Condensed matter theory by computer simulation: from materials to chemical biology

The role of computer simulation as the central and basic method of approach of condensed matter theory will become ever more important. An exciting challenge for many years to come is the goal is to develop simulation approaches for complex materials and biological matter that successfully bridge the gap from the small scales of electronic structure calculations to the mesoscopic scales of pattern formation in soft matter (where one uses coarse-grained simulation techniques such as dissipative particle dynamics, multiscale collision dynamics, etc.).