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1st Open Force Field Workshop

Jan 7-8, 2019 | La Jolla, California

Please see the full program below:

Agenda

Comments and questions for discussion during the workshop are invited in the Slack channels indicated after each topic; e.g, #project-planning for "Roadmap overview".

Jan 7

Research topics: 45 min talk + 15 min discussion

TimeEventSpeakerSlack channel
7.45 - 8.00Introduction [PDF] [Video]Gilson
8.00 - 8.30Roadmap overview [DOI] [Video]Shirts#project-planning
8.30 - 9.30Short-term parameter optimization strategy: ForceBalance [DOI] [Video]Wang#forcebalance
9.30 - 10.00Coffee break
#random
10.00 - 11.00Long-term parameter optimization strategy: Bayesian Fitting [DOI] [Video]Chodera#bayesian-inference
11.00 - 12.00Chemical perception and SMIRNOFF typing [DOI] [Video]Mobley/Bannan#smirnoff
12.00 - 1.00Torsion fitting and fragmentation [DOI] [Video]Chodera/Wang#torsions
1.00 - 2.00Lunch (catered)
2.00 - 2.30Group discussion to define ad hoc breakouts and breakout leaders/note-takers

Proposed Breakout Session 1 : typing via chemical perception, torsion fitting

Proposed Breakout Session 2 : useful physical property data, parameter fitting ||

TimeEventSpeakerSlack channel
2.30 - 3.00Breakout Session 1
3.00 - 3.30Coffee break
#random
3.30 - 4.00Breakout Session 2
4.00 - 5.00Reconvene for breakout reports and all-hands discussions

Breakout session notes: Benchmarking Accuracy [PDF] |

Breakout session notes: Property calculation framework [PDF] |

Breakout session notes: Use cases [PDF] |

TimeEventSpeakerSlack channel
5.00 - 5.15Roadmap recap and discussion (reviewing Slack input from remote attendees)
#project-planning
6.00Group dinner in La Jolla at Rock Bottom Brewing


Jan 8

Research topics 45 min talk + 15 min discussion

TimeEventSpeakerSlack channel
8.00 - 9.00Charge models [DOI] [Video]Schauperl#charge-models
9.00 - 10.00Fitting non-torsion valence terms [DOI] [Video]Mobley/Wang#valence
10.00 - 10.30Coffee break
#random
10.30 - 11.30Software architecture and infrastructure [DOI] [Video]Wagner#infrastructure
11.30 - 12.30Fitting condensed-phase properties [DOI] [Video]Chodera/Shirts#propertycalculator
12.30 - 1.30Lunch (catered)
1.30 - 2.00Group discussion to define ad hoc breakouts and breakout leaders/note-takers

Proposed Breakout Sessions: electrostatics, software preview / toolkit hands-on ||

TimeEventSpeakerSlack channel
2.00 - 4.00Breakout Session (with coffee)
4.00 - 5.00Reconvene and wrap-up discussion

Breakout session notes: neural network potentials [PDF] |