Àkos Horváth (Hungary) is presently the director general of Centre for Energy Research in Hungary.

He completed his Master thesis at Roland Eötvös University, Budapest, as engineering-physicist. Holds PhD since 2003 from the same University.

His scientific career has been in high temperature corrosion, radiation ageing, and development of heat resistant structural materials for nuclear reactors. He has coordinated several national and international research activities related to structural materials of investigation and characterization for future fission and fusion nuclear reactors.

Since 2010, he has been participating in the management of the Hungarian nuclear R&D program.

He is a Member of the Hungarian Academy of Engineering.