Otto von Lilienfeld-Toal, University of Toronto

Research

Chemical space Electronic structure Machine learning Quantum chemistry Symmetry

Latest funding

Compositional symmetries for improved quantum machine learning across chemical compound space
NSERC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$104,000

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Compositional symmetries for improved quantum machine learning across chemical compound space

Principal investigatorNSERC2023Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: von Lilienfeld-Toal, Otto Anatole

Keywords: chemical space; machine learning; symmetry; electronic structure; quantum chemistry

$104,000

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Chemical space Dear Professor von Lilienfeld-Toal, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on chemical space connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your NSERC-funded project "Compositional symmetries for improved quantum machine learning across chemical compound space" (2023), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]