Project 5: Dynamically interfacing machine learning and molecular mechanics (ML/MM) models for atomistic simulations

2. March 2026

We plan to develop hybrid approaches combining accurate ML potentials and fast force fields to establish dynamic ML/MM simulations of reactive systems. We will focus on the development of a hybrid and dynamic interface region for seamless integration of ML and MM models, abandoning limitations and constraints of conventional QM/MM simulations. We will use hydrogen atom transfer reactions from SIMPLAIX Phase 1 as an initial test case and expand to other systems later.

SIMPLAIX Phase 2, Projekt 5, Bild

Team

Prof. Frauke Gräter

Principal Investigator (HITS)

Phone: +49 6221 533 267

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Prof. Dr. Marcus Elstner

Principal Investigator (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology)

Phone: +49 721 60845705

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Prof. Dr. Rebecca Wade

Principal Investigator and Deputy Scientific Director (HITS)

Phone: +49 6221 533 247

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Marlen Neubert

PhD Student (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology)

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