DVAEs speed up calorimeter simulation for LHC data.
problem Slow calorimeter simulation in LHC experiments.
method Discrete Variational Autoencoders (DVAEs).
result Significantly faster calorimeter shower simulation.
This research improves calorimeter simulations by creating a faster model.
problem Efficiently simulating detailed calorimeter data for high-energy physics.
method Developed a conditional normalizing flow model for superresolution.
result The model successfully reproduces reference distributions.
Unified detector calibration and simulation using MLE from generative models.
problem Combining detector calibration and simulation using traditional methods.
method Maximum likelihood estimation from conditional generative models.
result Prior-independent and non-Gaussian resolutions possible.
Physicists at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) rely on detailed simulations of particle collisions to build expectations of what experimental data may look like under different theory modeling assumptions. Petabytes of simulated data are needed to develop analysis techniques, though they are expensive to generate using …
The precise modeling of subatomic particle interactions and propagation through matter is paramount for the advancement of nuclear and particle physics searches and precision measurements. The most computationally expensive step in the simulation pipeline of a typical experiment at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) is th…
A computer vision approach improves neutral particle detection in particle flow algorithms.
problem Optimal reconstruction of particle content and kinematics in calorimeter images.
method Computer vision techniques applied to calorimeter images, using deep learning and super-resolution.
result Significantly improved reconstruction of neutral particle calorimeter energy deposits.
We explore the use of graph networks to deal with irregular-geometry detectors in the context of particle reconstruction. Thanks to their representation-learning capabilities, graph networks can exploit the full detector granularity, while natively managing the event sparsity and arbitrarily complex detector geometries…
We provide a bridge between generative modeling in the Machine Learning community and simulated physical processes in High Energy Particle Physics by applying a novel Generative Adversarial Network (GAN) architecture to the production of jet images -- 2D representations of energy depositions from particles interacting …
Artificial intelligence offers the potential to automate challenging data-processing tasks in collider physics. To establish its prospects, we explore to what extent deep learning with convolutional neural networks can discriminate quark and gluon jets better than observables designed by physicists. Our approach builds…
Reweighting improves GAN accuracy without sacrificing statistical power.
problem Improving the fidelity of generative models.
method Post-hoc reweighting function applied to generated examples.
result Weighted GAN examples significantly improve accuracy.
CMS uses machine learning to improve particle flow reconstruction.
problem Improving particle flow reconstruction in CMS.
method Machine learning, graph neural network, heterogeneous computing.
result Machine-learned PF model outperforms standard algorithm.
End-to-end Sinkhorn Autoencoder reduces data simulation time with noise generation.
problem Efficiently simulating data collection processes with high fidelity and speed.
method End-to-end Sinkhorn Autoencoder with noise generator.
result Outperforms competing methods on various datasets.
Improved particle-flow event reconstruction for future colliders using scalable neural networks.
problem Efficient and accurate particle reconstruction in future particle detectors.
method Comparative study of scalable machine learning models (graph neural network and kernel-based transformer) for event reconstruction.
result Graph neural network model improves jet transverse momentum resolution by up to 50%.
MLPF uses graph neural networks to improve particle-flow reconstruction in high-pileup conditions.
problem Improving particle-flow reconstruction in high-pileup conditions at high-luminosity LHC.
method End-to-end trainable machine-learned particle-flow algorithm based on graph neural networks.
result MLPF improves physics response and demonstrates scalable reconstruction in high-pileup environments.
Multivariate techniques based on engineered features have found wide adoption in the identification of jets resulting from hadronic top decays at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC). Recent Deep Learning developments in this area include the treatment of the calorimeter activation as an image or supplying a list of jet con…
Recent progress in applying machine learning for jet physics has been built upon an analogy between calorimeters and images. In this work, we present a novel class of recursive neural networks built instead upon an analogy between QCD and natural languages. In the analogy, four-momenta are like words and the clustering…
Centrality, as a geometrical property of the collision, is crucial for the physical interpretation of nucleus-nucleus and proton-nucleus experimental data. However, it cannot be directly accessed in event-by-event data analysis. Common methods for centrality estimation in A-A and p-A collisions usually rely on a single…
Quantum hybrid vision transformers improve event classification in high energy physics.
problem Excessive computational resources for training and deploying vision transformer models.
method Constructed quantum hybrid vision transformers for high energy physics event classification.
result Quantum hybrid models achieve comparable performance to classical models with fewer parameters.
