Luis E. Herrera Rodriguez

Bio: Luis E. Herrera Rodriguez is an academic researcher from National University of Colombia. The author has contributed to research in topics: Quantum dynamics & Artificial neural network. The author has an hindex of 1, co-authored 2 publications receiving 7 citations. Previous affiliations of Luis E. Herrera Rodriguez include University of Delaware.

Convolutional Neural Networks for Long Time Dissipative Quantum Dynamics.

Abstract: Exact numerical simulations of dynamics of open quantum systems often require immense computational resources. We demonstrate that a deep artificial neural network composed of convolutional layers is a powerful tool for predicting long-time dynamics of open quantum systems provided the preceding short-time evolution of a system is known. The neural network model developed in this work simulates long-time dynamics efficiently and accurately across different dynamical regimes from weakly damped coherent motion to incoherent relaxation. The model was trained on a data set relevant to photosynthetic excitation energy transfer and can be deployed to study long-lasting quantum coherence phenomena observed in light-harvesting complexes. Furthermore, our model performs well for the initial conditions different than those used in the training. Our approach reduces the required computational resources for long-time simulations and holds the promise for becoming a valuable tool in the study of open quantum systems.

Convolutional neural networks for long-time dissipative quantum dynamics.

Abstract: Exact numerical simulations of dynamics of open quantum systems often require immense computational resources. We demonstrate that a deep artificial neural network comprised of convolutional layers is a powerful tool for predicting long-time dynamics of an open quantum system provided the preceding short-time dynamics of the system is known. The neural network model developed in this work simulates long-time dynamics efficiently and very accurately across different dynamical regimes from weakly damped coherent motion to incoherent relaxation. The model was trained on a data set relevant to photosynthetic excitation energy transfer and can be deployed to study long-lasting quantum coherence phenomena observed in light-harvesting complexes. Furthermore, our model performs well for the initial conditions different than those used in the training. Our approach considerably reduces the required computational resources for long-time simulations and holds promise for becoming a valuable tool in the study of open quantum systems.

Molecular excited states through a machine learning lens

Abstract: Theoretical simulations of electronic excitations and associated processes in molecules are indispensable for fundamental research and technological innovations. However, such simulations are notoriously challenging to perform with quantum mechanical methods. Advances in machine learning open many new avenues for assisting molecular excited-state simulations. In this Review, we track such progress, assess the current state of the art and highlight the critical issues to solve in the future. We overview a broad range of machine learning applications in excited-state research, which include the prediction of molecular properties, improvements of quantum mechanical methods for the calculations of excited-state properties and the search for new materials. Machine learning approaches can help us understand hidden factors that influence photo-processes, leading to a better control of such processes and new rules for the design of materials for optoelectronic applications. Machine learning is starting to reshape our approaches to excited-state simulations by accelerating and improving or even completely bypassing traditional theoretical methods. It holds big promises for taking the optoelectronic materials design to a new level.

Simulation of Open Quantum Dynamics with Bootstrap-Based Long Short-Term Memory Recurrent Neural Network.

Abstract: The recurrent neural network with the long short-term memory cell (LSTM-NN) is employed to simulate the long-time dynamics of open quantum systems. The bootstrap method is applied in the LSTM-NN construction and prediction, which provides a Monte Carlo estimation of a forecasting confidence interval. Within this approach, a large number of LSTM-NNs are constructed by resampling time-series sequences that were obtained from the early stage quantum evolution given by numerically exact multilayer multiconfigurational time-dependent Hartree method. The built LSTM-NN ensemble is used for the reliable propagation of the long-time quantum dynamics, and the simulated result is highly consistent with the exact evolution. The forecasting uncertainty that partially reflects the reliability of the LSTM-NN prediction is also given. This demonstrates the bootstrap-based LSTM-NN approach is a practical and powerful tool to propagate the long-time quantum dynamics of open systems with high accuracy and low computational cost.

Speeding up quantum dissipative dynamics of open systems with kernel methods

Abstract: The future forecasting ability of machine learning (ML) makes ML a promising tool for predicting long-time quantum dissipative dynamics of open systems. In this Article, we employ nonparametric machine learning algorithm (kernel ridge regression as a representative of the kernel methods) to study the quantum dissipative dynamics of the widely-used spin-boson model. Our ML model takes short-time dynamics as an input and is used for fast propagation of the long-time dynamics, greatly reducing the computational effort in comparison with the traditional approaches. Presented results show that the ML model performs well in both symmetric and asymmetric spin-boson models. Our approach is not limited to spin-boson model and can be extended to complex systems.

Learning quantum dynamics with latent neural ordinary differential equations

Abstract: The core objective of machine-assisted scientific discovery is to learn physical laws from experimental data without prior knowledge of the systems in question. In the area of quantum physics, making progress towards these goals is significantly more challenging due to the curse of dimensionality as well as the counterintuitive nature of quantum mechanics. Here we present the QNODE, a latent neural ordinary differential equation (ODE) trained on expectation values of closed and open-quantum-systems dynamics. It can learn to generate such measurement data and extrapolate outside of its training region that satisfies the von Neumann and time-local Lindblad master equations for closed and open quantum systems, respectively, in an unsupervised means. Furthermore, the QNODE rediscovers quantum-mechanical laws such as the Heisenberg's uncertainty principle in a data-driven way, without any constraint or guidance. Additionally, we show that trajectories that are generated from the QNODE that are close in its latent space have similar quantum dynamics while preserving the physics of the training system.

Predicting the future of excitation energy transfer in light-harvesting complex with artificial intelligence-based quantum dynamics

Abstract: Exploring excitation energy transfer (EET) in light-harvesting complexes (LHCs) is essential for understanding the natural processes and design of highly-efficient photovoltaic devices. LHCs are open systems, where quantum effects may play a crucial role for almost perfect utilization of solar energy. Simulation of energy transfer with inclusion of quantum effects can be done within the framework of dissipative quantum dynamics (QD), which are computationally expensive. Thus, artificial intelligence (AI) offers itself as a tool for reducing the computational cost. Here we suggest AI-QD approach using AI to directly predict QD as a function of time and other parameters such as temperature, reorganization energy, etc., completely circumventing the need of recursive step-wise dynamics propagation in contrast to the traditional QD and alternative, recursive AI-based QD approaches. Our trajectory-learning AI-QD approach is able to predict the correct asymptotic behavior of QD at infinite time. We demonstrate AI-QD on seven-sites Fenna-Matthews-Olson (FMO) complex.