Rocío Mercado Oropeza
@rociomer.bsky.social
Assistant professor in Data Science and AI at Chalmers University of Technology | PI: AI lab for Molecular Engineering (AIME) | ailab.bio | rociomer.github.io
A recording of @vlderinger.bsky.social's excellent talk now available on the Chalmers AI4Science Seminar YouTube Channel, check it out! 🎬
www.youtube.com/watch?v=MWei...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=MWei...
February 17, 2026 at 9:01 AM
A recording of @vlderinger.bsky.social's excellent talk now available on the Chalmers AI4Science Seminar YouTube Channel, check it out! 🎬
www.youtube.com/watch?v=MWei...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=MWei...
Reposted by Rocío Mercado Oropeza
Hiring 2 Postdocs to work on Theoretical Foundations of AI Safety at Chalmers in Gothenburg 🌲🌊
If you have a background in Physics, Math, or ML and want to tackle AI alignment at a fundamental level alongside UCL, apply below!
🔗 Apply: www.chalmers.se/en/about-cha...
🔬 Lab: stefsmlab.github.io
If you have a background in Physics, Math, or ML and want to tackle AI alignment at a fundamental level alongside UCL, apply below!
🔗 Apply: www.chalmers.se/en/about-cha...
🔬 Lab: stefsmlab.github.io
Vacancies
www.chalmers.se
February 16, 2026 at 8:12 AM
Hiring 2 Postdocs to work on Theoretical Foundations of AI Safety at Chalmers in Gothenburg 🌲🌊
If you have a background in Physics, Math, or ML and want to tackle AI alignment at a fundamental level alongside UCL, apply below!
🔗 Apply: www.chalmers.se/en/about-cha...
🔬 Lab: stefsmlab.github.io
If you have a background in Physics, Math, or ML and want to tackle AI alignment at a fundamental level alongside UCL, apply below!
🔗 Apply: www.chalmers.se/en/about-cha...
🔬 Lab: stefsmlab.github.io
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🚀 Opportunities everywhere at AIchemy right now…
We’re especially excited to share the Google DeepMind Research Ready Internship Scheme 2026, based at the University of Liverpool 🤖🌍
👉 Find out more and apply: buff.ly/xPikZmY
We’re especially excited to share the Google DeepMind Research Ready Internship Scheme 2026, based at the University of Liverpool 🤖🌍
👉 Find out more and apply: buff.ly/xPikZmY
February 16, 2026 at 9:15 AM
🚀 Opportunities everywhere at AIchemy right now…
We’re especially excited to share the Google DeepMind Research Ready Internship Scheme 2026, based at the University of Liverpool 🤖🌍
👉 Find out more and apply: buff.ly/xPikZmY
We’re especially excited to share the Google DeepMind Research Ready Internship Scheme 2026, based at the University of Liverpool 🤖🌍
👉 Find out more and apply: buff.ly/xPikZmY
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PhD positions in my lab (AI for Science), but with special preference for people who complement our current activities or are enthusiastic about contributing to our on going work. Looking for technically strong, independent and proactive candidates. www.chalmers.se/en/about-cha...
Vacancies
www.chalmers.se
February 14, 2026 at 4:44 PM
PhD positions in my lab (AI for Science), but with special preference for people who complement our current activities or are enthusiastic about contributing to our on going work. Looking for technically strong, independent and proactive candidates. www.chalmers.se/en/about-cha...
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New pre-print from the lab on scaling transferable implicit transfer operators to protein dynamics. Collaboration with @olewinther.bsky.social lead by @panosantoniadis.bsky.social.
February 13, 2026 at 2:41 PM
New pre-print from the lab on scaling transferable implicit transfer operators to protein dynamics. Collaboration with @olewinther.bsky.social lead by @panosantoniadis.bsky.social.
