Dr. Vladislav Kolarik is senior scientist at Fraunhofer-Institute for Chemical Technology ICT in Pfinztal, Germany with experience in high temperature materials and coatings for application in energy technologies. He is Deputy Director of the Fraunhofer Innovation Platform for Applied Artificial Intelligence for Materials & Manufacturing at VSB – Technical University of Ostrava, member of the International Advisory Board to the Development and Innovation Council RVVI of the Czech Republic. The development of high temperature diffusion coatings on the basis of Al slurries, introduction of digital approaches into coating development, coatings for solid oxide electrolysis (SOFC) are counted among his research activities.