About me:
I received my PhD from Vanderbilt University in 2020 and am currently a postdoctoral research associate at the Facility for Rare Isotope Beams. My primary research interests revolve around real-time descriptions of nuclear dynamics, with a particular interest in heavy-ion reactions and nuclear fission. The bulk of my work sits at the intersection of advanced computing and connection to experiment with a strong focus on quantified theoretical predictions.
Seminar Title:
Non-Affinity and Beyond: Towards Robust Uncertainty Quantification For Real-Time Nuclear Dynamics
Seminar Date:
Mar. 7th, 2023
Abstract:
Despite the plentiful computational resources at our fingertips in the exascale era, direct Bayesian calibration of physical models still remains a daunting task. Even with fully quantified models, systematic studies and properly exploring your posteriors can still pose significant computational hardship. In this talk I will present recent work in the development of physics-informed emulators that will enable (relatively) quick calibration and evaluation of microscopic models, discuss our future goals to extend such methods to time-dependent systems, and show some strategies for making the tools and data both available and accessible. Finally, I will sketch an optimistic framework that will allow this machinery to be agile in the face of new data coming from next-generation experimental facilities.