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Although Bayesian Optimization (BO) has been employed for accelerating materials design in computational materials engineering, existing works are restricted to problems with quantitative variables. However, real designs of materials…

Machine Learning · Statistics 2019-10-07 Yichi Zhang , Daniel Apley , Wei Chen

We propose to use Bayesian optimization (BO) to improve the efficiency of the design selection process in clinical trials. BO is a method to optimize expensive black-box functions, by using a regression as a surrogate to guide the search.…

Methodology · Statistics 2021-05-20 Jakob Richter , Tim Friede , Jörg Rahnenführer

Approximation methods are widely used in many fields and many techniques have been published already. This comparative study presents a comparison of LOWESS (Locally weighted scatterplot smoothing) and RBF (Radial Basis Functions)…

Graphics · Computer Science 2018-01-03 Michal Smolik , Vaclav Skala , Ondrej Nedved

We introduce a gradient-free framework for Bayesian Optimal Experimental Design (BOED) in sequential settings, aimed at complex systems where gradient information is unavailable. Our method combines Ensemble Kalman Inversion (EKI) for…

Machine Learning · Statistics 2025-09-22 Robert Gruhlke , Matei Hanu , Claudia Schillings , Philipp Wacker

Estimating arbitrary quantities of interest (QoIs) that are non-linear operators of complex, expensive-to-evaluate, black-box functions is a challenging problem due to missing domain knowledge and finite budgets. Bayesian optimal design of…

Machine Learning · Statistics 2019-12-17 Piyush Pandita , Nimish Awalgaonkar , Ilias Bilionis , Jitesh Panchal

In many scientific and engineering domains, physical experiments are often costly, non-replicable, or time-consuming. The Kennedy and O'Hagan (KOH) model framework has become a widely used approach for combining simulator runs with limited…

Computation · Statistics 2026-03-18 Hao Zhu , Markus Hainy

We introduce implicit Deep Adaptive Design (iDAD), a new method for performing adaptive experiments in real-time with implicit models. iDAD amortizes the cost of Bayesian optimal experimental design (BOED) by learning a design policy…

Machine Learning · Statistics 2021-11-04 Desi R. Ivanova , Adam Foster , Steven Kleinegesse , Michael U. Gutmann , Tom Rainforth

Meshfree methods based on radial basis function (RBF) approximation are of interest for numerical solution of partial differential equations (PDEs) because they are flexible with respect to the geometry of the computational domain, they can…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2017-05-17 Ali Safdari-Vaighani , Elisabeth Larsson , Alfa Heryudono

In this study, we applied Bayesian inference for extended X-ray absorption fine structure (EXAFS) to select an appropriate basis from among Fourier, wavelet and advanced Fourier bases, and we extracted a radial distribution function (RDF)…

Data Analysis, Statistics and Probability · Physics 2021-05-07 Yasuhiko Igarashi , Fabio Iesari , Hiroyuki Setoyama , Toshihiro Okajima , Hiroyuki Kumazoe , Ichiro Akai , Masato Okada

Uncertainties such as manufacturing tolerances cause performance variations in complex engineering systems, making robust design optimization (RDO) essential. However, simulation-based RDO faces high computational cost for statistical…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2026-02-10 Hyunho Jang , Dongjin Lee

We present a new method for the solution of PDEs on manifolds $\mathbb{M} \subset \mathbb{R}^d$ of co-dimension one using stable scale-free radial basis function (RBF) interpolation. Our method involves augmenting polyharmonic spline (PHS)…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2018-08-15 Varun Shankar , Akil Narayan , Robert M. Kirby

Inferring viscoelasticity parameters is a key challenge that often leads to non-unique solutions when fitting rheological data. In this context, we propose a machine learning approach that utilizes Bayesian optimization for parameter…

Soft Condensed Matter · Physics 2025-02-27 Isaac Y. Miranda-Valdez , Tero Mäkinen , Juha Koivisto , Mikko J. Alava

Bayesian experimental design (BED) is to answer the question that how to choose designs that maximize the information gathering. For implicit models, where the likelihood is intractable but sampling is possible, conventional BED methods…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2021-03-16 Jiaxin Zhang , Sirui Bi , Guannan Zhang

This research delves into optimizing mechanism design, with an emphasis on the energy efficiency and the expansive design possibilities of reciprocating mechanisms. It investigates how to efficiently integrate Computer-Aided Design (CAD)…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-03-14 Abdelmajid Ben Yahya , Santiago Ramos Garces , Nick Van Oosterwyck , Annie Cuyt , Stijn Derammelaere

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

Many expensive black-box optimisation problems are sensitive to their inputs. In these problems it makes more sense to locate a region of good designs, than a single-possibly fragile-optimal design. Expensive black-box functions can be…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2021-12-16 Nicholas D. Sanders , Richard M. Everson , Jonathan E. Fieldsend , Alma A. M. Rahat

Autonomous Experimentation Platforms (AEPs) are advanced manufacturing platforms that, under intelligent control, can sequentially search the material design space (MDS) and identify parameters with the desired properties. At the heart of…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2023-02-28 Ahmed Shoyeb Raihan , Imtiaz Ahmed

Bayesian optimization (BO) based on Gaussian process regression (GPR) is applied to different CFD (computational fluid dynamics) problems which can be of practical relevance. The problems are i) shape optimization in a lid-driven cavity to…

Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2021-11-15 Y. Morita , S. Rezaeiravesh , N. Tabatabaei , R. Vinuesa , K. Fukagata , P. Schlatter

We introduce Bayesian optimization, a technique developed for optimizing time-consuming engineering simulations and for fitting machine learning models on large datasets. Bayesian optimization guides the choice of experiments during…

Machine Learning · Statistics 2017-11-22 Peter I. Frazier , Jialei Wang

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…

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