Chemical networks outperform spiking neural networks in classification tasks.
problem Learning tasks with spiking neural networks require hidden layers, which are computationally expensive.
method Used deterministic mass-action kinetics to prove chemical reaction networks without hidden layers can solve tasks previously solved by spiking neural networks.
result A chemical reaction network without hidden layers outperforms a spiking neural network with hidden layers in a handwritten digit classification task.
Chemical structure elucidation is a serious bottleneck in analytical chemistry today. We address the problem of identifying an unknown chemical threat given its mass spectrum and its chemical formula, a task which might take well trained chemists several days to complete. Given a chemical formula, there could be over a…
We seek to automate the design of molecules based on specific chemical properties. In computational terms, this task involves continuous embedding and generation of molecular graphs. Our primary contribution is the direct realization of molecular graphs, a task previously approached by generating linear SMILES strings …
Generating molecules with desired chemical properties is important for drug discovery. The use of generative neural networks is promising for this task. However, from visual inspection, it often appears that generated samples lack diversity. In this paper, we quantify this internal chemical diversity, and we raise the …
Model predicts diverse chemical reactions for target compounds.
problem Making generalizable and diverse retrosynthetic reaction predictions.
method Transformer architecture with novel pre-training methods and a latent variable model.
result Improves performance on USPTO-50k dataset, generating more diverse predictions.
MoFlow generates chemically valid molecular graphs from latent representations.
problem Generating chemically valid molecular graphs from latent representations is challenging.
method MoFlow uses a flow-based approach with Glow for bond generation and a novel graph conditional flow for atom generation, ensuring chemical validity and efficiency.
result MoFlow achieves state-of-the-art performance in molecular graph generation and optimization.
New model predicts chemical reactions with conditional graph logic networks.
problem Predicting chemical reactions for synthesizing molecules.
method Conditional Graph Logic Network (CGLN) based on graph neural networks.
result Significant improvement of 8.1% over state-of-the-art methods.
With access to large datasets, deep neural networks (DNN) have achieved human-level accuracy in image and speech recognition tasks. However, in chemistry, data is inherently small and fragmented. In this work, we develop an approach of using rule-based knowledge for training ChemNet, a transferable and generalizable de…
Upper bound on CRN reaction rates derived using information geometry.
problem Challenging task of deriving an upper bound on reaction rates of nonlinear, discrete CRNs.
method Information geometric approach using natural gradient.
result Validated through numerical simulations, demonstrating faster convergence in specific CRNs.
Proposes SGCN for spatially structured data.
problem Lack of node neighbor ordering in GCNs.
method Uses spatial features to learn from graphs with spatial positions.
result Empirically outperforms state-of-the-art methods.
ChemCrow enhances LLMs for chemistry tasks, automating complex chemical processes.
problem Limited access to computational chemistry tools for large-language models.
method Integrating 18 expert-designed chemistry tools into an LLM (ChemCrow).
result ChemCrow autonomously plans and executes chemical syntheses and discoveries.
Stochastic fluctuations of molecule numbers are ubiquitous in biological systems. Important examples include gene expression and enzymatic processes in living cells. Such systems are typically modelled as chemical reaction networks whose dynamics are governed by the Chemical Master Equation. Despite its simple structur…
A new drug embedding method using hierarchical drug relations and chemical structures.
problem Learning accurate drug representations from chemical structures and hierarchies.
method Semi-supervised drug embedding using VAE in hyperbolic space.
result The method accurately places drugs in a hierarchy and predicts side-effects.
MoleculeSTM learns from molecule structures and texts for better drug design.
problem Lack of integration between chemical structures and textual knowledge in AI drug discovery.
method Jointly learns chemical structures and texts via contrastive learning, using a large dataset.
result MoleculeSTM achieves state-of-the-art performance in zero-shot tasks like structure-text retrieval and molecule editing.
New task aligns molecular structure with gene expression changes.
problem Modeling the relationship between chemical structure and gene expression changes.
method Developed a cross-modal small molecule retrieval task and a coordinated deep learning approach to align chemical structure and gene expression profiles.
result Demonstrated the feasibility of the new task and highlighted the limitations of current data and systems.
