In our research, we develop and apply new approaches to macromolecular simulations based on integrating theoretical physics and artificial intelligence with quantum computing and simulation. These novel approaches are applied to a wide range of soft and biological macromolecules. We also develop several applied research projects in partnerships with private companies operating in drug discovery and material science.
Contact: Pietro Faccioli
Quantum-inspired encoding enhances stochastic sampling of soft matter systems, F. Slongo, P. Hauke, P. Faccioli, and C. Micheletti, Science Advances 9, eadi0204 (2023). DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.adi0204
Polymer Physics by Quantum Computing, C. Micheletti, P. Hauke, and P.Faccioli, Phys. Rev. Lett. 127, 080501 (2021). DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.127.080501
Dominant Reaction Pathways by Quantum Computing, P. Hauke, G. Mattiotti, and P.Faccioli, Phys. Rev. Lett.126, 028104 (2021). DOI:10.1103/PhysRevLett.126.028104
Sampling Rare Conformational Transitions with a Quantum Computer, D. Ghamari, P. Hauke, R. Covino, and P.Faccioli, Scientific Reports 12, 16336 (2022). DOI:10.1038/s41598-022-20032-x
Sampling a Rare Protein Transition Using Quantum Annealing, D. Ghamari, R. Covino, and P. Faccioli, JCTC (2024). DOI:10.1021/acs.jctc.3c01174
Protein Design by Integrating Machine Learning and Quantum Optimization, V. Panizza, P. Hauke, C. Micheletti, and P. Faccioli, PRX-Life 2, 043012 (2024) DOI:10.1103/PRXLife.2.043012