{
  "abstract": "Surrogate-based optimization accelerates closed-loop scientific discovery. In chemistry and materials science, however, sparse data over vast chemical spaces make surrogate predictions unreliable and undermine data efficiency. We develop GLOSS, a sampling algorithm that divides each batch across three complementary strategies: Global, Local, and Unexplored. Across multiple benchmarks, GLOSS reaches 95% of the optimum about twice as fast as Bayesian optimization and consistently outperforms genetic algorithms and random sampling, and its advantage grows more pronounced as the chemical space enlarges. By explicitly sampling unexplored regions rather than relying solely on surrogate predictions, GLOSS offers a scalable route to data-efficient closed-loop optimization in vast chemical spaces.",
  "abstract_shown": true,
  "affiliations": [
    "State Key Laboratory of Precision and Intelligent Chemistry, Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, University of Science and Technology of China",
    "Hefei National Laboratory, Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, University of Science and Technology of China",
    "Center for Scientific Intelligence Innovation"
  ],
  "article_type": null,
  "arxiv": null,
  "author_total": 5,
  "authors": [
    {
      "affs": [
        0
      ],
      "name": "Baicheng Zhang",
      "orcid": "0000-0002-1899-028X"
    },
    {
      "affs": [
        1
      ],
      "name": "Guoqing Zhang"
    },
    {
      "affs": [
        1
      ],
      "name": "Yi Luo"
    },
    {
      "affs": [
        0,
        2
      ],
      "name": "Jun Jiang"
    },
    {
      "affs": [
        0,
        2
      ],
      "name": "Zhuoying Zhu"
    }
  ],
  "bibtex": "https://research.draconitic.com/paper/6e8csyjfpd638.bib",
  "cited_by": 0,
  "doi": "10.26434/chemrxiv.15008310/v1",
  "fulltext_url": null,
  "id": "6e8csyjfpd638",
  "issns": [],
  "landing_url": "https://chemrxiv.org/doi/full/10.26434/chemrxiv.15008310/v1",
  "language": null,
  "licence": "CC-BY",
  "licence_label": "CC BY",
  "licence_source": "journal",
  "licence_url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "metadata_licence": null,
  "native_subjects": [
    [
      "openalex",
      "2505|Machine Learning in Materials Science"
    ]
  ],
  "openalex": "W7208748599",
  "pdf_url": "https://chemrxiv.org/doi/pdf/10.26434/chemrxiv.15008310/v1",
  "pmcid": null,
  "pmid": null,
  "published": "2026-09-04",
  "publisher": "American Chemical Society (ACS)",
  "ris": "https://research.draconitic.com/paper/6e8csyjfpd638.ris",
  "sources": [
    {
      "first_seen": "2026-10-30T12:17:17Z",
      "native_id": "10.26434/chemrxiv.15008310",
      "source": "chemrxiv",
      "url": "https://chemrxiv.org/doi/full/10.26434/chemrxiv.15008310/v1"
    }
  ],
  "subjects": [
    {
      "field": "chemistry",
      "origin": "openalex:2505|Machine Learning in Materials Science",
      "subfield": "materials-polymers"
    }
  ],
  "title": "GLOSS: A Multi-Strategy Sampling Algorithm for Optimization in Vast Chemical Spaces",
  "title_text": "GLOSS: A Multi-Strategy Sampling Algorithm for Optimization in Vast Chemical Spaces",
  "type": "preprint",
  "updated_at": "2026-10-30T12:17:17Z",
  "url": "https://research.draconitic.com/paper/6e8csyjfpd638",
  "venue": "ChemRxiv",
  "versions": []
}