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In a new preprint, we systematically demonstrate that quantum‑chemical bonding descriptors improve machine‑learning models and yield more accurate, interpretable predictions of bonding‑related material properties, including thermal conductivity.
arxiv.org/abs/2602.12109
#compchem
arxiv.org/abs/2602.12109
#compchem
A critical assessment of bonding descriptors for predicting materials properties
Most machine learning models for materials science rely on descriptors based on materials compositions and structures, even though the chemical bond has been proven to be a valuable concept for predic...
arxiv.org
February 13, 2026 at 9:45 PM
In a new preprint, we systematically demonstrate that quantum‑chemical bonding descriptors improve machine‑learning models and yield more accurate, interpretable predictions of bonding‑related material properties, including thermal conductivity.
arxiv.org/abs/2602.12109
#compchem
arxiv.org/abs/2602.12109
#compchem
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Today we are excited to welcome @vlderinger.bsky.social to this years first Chalmers AI4Science seminar. Please join us in-person on the Johanneberg Campus (EDIT, Analysen) or online (psolsson.github.io/AI4ScienceSe... ) in 45 mins!
February 12, 2026 at 1:19 PM
Today we are excited to welcome @vlderinger.bsky.social to this years first Chalmers AI4Science seminar. Please join us in-person on the Johanneberg Campus (EDIT, Analysen) or online (psolsson.github.io/AI4ScienceSe... ) in 45 mins!
Had a great time at EPFL during today’s morning session of #AMLD2026, especially the AI & the Molecular World track. Thanks to the organizers for a great event. And fun to see how far we’ve come with robotics at the morning keynotes! 🤖
February 10, 2026 at 1:21 PM
Had a great time at EPFL during today’s morning session of #AMLD2026, especially the AI & the Molecular World track. Thanks to the organizers for a great event. And fun to see how far we’ve come with robotics at the morning keynotes! 🤖
Thanks for trying out the PROTAC-Splitter, Pen!
Split PROTAC molecule to 3 compornents with protac_splitter #RDKit #cheminfomratics #memo #python
Proteolysis-targeting chimeras (PROTACs) are one of the interesting modalities in these days because the modality can engage protein of interest (POI) and E3 ubiquitin ligase and then causes…
Proteolysis-targeting chimeras (PROTACs) are one of the interesting modalities in these days because the modality can engage protein of interest (POI) and E3 ubiquitin ligase and then causes…
Split PROTAC molecule to 3 compornents with protac_splitter #RDKit #cheminfomratics #memo #python
Proteolysis-targeting chimeras (PROTACs) are one of the interesting modalities in these days because the modality can engage protein of interest (POI) and E3 ubiquitin ligase and then causes degradation of POI. PROTAC molecules are build from 3 components, POI binder, Linker and E3 binder. So chemists and cheminformatitian would like to analyse these molecules by each compornents. However sometime it's difficult to split molecule to these components.
iwatobipen.wordpress.com
February 7, 2026 at 6:20 AM
Thanks for trying out the PROTAC-Splitter, Pen!
Go work with Juliette in Stockholm!!! 🇸🇪
We are recruiting 🥳📣 PhD student in bioinformatics. More info here: su.varbi.com/what:job/job...
Doktorand i bioinformatik
Institutionen för biokemi och biofysik . SciLifeLab ( SciLifeLab ) är ett nationellt center för molekylära biovetenskaper med fokus på forskning inom hälsa och miljö. Centret kombinerar ledand
su.varbi.com
February 5, 2026 at 5:08 PM
Go work with Juliette in Stockholm!!! 🇸🇪
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Looking forward to speak tomorrow at the AI & SIMULATION workshop organized by @smnlssn.bsky.social & @giovannivolpe.bsky.social at University of Gothenburg & Chalmers
What better way of introducing the importance of protein disorder than by talking about this fellow
What better way of introducing the importance of protein disorder than by talking about this fellow
February 4, 2026 at 5:57 PM
Looking forward to speak tomorrow at the AI & SIMULATION workshop organized by @smnlssn.bsky.social & @giovannivolpe.bsky.social at University of Gothenburg & Chalmers
What better way of introducing the importance of protein disorder than by talking about this fellow
What better way of introducing the importance of protein disorder than by talking about this fellow
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Congratulations to 🧑🚀 Sergey Pozdnyakov who very deservedly won the @materials-epfl.bsky.social doctoral distinction award. A good time to go check on his papers, if you haven't read them already!
