Jean-François Dayen, a researcher at the Institut de Physique et de Chimie des Matériaux de Strasbourg (IPCMS) and member of the 2DFERROPLEX consortium, was one of the invited speakers at the 11th International Workshop of Materials Physics (IWMP 2026). The event was held at the National Institute of Materials Physics (NIMP) in Măgurele, Romania, from 2 to 3 June.
On June 2nd, Dayen delivered his talk entitled “Van der Waals ferroelectric heterostructures for in-memory computing and emergent electronics“. He didn’t miss the opportunity to present during his talk the key objectives and scientific approach of the 2DFERROPLEX project to the workshop’s attendees.
In his talk, Dayen presented recent advances of is current work on van der Waals (vdW) ferroelectric heterostructures and their potential for rethinking computing architectures. He showcased how these systems enable reconfigurable logic circuits with significantly reduced transistor counts compared to standard CMOS designs, ands the emulation of synaptic plasticity in ferroelectric field effect transistors, including optically assisted control. All these features are opening new doors for in-memory computing and neuromorphic applications.
The IWMP 2026 is the 11th edition of this international workshop series, organized by NIMP. This year, the workshop was focused on emerging concepts in neuromorphic and brain-inspired systems, gathering reseachers from several fields like Physics, Chemistry, Materials Science or Neurosciences, to promote interdisciplinary dialogue and facilitate collaborations.