Machine Learning in Chemistry: The Impact of Artificial Intelligence: Volume 17 (Theoretical and Computational Chemistry Series) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1788017897 ISBN 13: 9781788017893

Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry, 2020

Synopsis

This book provides practical examples of machine learning applied to science to help researchers make an informed choice about using the method in chemistry.

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About the Author

Hugh Cartwright is a computational chemist, now retired. He spent almost three decades as a member of the Chemistry Faculty at Oxford University in the U.K., where his research focussed on the application of Artificial Intelligence related methods to problems in science, using Artificial Neural Networks, Genetic Algorithms, Self-Organising Maps and Support Vector Machines. He has written or edited several texts on the use of Artificial Intelligence in science, including Applications of Artificial Intelligence in Chemistry, and Using Artificial Intelligence in Chemistry and Biology: a Practical Guide.

From the Back Cover

Progress in the application of machine learning (ML) to the physical and life sciences has been rapid. A decade ago, the method was mainly of interest to those in computer science departments, but more recently ML tools have been developed that show significant potential across wide areas of science. There is a growing consensus that ML software, and related areas of artificial intelligence, may, in due course, become as fundamental to scientific research as computers themselves.

Yet a perception remains that ML is obscure or esoteric, that only computer scientists can really understand it, and that few meaningful applications in scientific research exist. This book challenges that view.

With contributions from leading research groups, it presents in-depth examples to illustrate how ML can be applied to real chemical problems. Through these examples, the reader can both gain a feel for what ML can and cannot (so far) achieve, and also identify characteristics that might make a problem in physical science amenable to a ML approach.

This text is a valuable resource for scientists who are intrigued by the power of machine learning and want to learn more about how it can be applied in their own field.

Edition details

• Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry
• Publication date: 2020
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1788017897
• ISBN 13: 9781788017893
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 564
• Editor: Hugh M Cartwright