February 3, 2026 at 3:43 PM
Congratulations to 🧑🚀 Sergey Pozdnyakov who very deservedly won the @materials-epfl.bsky.social doctoral distinction award. A good time to go check on his papers, if you haven't read them already!
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A Comprehensive Review of Emerging Approaches in Machine Learning for De Novo PROTAC Design
arxiv.org/abs/2406.16681
arxiv.org/abs/2406.16681
A Comprehensive Review of Emerging Approaches in Machine Learning for De Novo PROTAC Design
Targeted protein degradation (TPD) is a rapidly growing field in modern drug discovery that aims to regulate the intracellular levels of proteins by harnessing the cell's innate degradation pathways t...
arxiv.org
February 3, 2026 at 12:14 PM
A Comprehensive Review of Emerging Approaches in Machine Learning for De Novo PROTAC Design
arxiv.org/abs/2406.16681
arxiv.org/abs/2406.16681
If you're interested in AI+materials and sustainability, I recently contributed to a perspective where we propose integrating upstream ML-assisted materials discovery with downstream LCA for more sustainable materials discovery. 🌍⚛️🧑🔬
Check it out, and feedback welcome!
arxiv.org/abs/2601.21527
Check it out, and feedback welcome!
arxiv.org/abs/2601.21527
February 1, 2026 at 1:36 PM
If you're interested in AI+materials and sustainability, I recently contributed to a perspective where we propose integrating upstream ML-assisted materials discovery with downstream LCA for more sustainable materials discovery. 🌍⚛️🧑🔬
Check it out, and feedback welcome!
arxiv.org/abs/2601.21527
Check it out, and feedback welcome!
arxiv.org/abs/2601.21527
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Our team at Google DeepMind is hiring for multiple roles in AI+materials. 🚀
We‘re pursuing an ambitious research program in materials and are looking for the world‘s best:
- semiconductor experts
- ml+materials researchers
- lab automation engineers
The vibes are great, join us!
We‘re pursuing an ambitious research program in materials and are looking for the world‘s best:
- semiconductor experts
- ml+materials researchers
- lab automation engineers
The vibes are great, join us!
January 30, 2026 at 7:17 PM
Our team at Google DeepMind is hiring for multiple roles in AI+materials. 🚀
We‘re pursuing an ambitious research program in materials and are looking for the world‘s best:
- semiconductor experts
- ml+materials researchers
- lab automation engineers
The vibes are great, join us!
We‘re pursuing an ambitious research program in materials and are looking for the world‘s best:
- semiconductor experts
- ml+materials researchers
- lab automation engineers
The vibes are great, join us!
Reposted by Rocío Mercado Oropeza
🚨 Next Generation of AI Chemists Programme – Applications Open
Supporting students from backgrounds under-represented in the chemistry sector.
📍 Imperial College London
📅 6-7 July 2026
- Hands-on training, career insights + follow-up
- Travel & accommodation covered
Apply here➡️ buff.ly/MLfs9Zg
Supporting students from backgrounds under-represented in the chemistry sector.
📍 Imperial College London
📅 6-7 July 2026
- Hands-on training, career insights + follow-up
- Travel & accommodation covered
Apply here➡️ buff.ly/MLfs9Zg
January 30, 2026 at 10:45 AM
🚨 Next Generation of AI Chemists Programme – Applications Open
Supporting students from backgrounds under-represented in the chemistry sector.
📍 Imperial College London
📅 6-7 July 2026
- Hands-on training, career insights + follow-up
- Travel & accommodation covered
Apply here➡️ buff.ly/MLfs9Zg
Supporting students from backgrounds under-represented in the chemistry sector.
📍 Imperial College London
📅 6-7 July 2026
- Hands-on training, career insights + follow-up
- Travel & accommodation covered
Apply here➡️ buff.ly/MLfs9Zg
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If you are working on AI for Materials, consider submitting to the AI4MAT Workshop @iclr-conf.bsky.social!
