervision and secondments.

Doctoral Candidate 1

Title: Deciphering the genesis of critical ore deposits in the Bushveld Layered Intrusions

Host institution: Università Degli Studi di Perugia

Doctoral Candidate 2

Title: Decoding pre-eruptive dynamics at Campi Flegrei Caldera

Host institution: Università Degli Studi di Perugia

Doctoral Candidate 3

Title: Machine Learning Assisted Atomistic Simulations to Unravel Element Partitioning of Critical Raw Elements in Magmatic Systems 

Host institution: Università Degli Studi di Perugia

Doctoral Candidate 4

Title: Generative AI Assisted super-resolution and artificial 3D tomography of crystal zoning patterns

Host institution: Leibniz Universität Hannover

Doctoral Candidate 5

Title: Data-Driven Investigations on the Evolution of Magma Plumbing Systems of Active Volcanoes

Host institution: Leibniz Universität Hannover

Doctoral Candidate 6

Title: Robust multi-phase machine learning thermo-chemo-barometry of volcano plumbing systems

Host institution: KU Leuven

Doctoral Candidate 7

Title: AI-assisted mineralogical and textural characterization of lithium-cesium-tantalum (LCT) pegmatites

Host institution: KU Leuven

Doctoral Candidate 8

Title: DeepEruptive: Artificial Intelligence for Eruptive Parameter Estimations

Host institution: Sorbonne University

Doctoral Candidate 9

Title: Melt inclusions snapshot of pre-eruptive magma reservoir conditions 

Host institution: Sorbonne University

Doctoral Candidate 10

Title: Machine Learning assisted multi-modal investigations to unravel sulfide accumulation processes in ore deposits of economic interest

Host institution: CNRS

Doctoral Candidate 11

Title: AI supported hypothesis formulations on metal-rich granites

Host institution: CNRS

Doctoral Candidate 12

Title: Leveraging Traditional and Machine Learning Approaches for Petrological Monitoring and Eruptive Style Forecasting in Open Vent Volcanic Systems 

Host institution: ELTE University of Budapest

Doctoral Candidate 13

Title: Advancing petro-volcanological hypothesis formulation and thermodynamic insights through Machine Learning

Host institution: ELTE University of Budapest

Doctoral Candidate 14

Title: DEGAS: ML-based atomistic simulations of volcanic degassing

Host institution: Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris

Doctoral Candidate 15

Title: Large Language Models to Leverage Automated Data Explanations in Petrology

Host institution: University of Ljubljana