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Learning from Failure: Predicting Electronic Structure Calculation Outcomes with Machine Learning Models

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Duan, Chenru, Janet, Jon Paul, Liu, Fang, Nandy, Aditya, Kulik, Heather J.·2019·Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation

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High-throughput computational screening for chemical discovery mandates the automated and unsupervised simulation of thousands of new molecules and materials. In challenging materials spaces, such as open shell transition metal chemistry, characterization requires time-consuming first-principles simulation that often necessitates human intervention. These calculations can frequently lead to a null result, e.g., the calculation does not converge or the molecule does not stay intact during a geometry optimization. To overcome this challenge toward realizing fully automated chemical discovery in transition metal chemistry, we have developed the first machine learning models that predict the likelihood of successful simulation outcomes. We train support vector machine and artificial neural network classifiers to predict simulation outcomes (i.e., geometry optimization result and degree of deviation) for a chosen electronic structure method based on chemical composition. For these static models, we achieve an area under the curve of at least 0.95, minimizing computational time spent on non- productive simulations and therefore enabling efficient chemical space exploration. We introduce a metric of model uncertainty based on the distribution of points in the latent space to systematically improve model prediction confidence. In a complementary approach, we train a convolutional neural network classification model on simulation output electronic and geometric structure time series data. This dynamic model generalizes more readily than the static classifier by becoming more predictive as input simulation length increases. Finally, we describe approaches for using these models to enable autonomous job control in transition metal complex discovery.

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  • Each discrete DFT calculation requires considerable computational effort and can lead to failed outcomes if the DFT calculation of the new, hypothetical material does not converge.

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Authors
Duan, C., Janet, J. P., Liu, F., Nandy, A., & Kulik, H. J.
Affiliations
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (US)
Corresponding author
Kulik, Heather J.
Venue
Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation
Published
2019-03-12
Volume
15
Issue
4
Pages
2331-2345
ISSN
  • 1549-9618 (ISSN-L)
  • 1549-9626
OpenAlex
W2921706278
Cited by
87
References
111
Citations by year
2026: 5 · 2025: 7 · 2024: 11 · 2023: 7 · 2022: 14 · 2021: 10 · 2020: 20 · 2019: 12 · 2018: 1
FWCI
5.06
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation (publishedVersion)
  • ChemRxiv (acceptedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • DSpace@MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) (submittedVersion, cc-by-nc)
  • Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (submittedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
Funders
  • Office of Naval Research (N00014-17-1-2956, N00014-18-1-2434)
  • National Science Foundation (ACI-1429830, ACI-1548562)
  • Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (D18AP00039)
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Materials Science › Materials Chemistry › Machine Learning in Materials Science
  • Physical Sciences › Physics and Astronomy › Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics › Advanced Chemical Physics Studies
  • Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Computational Theory and Mathematics › Computational Drug Discovery Methods
Keywords
high-throughput computational screening, model uncertainty, convolutional neural networks, support vector machine, artificial neural networks, chemical space exploration

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