Publications related to Corrigendum: EAST discharge prediction without integrating simulation results (vol 62, 126060, 2022)

Teacher-Mediated and Student-Led Interaction with a Physics Simulation: Effects on the Learning Experience

Computer simulations are often used as support material for science education, as they can engage students through inquiry-based learning, promote their active interaction in the experimentation phase, and help them visualize abstract concepts. For instanc ...

2024

An aircraft assembly process formalism and verification method based on semantic modeling and MBSE

Dimitrios Kyritsis, Jinzhi Lu, Xiaochen Zheng

The aircraft assembly system is highly complex involving different stakeholders from multiple domains. The design of such a system requires comprehensive consideration of various industrial scenarios aiming to optimize key performance indicators. Tradition ...

Elsevier Sci Ltd2024

Generalizing Bulk-Synchronous Parallel Processing for Data Science: From Data to Threads and Agent-Based Simulations

Zilu Tian

Agent-based simulations have been widely applied in many disciplines, by scientists and engineers alike. Scientists use agent-based simulations to tackle global problems, including alleviating poverty, reducing violence, and predicting the impact of pandem ...

EPFL2023

A machine learning approach to correct for mass resolution effects in simulated halo clustering statistics

Daniel Felipe Forero Sanchez, Cheng Zhao

The increase in the observed volume in cosmological surveys imposes various challenges on simulation preparations. First, the volume of the simulations required increases proportionally to the observations. However, large-volume simulations are quickly bec ...

OXFORD UNIV PRESS2022

A semantic-driven tradespace framework to accelerate aircraft manufacturing system design

Dimitrios Kyritsis, Jinzhi Lu, Xiaochen Zheng

During the design phase of an aircraft manufacturing system, different industrial scenarios need to be evaluated according to key performance indicators to achieve the optimal system performance. It is a highly complex process involving multidisciplinary s ...

SPRINGER2022

Increasing Superstructure Optimization Capacity Through Self-Learning Surrogate Models

François Maréchal, Ivan Daniel Kantor, Julia Granacher

Simulation-based optimization models are widely applied to find optimal operating conditions of processes. Often, computational challenges arise from model complexity, making the generation of reliable design solutions difficult. We propose an algorithm fo ...

2021

Computational characteristics and hardware implications of brain tissue simulations

Francesco Cremonesi

Understanding the link between the brain's anatomy and its function through computer simulations of neural tissue models is a widely used approach in computational neuroscience. This technique enables rapid prototyping and testing of hypotheses, allowing r ...

EPFL2019

On the sensitivity of buildings to climate : the interaction of weather and building envelopes in determining future building energy consumption

Parag Rastogi

Building simulation requires a large number of uncertain inputs and parameters. These include quantities that may be known with reasonable confidence, like the thermal properties of materials and building dimensions, but also inputs whose correct values ca ...

EPFL2016

Numerical Simulation of the Overall Transfer Impedance of Shielded Spacecraft Harness Cable Assemblies

Farhad Rachidi-Haeri, Nicolas Mora Parra

In this paper, we present general considerations for the application of the multiconductor transmission-line theory for simulating shielded spacecraft harness cable assemblies. Some of the practical issues that occur in the modeling process of various comp ...

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers2015

Annual Performance Assessment of Complex Fenestration Systems in Sunny Climates Using Advanced Computer Simulations

Jean-Louis Scartezzini, Jérôme Henri Kämpf, Chantal Basurto Dávila

Complex Fenestration Systems (CFS) are advanced daylighting systems that are placed on the upper part of a window to improve the indoor daylight distribution within rooms. Due to their double function of daylight redirection and solar protection, they are ...

2015

A simple model-based approach to variable selection in classification and clustering

Anthony Christopher Davison, Vahid Partovi Nia

Clustering and classification of replicated data is often performed using classical techniques that inappropriately treat the data as unreplicated, or by complex modern ones that are computationally demanding. In this paper, we introduce a simple approach ...

Wiley-Blackwell2015

Spatial Data Management Challenges in the Simulation Sciences

Anastasia Ailamaki, Farhan Tauheed, Thomas Heinis

Scientists in many disciplines have progressively been using simulations to better understand the natural systems they study. Faster hardware, as well as increasingly precise instruments, allow the construction and simulation of progressively advanced mod ...

2014

Innovation and Market Structure in Pharmaceuticals: An Econometric Analysis on Simulated Data

Michele Pezzoni

The contribution of this paper is twofold. First, it presents the results of a "history-friendly" simulation model of evolution of the pharmaceutical industry. Second, it aims at contributing to a more general methodological discussion about agent-based mo ...

Lucius Lucius Verlag Mbh2014

Monte Carlo simulation of the field back-scattered from rough surfaces

Stéphane Chamot, Christian Depeursinge, Yves Delacrétaz

A novel approach for the simulation of the field back-scattered from a rough surface is presented. It takes into account polarization and multiple scattering events on the surface, as well as diffraction effects. The validity and usefulness of this simulat ...

2012

Efficient Modelling and Simulation Methodology for the Design of Heterogeneous Mixed-Signal Systems on Chip

Torsten Mähne

Systems on Chip (SoCs) and Systems in Package (SiPs) are key parts of a continuously broadening range of products, from chip cards and mobile phones to cars. Besides an increasing amount of digital hardware and software for data processing and storage, the ...

EPFL2011

Pitfalls in the Determination of Optical Cross Sections From Surface Integral Equation Simulations

Olivier Martin, Andreas Kern

Calculation of electromagnetic cross sections from surface integral equation simulations, a popular approach in microwave studies and recently also in optics and plasmonics, requires only a single post-processing step, which can, however, be very sensitive ...

2010

Integral Equation Modeling of Waveguide-Fed Planar Antennas

Juan Ramon Mosig, Michael Mattes, Ivica Stevanovic, Pedro Crespo Valero, Francesco Merli

This paper presents a method for the analysis of planar multilayered waveguide-fed antennas. The method combines mixed-potential integral equations (for laterally open regions) and modal field integral equations (for laterally closed regions) with a seamle ...

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers2009

Performance evaluation of consumer decision support systems

Pearl Pu Faltings

Consumer decision support systems (CDSSs) help online users make purchasing decisions in e-commerce Web sites. To more effectively compare the usefulness of the various functionalities and interface features of such systems, we have developed a simulation ...

Idea Group Publishing2006

Experimental validation of simulation methods for bi-directional transmission properties at the daylighting performance level

Marilyne Andersen

The objective of this paper is to assess the capability of existing lighting simulation methods to predict the performance of Complex Fenestration Systems (CFS), whose potential in daylight and sunlight control make them an increasingly popular alternative ...

Elsevier2006

Extending SystemC to Support Mixed Discrete-Continuous System Modeling and Simulation

Alain Vachoux

Systems on chip are more and more heterogeneous and include software, analog/RF and digital hardware, and non-electronic components such as sensors or actuators. The design and the verification of such systems require appropriate modeling means to deal wit ...

2005