Deep neural networks improve chemical reactor control using MPC.
problem Improving control of chemical reactors with neural networks.
method Training neural networks on model predictive control (MPC) for reactor control.
result Neural network can mimic MPC control inputs while maintaining constraints.
Paper presents a deep learning framework for faster, more accurate nuclear reactor power prediction.
problem Inaccurate and inefficient modeling of nuclear reactor transients.
method Hybrid digital twin-focused multi-stage deep learning framework using feed-forward neural networks.
result Achieved remarkable accuracy (96% classification, 2.3% MAPE) with noise-enhanced simulated data.
Study on AI-driven modeling for high burnup accident-tolerant fuels in SMRs.
problem Design and optimization of high burnup accident-tolerant fuels for SMRs.
method Artificial intelligence and multi-scale modeling (neutronics, thermal hydraulics, fuel performance).
result Demonstrated the effectiveness of AI in modeling and optimizing SMR fuels.
Safe offline RL for chemical reactors using input convex neural networks.
problem Safe control of exothermic polymerization reactors using historical data.
method Gymnasium-compatible simulation, behaviour cloning, implicit Q-learning, input convex neural networks (PICNNs).
result Offline RL with convex action correction outperforms traditional control approaches.
Bayesian optimization helps learn optimal controls for nuclear fusion reactions.
problem Learning optimal controls for nuclear fusion reactions to prolong plasma stability.
method Theoretical Bayesian optimization algorithm to recommend state-action pairs.
result More efficient use of simulator for learning optimal controls.
This paper applies reactor theory to supply chain management.
problem Maintaining optimal item delivery and collection ratios in supply chains.
method Translating neutron transport and diffusion theory to supply chain management, introducing analogy factors and interactors.
result A deterministic model for supply chain optimization.
ANNs predict SAFARI-1 neutron fluxes with uncertainties.
problem Uncertainty quantification in ANN predictions for SAFARI-1.
method Deep Neural Networks (DNNs) with Monte Carlo Dropout (MCD) and Bayesian Neural Networks (BNN VI) for uncertainty quantification.
result Uncertainty bands envelop noisy measurement data points, indicating good prediction and generalization.
Paper tackles robust prediction of nuclear reactor materials under scarce data.
problem Challenges of data scarcity and uncertainty in nuclear reactor design.
method Meta-learning approach informed by uncertainty and prior knowledge.
result Achieves superior performance in rupture life prediction.
Combines Gaussian processes and polynomial chaos for stochastic control.
problem Uncertainties in dynamic models lead to performance issues in predictive control.
method Combines Gaussian processes with polynomial chaos expansions to estimate probability distributions of nonlinear functions.
result Demonstrates accurate approximation and closed-loop performance in stochastic nonlinear model predictive control.
RAD estimates gradients with less memory, faster than small batch sizes.
problem Training deep models with stochastic gradient descent requires exact gradients, but they are not needed.
method Developed a framework for randomized automatic differentiation (RAD) to compute unbiased gradient estimates with reduced memory.
result RAD converges in fewer iterations than using a small batch size for feedforward networks and similar number for recurrent networks.
In this paper, we take the first steps towards a novel unified framework for the analysis of perturbations in both the Time and Frequency domains. The identification of type and source of such perturbations is fundamental for monitoring reactor cores and guarantee safety while running at nominal conditions. A 3D Convol…
Study uses deep reinforcement learning for real-time control of nuclear microreactors, achieving similar or superior performance to traditional PID controllers.
problem Minimizing operating costs of nuclear microreactors through autonomous control, especially in load-following scenarios.
method Application of deep reinforcement learning (RL) for real-time drum control in microreactors, using point kinetics model with thermal and xenon feedback.
result Deep reinforcement learning controllers, including single- and multi-agent RL frameworks, can achieve similar or superior load-following performance to traditional PID control across various scenarios.
Paper uses autoencoders for efficient reduced-order modeling of eigenvalue problems.
problem Efficiently modeling eigenvalue problems in high dimensions.
method Autoencoder-based reduced-order modeling for eigenvalue problems.
result Autoencoder-based models outperform standard POD-Galerkin methods in neutron diffusion applications.
BODE enhances deep neural network predictions and uncertainty quantification in safety modeling.
problem Uncertainty in deep neural network predictions for safety-critical applications.
method Bayesian optimization combined with deep ensembles (BODE).
result BODE reduces total uncertainty by over 30% compared to a manually tuned baseline ensemble.
Quantum computing improves fault diagnosis in industrial processes.
problem Fault detection and diagnosis in industrial process systems.
method Integrates quantum computing and deep learning to extract features and diagnose faults.
result Quantum-assisted deep learning achieves high fault detection rates (79.2% and 99.39%).
