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Assessment of uncertainty quantification in universal differential equations
Nina Schmid1, David Fernandes Del Pozo2, Willem Waegeman1
1Life & Medical Sciences (LIMES) Institute, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany.
Summary
This study formalizes uncertainty quantification for universal differential equations (UDEs), a powerful scientific machine learning approach. It evaluates Bayesian and frequentist methods to ensure robust parameter and predictive uncertainty estimation in complex systems.
Area of Science:
- Scientific Machine Learning
- Computational Science
- Applied Mathematics
Background:
- Scientific machine learning (SciML) integrates physical knowledge with data-driven methods to discover governing equations.
- Universal differential equations (UDEs) combine mechanistic models with universal function approximators like neural networks.
- Robustness of UDEs depends on rigorous uncertainty quantification (UQ) for parameters and predictions.
Purpose of the Study:
- To formalize uncertainty quantification (UQ) for universal differential equations (UDEs).
- To investigate and evaluate key frequentist and Bayesian UQ methods applicable to UDEs.
- To assess the validity and efficiency of different UQ techniques on synthetic examples.
Main Methods:
- Formalization of UQ principles specifically for the UDE framework.
- Implementation and analysis of ensemble methods, variational inference, and Markov-chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) sampling.
- Evaluation using three synthetic datasets of increasing complexity to test method robustness and efficiency.
Main Results:
- Demonstrated a formal framework for UQ in UDEs, crucial for model reliability.
- Compared the performance of frequentist (ensembles) and Bayesian (variational inference, MCMC) UQ approaches.
- Provided insights into the effectiveness and computational efficiency of different UQ strategies for UDEs.
Conclusions:
- UQ is essential for the reliable application of universal differential equations in scientific machine learning.
- Bayesian methods like MCMC and variational inference show promise for epistemic UQ in UDEs.
- The study offers a foundation for developing more trustworthy and interpretable SciML models.
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