📍 April 26–27 2026, Rio 🇧🇷
📝 Deadline: Feb 1
🌐 sites.google.com/view/ai4mat/
📍 April 26–27 2026, Rio 🇧🇷
📝 Deadline: Feb 1
🌐 sites.google.com/view/ai4mat/
AI4Mat-ICLR 2026
About the Workshop
sites.google.com
January 26, 2026 at 8:12 PM
If you are working on AI for Materials, consider submitting to the AI4MAT Workshop @iclr-conf.bsky.social!
📍 April 26–27 2026, Rio 🇧🇷
📝 Deadline: Feb 1
🌐 sites.google.com/view/ai4mat/
📍 April 26–27 2026, Rio 🇧🇷
📝 Deadline: Feb 1
🌐 sites.google.com/view/ai4mat/
15 doctoral student positions in the field of Nanoscience and Nanotechnologies at Chalmers currently open, three of which specifically funded via the Excellence PhD initiative of the Nano Area of Advance. Apply! 🇸🇪
www.nature.com/naturecareer...
www.nature.com/naturecareer...
15 Doctoral students in the field of Nanoscience and Nanotechnologies - Gothenburg (Kommun), Västra Götaland (SE) job with Chalmers Tekniska Högskola | 12852584
Three Excellence PhD positions with flexible research directions and twelve focused PhD positions in the field of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology.
www.nature.com
January 22, 2026 at 7:14 AM
15 doctoral student positions in the field of Nanoscience and Nanotechnologies at Chalmers currently open, three of which specifically funded via the Excellence PhD initiative of the Nano Area of Advance. Apply! 🇸🇪
www.nature.com/naturecareer...
www.nature.com/naturecareer...
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Are you an undergraduate student registered in a Canadian University, in chemistry, physics, computer science or material sciences?
Check the summer 2026 junior internships of the Institut Courtois in Montreal and consider joining our project!
institut-courtois.umontreal.ca/en/summer-in...
Check the summer 2026 junior internships of the Institut Courtois in Montreal and consider joining our project!
institut-courtois.umontreal.ca/en/summer-in...
Institut Courtois Summer Junior Internship - Institut Courtois
institut-courtois.umontreal.ca
January 21, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Are you an undergraduate student registered in a Canadian University, in chemistry, physics, computer science or material sciences?
Check the summer 2026 junior internships of the Institut Courtois in Montreal and consider joining our project!
institut-courtois.umontreal.ca/en/summer-in...
Check the summer 2026 junior internships of the Institut Courtois in Montreal and consider joining our project!
institut-courtois.umontreal.ca/en/summer-in...
If you're interested to do a postdoc in Sweden in data driven life sciences, this is a great opportunity and program. Read on for more info.
Now open: call for #postdoc fellowships in data-driven life science! 🧪
• Two tracks: Academic and Industry
• 22 funded projects (15 academic, 7 industrial)
Read more and apply ↓
www.scilifelab.se/data-driven/...
@kawresearch.bsky.social
• Two tracks: Academic and Industry
• 22 funded projects (15 academic, 7 industrial)
Read more and apply ↓
www.scilifelab.se/data-driven/...
@kawresearch.bsky.social
DDLS Research School Postdoc call 2026
Call for Academic and Industrial Postdoctoral Fellowships in Data-Driven Life Science 2026 Generic Description of the DDLS Postdoc Program The SciLifeLab and Wallenberg National Program for Data-Drive...
www.scilifelab.se
January 21, 2026 at 11:41 AM
If you're interested to do a postdoc in Sweden in data driven life sciences, this is a great opportunity and program. Read on for more info.
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SciLifeLab PULSE postdoc program focuses on innovative, fundamental, translational research. "The entrepreneurial track sparks the next generation of life-science ventures based on ground-breaking research at universities” says Kristian Sandberg. 🧪🌍
Apply today!
www.scilifelab.se/news/pulse-p...
Apply today!
www.scilifelab.se/news/pulse-p...
PULSE postdoc program advances training through academic and industry secondments
The SciLifeLab PULSE postdoc program, currently recruiting the second cohort of international talent to Swedish universities has two tracks: the academic and the entrepreneurial, industry supported…
buff.ly
January 20, 2026 at 9:22 AM
SciLifeLab PULSE postdoc program focuses on innovative, fundamental, translational research. "The entrepreneurial track sparks the next generation of life-science ventures based on ground-breaking research at universities” says Kristian Sandberg. 🧪🌍
Apply today!
www.scilifelab.se/news/pulse-p...