AI advances impact asset management, offering new decision-making capabilities.
problem AI's impact on asset management and potential disruption.
method Analyzing how AI capabilities (reading, reasoning, decision-making) can be applied to asset management.
result AI can revolutionize asset management, but risks vary by fund type.
NDS learns dynamical models with prior knowledge, improving accuracy and efficiency.
problem Learning accurate dynamical models with limited data and varying dynamics.
method Neural Dynamical Systems (NDS) integrates prior knowledge in ODEs with neural networks to estimate parameters and predict states.
result NDS achieves higher accuracy and uses fewer samples compared to other methods.
Neural surrogates speed up 5D gyrokinetic simulations of plasma turbulence.
problem Expensive numerical simulations of plasma turbulence hinder fusion reactor design.
method Trained a hierarchical vision transformer in 5D to predict plasma quantities faster.
result Neural surrogates predict plasma quantities two orders of magnitude faster than numerical codes.
HOFLON automates process start-ups and grade-changes using offline RL and online optimization.
problem Manual operation of start-ups and grade-changes by experts is declining, leaving plant owners without the necessary tacit know-how.
method HOFLON combines offline RL to learn a latent manifold and long-horizon Q-critic, and online optimization to maximize Q-critic while penalizing deviations and excessive variable changes.
result HOFLON outperforms standard offline RL in industrial case studies, delivering better cumulative rewards than historical data.
SNAPO optimizes policies for complex sequential decisions using differentiable simulation.
problem Optimizing policies for high-dimensional, sequential decisions under uncertainty.
method Embeds neural policy in a differentiable simulator, computes gradients efficiently.
result Produces sensitivities at a cost proportional to one reverse pass, regardless of sensitivity count.
A method for quickly determining deployment schedules that meet a given fuel cycle demand is presented here. This algorithm is fast enough to perform in situ within low-fidelity fuel cycle simulators. It uses Gaussian process regression models to predict the production curve as a function of time and the number of depl…
Deep learning compares turbulence models in plasma physics.
problem Predicting edge plasma turbulence in magnetic fusion reactors.
method Physics-informed deep learning framework for comparing two-fluid and gyrokinetic models.
result Good overall agreement between two-fluid theory and gyrokinetic models in turbulent field fluctuations.
The understanding of complex systems has become a central issue because complex systems exist in a wide range of scientific disciplines. Time series are typical experimental results we have about complex systems. In the analysis of such time series, stationary situations have been extensively studied and correlations h…
Paper tackles adapting multiple domains to a target domain using distillation and dictionary learning.
problem Adapting multiple heterogeneous labeled source domains to an unlabeled target domain.
method Combines Multi-Source Domain Adaptation and Dataset Distillation with Dataset Dictionary Learning.
result Achieves state-of-the-art adaptation performance even with minimal labeled data.
RAMBO optimizes multi-regime problems by discovering and modeling distinct energy basins.
problem Multi-regime problems in molecular conformation and drug discovery.
method Dirichlet Process Mixture of Gaussian Processes with adaptive hyperparameters and concentration parameters.
result Consistent improvements over state-of-the-art on multi-regime objectives.
Bayesian optimization speeds up bioprocess development across scales.
problem Costly and complex bioprocess development across scales and biocatalyst selection.
method Multi-fidelity batch Bayesian optimization framework integrating Gaussian Processes and mixed-variable optimization.
result Reduction in experimental costs and increased yield in bioprocess optimization.
New BO methods exploit parallel experiments, reducing search time and improving solution quality.
problem Limitation of Bayesian optimization in exploiting parallel experiments.
method Propose new parallel BO paradigms that exploit the structure of the system to partition the design space.
result Significantly reduce search time and increase probability of finding global solutions.
Polynomial chaos expansions on Grassmannian submanifolds for high-dimensional stochastic systems.
problem Uncertainty quantification in high-dimensional stochastic systems.
method Principal Geodesic Analysis on the Grassmann manifold, adaptive algorithm for local submanifolds, polynomial chaos expansion.
result Efficient surrogate modeling of system behavior across different parameter spaces.
Local PCA detects intrinsic parameterization of complex thermo-chemical state-spaces.
problem Detecting intrinsic parameterization of complex thermo-chemical state-spaces.
method Local PCA applied to local clusters of data.
result Local PCA finds meaningful parameterization linked to local stoichiometry, reaction progress, and soot formation processes.
GyroSwin models plasma turbulence with neural nets, reducing costs and capturing neglected nonlinearities.
problem Understanding plasma turbulence in fusion reactors, which impairs confinement and limits reactor design.
method Introduces GyroSwin, a scalable 5D neural surrogate that approximates 5D nonlinear gyrokinetic simulations.
result GyroSwin outperforms reduced models in heat flux prediction and captures turbulent energy cascade.