The simulator is an R package that streamlines the process of performing simulations by creating a common infrastructure that can be easily used and reused across projects. Methodological statisticians routinely write simulations to compare their methods to preexisting ones. While developing ideas, there is a temptatio…
PAMS is a Python-based platform for simulating artificial markets.
problem Simulating complex market behaviors for research and education.
method Developed as a Python-based simulator with deep learning integration.
result Demonstrated effectiveness through agent price prediction studies.
The interpretability of machine learning, particularly for deep neural networks, is crucial for decision making in real-world applications. One approach is replacing the un-interpretable machine learning model with a surrogate model, which has a simple structure for interpretation. Another approach is understanding the…
Smartfluidnet accelerates Eulerian fluid simulation with neural networks.
problem Current neural network methods for Eulerian fluid simulation lack flexibility and generalization.
method Smartfluidnet automates model generation and dynamic switching to meet user requirements.
result Smartfluidnet achieves 1.46x and 590x speedup compared to state-of-the-art models, with better simulation quality.
Proposes a new simulator for complex arrival processes.
problem Modeling and simulating complex arrival processes with non-stationary and multi-dimensional rates.
method Integrates Monte Carlo and GANs to model a broad class of arrival processes.
result Consistent and efficient estimation of the simulator using Wasserstein distance.
ACE improves GBI for simulators by approximating cost functions, making inference more efficient.
problem Inference for misspecified simulators is overly restrictive.
method Amortized cost estimation (ACE) for Generalized Bayesian Inference (GBI).
result ACE provides accurate cost predictions and more efficient inference.
New method improves sample-efficiency in neural posterior estimation using simulator gradients.
problem High-fidelity posterior estimation with complex physical simulations is time-consuming.
method Neural Posterior Estimation (NPE) with differentiable simulators and gradient information.
result Improves sample-efficiency in posterior density estimation.
Simulates risk-neutral markets using neural spline flows.
problem Creating realistic risk-neutral market simulations.
method Developed a low-dimensional martingale representation and used neural spline flows for sampling.
result The calibrated simulator is closest to historical data with respect to Kullback-Leibler divergence.
Generative Adversarial Networks simulate elevator group control without extensive data.
problem Lack of historical real-world data for system testing.
method Used GANs to generate simulation data for a multi-car elevator system.
result GANs can be used as substitutes for expensive simulation runs, but fine-tuning is needed.
Enhances SBI accuracy with multilevel Monte Carlo for expensive simulators.
problem Limited accuracy in SBI due to expensive simulators.
method Multilevel Monte Carlo techniques for cost-effective SBI.
result Significant enhancement in SBI accuracy with fixed computational budget.
Bayesian neural networks improve simulation-based inference with limited data.
problem Inaccurate inference in data-poor regimes with limited or expensive simulations.
method Bayesian neural networks for posterior approximation, accounting for computational uncertainty.
result Bayesian neural networks produce well-calibrated posteriors with few simulations.
Improved nested simulation for financial risk measurement.
problem Efficiently estimating nested risk measures in financial engineering.
method Reusing inner simulation outputs to improve efficiency and accuracy.
result The proposed approach outperforms standard nested simulation and regression methods.
The paper develops a new simulation technique for estimating conditional expectations in financial models.
problem Estimating conditional expectations in financial models with expensive simulation of endogenous variables.
method Introduces a hierarchical simulation scheme with oversimplified defaults to address variance issues.
result The hierarchical simulation technique significantly improves the success of neural net regression for conditional expectation estimation.
Study proposes a new approach for deep hedging using artificial market simulations.
problem Challenges in selecting the best model for underlying asset simulations in deep hedging.
method Proposes artificial market simulations to replicate financial market stylized facts.
result Achieves similar performance to traditional approaches without mathematical finance models.
Improved inference efficiency for complex simulations.
problem Challenges in performing inference under resource-intensive stochastic simulators.
method Active sequential neural posterior estimation (ASNPE) integrating active learning into posterior estimation.
result Improved sample efficiency with low computational overhead.
