Sander Vandenhaute

Voluntary staff
​​​​​Tech Lane Ghent Science Park, Campus Ardoyen
Technologiepark 46, 9052 Zwijnaarde, Belgium
Office n°021

A1 Publications

Published

2025

Cluster-Based Machine Learning Potentials to Describe Disordered MetalOrganic Frameworks up to the Mesoscale , P. Dobbelaere, S. Vandenhaute, V. Van Speybroeck , Chemistry of Materials , 37, 15, 5696-5709 , 2025
The Operando Nature of Isobutene Adsorbed in Zeolite H−SSZ−13 Unraveled by Machine Learning Potentials Beyond DFT Accuracy , M. Bocus, S. Vandenhaute, V. Van Speybroeck , Angewandte Chemie int. Ed. , 64, 1, e202413637 , 2025 , IF: 16.1 , 11 / 231 [Q1]

2024

Water motifs in zirconium metal-organic frameworks induced by nanoconfinement and hydrophilic adsorption sites , A. Lamaire, J. Wieme, S. Vandenhaute, R. Goeminne, S.M.J. Rogge, V. Van Speybroeck , Nature Communications , 15, 9997 , 2024 , IF: 14.7 , 8/134 [Q1]

2023

Machine Learning Potentials for Metal-Organic Frameworks using an Incremental Learning Approach , S. Vandenhaute, M. Cools-Ceuppens, S. DeKeyser, T. Verstraelen, V. Van Speybroeck , npj Computational Materials , 9, 1, 19 , 2023

2022

Accurately Determining the Phase Transition Temperature of CsPbI3 via Random-Phase Approximation Calculations and Phase-Transferable Machine Learning Potentials , T. Braeckevelt, R. Goeminne, S. Vandenhaute, S. Borgmans, T. Verstraelen, J.A. Steele, M. Roeffaers, J. Hofkens, S.M.J. Rogge, V. Van Speybroeck , Chemistry of Materials , 34, 19, 8561–8576 , 2022 , IF: 8.6 , 63/342 [Q1]

2021

Towards modeling spatiotemporal processes in metal–organic frameworks , V. Van Speybroeck, S. Vandenhaute, A.E.J. Hoffman, S.M.J. Rogge , Trends in Chemistry , 3 (8): 605-619 , 2021 , IF: 22.448 , 9/179 [Q1]
Large-Scale Molecular Dynamics Simulations Reveal New Insights Into the Phase Transition Mechanisms in MIL-53(Al) , S. Vandenhaute, S.M.J. Rogge, V. Van Speybroeck , Frontiers in Chemistry , 9, 718920 , 2021 , IF: 5.545 , 59/179 [Q2]

Other Publications

Dissertations

(D1) , Accelerating Molecular Simulation Using Machine Learning: From Wave Functions to Thermodynamics , S. Vandenhaute , Supervisor(s): Prof. Dr. ir. Veronique Van Speybroeck , 22/01/2025
(D2) , Constructing accurate coarse-grained force fields by variational minimization: The subtle balance between accuracy and sparseness , S. Vandenhaute , Supervisor(s): Prof. Dr. ir. Veronique Van Speybroeck, Prof. Dr. ir. Toon Verstraelen , 2018

Keynote / Plenary / Invited talks

2022 - 2025

Invited talk
Pushing the limits of computational chemistry: the phase diagram of water , M. Bocus, T. Braeckevelt, P. Dobbelaere, A. Maet, W. Temmerman, S. Vandenhaute, S. Vanlommel, J. Vekeman, V. Van Speybroeck , EuroHPC User Days 2025 , Copenhagen, Denmark , Tue, 30/09/2025 to Wed, 01/10/2025
Invited talk
Machine learning potentials to bridge the gap between theory and experiments in zeolite catalysis , M. Bocus, S. Vandenhaute, V. Van Speybroeck , Nanoinnovation 2024 , Rome, Italy , Mon, 09/09/2024 to Fri, 13/09/2024
Invited talk
Towards modeling spatiotemporal processesin metal-organic frameworks , V. Van Speybroeck, S. Vandenhaute , MOF2022 , Dresden, Germany , Sun, 04/09/2022 to Wed, 07/09/2022

