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A model-based optimal experiment design (OED) of nonlinear systems is studied. OED represents a methodology for optimizing the geometry of the parametric joint-confidence regions (CRs), which are obtained in an a posteriori analysis of the…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2020-08-14 Anwesh Reddy Gottu Mukkula , Radoslav Paulen

The design of multiple experiments is commonly undertaken via suboptimal strategies, such as batch (open-loop) design that omits feedback or greedy (myopic) design that does not account for future effects. This paper introduces new…

Methodology · Statistics 2016-04-29 Xun Huan , Youssef M. Marzouk

Bayesian optimal experimental design (OED) seeks to conduct the most informative experiment under budget constraints to update the prior knowledge of a system to its posterior from the experimental data in a Bayesian framework. Such…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2024-02-29 Rafael Orozco , Felix J. Herrmann , Peng Chen

Optimal experimental design (OED) provides a systematic approach to quantify and maximize the value of experimental data. Under a Bayesian approach, conventional OED maximizes the expected information gain (EIG) on model parameters.…

Computation · Statistics 2026-04-08 Shijie Zhong , Wanggang Shen , Tommie Catanach , Xun Huan

Data collected from arrays of sensors are essential for informed decision-making in various systems. However, the presence of anomalies can compromise the accuracy and reliability of insights drawn from the collected data or information…

Applications · Statistics 2024-03-19 Katie Buchhorn , Kerrie Mengersen , Edgar Santos-Fernandez , James McGree

We address the solution of large-scale Bayesian optimal experimental design (OED) problems governed by partial differential equations (PDEs) with infinite-dimensional parameter fields. The OED problem seeks to find sensor locations that…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2022-09-07 Keyi Wu , Thomas O'Leary-Roseberry , Peng Chen , Omar Ghattas

In computational inverse problems, the optimal experimental design (OED) problem seeks the best locations in time and space at which to take measurements. We investigate the nonlinear OED problem in the context of continuously-indexed…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2025-06-10 Ruhui Jin , Qin Li , Stephen O. Mussmann , Stephen J. Wright

This paper presents an efficient Bayesian framework for solving nonlinear, high-dimensional model calibration problems. It is based on a Variational Bayesian formulation that aims at approximating the exact posterior by means of solving an…

Applications · Statistics 2015-11-02 Isabell M. Franck , P. S. Koutsourelakis

We consider finite-dimensional Bayesian linear inverse problems with Gaussian priors and additive Gaussian noise models. The goal of this note is to present a simple derivation of the well-known fact that solving the Bayesian D-optimal…

Statistics Theory · Mathematics 2023-12-27 Alen Alexanderian

Optimal experimental design (OED) aims to choose the observations in an experiment to be as informative as possible, according to certain statistical criteria. In the linear case (when the observations depend linearly on the unknown…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2026-02-25 Ruhui Jin , Martin Guerra , Qin Li , Stephen Wright

We consider optimal experimental design (OED) problems in selecting the most informative observation sensors to estimate model parameters in a Bayesian framework. Such problems are computationally prohibitive when the…

Computational Engineering, Finance, and Science · Computer Science 2024-09-10 Jinwoo Go , Peng Chen

Real-time tsunami early warning relies on distributed sensor networks to infer seismic sources and seafloor motion. Optimizing these networks via Bayesian optimal experimental design (OED) is exceptionally challenging for systems governed…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2026-04-13 Sreeram Venkat , Stefan Henneking , Omar Ghattas

The Bayesian approach has proved to be a coherent approach to handle ill posed Inverse problems. However, the Bayesian calculations need either an optimization or an integral calculation. The maximum a posteriori (MAP) estimation requires…

Data Analysis, Statistics and Probability · Physics 2007-05-23 A. Mohammad-Djafari

Uncertainty in state or model parameters is common in robotics and typically handled by acquiring system measurements that yield information about the uncertain quantities of interest. Inputs to a nonlinear dynamical system yield outcomes…

Robotics · Computer Science 2023-08-04 Parker Ewen , Gitesh Gunjal , Joey Wilson , Jinsun Liu , Challen Enninful Adu , Ram Vasudevan

We propose a novel approach for sequential optimal experimental design (sOED) for Bayesian inverse problems involving expensive models with high-dimensional unknown parameters. This work focuses on designs that maximize the expected…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2026-05-05 Tiangang Cui , Karina Koval , Roland Herzog , Robert Scheichl

The optimal selection of experimental conditions is essential to maximizing the value of data for inference and prediction, particularly in situations where experiments are time-consuming and expensive to conduct. We propose a general…

Machine Learning · Statistics 2012-12-04 Xun Huan , Youssef M. Marzouk

This paper tackles optimal sensor placement for Bayesian linear inverse problems, a popular version of the more general Optimal Experimental Design (OED) problem, using the D-optimality criterion. This is done by establishing connections…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2025-04-07 Srinivas Eswar , Vishwas Rao , Arvind K. Saibaba

This work addresses data-driven inverse optimization (IO), where the goal is to estimate unknown parameters in an optimization model from observed decisions that can be assumed to be optimal or near-optimal solutions to the optimization…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2024-05-29 Yen-An Lu , Wei-Shou Hu , Joel A. Paulson , Qi Zhang

Optimal experimental design (OED) seeks experiments expected to yield the most useful data for some purpose. In practical circumstances where experiments are time-consuming or resource-intensive, OED can yield enormous savings. We pursue…

Computation · Statistics 2014-12-30 Xun Huan , Youssef M. Marzouk

We present a flexible method for computing Bayesian optimal experimental designs (BOEDs) for inverse problems with intractable posteriors. The approach is applicable to a wide range of BOED problems and can accommodate various optimality…

Computation · Statistics 2024-08-20 Karina Koval , Roland Herzog , Robert Scheichl