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48 results for Gaussian surrogates

Bayesian surrogate models reduce uncertainty in high-dimensional design optimisation problems.

problem Uncertainty in high-dimensional inputs for complex computational models.
method Variational Bayesian inference for constructing statistical surrogates with Gaussian process priors and KL divergence for approximation.
result The RDVGP surrogate provides accurate and versatile approximations for robust structural optimisation.

BITS for GAPS uses Bayesian methods to improve surrogate model accuracy in complex systems.

problem Improving surrogate model accuracy in complex physical systems with uncertainty.
method Bayesian Information-Theoretic Sampling for hierarchical Gaussian Process Surrogates.
result Increased expected information gain and predictive accuracy by targeting high-uncertainty regions.

Deep Gaussian Processes improve likelihood-free inference for complex distributions.

problem Limited flexibility of Bayesian Optimization with GPs for multimodal distributions.
method Proposes Deep Gaussian Processes (DGPs) as a surrogate model for likelihood-free inference.
result DGPs outperform GPs on multimodal distributions while maintaining comparable performance on unimodal cases.

The paper compares multi-fidelity methods for Gaussian process surrogates in physics.

problem Limited availability of data due to expensive simulations.
method Extending non-linear autoregressive methods to multi-fidelity models and incorporating delay terms.
result Multi-fidelity methods generally have smaller prediction error for the same computational cost.

DeepICMGP surrogate models multiple outputs efficiently.

problem Challenges in modeling dependencies between multiple outputs using traditional multi-output GPs.
method Introduces hierarchical coregionalization structures across layers in DGPs.
result Demonstrates competitive performance and active learning strategies.

Adapts Gaussian process surrogate evaluation with conformal prediction for better coverage guarantees.

problem Uncertainty quantification and model specification issues in Gaussian process surrogate models.
method Adaptive cross-conformal prediction intervals using posterior standard deviation weighting.
result Conformal prediction intervals provide significant correlation with surrogate model error and frequentist coverage guarantees.

Bayesian framework predicts aerodynamic uncertainty from sparse measurements.

problem Calibrating aerodynamic models with sparse and uncertain measurements.
method Bayesian latent Gaussian process for surrogate model calibration.
result Calibrated surrogate model accurately predicts aerodynamic uncertainty.

Generative Bayesian Computation improves surrogates for expensive simulations.

problem Limitations of Gaussian process surrogates in handling complex, non-stationary data.
method Generative Bayesian Computation via Implicit Quantile Networks (IQNs).
result Generative Bayesian Computation outperforms traditional Gaussian process methods across various benchmarks.

This work improves surrogate models using low-fidelity data to enhance accuracy and efficiency.

problem Limited training data makes high-fidelity models unreliable.
method Uses low-fidelity data to augment input space and condition high-fidelity models.
result Increased predictive accuracy and reduced computational cost compared to existing methods.

A new error bound improves safety in Bayesian optimization.

problem Ensuring safety in Bayesian optimization with probabilistic models.
method Introducing a novel error bound using Wiener kernel regression for Gaussian processes and noise.
result The new error bound provides larger safety regions than previous methods.

The paper proposes a method to model non-smooth functions using clustering, classification, and Gaussian process modeling.

problem Modeling discontinuities and non-smoothness in expensive computational models.
method Three-stage approach combining clustering, classification, and Gaussian process modeling.
result The approach successfully models discontinuities and non-smoothness in various functions.

We present an adaptive approach to the construction of Gaussian process surrogates for Bayesian inference with expensive-to-evaluate forward models. Our method relies on the fully Bayesian approach to training Gaussian process models and utilizes the expected improvement idea from Bayesian global optimization. We adapt…

2018-09-27abs ↗pdf ↗

Bayesian deep learning improves building energy simulation accuracy.

problem Uncertainty in surrogate models for building energy performance.
method Training dropout neural networks and stochastic variational Gaussian Processes.
result Surrogate models reduce errors by up to 30% with uncertainty-aware sampling.

Gaussian process regression helps approximate Bayesian inverse problems efficiently.

problem Computational intractability of Bayesian posterior distributions in inverse problems.
method Gaussian process regression to build a surrogate model for the likelihood.
result Error between true and approximate posterior can be bounded by weighted L2L^2-norm error between true and approximate likelihood.

Enhanced Gaussian process models accelerate optimization and posterior approximation.

problem Improving the accuracy and speed of Gaussian process models for optimization and inference.
method Introduces a random exploration step to classical GP-UCB algorithms, facilitating faster convergence.
result New algorithms achieve nearly optimal convergence rates and provide bounds for Hellinger distance.

A new method for incorporating preferences in multi-objective Bayesian optimization.

problem Incorporating preferences in computationally expensive multi-objective optimization problems.
method Building independent surrogate models on each objective function and using Generalised value distribution to approximate the scalarizing function.
result The proposed multi-surrogate approach outperforms the mono-surrogate approach on benchmark and real-world problems.

New algorithm uses machine learning to predict rewards for decision-making problems.

problem Sequential decision-making under uncertainty with scarce online data.
method Machine Learning-Assisted Upper Confidence Bound (MLA-UCB) algorithm.
result Proves to improve cumulative regret even with biased surrogate rewards.

This study proposes an efficient surrogate for Darcy flow inverse problems.

problem Efficiently constructing accurate surrogate models for high-dimensional complex inverse problems.
method Sequential Bayesian design strategy to acquire a locally accurate surrogate model focusing on high-probability regions.
result The proposed method accelerates inversion accuracy and computational speed.

