Vladimir Palyulin

Associate Professor
Center for Artificial Intelligence Technology

Vladimir graduated from Lomonosov Moscow State University in 2007, where he received his PhD degree in 2010 in the field of Statistical and Polymer Physics studying phase transition phenomena in copolymer and polyelectrolyte systems. Later he moved to work on optimisation problems in systems with anomalous diffusion at the Technical University of Munich and University of Potsdam in Germany. The mail focus of the work was target search optimisation, first-passage and first-hitting properties. Before moving to Skoltech Vladimir worked at the University of Cambridge, UK developing a framework for prediction of mechanical properties of amorphous polymers from their microscopic structure. Vladimir has authored about 20 papers in peer-reviewed journals including a few of highly cited review papers and papers in the top journals like PNAS. During his work in Munich and Cambridge he actively participated in teaching of statistical physics and maths courses.

As a faculty member, Prof. V.V. Palyulin provides teaching at graduate level, advising student and innovation projects, and conducting application-oriented research.

His current research interests include various fields of statistical physics and stochastic processes research such as trajectory analysis, reinforcement learning for target search, anomalous diffusion and crowding problems.

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Stochastic processes and phenomena
Target search optimisation
Machine learning applications in statistical physics
Reinforcement learning for search optimisation
Mathematical modelling of soft matter
Mathematical modelling of traffic problems

Selected publications

1. Palyulin V.V., Chechkin A.V., Metzler R., “Levy flights do not always optimize random blind search for sparse targets”, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, 2014, 111, 2931-2936

2. Kurilovich, A.A., Mantsevich, V.N., Stevenson, K.J., Chechkin, A.V., Palyulin, V.V., “Complex diffusion-based kinetics of photoluminescence in semiconductor nanoplatelets”, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2020, 22, 24686-24696.

3. Palyulin V.V., Blackburn G., Lomholt M.A., Watkins N.W., Metzler R., Klages R., Chechkin A.V., “First-passage and first-hitting of Levy flights and Levy walks”, New J. Phys., 2019, 21, 103028.

4. Palyulin V.V., Ala-Nissila T., Metzler R., “Polymer translocation: the first two decades and the recent diversification”, Soft Matter, 2014, 10, 9016-9037

5. Palyulin V.V., Ness C., Milkus R., Elder R.M., Sirk T., and Zaccone A., “Parameter-free predictions of the viscoelastic response of glassy polymers from non-affine lattice dynamics”, Soft Matter, 2018, 14, 8475-8482

List of papers

[23] Kurilovich, A.A., Mantsevich, V.N., Stevenson, K.J., Chechkin, A.V., Palyulin, V.V., “Complex diffusion-based kinetics of photoluminescence in semiconductor nanoplatelets”, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2020, 22, 24686-24696.

[22] Kriuchevsky I., Palyulin V.V., Milkus R., Elder R.M., Sirk T.W., and Zaccone A., “Scaling up the lattice dynamics of amorphous materials by orders of magnitude”, Phys Rev B, 2020, 102, 024108.

[21] Smirnov, A.M., Golinskaya, A.D., Kotin, P.A. ,Dorofeev, S.G., Zharkova, E.V., Palyulin, V.V. , Mantsevich, V.N., Dneprovskii, V.S., “Damping of Cu-Associated Photoluminescence and Formation of Induced Absorption in Heavily Cu-Doped CdSe Quantum Dots”, J. Phys. Chem. C, 2019, 123, 45, 27986-27992, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpcc.9b09918

[20] Palyulin V.V., Blackburn G., Lomholt M.A., Watkins N.W., Metzler R., Klages R., Chechkin A.V., “First-passage and first-hitting of Levy flights and Levy walks”, New J. Phys., 2019, 21, 103028.

[19] Smirnov, A. M., Golinskaya, A. D., Kotin, P. A., Dorofeev, S. G., Palyulin, V. V., Mantsevich, V. N., Dneprovskii, V. S., “Photoluminescence and nonlinear transmission of Cu-doped CdSe quantum dots”, Journal of Luminescence, 2019, 213, 29–35.

