Summary of Pearsan: a Machine Learning Method For Inverse Design Using Pearson Correlated Surrogate Annealing, by Michael Bezick et al.
PearSAN: A Machine Learning Method for Inverse Design using Pearson Correlated Surrogate Annealing
by Michael Bezick, Blake A. Wilson, Vaishnavi Iyer, Yuheng Chen, Vladimir M. Shalaev, Sabre Kais, Alexander V. Kildishev, Alexandra Boltasseva, Brad Lackey
First submitted to arxiv on: 26 Dec 2024
Categories
- Main: Machine Learning (cs.LG)
- Secondary: Artificial Intelligence (cs.AI)
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| High | Paper authors | High Difficulty Summary Read the original abstract here |
| Medium | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Medium Difficulty Summary The PearSAN algorithm is a machine learning-assisted optimization method designed to tackle inverse design problems with vast design spaces. By leveraging the latent space of a generative model for rapid sampling and employing a Pearson correlated surrogate model to predict the true design metric, PearSAN can efficiently optimize complex systems. In this paper, PearSAN is applied to thermophotovoltaic (TPV) metasurface design, achieving state-of-the-art results with a maximum design efficiency of 97%. The algorithm’s novel Pearson correlational loss also serves as both a latent regularization method and a surrogate training loss. |
| Low | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Low Difficulty Summary PearSAN is a new way to solve really hard design problems. It uses special computer models to help find the best solution quickly. This paper shows how PearSAN works well for designing special devices called thermophotovoltaic metasurfaces. These devices convert heat into electricity, and PearSAN helps make them more efficient than before. The algorithm is good at finding solutions because it can use any type of computer model that has a special “latent space” inside it. |
Keywords
» Artificial intelligence » Generative model » Latent space » Machine learning » Optimization » Regularization
