Summary of Config: Towards Conflict-free Training Of Physics Informed Neural Networks, by Qiang Liu et al.
ConFIG: Towards Conflict-free Training of Physics Informed Neural Networks
by Qiang Liu, Mengyu Chu, Nils Thuerey
First submitted to arxiv on: 20 Aug 2024
Categories
- Main: Machine Learning (cs.LG)
- Secondary: None
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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 proposes the ConFIG method to improve learning in Physics-Informed Neural Networks (PINNs), a challenging multi-objective task. PINNs combine initial/boundary conditions and physics equations, which are difficult to optimize simultaneously. The ConFIG method ensures positive dot products between final updates and loss-specific gradients, maintaining consistent optimization rates and adjusting gradient magnitudes based on conflict levels. Momentum is also introduced to accelerate optimizations by alternating back-propagation of different loss terms. The paper provides a mathematical proof for the convergence of ConFIG and evaluates its performance across various PINN scenarios, showing superior results compared to baseline methods. Additionally, the method is tested in a classic multi-task benchmark, achieving promising results. |
| Low | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Low Difficulty Summary This research improves learning in complex problems like Physics-Informed Neural Networks (PINNs). PINNs combine different tasks that are hard to solve together. The new ConFIG method helps by making sure the updates are consistent and adjusting the pace of learning based on how well the different tasks agree. This approach also uses momentum to speed up learning. The researchers proved that their method works and tested it with different scenarios, showing it performs better than other methods. They even tested it in a classic problem where multiple tasks need to be solved together. |
Keywords
» Artificial intelligence » Multi task » Optimization