Improved surrogate model for field-valued QoIs using LF and HF simulations.

problem Accurate and efficient modeling of field-valued quantities under uncertain inputs.
method Bifidelity Karhunen-Loève expansion with active learning.
result Consistent improvements in predictive accuracy and sample efficiency.

Bayesian Gaussian process models handle uncertain data locations in PDE approximations.

problem Handling uncertainties in data locations for PDE approximations.
method Bayesian inference of uncertain inputs integrated into Gaussian process predictions.
result Substantial reduction in predictive uncertainties achieved through Bayesian inference.

This paper proposes an ensemble of Gaussian processes for Bayesian optimization.

problem Optimizing expensive black-box functions with limited evaluations.
method An ensemble of Gaussian processes (EGP) for adaptive surrogate modeling, combined with Thompson sampling (TS) for function sampling.
result The proposed EGP-TS method achieves better optimization results than single-GP approaches.

The key idea of Bayesian optimization is replacing an expensive target function with a cheap surrogate model. By selection of an acquisition function for Bayesian optimization, we trade off between exploration and exploitation. The acquisition function typically depends on the mean and the variance of the surrogate mod…

2019-02-19abs ↗pdf ↗

This paper improves parameter estimation in cardiac models using Gaussian process-based MH sampling.

problem Uncertainty in estimating patient-specific model parameters from sparse and noisy clinical data.
method Integrates surrogate modeling into Metropolis-Hastings sampling to improve computational efficiency and accuracy.
result Significant gain in computational efficiency without compromising accuracy, and insights into tissue heterogeneity.

Deep Jump Gaussian Processes model high-dimensional piecewise functions.

problem Modeling high-dimensional piecewise continuous functions with limited accuracy.
method Integrates region-specific locally linear projections with Jump Gaussian Processes (JGP) to capture local low-dimensional subspace structures.
result DJGP achieves superior predictive accuracy and more reliable uncertainty quantification compared to existing methods.

Bayesian optimization (BO) methods often rely on the assumption that the objective function is well-behaved, but in practice, this is seldom true for real-world objectives even if noise-free observations can be collected. Common approaches, which try to model the objective as precisely as possible, often fail to make p…

2019-06-26abs ↗pdf ↗

Engineers widely use Gaussian process regression framework to construct surrogate models aimed to replace computationally expensive physical models while exploring design space. Thanks to Gaussian process properties we can use both samples generated by a high fidelity function (an expensive and accurate representation …

2017-07-12abs ↗pdf ↗

Bayesian optimization with Gaussian processes speeds up searches for stationary points.

problem Accelerating searches for stationary points on potential energy surfaces.
method Unified Bayesian optimization view using Gaussian process regression with derivative observations, inverse-distance kernels, and active learning.
result Surrogates can reduce the number of expensive electronic structure evaluations by an order of magnitude.

Method quantifies sensitivity of reliability analysis to uncertainty sources.

problem Computational expense in reliability analysis of complex models.
method Gaussian process surrogate model, active learning, sensitivity analysis.
result Reduces main source of error in estimating rare event probabilities.

KrigHedge uses Gaussian processes to approximate option Greeks efficiently.

problem Computing option Greeks in complex models is computationally expensive or inexact.
method Gaussian process surrogates trained on noisy option prices, with analytical differentiation for sensitivities.
result The method provides accurate Delta approximations and quantifies hedging loss.

This research develops efficient surrogate models for predicting crack growth in metal structures.

problem Accurately predicting crack growth in metal structures under uncertainty.
method Employing Gaussian Process (GP) regression models for latent variable modeling to create probabilistic surrogate models.
result Surrogate models successfully encode material and load-related uncertainties in stochastic crack growth processes.

For applications as varied as Bayesian neural networks, determinantal point processes, elliptical graphical models, and kernel learning for Gaussian processes (GPs), one must compute a log determinant of an n×nn \times n positive definite matrix, and its derivatives - leading to prohibitive O(n3)\mathcal{O}(n^3) computatio…

2017-11-09abs ↗pdf ↗

Efficiently trains deep Gaussian processes with sparse approximations.

problem High computational complexity in training and inference for DGP models.
method Tensor Markov Gaussian Processes (TMGP) and hierarchical expansion to create DTMGP model.
result DTMGP model achieves superior computational efficiency compared to existing DGP models.

Bayesian optimization uses BNNs as efficient surrogate models for expensive function evaluations.

problem Optimizing expensive objective functions using Gaussian process surrogates.
method Study of Bayesian neural networks (BNNs) as alternatives to standard Gaussian process (GP) surrogates for optimization.
result Infinite-width BNNs are particularly promising, especially in high dimensions.

Novel framework for efficient Gaussian process models with monotonicity constraints.

problem Improving predictive accuracy and reducing uncertainty in high-dimensional problems with monotonicity constraints.
method Virtual point-based framework using regularized linear randomize-then-optimize (RLRTO) and No U-Turn Sampler (NUTS) for efficient sampling.
result Significant improvements in computational efficiency with the RLRTO method and NUTS enhancements.

Improved aircraft structure prediction using derivative-enhanced sparse Cholesky GP method.

problem Accurate real-time prediction of aircraft structure performance.
method Combining derivative data with a modified dynamic sparse Cholesky linear system solver.
result Improved prediction accuracy of aircraft structure performance.