Dropout uncertainty neural network (DUNN) potential for condensed-matter carbon systems developed by Wen and Tadmor (2019) v001

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Authors: Mingjian Wen, Ellad B. Tadmor
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Abstract

A dropout uncertainty neural network (DUNN) potential for condensed-matter carbon systems with a dropout ratio of 0.1. This is an ensemble model consisting of 100 different network structures obtained by dropout. Before dropout, there are three hidden layers each containing 128 neurons; each neuron in the hidden layers has probability 0.1 of being removed from the network. By default, the model will run in the 'mean' mode where the output energy, forces, and virial are obtained by averaging over the 100 ensembles. If desired, one can set the 'active_member_id' to '0' to use the fully-connected structure or to '1, 2, ..., 100' to use a single ensemble member. When multiple ensemble members are used, the ensemble average of the energy and forces are what are ultimately returned for a given configuration.

Fields of Study & Subjects

Machine Learning in Materials Science Advanced Chemical Physics Studies Neural Networks and Applications

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Journal / source
Open Knowledgebase of Interatomic Models (OpenKIM)
Publication date
1 January 2026