IS16 - Neural PDE Solvers
The solution of partial differential equations (PDEs) is difficult, having led to a century
of research on analytical and numerical methods. The recent towering success of
machine learning suggests a new emergent paradigm of neural--numerical hybrid
solvers with the ability to quickly generalize over a subset of properties to which a
generic solver would be used, including: resolution, topology, geometry, boundary
conditions, domain discretization, dimensionality, etc. This holds the promise of
reducing computational cost of simulating complex dynamical systems by orders of
magnitude, thus creating new exciting opportunities for simulation-based design,
uncertainty quantification and optimal control in both academic and industrial settings.
This session invites methodological or applied contributions that demonstrate the
current state-of-the-art in neural PDE solvers across a range of applications in science
and engineering.