Concepts and application of surrogate models for accelerating simulations and solving complex problems

by Jony Castagna (STFC), Josh Williams (STFC), Nam Nguyen (STFC)

Tuesday 17 Mar 2026, 13:30 → 14:30 Europe/London

Transform (Hartree Centre)

This is the third of a series of four, AI themed, talks aimed at researchers who are interested in learning more about AI and its applications.  The talks are offered both online and in person.

1. Concepts and practical implementation using Agentic AI tools, 29 January
2. Ensuring data privacy and security with Federated Learning, 9 February
3. Concepts and application of surrogate models for accelerating simulations and solving complex problems, 17 March
4. Fundamentals of multimodal models, 19 March

This talk introduces the concept of surrogate models and demonstrates, through real-life examples, their use in accelerating simulations and helping to solve complex problems. The talk will begin with an overview, followed by a deep dive into case studies in vehicle routing optimisation, fluid simulation, power network simulation, plasma simulation, and fusion engineering experiments.

Materials, including video recordings, will be made available after the event via the Hartree Centre Training Portal