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In recent years, nonlinear dynamic system identification using artificial neural networks has garnered attention due to its broad potential applications across science and engineering. However, purely data-driven approaches often struggle…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2025-11-06 Fabian J. Roth , Dominik K. Klein , Maximilian Kannapinn , Jan Peters , Oliver Weeger

We present DLKoopman -- a software package for Koopman theory that uses deep learning to learn an encoding of a nonlinear dynamical system into a linear space, while simultaneously learning the linear dynamics. While several previous…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2023-06-26 Sourya Dey , Eric Davis

This paper tackles the data-driven approximation of unknown dynamical systems using Koopman-operator methods. Given a dictionary of functions, these methods approximate the projection of the action of the operator on the finite-dimensional…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-02-28 Masih Haseli , Jorge Cortés

Analyzing the spectral properties of the Koopman operator is crucial for understanding and predicting the behavior of complex stochastic dynamical systems. However, the accuracy of data-driven estimation methods, such as Extended Dynamic…

Dynamical Systems · Mathematics 2025-09-08 Yuanchao Xu , Jing Liu , Zhongwei Shen , Isao Ishikawa

We consider the stabilization of Vlasov--Poisson plasma dynamics, a central control problem in nuclear fusion. Our focus is the gap between what an ideal controller would use and what experiments can actually observe: while optimal policy…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2026-05-07 Xiaofan Xia , Qin Li , Wenlong Mou

Discovering a suitable coordinate transformation for nonlinear systems enables the construction of simpler models, facilitating prediction, control, and optimization for complex nonlinear systems. To that end, Koopman operator theory offers…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2023-08-29 Pawan Goyal , Süleyman Yıldız , Peter Benner

Recurrent neural networks are widely used on time series data, yet such models often ignore the underlying physical structures in such sequences. A new class of physics-based methods related to Koopman theory has been introduced, offering…

Computational Physics · Physics 2020-07-01 Omri Azencot , N. Benjamin Erichson , Vanessa Lin , Michael W. Mahoney

Data-driven neural Koopman operator theory has emerged as a powerful tool for linearizing and controlling nonlinear robotic systems. However, the performance of these data-driven models fundamentally depends on the trade-off between sample…

Robotics · Computer Science 2026-02-24 Abulikemu Abuduweili , Yuyang Pang , Feihan Li , Changliu Liu

We study the evolution of distributions under the action of an ergodic dynamical system, which may be stochastic in nature. By employing tools from Koopman and transfer operator theory one can evolve any initial distribution of the state…

Machine Learning · Statistics 2023-12-22 Prune Inzerilli , Vladimir Kostic , Karim Lounici , Pietro Novelli , Massimiliano Pontil

In this work, we study data-driven stabilization of linear time-invariant systems using prior knowledge of system-theoretic properties, specifically stabilizability and controllability. To formalize this, we extend the concept of data…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2025-10-31 Amir Shakouri , Henk J. van Waarde , Tren M. J. T. Baltussen , W. P. M. H. Heemels

Imitation learning enables the synthesis of controllers for complex objectives and highly uncertain plant models. However, methods to provide stability guarantees to imitation learned controllers often rely on large amounts of data and/or…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-09-14 Amy K. Strong , Ethan J. LoCicero , Leila J. Bridgeman

Learning compact discrete representations of data is a key task on its own or for facilitating subsequent processing of data. In this paper we present a model that produces Discrete InfoMax Codes (DIMCO); we learn a probabilistic encoder…

Machine Learning · Statistics 2020-02-25 Yoonho Lee , Wonjae Kim , Wonpyo Park , Seungjin Choi

The Koopman operator plays a crucial role in analyzing the global behavior of dynamical systems. Existing data-driven methods for approximating the Koopman operator or discovering the governing equations of the underlying system typically…

Dynamical Systems · Mathematics 2025-07-11 Mohammad Tabish , Neil K. Chada , Stefan Klus

We consider an identification method for a linear continuous time-invariant autonomous system from noisy state observations. In particular, we focus on the identification to satisfy the asymptotic stability of the system with some prior…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2023-09-18 Mitsuaki Obara , Kazuhiro Sato , Hiroki Sakamoto , Takayuki Okuno , Akiko Takeda

We introduce the Z-Domain Neural Operator (ZNO), a causal neural operator whose layers are stable low-rank multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) rational filters parameterized directly in the $z$-plane. ZNO addresses a limitation of…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2026-05-07 Xianli Zhu , Jia Yin

Reinforcement learning with function approximation can be unstable and even divergent, especially when combined with off-policy learning and Bellman updates. In deep reinforcement learning, these issues have been dealt with empirically by…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2020-10-06 Dibya Ghosh , Marc G. Bellemare

The Koopman operator has become an essential tool for data-driven approximation of dynamical (control) systems, e.g., via extended dynamic mode decomposition. Despite its popularity, convergence results and, in particular, error bounds are…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2022-02-16 Feliks Nüske , Sebastian Peitz , Friedrich Philipp , Manuel Schaller , Karl Worthmann

We develop a new generalization of Koopman operator theory that incorporates the effects of inputs and control. Koopman spectral analysis is a theoretical tool for the analysis of nonlinear dynamical systems. Moreover, Koopman is intimately…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2016-02-25 Joshua L. Proctor , Steven L. Brunton , J. Nathan Kutz

Deep learning is revolutionizing weather forecasting, with new data-driven models achieving accuracy on par with operational physical models for medium-term predictions. However, these models often lack interpretability, making their…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2024-09-11 David Millard , Arielle Carr , Stéphane Gaudreault

We propose a scalable reachability-based framework for probabilistic, data-driven safety verification of unknown nonlinear dynamics. We use Koopman theory with a neural network (NN) lifting function to learn an approximate linear…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-01-06 Devesh Nath , Haoran Yin , Glen Chou