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KolTa framework accelerates formulation discovery with physics-informed active learning

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Researchers have developed KolTa, a novel active learning framework designed to optimize the discovery of high-performing formulations, particularly when experimental data is scarce. This framework integrates a multi-stage predictor with task-specific physics constraints and employs a unique acquisition rule called Physics-Residual-Calibrated Upper Confidence Bound (PRC-UCB). Evaluations across various tasks, including binary-mixture viscosity and drug solubility, demonstrate KolTa's superior performance, outperforming seven of eight comparator strategies and significantly reducing the number of required formulation queries. AI

IMPACT This framework could significantly reduce the cost and time required for discovering new materials and chemical formulations.

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KolTa framework accelerates formulation discovery with physics-informed active learning

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  1. arXiv cs.LG TIER_1 English(EN) · Boyong Tang, Tao Wang, Lei Yang ·

    KolTa: A Physics-Informed Active Learning Framework for Formulation Discovery with Limited Data

    arXiv:2611.06394v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Finding high-performing formulations is difficult when few have been measured and experimental budgets are limited. We propose KolTa, an active learning framework that selects batches to discover the top 5% of formulations at a targ…

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