Quantum Chemistry in the Age of Machine Learning

Quantum chemistry is simulating atomistic systems according to the laws of quantum mechanics, and such simulations are essential for our understanding of the world and for technological progress. Machine learning revolutionizes quantum chemistry by increasing simulation speed and accuracy and obtaining new insights. However, for nonspecialists, learning about this vast field is a formidable challenge. Quantum Chemistry in the Age of Machine Learning covers this exciting field in detail, ranging from basic concepts to comprehensive methodological details to providing detailed codes and hands-on tutorials. Such an approach helps readers get a quick overview of existing techniques and provides an opportunity to learn the intricacies and inner workings of state-of-the-art methods. The book describes the underlying concepts of machine learning and quantum chemistry, machine learning potentials and learning of other quantum chemical properties, machine learning-improved quantum chemical methods, analysis of Big Data from simulations, and materials design with machine learning. Drawing on the expertise of a team of specialist contributors, this book serves as a valuable guide for both aspiring beginners and specialists in this exciting field.

Pavlo O. Dral is Full Professor at Xiamen University. He is a specialist in accelerating and improving quantum chemistry with artificial intelligence/machine learning. Together with his colleagues, he introduced and continues to develop methods such as ?-learning, AIQM1, fourdimensional spacetime atomistic artificial intelligence models, and artificial intelligence-based quantum dynamics. Pavlo Dral is also a founder of MLatom, a program package for atomistic machine learning, and a co-founder of the Xiamen Atomistic Computing Suite. His more than 40 publications were cited over 2800 times and his h-index is 22 (Google Scholar, Summer 2022). Pavlo O. Dral has won a gold medal in the 36th International Chemistry Olympiad, 2004. He did his PhD with Prof. Tim Clark at the University of Erlangen–Nuremberg in 2010–2013, postdoc with Prof. Walter Thiel at the Max Planck Institute for Coal Research in 2013–2019, and began his independent career at Xiamen University in 2019 first as an Associate Professor and from 2021 as a Full Professor. More information is available on Dral’s group website dr-dral.com.