2018

Invited talk
Towards modeling long-range disorder in MOFs: Development of a computational toolbox to extend the length scale in molecular simulations , S.M.J. Rogge, R. Demuynck, A. De Vos, K. Hendrickx, K. Lejaeghere, G. Maurin, S. Vandenbrande, S. Vandenhaute, P. Van der Voort, L. Vanduyfhuys, T. Verstraelen, M. Waroquier, J. Wieme, V. Van Speybroeck , CECAM workshop: Multi-scale modelling of flexible and disordered porous materials , Paris, France , Mon, 11/06/2018 to Wed, 13/06/2018

Talks

2022 - 2025

Quantitatively predicting the adsorption isotherm of water in H-ZSM-5 using reactive machine learning potentials , M. Bocus, R. Goeminne, S. Vandenhaute, V. Van Speybroeck , 21st International Zeolite Conference , Dalian, China , Mon, 14/07/2025 to Fri, 18/07/2025
Learned rare event sampling at the top of Jacob’s ladder , S. Vandenhaute, M. Bocus, V. Van Speybroeck , Advances in catalytic reactivity simulations under operando conditions, CECAM flagship workshop , Varigotti, Italy , Mon, 07/10/2024 to Wed, 09/10/2024
Nuclear quantum effects in proton transfer reactions , A. Lamaire, M. Bocus, R. Goeminne, S. Vandenhaute, M. Cools-Ceuppens, T. Verstraelen, V. Van Speybroeck , Quantum2 on machine learning enhanced sampling , Lausanne, Switzerland , Wed, 29/11/2023 to Fri, 01/12/2023
Machine Learning Potentials for Accurate Simulations of Zeolite-Catalyzed Reactions , M. Bocus, S. Vandenhaute, V. Van Speybroeck , XLIX Congress of the Physical Chemistry Division of the Società Chimica Italiana , Torino, Italy , Mon, 04/09/2023 to Thu, 07/09/2023
Accurately determining the transition temperature of metal halide perovskites via RPA calculations and phase-transferable machine learning potentials , T. Braeckevelt, R. Goeminne, S. Vandenhaute, S. Borgmans, T. Verstraelen, J.A. Steele, M. Roeffaers, J. Hofkens, S.M.J. Rogge, V. Van Speybroeck , DFT2022 , Brussels, Belgium , Mon, 29/08/2022 to Fri, 02/09/2022

2019

Reliably modeling the mechanical stability of MOFs at increasing length scales to unleash their full industrial potential , S.M.J. Rogge, J. Wieme, R. Demuynck, S. Vandenhaute, L. Vanduyfhuys, T. Verstraelen, M. Waroquier, V. Van Speybroeck , MMC , Oxford, United Kingdom , Tue, 04/06/2019

2018

Reliably modeling the mechanical stability of MOFs at increasing length scales to unleash their full industrial potential , S.M.J. Rogge, J. Wieme, R. Demuynck, S. Vandenhaute, L. Vanduyfhuys, T. Verstraelen, M. Waroquier, V. Van Speybroeck , MOF2018 , Auckland, New Zealand , Sun, 09/12/2018 to Thu, 13/12/2018

Posters

2022 - 2024

Cluster-based learning to describe disordered metal-organic frameworks at the mesoscale , P. Dobbelaere, S. Vandenhaute, V. Van Speybroeck , EUROMOF2025 , Heraklion Greece , Fri, 19/09/2025 to Wed, 24/09/2025
Unraveling the nature of adsorbed isobutene in H-SSZ-13 with operando simulations at the top of Jacob’s ladder , M. Bocus, S. Vandenhaute, V. Van Speybroeck , 18th International Congress on Catalysis , Lyon, France , Sun, 14/07/2024 to Fri, 19/07/2024
Cluster-based learning for disordered metal-organicframeworks at the mesoscale , P. Dobbelaere, S. Vandenhaute, V. Van Speybroeck , MOFSIM2024 , Montpellier, France , Wed, 10/04/2024 to Fri, 12/04/2024

Funding