Mohammad R.A. Monazam received his PhD. from Johannes Kepler University in Linz where he studied optical properties of semiconductors. He then continued to work at the Zentrum für Oberflächen- und Nanoanalytik (ZONA) as a theoretical physicist. As a post doctoral researcher he joined the Physics of Nanostructured Materials group of Jani Kotakoski located at Vienna university. There he studied two dimensional materials with the main focus on defect creation mechanisms, doping and atom manipulations. In June 2023 he joined the research group of Prof. Grasser studying defects in 2D materials and their impact on potential device applications using ab-initio electronic structure methods.