The paper develops a Gaussian process model for predicting chemical efficacy.
problem Statistical methodologies for analyzing chemical databases are limited.
method Conditional Gaussian process models with Tanimoto distance and a scaling parameter.
result Predictive performance improves when accounting for chemical space correlation.
Surrogate models improve chemical process equipment design and optimization.
problem Design and optimization of complex chemical processes.
method Development and validation of CFD simulators, active learning strategies, and regression techniques.
result Gaussian process regression outperformed other techniques in benchmarking.
The meteoric rise of deep learning models in computer vision research, having achieved human-level accuracy in image recognition tasks is firm evidence of the impact of representation learning of deep neural networks. In the chemistry domain, recent advances have also led to the development of similar CNN models, such …
A new RL framework optimizes drug-like molecules synthetically.
problem Optimizing drug-like molecules for specific criteria.
method Deep Reinforcement Learning framework for chemical space optimization.
result Outperforms existing methods in pharmacological optimization.
This review discusses challenges and solutions for AI in chemical engineering.
problem Challenges in applying classical machine learning to chemical engineering data.
method Identifying four data characteristics and discussing their applications and solutions.
result Current research extends data science and machine learning to handle chemical engineering data challenges.
Graph classification is a significant problem in many scientific domains. It addresses tasks such as the classification of proteins and chemical compounds into categories according to their functions, or chemical and structural properties. In a supervised setting, this problem can be framed as learning the structure, f…
Generating novel graph structures that optimize given objectives while obeying some given underlying rules is fundamental for chemistry, biology and social science research. This is especially important in the task of molecular graph generation, whose goal is to discover novel molecules with desired properties such as …
GraphAF generates chemically valid molecules efficiently and accurately.
problem Generating chemically valid molecular structures while optimizing chemical properties.
method Flow-based autoregressive model combining autoregressive and flow-based approaches.
result GraphAF generates 68% chemically valid molecules without chemical knowledge rules and 100% with rules, achieving state-of-the-art performance.
The answers to many unsolved problems lie in the intractable chemical space of molecules and materials. Machine learning techniques are rapidly growing in popularity as a way to compress and explore chemical space efficiently. One of the most important aspects of machine learning techniques is representation through th…
Analyzes Indian chemical industry post-Covid.
problem Global uncertainty impacts chemical industry performance.
method Fundamental analysis of key players and trends.
result Various geopolitical and macroeconomic trends shape industry performance.
MEGAN models chemical reactions as graph edits, improving synthesis planning.
problem Generating and predicting chemical reactions under constraints.
method End-to-end encoder-decoder neural model inspired by arrow pushing formalism.
result State-of-the-art accuracy in standard benchmarks for retrosynthesis prediction.
CRNN discovers chemical reaction pathways from data.
problem Challenging to infer reaction pathways for complex systems.
method Neural network approach that satisfies fundamental physics laws.
result CRNN autonomously discovers reaction pathways from species concentration data.
Chemical databases store information in text representations, and the SMILES format is a universal standard used in many cheminformatics software. Encoded in each SMILES string is structural information that can be used to predict complex chemical properties. In this work, we develop SMILES2vec, a deep RNN that automat…
GEGL uses genetic experts to improve deep learning for molecular design.
problem Designing molecules with desired properties using deep learning.
method Genetic expert-guided learning (GEGL) framework for training DNN.
result Significantly improves molecular design, achieving high scores on benchmarks.
Paper proposes a method to identify key variables in thick data.
problem Selecting significant variables for response prediction.
method Permutation tests on candidate variables for feature selection.
result The approach outperforms Lasso in feature selection.
Paper introduces a graph-based approach for retrosynthesis prediction.
problem Predicting precursor molecules for target molecules in organic synthesis.
method Graph-based approach that predicts graph edits and synthons expansion.
result Achieves top-1 accuracy of 53.7%.
Graphs are general and powerful data representations which can model complex real-world phenomena, ranging from chemical compounds to social networks; however, effective feature extraction from graphs is not a trivial task, and much work has been done in the field of machine learning and data mining. The recent advance…
Meta-learning improves GNN initializations for low-resource drug discovery.
problem Limited labeled data hinders deep learning in drug discovery.
method Model-Agnostic Meta-Learning (MAML) and its variants for graph neural networks initializations.
result Meta-initializations outperform multi-task pre-training baselines on 16 out of 20 tasks and all out-of-distribution tasks.
