Gianaurelio Cuniberti holds since 2007 the Chair of Materials Science and Nanotechnology at TU Dresden and the Max Bergmann Center of Biomaterials Dresden and is distinguished visiting Professor at the Division of IT Convergence Engineering of POSTECH, Korea. His research activity is internationally recognized in 122 scientific papers to date. He initiated and organized numerous workshops, and school-conferences and took part in international research training networks, offering extensive opportunities for young scientists. He has given plenary and invited talks at numerous international meetings.
1997 Ph.D. in Physics, Università di Genova, Italy1994 Laurea (M.Sc.) in Physics, Università di Genova, Italy1989 Liceo Statale Leonardo da Vinci, Genova, Italy2007.10 - Present: Chair "Materials Science and Nanotechnology" (full professor, W3), TU Dresden, Germany2003-2007: Head of the VW-Foundation independent research group Molecular Computing, Institute for Theoretical Physics, University of Regensburg, Germany2001-2002: Schloeßmann award fellow, Max Planck Institute PKS, Dresden, Germany1998–2000: Guest scientist, Max Planck Institute PKS, Dresden, Germany1997–1998: Postdoctoral Research Associate, Università di Genova, ItalyConference Organization05.2009: DNA-based nanotechnology (Dresden, Germany)11.2008: Max Bergmann Center Symposium 2008 (Dresden, Germany)07.2008: ECOSS25: Carbon based electronics Symposium (Liverpool, UK)04.2007: Modeling DNA charge migration (Regensburg, Germany)03.2007: DPG Graphene Symposium (Regensburg, Germany)Functions2009–Present: Vice-chairman of the "Board of Trustees" of the ItalienZentrum2009–Present: Member of the editorial board of the Journal of Semiconductor Technology and Science2008–Present: Member of the editorial board of the International Journal of Molecular Sciences2007–present: Member of the International Max Planck Research School for "Dynamical Processes in Atoms, Molecules and Solids"Molecular (bio)electronics, transport phenomena from mesoscopic to molecular systems, bottom-up assembly and biological physics
“Electrical conductance in biological molecules”, M. W. Shinwari, M. J. Deen, E. B. Starikov, and G. Cuniberti, Advanced Functional Materials 20, 1865 (2010)“Charge transport through bio-molecular wires in a solvent: Bridging molecular dynamics and model Hamiltonian approaches”,R. Gutierrez, R. Caetano, P. B. Woiczikowski, T. Kubar, M. Elstner, G. Cuniberti, Physical Review Letters 102, 208102 (2009)“Anomalous conductance response of DNA wires under stretching”, B. Song, M. Elstner, and G. Cuniberti, Nano Letters 8, 3217 (2008)“Electronic structure of single DNA molecules resolved by transverse scanning tunneling spectroscopy” E. Shapir, H. Cohen, A. Calzolari, C. Cavazzoni, D. A. Ryndyk and G. Cuniberti, A. Kotlyar, R. Di Felice,and D. Porath, Nature Materials 7, 68 (2008)“Hofstadter butterflies of bilayer graphene”, N. Nemec and G. Cuniberti, Physical Review B (Rapid Comm.) 75, 201404(R) (2007) 