Simulation workflow is a top-level model for the design and control of simulation process. It connects multiple simulation components with time and interaction restrictions to form a complete simulation system. Before the construction and evaluation of the component models, the validation of upper-layer simulation work…
Method improves simulation accuracy by mitigating distribution shift in hybrid systems.
problem Mitigating distribution shift in machine-learning augmented hybrid simulation.
method Tangent-space regularized estimator to control distribution shift.
result Marked improvements in simulation accuracy, especially for systems with high distribution shift.
New simulation model predicts financial market dynamics with high accuracy.
problem Extreme difficulty in financial market projections due to human behavioural complexity.
method Agent-based modeling with a hierarchical knowledge architecture to simulate diverse human groups.
result Simulator achieves 13.29% deviation in crisis scenarios and lower mean square error under normal conditions.
New emulator bridges simulators using conditional optimal transport.
problem Bridging simulators with minimal distortion.
method Flow-based approach to learn likelihood transport, COT-FM for optimal matching.
result Emulator accurately captures full correction between simulators.
New method uses low-fidelity simulations to efficiently infer parameters of high-fidelity models.
problem Challenges in inferring parameters of computationally expensive high-fidelity models.
method Multifidelity simulation-based inference using transfer learning and adaptive selection of high-fidelity parameters.
result Significant reduction in the number of high-fidelity simulations required for inference.
Moate Simulation improves accuracy and speed of financial derivative pricing.
problem Efficiently pricing financial derivatives with high accuracy.
method Discrete time simulation of probability distributions using Moate Simulation.
result Moate Simulation provides highly accurate distributions for financial derivatives pricing.
Study shows current simulations are insufficient for optimal neural network training in cosmology.
problem Insufficient training data for neural networks in cosmological inference.
method Empirical neural scaling law and Cramer-Rao bound to forecast training simulations needed.
result Current simulation suites do not provide sufficient training data for optimal neural network performance.
Optimize black-box simulators with local generative models.
problem Optimizing non-differentiable, stochastic simulators with intractable likelihoods.
method Differentiable local surrogate models based on deep generative models.
result Local surrogates enable gradient-based optimization, faster than baseline methods.
Improved flow-based inference speeds up and boosts accuracy for complex simulations.
problem Challenging inverse problems in astronomy, such as modeling strong gravitational lens systems.
method Refines flow-based generative models with simulator feedback for posterior inference.
result Improves accuracy by 53% and speeds up inference by up to 67x.
G-Sim uses LLMs to build reliable simulators for complex systems.
problem Building robust simulators for critical domains like healthcare and logistics is challenging.
method Hybrid framework combining LLM-driven structural design and empirical calibration.
result G-Sim produces reliable, causally-informed simulators that handle non-differentiable and stochastic simulators.
The paper proposes a framework to calibrate multi-agent simulation models from output series using Bayesian optimization.
problem Calibrating multi-agent simulation models from observable output series.
method Novel eligibility set concept, two-sample Kolmogorov-Smirnov test with Bonferroni correction, Bayesian optimization (BO), and trust-region BO (TuRBO).
result Demonstrated the efficiency of the proposed framework using numerical experiments.
Study uses RL to simulate realistic market behavior.
problem Traditional market simulators lack realistic dynamic behavior.
method Agent-based simulation with reinforcement learning agents.
result RL agents simulate realistic stylized facts and market behavior.
In the applications related to airborne radars, simulation has always played an important role. This is mainly because of the two fold reason of the unavailability of desired data and the difficulty associated with the collection of data under controlled environment. A simple example will be regarding the collection of…
MarS simulates financial markets using generative models.
problem Simulating realistic financial market effects.
method Order-level generative foundation model (LMM) for realistic, interactive, and controllable order generation.
result Strong scalability and robust realism in MarS.
This paper tackles non-identifiability in financial market simulations using multivariate time series data.
problem Non-identifiability issue in social simulation models, leading to indistinguishable simulated time series data.
method Proposes a maximization-based aggregation function to form a new calibration objective function using multiple time series features.
result Significant improvements in alleviating non-identifiability and achieving higher simulation fidelity.