With the rise of deep neural networks for quantum chemistry applications, there is a pressing need for architectures that, beyond delivering accurate predictions of chemical properties, are readily interpretable by researchers. Here, we describe interpretation techniques for atomistic neural networks on the example of …
Researchers derive the chemical potential equation for ideal agent systems.
problem Missing equation of state for chemical potential in ideal agent systems.
method Derived from econophysical model assumptions of ideal agent systems.
result Equation of state for chemical potential derived for ideal agent systems.
Chemical transport models (CTMs), which simulate air pollution transport, transformation, and removal, are computationally expensive, largely because of the computational intensity of the chemical mechanisms: systems of coupled differential equations representing atmospheric chemistry. Here we investigate the potential…
MatGAN uses GAN to efficiently generate new inorganic materials.
problem Efficiently searching the vast chemical design space for new materials.
method Generative adversarial network (GAN) trained on ICSD materials database.
result 92.53% novelty and 84.5% chemically valid samples generated.
DeepSIBA predicts biological effects of chemical structures using graph neural networks.
problem Predicting biological effects of chemical structures for drug discovery.
method Siamese Graph Convolutional Neural Networks for structure-biological effect mapping.
result Highly accurate predictions of biological effects for structurally dissimilar compounds.
In this work, we present an application of Locally Interpretable Machine-Agnostic Explanations to 2-D chemical structures. Using this framework we are able to provide a structural interpretation for an existing black-box model for classifying biologically produced fuel compounds with regard to Research Octane Number. T…
Novel RL approach for molecular design using quantum mechanics.
problem Existing RL methods for molecular design are limited in scope and reward function.
method Formulation in Cartesian coordinates, direct use of quantum mechanics for reward function, translation and rotation invariant state-action space.
result Agent efficiently learns to solve molecular design tasks from scratch.
Generative model learns to create molecules with multiple properties using interpretable substructures.
problem Creating molecules with multiple chemical properties is challenging.
method Compose molecules from substructures identified as responsible for each property, using graph generative models.
result Significant improvements in accuracy, diversity, and novelty of generated compounds over state-of-the-art baselines.
Transfer learning boosts chemically accurate neural network potentials for organic molecules.
problem Developing accurate interatomic potentials from ab-initio data.
method Discriminative fine-tuning of pre-trained neural networks.
result Fine-tuning with energy labels alone can achieve accurate atomic forces.
Graph neural network predicts protonation energies of oxygen atoms in bio-oil molecules.
problem Predicting protonation energies of oxygen atoms in bio-oil molecules for chemical upgrading.
method Site-specific graph neural network approach using iterative local nonlinear embedding.
result Effective prediction of protonation energies of individual oxygen atoms in bio-oil molecules.
AI model identifies chemical agents in MCI with high accuracy.
problem Identifying chemical agents in mass casualty incidents.
method Reverse engineered signs/symptoms, trained using ANN, BDT, and WISER.
result WISER outperformed ANN and BDT in identifying chemical agents.
Automatic Chemical Design is a framework for generating novel molecules with optimized properties. The original scheme, featuring Bayesian optimization over the latent space of a variational autoencoder, suffers from the pathology that it tends to produce invalid molecular structures. First, we demonstrate empirically …
Motivation: Analysis of relationships of drug structure to biological response is key to understanding off-target and unexpected drug effects, and for developing hypotheses on how to tailor drug thera-pies. New methods are required for integrated analyses of a large number of chemical features of drugs against the corr…
High-dimensional spectroscopy data makes ML models achieve near-perfect accuracy, even when chemical distinctions are absent.
problem Why machine learning models achieve near-perfect accuracy in spectroscopic classification tasks without chemically meaningful features.
method Theoretical analysis grounded in the Feldman-Hajek theorem and concentration of measure, combined with specific experiments on synthetic and real fluorescence spectra.
result Infinitesimal distributional differences in high-dimensional spaces can lead to perfect separability, making models achieve near-perfect accuracy in spectroscopy.
Hyperbolic volume correlates with chemical properties of fullerenes.
problem Understanding the relationship between fullerene structure and chemical properties.
method Calculated hyperbolic volumes of fullerenes and correlated them with topological indices.
result Hyperbolic volume correlates with Wiener index and other topological indices of fullerenes.