New method finds failures in high-fidelity simulators with fewer steps.
problem Finding failures in high-fidelity simulators is expensive and impractical.
method Adaptive stress testing with backward algorithm adaptation from low-fidelity to high-fidelity.
result Significantly fewer high-fidelity simulation steps needed to find failures.
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.
In this article, we consider a stochastic numerical simulator to assess the impact of some factors on a phenomenon. The simulator is seen as a black box with inputs and outputs. The quality of a simulation, hereafter referred to as fidelity, is assumed to be tunable by means of an additional input of the simulator (e.g…
Enhances inverse design optimization with machine learning and reduced fidelity simulations.
problem Limited compute resources in inverse design optimization.
method Synergy of multi-fidelity simulations, machine learning, and search space reduction.
result Significant computational resource savings and improved optimization performance.
Efficiently predicts high-fidelity PDE solutions using multi-fidelity Gaussian processes.
problem Expensive high-fidelity solutions for PDEs on discretized domains.
method Multi-Fidelity High-Order Gaussian Process (MFHoGP) that integrates multi-fidelity examples and scales to large numbers of outputs.
result Significantly reduces the cost of high-fidelity PDE solutions through efficient Gaussian process modeling.
This paper presents a method to efficiently estimate rare event probabilities using a combination of high and low-fidelity models.
problem Estimating the probability of failure for complex systems using high-fidelity models is expensive and inaccurate for rare events.
method The paper introduces a multi-fidelity surrogate modeling strategy using active learning and subset simulation to merge high and low-fidelity models.
result The method significantly reduces computational cost while maintaining high accuracy in estimating rare event probabilities.
Inertial confinement fusion (ICF) experiments are designed using computer simulations that are approximations of reality, and therefore must be calibrated to accurately predict experimental observations. In this work, we propose a novel nonlinear technique for calibrating from simulations to experiments, or from low fi…
FNO model predicts GCS pressure fields with 81% less data, even with limited high-fidelity data.
problem Accurate prediction of complex physical behaviors in large-scale 3D geological carbon storage problems with limited data.
method Multi-fidelity Fourier Neural Operator (FNO) for efficient training with multi-fidelity datasets.
result Multi-fidelity FNO model predicts pressure fields with reasonable accuracy even with limited high-fidelity data.
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.
High-fidelity quantum simulations demonstrated on short-coherence hardware.
problem Short coherence times limit the depth of quantum algorithms.
method Fixed State Variational Fast Forwarding (fsVFF) algorithm.
result Simulations of 600 time steps possible, 150x longer than previous methods.
The study optimizes wind farm yaw control using Gaussian process regression and high-fidelity simulations.
problem Improving yaw control inputs for maximum power production in wind farms.
method Gaussian process regression and modifier adaptation scheme based on high-fidelity simulation data.
result Both modifier adaptation and Bayesian optimization improve power production with smaller yaw misalignments.
Maximal Rate of Stepwise Uncertainty Reduction selects simulations to reduce uncertainty efficiently.
problem Efficiently estimating quantities of interest from multi-fidelity simulations.
method Bayesian sequential strategy that maximizes the ratio of expected uncertainty reduction to simulation cost.
result MR-SUR strategy unifies and provides principled approaches to develop new methods.
Scout-Nd optimizes parameters of stochastic simulators efficiently.
problem Optimizing parameters of stochastic, computationally expensive simulators.
method Scout-Nd algorithm, reducing gradient noise, multi-fidelity schemes.
result Demonstrates better performance compared to existing methods.
Managers of US National Forests must decide what policy to apply for dealing with lightning-caused wildfires. Conflicts among stakeholders (e.g., timber companies, home owners, and wildlife biologists) have often led to spirited political debates and even violent eco-terrorism. One way to transform these conflicts into…
Researchers develop methods to reduce simulation costs for cardiovascular modeling.
problem High computational cost of high-fidelity simulations in cardiovascular modeling.
method Use low-fidelity approximations, neural networks, and normalizing flows to construct surrogates.
result Validated methods reduce computational cost while maintaining accuracy.
