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The course is intended to provide a hands-on introduction to machine learning for applications in molecular sciences. Machine learning continues to provide new tools to enhance research in all subfields of chemistry. This course aims to acquaint the participant with a range of machine learning techniques that are used for chemical research and provide hands-on experience with developing, training, applying, and analysing machine learning software. The course starts with an introduction to programming in python and a general introduction to machine learning, and continues with topics including chemical language models, Bayesian optimisation and generative AI for molecular design. The course is spread over the period from April 8th until May 1st, with each day featuring lectures in the morning and a practicum in the afternoon.
Event details of Applied machine learning for chemistry
Start date
8 April 2026
End date
1 May 2026

The course runs between April 8 and May 1, 2026, at the following locations Leiden University (Gorlaeus Building), TU/e (Ceres Building)RUG (Feringa Building) and UvA (Science Park) and is spread across 7 days in total. 

Coordinators

Dr. David Dubbeldam (UvA)
Prof. dr. Bernd Ensing (UvA)

HRSMC Theme

Theme 3 - Theoretical Chemistry

Audience

HRSMC members & PhD students and postdocs from the research groups of each lecturer

When

Sessions scheduled between April 8 and May 1, 2026.
Please consult the draft programme below for the specific dates

Format

A series of lectures and practical sessions

Credit Points

 3 EC for PhD Students (40h academic skills for UL PhD students)

Location

University of Amsterdam (Science Park), University of Groningen, Leiden University, Eindhoven University of Technology

Max number of participants

45

Participants are responsible for covering their own travel costs between locations and for arranging their own lunch.

Registration deadline: March 25th, 2026.