Extrapolative ML Models for Copolymers

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Main Authors: Hashmi, Israrul H., Himanshu, Karmakar, Rahul, Patra, Tarak K
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Published: 2024
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author Hashmi, Israrul H.
Himanshu
Karmakar, Rahul
Patra, Tarak K
author_facet Hashmi, Israrul H.
Himanshu
Karmakar, Rahul
Patra, Tarak K
contents Machine learning models have been progressively used for predicting materials properties. These models can be built using pre-existing data and are useful for rapidly screening the physicochemical space of a material, which is astronomically large. However, ML models are inherently interpolative, and their efficacy for searching candidates outside a material's known range of property is unresolved. Moreover, the performance of an ML model is intricately connected to its learning strategy and the volume of training data. Here, we determine the relationship between the extrapolation ability of an ML model, the size and range of its training dataset, and its learning approach. We focus on a canonical problem of predicting the properties of a copolymer as a function of the sequence of its monomers. Tree search algorithms, which learn the similarity between polymer structures, are found to be inefficient for extrapolation. Conversely, the extrapolation capability of neural networks and XGBoost models, which attempt to learn the underlying functional correlation between the structure and property of polymers, show strong correlations with the volume and range of training data. These findings have important implications on ML-based new material development.
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spellingShingle Extrapolative ML Models for Copolymers
Hashmi, Israrul H.
Himanshu
Karmakar, Rahul
Patra, Tarak K
Soft Condensed Matter
Materials Science
Machine Learning
Machine learning models have been progressively used for predicting materials properties. These models can be built using pre-existing data and are useful for rapidly screening the physicochemical space of a material, which is astronomically large. However, ML models are inherently interpolative, and their efficacy for searching candidates outside a material's known range of property is unresolved. Moreover, the performance of an ML model is intricately connected to its learning strategy and the volume of training data. Here, we determine the relationship between the extrapolation ability of an ML model, the size and range of its training dataset, and its learning approach. We focus on a canonical problem of predicting the properties of a copolymer as a function of the sequence of its monomers. Tree search algorithms, which learn the similarity between polymer structures, are found to be inefficient for extrapolation. Conversely, the extrapolation capability of neural networks and XGBoost models, which attempt to learn the underlying functional correlation between the structure and property of polymers, show strong correlations with the volume and range of training data. These findings have important implications on ML-based new material development.
title Extrapolative ML Models for Copolymers
topic Soft Condensed Matter
Materials Science
Machine Learning
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2409.09691