Apply today!
www.scilifelab.se/news/pulse-p...
Open position for Associate Senior Lecturer in Data-Driven Precision Medicine and Diagnostics at the University of Gothenburg! 🇸🇪
web103.reachmee.com/ext/I005/103...
web103.reachmee.com/ext/I005/103...
Associate Senior Lecturer in Data-Driven Precision Medicine and Diagnostics
The DDLS Fellows program
Data-driven life science (DDLS) uses data, computational methods and artificial intelligence to
web103.reachmee.com
January 21, 2026 at 11:29 AM
Open position for Associate Senior Lecturer in Data-Driven Precision Medicine and Diagnostics at the University of Gothenburg! 🇸🇪
web103.reachmee.com/ext/I005/103...
web103.reachmee.com/ext/I005/103...
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Blogpost that looks at how LLMs have improved at 'reasoning' over time. This is a key capability that enables many scientific workflows.
baoilleach.blogspot.com/2026/01/impr...
baoilleach.blogspot.com/2026/01/impr...
Improvement in reasoning performance of LLMs over time
If you tried using ChatGPT when it first came out and concluded it wasn't much use for a scientific reasoning task, it might be time to try ...
baoilleach.blogspot.com
January 17, 2026 at 1:38 PM
Blogpost that looks at how LLMs have improved at 'reasoning' over time. This is a key capability that enables many scientific workflows.
baoilleach.blogspot.com/2026/01/impr...
baoilleach.blogspot.com/2026/01/impr...
Reposted by Rocío Mercado Oropeza
Now open: call for #postdoc fellowships in data-driven life science! 🧪
• Two tracks: Academic and Industry
• 22 funded projects (15 academic, 7 industrial)
Read more and apply ↓
www.scilifelab.se/data-driven/...
@kawresearch.bsky.social
• Two tracks: Academic and Industry
• 22 funded projects (15 academic, 7 industrial)
Read more and apply ↓
www.scilifelab.se/data-driven/...
@kawresearch.bsky.social
DDLS Research School Postdoc call 2026
Call for Academic and Industrial Postdoctoral Fellowships in Data-Driven Life Science 2026 Generic Description of the DDLS Postdoc Program The SciLifeLab and Wallenberg National Program for Data-Drive...
www.scilifelab.se
January 13, 2026 at 8:57 AM
Now open: call for #postdoc fellowships in data-driven life science! 🧪
• Two tracks: Academic and Industry
• 22 funded projects (15 academic, 7 industrial)
Read more and apply ↓
www.scilifelab.se/data-driven/...
@kawresearch.bsky.social
• Two tracks: Academic and Industry
• 22 funded projects (15 academic, 7 industrial)
Read more and apply ↓
www.scilifelab.se/data-driven/...
@kawresearch.bsky.social
Reposted by Rocío Mercado Oropeza
Is anyone looking to do a postdoc in Ireland to jumpstart an independent career? I'd love to support an application for the @researchireland.ie Pathway Programme.
Internal UCD deadline is February 4 2026, so please reach out sooner rather than later!
#postdocjobs #ireland #STEM 🧪 ⚗️ #compchem
Internal UCD deadline is February 4 2026, so please reach out sooner rather than later!
#postdocjobs #ireland #STEM 🧪 ⚗️ #compchem
Research Ireland Pathway Programme - Research Ireland
www.researchireland.ie
January 7, 2026 at 10:47 AM
Is anyone looking to do a postdoc in Ireland to jumpstart an independent career? I'd love to support an application for the @researchireland.ie Pathway Programme.
Internal UCD deadline is February 4 2026, so please reach out sooner rather than later!
#postdocjobs #ireland #STEM 🧪 ⚗️ #compchem
Internal UCD deadline is February 4 2026, so please reach out sooner rather than later!
#postdocjobs #ireland #STEM 🧪 ⚗️ #compchem