New method learns low-dimensional models for systems with non-polynomial terms.
problem Modeling systems with non-polynomial nonlinear terms that are spatially local and given in analytic form.
method Non-intrusive model reduction method that learns operators for linear and polynomially nonlinear dynamics via a least-squares problem incorporating given non-polynomial terms.
result Comparable accuracy to intrusive methods that require full knowledge of governing equations.
Natural Language Processing models help encode categorical process inputs.
problem Encoding categorical variables in industrial process modeling.
method Using NLP models for categorical variable encoding, combined with dimensionality reduction.
result Meaningful embeddings of categorical variables improve feature importance.
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.
In computer chip manufacturing, the study of etch patterns on silicon wafers, or metrology, occurs on the nano-scale and is therefore subject to large variation from small, yet significant, perturbations in the manufacturing environment. An enormous amount of information can be gathered from a single etch process, a se…
Novel method for efficient optimization of noisy, expensive hybrid models.
problem Efficient optimization of hybrid models with noisy observations and constraints.
method Constrained Upper Quantile Bound (CUQB) method exploiting composite structure.
result Significantly improved sampling efficiency and theoretical guarantees.
In the first section, this report analyses Nuclear Power Plants (NPPs) in the context of megaprojects, explaining why they are often delivered over budget and late. In the second section, the report discusses how Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) might address these issues. Megaprojects are extremely risky and often implem…
Compact models for methane/air combustion reduce complexity without sacrificing accuracy.
problem Creating accurate, computationally efficient models for methane combustion.
method Data-oriented three-step methodology: 1) Remove non-essential species, 2) Numerically optimize to key species profiles, 3) Machine learning to refine parameters.
result Produced 19 and 15 species compact models that outperform current state-of-the-art models in accuracy and range of conditions.
New ML methods improve physical system understanding by quantifying uncertainty across diverse regimes.
problem Capturing multi-regime physical systems with standard ML techniques.
method Coverage-oriented uncertainty quantification (UQ) methods.
result Coverage-oriented UQ models deliver physically consistent uncertainty estimates.
Modern automation systems rely on closed loop control, wherein a controller interacts with a controlled process, based on observations. These systems are increasingly complex, yet most controllers are linear Proportional-Integral-Derivative (PID) controllers. PID controllers perform well on linear and near-linear syste…
Derives optimal control conditions using calculus of variations.
problem Optimizing Markov control in stochastic control problems.
method Calculus of variations approach to derive necessary conditions.
result Solves the Merton portfolio optimization problem.
Framework simplifies vision-based control and goal discovery.
problem Learning proportional control from visual data.
method Introduces NewtonianVAE for proportional control and goal discovery.
result Dramatic simplification and acceleration of vision-based controllers.
This work tackles force control for contact-rich manipulation tasks with rigid robots using RL.
problem Challenges in working with real robotic hardware, especially position-controlled robots.
method Combines RL with traditional force control techniques, implementing parallel position/force control and admittance control.
result Validated methods on both simulation and real robot (UR3 e-series) for force control.
Paper studies constrained control games with a novel approximation method.
problem Games with constrained control directions.
method Approximation procedure based on L1-stability estimates and almost sure convergence. result Existence of game's value and optimal strategy for the stopper.
RL applied to TCLs for power consumption control.
problem Optimizing power consumption using TCLs with RL.
method Modelica-based reinforcement learning (Q-learning) for stochastic TCLs.
result Q-learning parameters affect controller performance.
A framework integrates machine learning with robust control for safer, more reliable systems.
problem Combining machine learning with robust control for systems with stringent safety and reliability requirements.
method Integrates Gaussian Process Regression and state-of-the-art robust controller synthesis within a framework that provides rigorous guarantees.
result Demonstrated improved performance with more data while maintaining rigorous guarantees.
Paper uses deep reinforcement learning for better control of rocket engines during start-up phases.
problem Lack of optimal control during transient phases of liquid rocket engines.
method Deep reinforcement learning approach for optimal control of a gas-generator engine's continuous start-up phase.
result Deep reinforcement learning controller achieves highest performance and minimal computational effort.
Neural ODEs control graph dynamics with low energy feedback.
problem Controlling complex dynamical systems on graphs.
method Neural Ordinary Differential Equation Control (NODEC) framework.
result NODEC learns low-energy control signals for graph dynamical systems.
Just as an explicit parameterisation of system dynamics by state, i.e., a choice of coordinates, can impede the identification of general structure, so it is too with an explicit parameterisation of system dynamics by control. However, such explicit and fixed parameterisation by control is commonplace in control theory…