Density Functional Theory I: DFT in the Era of Machine Learning and AI
FOCUS · MAR-A71 · ID: 3985309
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A Tale of Two Splines: Towards Next-Generation Density Functionals and Machine Learning for Chemistry
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Publication: Z. M. Sparrow, B. G. Ernst, T. K. Quady, and R. A. DiStasio Jr., Uniting Non-Empirical and Empirical Density Functional Approximation Strategies Using Constraint-Based Regularization, J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 13, 6896-6904 (2022).
Z. Shen, Y. Yang, Z. M. Sparrow, B. G. Ernst, T. K. Quady, R. Kang, J. Lee, Y. Yang, L. Tu, and R. A. DiStasio Jr., Learning Molecular Conformational Energies Using Semi-Local Density Fingerprints, J. Phys. Chem. Lett. in press (2025).Presenters
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Robert A Distasio
- Cornell Univeristy
- Cornell University
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Robert A Distasio
- Cornell Univeristy
- Cornell University
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Application of Machine-Learned Exchange-Correlation Functionals to Surface Chemistry
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Mohamed S Abdallah
- Harvard University
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Mohamed S Abdallah
- Harvard University
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Zhuotao Jin
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Harvard University
- Harvard University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Kyle Bystrom
- Initiative for Computational Catalysis, Flatiron Institute
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Boris Kozinsky
- Harvard University
- Harvard University, Robert Bosch Research and Technology Center
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What If Machine Learning Could Learn the Electrons Too? Towards ML-Enhanced DFTB for Electronic Structure Prediction
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Filippo Balzaretti
- University of California, Santa Cruz
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Filippo Balzaretti
- University of California, Santa Cruz
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Marcos F Calegari Andrade
- Chemistry and Biochemistry Department, University of California Santa Cruz
- University of California, Santa Cruz
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Learning local and semi-local density functionals from exact exchange-correlation potentials and energies
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Bikash S Kanungo
- University of Michigan
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Bikash S Kanungo
- University of Michigan
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Jefrrey Hatch
- University of Michigan
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Paul Zimmerman
- University of Michigan
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Vikram Gavini
- University of Michigan
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Reconstructing atomic geometries from concise local representations
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Jigyasa Nigam
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Jigyasa Nigam
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Tess E Smidt
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Tuong Phung
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Machine learning of nonlocal exchange-correlation functionals
ORAL · Invited
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Publication: (1) Bystrom, K.; Falletta, S.; Kozinsky, B. Training Machine-Learned Density Functionals on Band Gaps. J. Chem. Theory Comput. 2024, 20 (17), 7516–7532. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jctc.4c00999.
(2) Bystrom, K.; Kozinsky, B. CIDER: An Expressive, Nonlocal Feature Set for Machine Learning Density Functionals with Exact Constraints. J. Chem. Theory Comput. 2022, acs.jctc.1c00904. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jctc.1c00904.
(3) Bystrom, K.; Kozinsky, B. Nonlocal Machine-Learned Exchange Functional for Molecules and Solids. Phys. Rev. B 2024, 110 (7), 075130. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.110.075130.Presenters
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Boris Kozinsky
- Harvard University
- Harvard University, Robert Bosch Research and Technology Center
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Boris Kozinsky
- Harvard University
- Harvard University, Robert Bosch Research and Technology Center
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Kyle William Bystrom
- Flatiron Institute
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Zhuotao Jin
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Harvard University
- Harvard University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Mohamed S Abdallah
- Harvard University
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High-Throughput Calculations of Spectroscopic Properties of Solids using Optimally-Tuned Screened Range-Separated Hybrid Functionals
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Brian Xiao
- University of California, Berkeley
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Brian Xiao
- University of California, Berkeley
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Stephen E Gant
- University of California, Berkeley
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Francesco Ricci
- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
- Universite catholique de Louvain / Matgenix
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Yasaman Bahri
- Google DeepMind
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Leeor Kronik
- Weizmann Institute of Science
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Jeffrey B Neaton
- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
- Dept. of Physics, UC-Berkeley; Materials Sciences Division, LBNL; Kavli Energy NanoSciences Institute at Berkeley
- University of California, Berkeley and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
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Machine learning empirical pseudopotentials for total energy and electronic energy bands
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Publication: S. Kang, R. Kim, S. Han and Y.-W. Son, APL Mach. Learn. 3, 036108 (2025)
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Sungmo Kang
- Korea Institute for Advanced Study
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Sungmo Kang
- Korea Institute for Advanced Study
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Rokyeon Kim
- Korea Institute for Advanced Study
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Seungwu Han
- Seoul National University
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Hongkee Yoon
- Kangwon National University
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Young-Woo Son
- Korea Institute for Advanced Study
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Physics-Informed Neural Operator Inversion Tools for Improved Density Functional Theory
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Bridget Sprecher
- University of California, Merced
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Bridget Sprecher
- University of California, Merced
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Vincent Martinetto
- University of California, Merced
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Karan Shah
- Helmholtz Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf
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Mani Lokamani
- Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf
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Attila Cangi
- Helmholtz Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf
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Aurora Pribram-Jones
- University of California, Merced
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Efficient Nudged Elastic Band Method using Neural Network Bayesian Algorithm Execution
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Publication: Accepted to AI4Mat-NeurIPS 2025
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Pranav Kakhandiki
- Stanford University
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Pranav Kakhandiki
- Stanford University
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Sean Gasiorowski
- SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
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Daniel Ratner
- Stanford University
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Machine-Learning Interatomic Potentials for Charge-Density-Wave Phases in mono- and bilayers NbSe₂
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Publication: Norma Rivano et al. Exploring Charge Density Waves in NbSe₂ with Machine Learning arXiv.2504.13675 (2025)
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Norma Rivano
- Harvard University
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Norma Rivano
- Harvard University
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Francesco Libbi
- Harvard University
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Chuin Wei Tan
- Harvard University
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Christopher Cheung
- Imperial College London
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Jose Lado
- Aalto University
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Arash A Mostofi
- Imperial College London
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Philip Kim
- Harvard University
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Johannes C Lischner
- Imperial College London
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Adolfo Otero Fumega
- Aalto University
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Boris Kozinsky
- Harvard University
- Harvard University, Robert Bosch Research and Technology Center
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Zachary AH Goodwin
- Harvard University
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