Multi-fidelity Gaussian process is a common approach to address the extensive computationally demanding algorithms such as optimization, calibration and uncertainty quantification. Adaptive sampling for multi-fidelity Gaussian process is a changing task due to the fact that not only we seek to estimate the next samplin…
New method tackles constrained optimization in multi-fidelity Bayesian optimization.
problem Efficiently identifying feasible regions in constrained optimization problems.
method Proposes CMFBO method with novel acquisition functions.
result Demonstrates effectiveness on synthetic problems and real-world ICF and joint design problems.
New approach uses low-fidelity data to train ML models efficiently.
problem Training ML models with scarce high-fidelity data leads to high variance and poor generalization.
method Multifidelity linear regression using approximate control variates.
result Multifidelity training achieves similar accuracy with reduced high-fidelity data.
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.
Novel hybrid modeling combines ML and physics for real-time diagnosis.
problem Real-time diagnosis of complex systems.
method Combines machine learning and physics-based models to create reduced-order models.
result Generated models are two orders of magnitude simpler, improving efficiency.
GAR generalizes autoregression for efficient multi-fidelity fusion.
problem Efficiently combining low-fidelity and high-fidelity simulation results.
method Generalized autoregression (GAR) using tensor formulation and latent features.
result GAR outperforms state-of-the-art methods with a large margin in RMSE.
In this paper, we present a new nonintrusive reduced basis method when a cheap low-fidelity model and expensive high-fidelity model are available. The method relies on proper orthogonal decomposition (POD) to generate the high-fidelity reduced basis and a shallow multilayer perceptron to learn the high-fidelity reduced…
Computational simulations with different fidelity have been widely used in engineering design. A high-fidelity (HF) model is generally more accurate but also more time-consuming than an low-fidelity (LF) model. To take advantages of both HF and LF models, multi-fidelity surrogate models that aim to integrate informatio…
Improved accuracy in dynamic response variation analysis using multi-fidelity data fusion.
problem Inefficient characterization of dynamic response variation due to limited high-fidelity data.
method Composite Neural Network fusion approach for multi-level, heterogeneous datasets.
result Improved accuracy in frequency response variation characterization.
We apply numerical methods in combination with finite-difference-time-domain (FDTD) simulations to optimize transmission properties of plasmonic mirror color filters using a multi-objective figure of merit over a five-dimensional parameter space by utilizing novel multi-fidelity Gaussian processes approach. We compare …
The objective for this work is to develop a data-driven proxy to high-fidelity numerical flow simulations using digital images. The proposed model can capture the flow field and permeability in a large verity of digital porous media based on solid grain geometry and pore size distribution by detailed analyses of the lo…
Accurate forward modeling is important for solving inverse problems. An inaccurate wave-equation simulation, as a forward operator, will offset the results obtained via inversion. In this work, we consider the case where we deal with incomplete physics. One proxy of incomplete physics is an inaccurate discretization of…
A new MCMC method combines low and high-fidelity models to reduce computation.
problem Inefficient computation of expensive target densities in scientific applications.
method Pseudo-marginal MCMC approach using a telescoping series of low-fidelity models.
result Asymptotically exact multi-fidelity MCMC algorithms for reduced computational cost.
Probabilistic SR method speeds up high-fidelity simulations with reliable uncertainty estimates.
problem Lack of reliable uncertainty quantification in deep-learning based SR methods.
method Statistical Finite Element Method and energy-based generative modeling.
result Efficient high-resolution predictions with inherent uncertainty estimates.
Active learning reduces simulation needs for high-fidelity mobility maps.
problem Efficiently training machine learning classifiers for high-fidelity mobility maps.
method Active learning based on PAC learning theory to reduce simulation needs.
result Our sampling algorithm trains neural networks with higher accuracy using less than half the number of simulations.
