In this account, we demonstrate how statistical learning approaches can be leveraged across a range of different quantum chemical areas to transform the scaling, nature, and complexity of the problems that we are tackling. Selected examples illustrate the power brought by kernel-based approaches in the large-scale screening of homogeneous catalysis, the prediction of fundamental quantum chemical properties and the free-energy landscapes of flexible organic molecules. While certainly non-exhaustive, these examples provide an intriguing glimpse into our own research efforts.
Berend Smit, Emad Oveisi, Kumar Varoon Agrawal, Wendy Lee Queen, Andres Adolfo Ortega Guerrero, Vikram Vinayak Karve, Till Marian Schertenleib, Jian Hao, Timo Markus Oskar Felder, Beatriz Bueno Mouriño