Matthias Scheffler (born June 25, 1951, in Berlin) is a German theoretical physicist whose research focuses on condensed matter theory, materials science, and artificial intelligence.

[2] In recent years, he has increasingly focused on data-centric scientific concepts and methods (the 4th paradigm of materials science)[3][4] and on the goal that materials-science data must become "Findable and Artificial Intelligence Ready".

He carried out his doctoral work in the field of theoretical solid-state physics at the Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society (FHI) and received his Ph.D. from the TU Berlin in 1978.

Since the beginning of his career, Matthias Scheffler has been working on fundamental aspects of the chemical and physical properties of surfaces, interfaces, clusters, and nanostructures.

The software package FHI-aims developed for this purpose by Scheffler, together with Volker Blum and many others, was specifically designed for large-scale calculations on high-performance computers.

[5][10] In the meantime, NOMAD is the world's largest database of results from highly complex quantum mechanical calculations performed on state-of-the-art high-performance computers.

[12] The previously often very lengthy value creation process in the development of new materials, from basic research to market-ready product, can thus be significantly shortened.