Laurent Dardenne holds a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in Physics from the University of Brasília, as well as a PhD in Biological Sciences (Biophysics) from the Carlos Chagas Filho Institute of Biophysics at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro. He has been dedicated to the development of innovative methods, algorithms, and software tools in molecular modeling, with a particular focus on drug design and protein structure prediction. He is the creator and principal developer of the DockThor-VS server. His current research is centered on the development of new methodologies for molecular docking, virtual screening, and de novo drug design, utilizing machine learning and evolutionary algorithms. Currently, he is a researcher at the National Laboratory for Scientific Computing (LNCC) and leads the Molecular Modeling Group for Biological Systems (GMMSB/LNCC), with research concentrated in Biophysics, emphasizing Molecular Modeling.