2022
Multi-objective robust optimization using adaptive surrogate models for problems with mixed continuous-categorical variables

New paper published in Structural Multidisciplinary Optimization M. Moustapha and B. Sudret publish a paper on multi-objective robust optimization together with A. Galimshina and G. Habert (D-BAUG/IBI).
Bruno Sudret gives a keynote lecture at CILAMCE’2022

Bruno Sudret delivered a keynote lecture entitled “Surrogate models for uncertainty quantification in computational sciences” at the XLIII Ibero-Latin American Congress on Computational Methods in Engineering (CILAMCE 2022) in Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil.
New paper published in International Journal for Uncertainty Quantification

X. Zhu and B. Sudret published a new paper on extending polynomial chaos expansions to the emulation of stochastic simulators.
GREYDIENT network-wide event 3

The third network-wide event of GREYDIENT took place in Hannover!
Nora Lüthen defended her PhD thesis

Today, Nora Lüthen successfully defended her PhD thesis entitled “Sparse spectral surrogate models for deterministic and stochastic computer simulations”.
Xujia Zhu received the Best Paper Award at the ISRERM22 Conference

Xujia Zhu, a PhD student of our group in his final year, received the Best Paper Award awarded at the 8th International Symposium on Reliability Engineering and Risk Management (ISRERM’22), which took place at the Leibniz University Hannover (Germany) on September 4-7, 2022.
Paul-Remo Wagner receives the ETH medal for his PhD thesis

Paul-Remo Wagner was awarded the ETH medal for his PhD thesis on “Stochastic Spectral Embedding in Forward and Inverse Uncertainty Quantification”.
New paper published in Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing

In collaboration with T. Zhou and Y. Peng from Tongji University, B. Sudret and S. Marelli published a new paper on a novel adaptive approach for the probability density evolution method for reliability analysis.
New paper published in Geophysical Journal International

In collaboration with G. A. Meles and N. Linde from the University of Lausanne, S. Marelli published a new paper on the combination of dimensionality reduction and surrogate modelling for geophysical tomographic imaging.
Network-wide GREYDIENT event hosted in Zurich

We hosted the second network-wide event of GREYDIENT in April 19-22.
Two open PhD positions in Uncertainty Quantification
The positions are offered by the Chair for Reliability Engineering at TU Dortmund, Germany.
SAMO 2022
Events

The 10th International Conference on Sensitivity Analysis of Model Output will be held in Tallahassee, Florida between March 14-16, 2022.
B. Sudret publishes a book on structural mechanics with Springer

The book entitled “Baustatik – eine Einführung” was published in German by Springer Vieweg.
Post-doc/scientific developer opening at RSUQ

It is our pleasure to announce the opening of a post-doc/scientific developer position in our Chair.
MSc thesis opportunity: Sensitivity analysis for a novel urban drainage model
Interested in UQ and hydrology? Here is a unique MSc opportunity offered by the Department Urban Water Management at EAWAG.
Open PhD position at ONERA (France) co-supervised by RSUQ
The title of the thesis proposal is Multi-fidelity based machine learning approaches for uncertainty propagation of field variables, application to the design of aerospace vehicles.
UQSay seminar on Poincaré chaos expansions

Nora Lüthen presented the results of a collaboration between RSUQ and researchers from the Institut de Mathématiques Toulouse, France, at the 41st UQSay seminar.
New paper published in Structural Safety

M. Moustapha, S. Marelli and B. Sudret published a new paper on active learning reliability methods.
New paper published in Structural Safety

In collaboration with I. Papaioannou and D. Straub from TU Munich (Germany), P.-R. Wagner, S. Marelli, and B. Sudret published a new paper on rare event estimation using the recently developed technique stochastic spectral embedding.