[18] Palyulin V.V., Ness C., Milkus R., Elder R.M., Sirk T., and Zaccone A., “Parameter-free predictions of the viscoelastic response of glassy polymers from non-affine lattice dynamics”, Soft Matter, 2018, 14, 8475-8482

[17] Milkus R., Ness C., Palyulin V.V., Weber J., Lapkin A., and Zaccone A., Interpretation of the vibrational spectra of glassy polymers using coarse-grained simulations, Macromolecules, 2018, 51, 1559-1572

[16] Ness C., Milkus R., Elder R.M., Sirk T., and Zaccone A., Nonmonotonic dependence of polymer glass mechanical response on chain bending stiffness, Phys. Rev. E (Rapid Communications), 2017, 96, 030501

[15] Palyulin V.V., Mantsevich V.N., Klages R., Metzler R., Chechkin A.V., Comparison of pure and combined search strategies for single and multiple targets, Eur. Phys. J. B, 2017, 90, 170

[14] Palyulin V.V., Chechkin A.V., Klages R., Metzler R., Search reliability and search efficiency of combined L´evy-Brownian motion, J. Phys. A, Math. Theor., 2016, 49, 394002

[13] Goeppel T., Palyulin V.V., Gerland U., The efficiency of driving chemical reactions by a physical non-equilibrium is kinetically controlled, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2016, 18, 20135

[12] Palyulin V.V., Chechkin A.V., Metzler R., Space-fractional Fokker-Planck equation and optimization of random search processes in the presence of an external bias, J. Stat. Mech., 2014, P11031

[11] Palyulin V.V., Ala-Nissila T., Metzler R.,Polymer translocation: the first two decades and the recent diversification, Soft Matter, 2014, 10, 9016-9037

[10] Palyulin V.V., Metzler R., Speeding up the first-passage for subdiffusion by introducing a finite potential barrier, J. Phys. A: Math. Theor., 2014, 47, 032002

[9] Palyulin V.V., Chechkin A.V., Metzler R., Levy flights do not always optimize random blind search for sparse targets, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, 2014, 111, 2931-2936

[8] Palyulin V.V., Metzler R., How a finite potential barrier decreases the mean first-passage time, J. Stat. Mech., 2012, L03001

[7] Popov K.I., Palyulin V.V., Moeller M., Khokhlov A.R., Potemkin I.I., Surface induced self-organization of comb-like macromolecules, Beilstein J. Nanotechnol., 2011, 2, 569

[6] Yang D.A., Venev S.V., Palyulin V.V., Potemkin I.I., Nematic ordering of rigid rod polyelectrolytes induced by electrostatic interactions: Effect of discrete charge distribution along the chain, J Chem Phys, 2011, 134, 074901

[5] Potemkin I.I., Palyulin V.V., Complexation of oppositely charged polyelectrolytes: Effect of discrete charge distribution along the chain, Phys. Rev. E, 2010, 81, 041802

[4] Potemkin I.I., Palyulin V.V., Comblike macromolecules, Polymer Science, Ser. A, 2009, 51, 123-149

[3] Palyulin V.V., Potemkin I.I., Mixed versus ordinary micelles in the dilute solution of AB and BC diblock copolymers, Macromolecules, 2008, 41, 4459-4463

[2] Palyulin V.V., Potemkin I.I., Microphase separation of double-grafted copolymers (centipedes) with gradient, random, and regular sequence of the branch points, J Chem Phys, 2007, 127, 124903

[1] Palyulin V.V., Potemkin I.I., Microphase separation in melts of double comb copolymers, Polymer Science, Ser. A, 2007, 49, 473-481

Research scientist position available in Statistical Physics and Machine Learning Group — Skoltech
Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology (Skoltech) is a unique English-speaking international research university, located just outside of Moscow. Established in collaboration with M.I.T., Skoltech integrates and modernises the best Russian scientific traditions.

A two-year research scientist position with a possibility of a one year extension is being offered to work in Skoltech’s Statistical Physics and Machine Learning Group — led by Prof. Vladimir Palyulin.

The main project will focus on the implementation of machine learning methods for study of active matter. This includes search optimisation in complex systems and on complex networks, collective motion of active particles and anomalous diffusion properties.

An ideal candidate will have a PhD with research experience in statistical physics and/or machine learning methods. The monthly salary ranges between 140k RUB (70 RUB = 1 Euro) and 180k RUB depending on the experience. Medical insurance and partial costs of accommodation as well as moving costs can also be covered. Desired start dates are between January and March 2020.Review of applications will continue until the position is filled. Inquiries about this position and applications should be directed to Prof. Vladimir Palyulin via V.Palyulin@skoltech.ru

Maria Larchenko

Ph.D. student