Our group explores how complex behaviour emerges from atomic and electronic internactions in quantum materials.

We focus on low-dimensional layered "van der Waals" systems, where stacking, twisting and subtle lattice distortions can produce new electronic, polar and magnetic phases. Using a combination of theory and first-principles calculations, we:

• Discover new mechanisms for ferroelectricity and multiferroic order in layered materials,

• develop and apply theory and simulations for twisted moiré materials,

• carry out large-scale simulations of functional properties in low-dimensional layered systems, and

• construct effective models for the low-energy electronic structure of moiré and layered materials.

Our goal is to turn these insights into design rules for multi-functional devices, linking microscopic physics to macroscopic functionalities.