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Machine Learning Toolkits and Frameworks for Materials Design
Wiley interdisciplinary reviews Computational molecular science, v 16(2), e70067
Mar 2026
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Abstract
The rapid evolution of machine learning (ML) has advanced materials discovery, providing tools to explore, predict, and design materials with tailored properties. Here we present an overview of emerging ML tools for data-driven materials innovation, including data curation, feature engineering, model development, interpretability, and inverse design. We highlight high-throughput material databases in providing large-scale, DFT-computed datasets, and discuss the importance of descriptor libraries that encode compositional and structural information into machine-readable inputs for model development. Advances in ML architectures, ranging from classical algorithms to graph neural networks, are discussed for their ability to capture complex structure–property relationships. Particular emphasis is given to inverse design frameworks using generative models and optimization strategies to enable property-targeted materials generation. We further explore interpretability and uncertainty quantification techniques that are important for bridging ML predictions with experimental validation. Automation platforms are described as tools for closed-loop, high-throughput discovery pipelines. We outline grand challenges, including data sparsity, model generalizability, and experimental integration. Finally, we summarize future directions that include foundation models pre-trained on broad, multimodal materials data; self-supervised learning strategies to reduce dependence on labeled datasets; ML workflows that embed thermodynamic and symmetry constraints to enhance interpretability; and fully autonomous laboratories that couple ML guidance with robotic synthesis and real-time feedback.
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- Title
- Machine Learning Toolkits and Frameworks for Materials Design
- Creators
- B. Moses Abraham - Drexel UniversityYury Gogotsi (Corresponding Author) - Drexel University, Materials Science and Engineering
- Publication Details
- Wiley interdisciplinary reviews Computational molecular science, v 16(2), e70067
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Number of pages
- 18
- Grant note
- United States - India Educational Foundation: 2980/FKPDR/2023 National Science Foundation: CHE-2318105
This work was supported by the National Science Foundation (CHE-2318105); United States-India Educational Foundation (2980/FKPDR/2023).
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Materials Science and Engineering
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:001705462200001
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-105031667821
- Other Identifier
- 991022165638304721
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- Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
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