New method optimizes aircraft design with reduced computation using multi-fidelity models.
problem Efficiently solve complex aircraft design problems with limited computational resources.
method Proposes novel multi-fidelity selection strategies that consider both objective and constraint information.
result Shows 86% to 200% more constraint compliant solutions with a limited budget. MF-GLaM models improve stochastic simulator emulation with multifidelity data.
problem Challenging to emulate stochastic simulators' full conditional probability distribution.
method Proposes MF-GLaMs to efficiently emulate HF stochastic simulators using LF data.
result MF-GLaMs achieve improved accuracy or comparable performance at reduced cost.
Enhances Gaussian process regression with multi-fidelity models and active subspaces for high-dimensional problems.
problem Data scarcity and high-dimensional input spaces with low intrinsic dimensionality.
method Employ Gaussian processes in a Bayesian setting, augmenting with low-fidelity models, and exploiting active subspaces.
result Improves model accuracy through multi-fidelity Gaussian process regression with active subspaces.
How can we efficiently gather information to optimize an unknown function, when presented with multiple, mutually dependent information sources with different costs? For example, when optimizing a robotic system, intelligently trading off computer simulations and real robot testings can lead to significant savings. Exi…
Simplifies inference for simulators with or without tractable likelihoods.
problem Inference for models with intractable likelihoods.
method Amortized simulation-based frequentist inference.
result Valid confidence sets for parameter inference.
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.
A new method uses multifidelity Gaussian process regression to solve nonlinear PDEs.
problem Efficiently solving nonlinear PDEs using kernel methods.
method Proposes a kernel learning approach based on cokriging for multifidelity simulations.
result Demonstrates improved performance on the Burgers' equation.
This work combines autoencoder transfer learning with MSCP for accurate aerodynamic predictions.
problem Data scarcity in aerodynamic modeling limits the use of high-fidelity simulations.
method Autoencoder-based transfer learning with MSCP for uncertainty-aware data fusion.
result The model achieves high accuracy with minimal high-fidelity training data and robust uncertainty bands.
Due to their high degree of expressiveness, neural networks have recently been used as surrogate models for mapping inputs of an engineering system to outputs of interest. Once trained, neural networks are computationally inexpensive to evaluate and remove the need for repeated evaluations of computationally expensive …
Machine learning techniques typically rely on large datasets to create accurate classifiers. However, there are situations when data is scarce and expensive to acquire. This is the case of studies that rely on state-of-the-art computational models which typically take days to run, thus hindering the potential of machin…
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.
To realize efficient computational fluid dynamics (CFD) prediction of two-phase flow, a multi-scale framework was proposed in this paper by applying a physics-guided data-driven approach. Instrumental to this framework, Feature Similarity Measurement (FSM) technique was developed for error estimation in two-phase flow …
DeepONet models system discrepancies with low data.
problem Modeling complex systems with limited data.
method Bi-fidelity modeling using DeepONet for uncertain and partially unknown systems.
result DeepONet effectively models complex systems with parametric uncertainty and partial unknownness.
Generative AI improves surrogate models by blending LF and HF data.
problem Data scarcity between high-fidelity and low-fidelity simulations.
method Probabilistic multi-fidelity surrogate framework using generative transfer learning.
result The model achieves HF accuracy with fewer HF evaluations.
This paper presents a physics-based data-driven method to learn predictive reduced-order models (ROMs) from high-fidelity simulations, and illustrates it in the challenging context of a single-injector combustion process. The method combines the perspectives of model reduction and machine learning. Model reduction brin…
New method for reliability analysis using multi-fidelity models.
problem Reliability analysis of complex systems with high computational costs.
method Adaptive Multi-fidelity Gaussian Process for Reliability Analysis (AMGPRA) with collective learning function (CLF).
result AMGPRA achieves similar or higher accuracy with reduced computational costs compared to state-of-the-art methods.
We present a novel approximate graph matching algorithm that incorporates seeded data into the graph matching paradigm. Our Joint Optimization of Fidelity and Commensurability (JOFC) algorithm embeds two graphs into a common Euclidean space where the matching inference task can be performed. Through real and simulated …
This paper provides a quantitative method for estimating the risk associated with candidate transportation technology, before it is developed and deployed. The proposed solution extends previous methods that rely exclusively on low-fidelity human-in-the-loop experimental data, or high-fidelity traffic data, by adopting…