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Double Incremental Expansion in Potential Energies from Automized Computational Exploration

Project description

Realising the potential of scaling to describe supramolecular energy functions

To obtain an atomic level understanding of the world around and within us we must be able to accurately predict the potential energies of molecules. Obtaining an accurate description of these energies is, however, extremely complicated for large molecular systems such as proteins. Currently simple and not accurate enough classical functions are usually employed, while a more rigorous approach based on the direct use of quantum mechanics is computationally too demanding. The goal of the DIEinPEACE project is to bridge this gap and find a way to accurate and fast theoretical predictions, which can revolutionize many fields of natural science and biomedicine.

Objective

"Modern computational methods of quantum chemistry are valuable and well-established tools for interpretations, refinements, and even predictions of experimental results. Recent advances within linear-scaling (with the system size) approaches allowed routine and efficient treatments of electronic structures of much larger molecular systems than those accessible in previous decades. This has the potential to extend the applicability of quantum chemistry to very large biomolecules. However, reaching a close to linear-scaling behavior for a single point calculation is by no means near to providing an efficient description of the total potential energy surface. Because potential energy surfaces are cornerstones for obtaining a detailed knowledge of reactivity, photochemical properties, vibrational motion, etc., development of a computationally inexpensive but accurate quantum chemical methodology for potential energy surface calculations of large biomolecules (such as proteins) is of extreme importance for chemical science. The proposed project aims at filling this gap by developing an ab initio, linear-scaling, and ""black-box"" machinery for protein potential energy surfaces calculations, where the linear-scaling refers to the total computational cost. This will be achieved by combining ideas of partitioning the total system into subsystems and incremental expansions of potential energy surfaces with efficient and accurate computational algorithms and modern concepts of machine leaning. The proposed strategy will enable theoretical spectra simulations for much larger biomolecules. This will significantly advance the current stage of the field and help to reveal many new and intricate details about structures and dynamics of proteins."

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MSCA-IF-EF-ST - Standard EF

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(opens in new window) H2020-MSCA-IF-2018

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Coordinator

AARHUS UNIVERSITET
Net EU contribution

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€ 207 312,00
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NORDRE RINGGADE 1
8000 Aarhus C
Denmark

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Region
Danmark Midtjylland Østjylland
Activity type
Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
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€ 207 312,00
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