Summary of Differentiable Programming Across the Pde and Machine Learning Barrier, by Nacime Bouziani et al.
Differentiable programming across the PDE and Machine Learning barrier
by Nacime Bouziani, David A. Ham, Ado Farsi
First submitted to arxiv on: 9 Sep 2024
Categories
- Main: Machine Learning (cs.LG)
- Secondary: Mathematical Software (cs.MS); Numerical Analysis (math.NA); Computational Physics (physics.comp-ph)
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| High | Paper authors | High Difficulty Summary Read the original abstract here |
| Medium | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Medium Difficulty Summary This paper combines machine learning with physical laws, exploiting partial differential equations (PDEs) for solving scientific problems. It leverages fundamental physical laws as inductive bias to machine learning algorithms, also known as physics-driven machine learning. The work focuses on coupling advanced numerics for PDEs with state-of-the-art machine learning tools, requiring a specialist framework that integrates both domains. To overcome this challenge, the authors introduce a generic differentiable programming abstraction, providing scientists and engineers with a productive way to specify end-to-end differentiable models combining machine learning and PDE-based components. The interface automates coupling arbitrary PDE-based systems and machine learning models, unlocking new applications not previously possible. The framework has been adopted in Firedrake finite-element library and supports PyTorch, JAX ecosystems, and downstream libraries. |
| Low | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Low Difficulty Summary This research combines two powerful tools: machine learning and physical laws. By using these together, scientists can solve complex problems that involve partial differential equations (PDEs). The goal is to create a way for machines to learn from PDEs and apply that knowledge to new situations. The authors developed a special tool that lets them combine the strengths of both approaches, making it easier to work with PDEs and machine learning models together. This new framework has already been used in some existing libraries and can support different types of machine learning models. |
Keywords
» Artificial intelligence » Machine learning
