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The implementation of the discrete adjoint method for exponential time differencing (ETD) schemes is considered. This is important for parameter estimation problems that are constrained by stiff time-dependent PDEs when the discretized PDE…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2016-10-11 Kai Rothauge , Eldad Haber , Uri Ascher

In one calculation, adjoint sensitivity analysis provides the gradient of a quantity of interest with respect to all system's parameters. Conventionally, adjoint solvers need to be implemented by differentiating computational models, which…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2024-04-19 Defne E. Ozan , Luca Magri

Likelihood-free (a.k.a. simulation-based) inference problems are inverse problems with expensive, or intractable, forward models. ODE inverse problems are commonly treated as likelihood-free, as their forward map has to be numerically…

Machine Learning · Statistics 2020-07-01 Hans Kersting , Nicholas Krämer , Martin Schiegg , Christian Daniel , Michael Tiemann , Philipp Hennig

In this work, we present an adjoint-based method for discovering the underlying governing partial differential equations (PDEs) given data. The idea is to consider a parameterized PDE in a general form and formulate a PDE-constrained…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2025-09-23 Mohsen Sadr , Tony Tohme , Kamal Youcef-Toumi

The optimization of the latents and parameters of diffusion models with respect to some differentiable metric defined on the output of the model is a challenging and complex problem. The sampling for diffusion models is done by solving…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2025-02-13 Zander W. Blasingame , Chen Liu

This paper provides an analytical methodology to compute the sensitivities with respect to system parameters for any second order hybrid Ordinary Differential Equation (ODE) system. The hybrid ODE system is characterized by discontinuities…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2017-10-13 Sebastien Corner , Corina Sandu , Adrian Sandu

The recent advancements in mathematical modeling of biochemical systems have generated increased interest in sensitivity analysis methodologies. There are two primary approaches for analyzing these mathematical models: the stochastic…

Computation · Statistics 2025-10-14 Kannon Hossain , Roger Sidje , Fahad Mostafa

Stellarators are a promising route to steady-state fusion power. However, to achieve the required confinement, the magnetic geometry must be highly optimized. This optimization requires navigating high-dimensional spaces, often…

Plasma Physics · Physics 2019-09-25 Elizabeth Paul , Ian Abel , Matt Landreman , William Dorland

Calibration of large-scale differential equation models to observational or experimental data is a widespread challenge throughout applied sciences and engineering. A crucial bottleneck in state-of-the art calibration methods is the…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2021-02-23 Jon Cockayne , Andrew B. Duncan

Derivatives of differential equation solutions are commonly for parameter estimation, fitting neural differential equations, and as model diagnostics. However, with a litany of choices and a Cartesian product of potential methods, it can be…

Numerical Analysis · Computer Science 2021-07-21 Yingbo Ma , Vaibhav Dixit , Mike Innes , Xingjian Guo , Christopher Rackauckas

Adjoint field methods are both elegant and efficient for calculating sensitivity information required across a wide range of physics-based inverse problems. Here we provide a unified approach to the derivation of such methods for problems…

Geophysics · Physics 2011-09-20 Alireza Aghasi , Eric L. Miller

A method to calculate the adjoint solution for a large class of partial differential equations is discussed. It differs from the known continuous and discrete adjoint, including automatic differentiation. Thus, it represents an alternative,…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2018-05-08 Julius Reiss , Mathias Lemke , Jörn Sesterhenn

The hierarchical prior used in Latent Gaussian models (LGMs) induces a posterior geometry prone to frustrate inference algorithms. Marginalizing out the latent Gaussian variable using an integrated Laplace approximation removes the…

Computation · Statistics 2023-06-28 Charles C. Margossian

We develop a sensitivity function for the design of electron optics using an adjoint approach based on a form of reciprocity implicit in Hamilton's equations of motion. The sensitivity function, which is computed with a small number of…

Accelerator Physics · Physics 2018-07-24 Thomas M. Antonsen , David Chernin , John Petillo

We propose a general and scalable approximate sampling strategy for probabilistic models with discrete variables. Our approach uses gradients of the likelihood function with respect to its discrete inputs to propose updates in a…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2021-06-08 Will Grathwohl , Kevin Swersky , Milad Hashemi , David Duvenaud , Chris J. Maddison

Ordinary differential equations (ODE's) are widespread models in physics, chemistry and biology. In particular, this mathematical formalism is used for describing the evolution of complex systems and it might consist of high-dimensional…

Statistics Theory · Mathematics 2008-12-22 Nicolas J-B. Brunel

We present a general and automated approach for computing model gradients for PDE solvers built on sparse spectral methods, and implement this capability in the widely used open-source Dedalus framework. We apply reverse-mode automatic…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2026-04-15 Calum S. Skene , Keaton J. Burns

Ordinary differential equations (ODEs) are widely used to describe the time evolution of natural phenomena across various scientific fields. Estimating the parameters of these systems from data is a challenging task, particularly when…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2025-01-23 S. Syafiie , Aries Subiantoro , Vivi Andasari , Fernando Tadeo

In the fields of statistics, machine learning, image science, and related areas, there is an increasing demand for decentralized collection or storage of large-scale datasets, as well as distributed solution methods. To tackle this…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2024-01-17 Bowen Li , Bin Shi

We consider the problem of estimating parameters of stochastic differential equations (SDEs) with discrete-time observations that are either completely or partially observed. The transition density between two observations is generally…

Methodology · Statistics 2015-09-09 Libo Sun , Chihoon Lee , Jennifer A. Hoeting