Alice Dimonte

Institute of Materials for Electronics and Magnetism

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Alice Dimonte is a leading researcher in unconventional computing and bio-inspired materials, with a focus on exploiting the remarkable properties of the slime mold *Physarum polycephalum*. Her work bridges biology and computer science, demonstrating how this self-adapting, self-repairing unicellular organism can be harnessed to create novel computational elements. Her most cited paper, "Conductivity patterning with *Physarum polycephalum*: natural growth and deflecting" (2014, 11 citations), is a foundational study that explores how the organism’s natural growth and repellent behaviors can be used to pattern conductive pathways, effectively turning living matter into a programmable substrate. This contribution has opened new avenues for developing adaptive, fault-tolerant circuits and unconventional logic gates. Dimonte’s research has been instrumental in advancing the field of living materials for computation, inspiring further work on self-organizing systems. Her achievements highlight a visionary approach to merging biology with engineering, making her a key figure in the emerging domain of bio-inspired computing.