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The efficacy of a drug depends on its binding affinity to the therapeutic target and pharmacokinetics. Deep learning (DL) has demonstrated remarkable progress in predicting drug efficacy. We develop MolDesigner, a human-in-the-loop web…

Quantitative Methods · Quantitative Biology 2020-10-09 Kexin Huang , Tianfan Fu , Dawood Khan , Ali Abid , Ali Abdalla , Abubakar Abid , Lucas M. Glass , Marinka Zitnik , Cao Xiao , Jimeng Sun

Evolutionary algorithms have been frequently used for dynamic optimization problems. With this paper, we contribute to the theoretical understanding of this research area. We present the first computational complexity analysis of…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2015-04-27 Frank Neumann , Carsten Witt

Large Language Models (LLMs) possess strong representation and reasoning capabilities, but their application to structure-based drug design (SBDD) is limited by insufficient understanding of protein structures and unpredictable molecular…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2026-01-27 Xuanning Hu , Anchen Li , Qianli Xing , Jinglong Ji , Hao Tuo , Bo Yang

This study proposes MCEMOL (Multi-Constrained Evolutionary Molecular Design Framework), a molecular optimization approach integrating rule-based evolution with molecular crossover. MCEMOL employs dual-layer evolution: optimizing…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2026-01-16 Shanxian Lin , Wei Xia , Yuichi Nagata , Haichuan Yang

Research software refers to software development tools that accelerate discovery and simplifies access to digital infrastructures. However, although research software platforms can be built increasingly more innovative and powerful than…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2018-12-27 Doug Mulholland , Paulo Alencar , Donald Cowan

Adaptive enrichment trials aim to identify and recruit participants most likely to benefit from treatment based on evolving biomarker evidence, with the goal of informing individualized treatment recommendations. Bayesian methods are well…

Methodology · Statistics 2026-03-11 Lara Maleyeff , Shirin Golchi , Erica E. M. Moodie

Creating and evaluating games manually is an arduous and laborious task. Procedural content generation can aid by creating game artifacts, but usually not an entire game. Evolutionary game design, which combines evolutionary algorithms with…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2024-02-02 Lana Bertoldo Rossato , Leonardo Boaventura Bombardelli , Anderson Rocha Tavares

Search-based Software Engineering has been utilized for a number of software engineering activities. One area where Search-Based Software Engineering has seen much application is test data generation. Evolutionary testing designates the use…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2011-03-02 P. Maragathavalli

The application of Genetic Programming to the discovery of empirical laws is often impaired by the huge size of the search space, and consequently by the computer resources needed. In many cases, the extreme demand for memory and CPU is due…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2016-08-16 Alain Ratle , Michèle Sebag

Traditional drug discovery programs are being transformed by the advent of machine learning methods. Among these, Generative AI methods (GM) have gained attention due to their ability to design new molecules and enhance specific properties…

Phase 1-2 designs provide a methodological advance over phase 1 designs for dose finding by using both clinical response and toxicity. A phase 1-2 trial still may fail to select a truly optimal dose. because early response is not a perfect…

Applications · Statistics 2024-04-03 Cheng-Han Yang , Peter F. Thall , Ruitao Lin

Most of the problems in genetic algorithms are very complex and demand a large amount of resources that current technology can not offer. Our purpose was to develop a Java-JINI distributed library that implements Genetic Algorithms with…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2016-05-24 Marco AR Erra , Pedro MM Mitra , Agostinho C Rosa

This paper is placed at the intersection-point between the study of theoretical computational models aimed at capturing the essence of genetic regulatory networks and the field of Artificial Embryology (or Computational Development). A…

Adaptation and Self-Organizing Systems · Physics 2016-10-12 Alessandro Fontana

The de novo design of molecular structures using deep learning generative models introduces an encouraging solution to drug discovery in the face of the continuously increased cost of new drug development. From the generation of original…

Biomolecules · Quantitative Biology 2021-02-08 Yuemin Bian , Xiang-Qun Xie

Two useful strategies to speed up drug development are to increase the patient accrual rate and use novel adaptive designs. Unfortunately, these two strategies often conflict when the evaluation of the outcome cannot keep pace with the…

Methodology · Statistics 2018-07-24 Ruitao Lin , Ying Yuan

Nowadays, it has become a basic need to reuse existing Application Programming Interface (API), Class Libraries, and frameworks for rapid software development. Software developers often reuse this by calling the respective APIs or…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2020-05-07 Ziaur Rahman

Many approaches to program synthesis perform a combinatorial search within a large space of programs to find one that satisfies a given specification. To tame the search space blowup, previous works introduced probabilistic and neural…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2024-12-24 Théo Matricon , Nathanaël Fijalkow , Guillaume Lagarde

"How to evaluate the de novo designs proposed by a generative model?" Despite the transformative potential of generative deep learning in drug discovery, this seemingly simple question has no clear answer. The absence of standardized…

Biomolecules · Quantitative Biology 2025-11-14 Rıza Özçelik , Francesca Grisoni

Research around AI for Science has seen significant success since the rise of deep learning models over the past decade, even with longstanding challenges such as protein structure prediction. However, this fast development inevitably made…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2022-12-27 Kieran Didi , Matej Zečević

Traditional drug design faces significant challenges due to inherent chemical and biological complexities, often resulting in high failure rates in clinical trials. Deep learning advancements, particularly generative models, offer potential…

Quantitative Methods · Quantitative Biology 2025-08-27 Mahsa Sheikholeslami , Navid Mazrouei , Yousof Gheisari , Afshin Fasihi , Matin Irajpour , Ali Motahharynia