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We show how to adjust the parameters of a thermodynamic computer by gradient descent in order to perform a desired computation at a specified observation time. Within a digital simulation of a thermodynamic computer, training proceeds by…
Within the framework of building energy assessment, this article proposes to use a derivative based sensitivity analysis of heat transfer models in a building envelope. Two, global and local, estimators are obtained at low computational…
We propose a new gradient descent algorithm with added stochastic terms for finding the global optimizers of nonconvex optimization problems. A key component in the algorithm is the adaptive tuning of the randomness based on the value of…
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We present a novel algorithm explicitly tailored to estimate motion from time series of 3D images of concrete. Such volumetric images are usually acquired by Computed Tomography and can contain for example in situ tests, or more complex…
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Reducing the intensity of wind excitation via aerodynamic shape modification is a major strategy to mitigate the reaction forces on supertall buildings, reduce construction and maintenance costs, and improve the comfort of future occupants.…
Machine learning and wireless communication technologies are jointly facilitating an intelligent edge, where federated edge learning (FEEL) is a promising training framework. As wireless devices involved in FEEL are resource limited in…
The inference of the absorption configuration of an existing room solely using acoustic signals can be challenging. This research presents two methods for estimating the room dimensions and frequency-dependent absorption coefficients using…
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This study demonstrates how the adjoint-based framework traditionally used to compute gradients in PDE optimization problems can be extended to handle general constraints on the state variables. This is accomplished by constructing a…
Adjoint methods have been the pillar of gradient-based optimization for decades. They enable the accurate computation of a gradient (sensitivity) of a quantity of interest with respect to all system's parameters in one calculation. When the…
An evolutionary multi-objective aerodynamic design optimization method using the computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations incorporating deep neural network (DNN) to reduce the required computational time is proposed. In this approach,…