Title:
Fast methods for identifying high dimensional systems using observations

dc.contributor.advisor Shi, Jianjun
dc.contributor.advisor Joesph, V. Roshan
dc.contributor.author Plumlee, Matthew
dc.contributor.committeeMember Wu, Chien-Fu Jeff
dc.contributor.committeeMember Paynabar, Kamran
dc.contributor.committeeMember Archibald, Richard
dc.contributor.department Industrial and Systems Engineering
dc.date.accessioned 2015-06-08T18:34:57Z
dc.date.available 2015-06-08T18:34:57Z
dc.date.created 2015-05
dc.date.issued 2015-03-31
dc.date.submitted May 2015
dc.date.updated 2015-06-08T18:34:57Z
dc.description.abstract This thesis proposes new analysis tools for simulation models in the presence of data. To achieve a representation close to reality, simulation models are typically endowed with a set of inputs, termed parameters, that represent several controllable, stochastic or unknown components of the system. Because these models often utilize computationally expensive procedures, even modern supercomputers require a nontrivial amount of time, money, and energy to run for complex systems. Existing statistical frameworks avoid repeated evaluations of deterministic models through an emulator, constructed by conducting an experiment on the code. In high dimensional scenarios, the traditional framework for emulator-based analysis can fail due to the computational burden of inference. This thesis proposes a new class of experiments where inference from half a million observations is possible in seconds versus the days required for the traditional technique. In a case study presented in this thesis, the parameter of interest is a function as opposed to a scalar or a set of scalars, meaning the problem exists in the high dimensional regime. This work develops a new modeling strategy to nonparametrically study the functional parameter using Bayesian inference. Stochastic simulations are also investigated in the thesis. I describe the development of emulators through a framework termed quantile kriging, which allows for non-parametric representations of the stochastic behavior of the output whereas previous work has focused on normally distributed outputs. Furthermore, this work studied asymptotic properties of this methodology that yielded practical insights. Under certain regulatory conditions, there is the following result: By using an experiment that has the appropriate ratio of replications to sets of different inputs, we can achieve an optimal rate of convergence. Additionally, this method provided the basic tool for the study of defect patterns and a case study is explored.
dc.description.degree Ph.D.
dc.format.mimetype application/pdf
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/1853/53544
dc.language.iso en_US
dc.publisher Georgia Institute of Technology
dc.subject Model calibration
dc.subject Computer experiments
dc.subject Reproducing kernel Hilbert spaces
dc.subject Gaussian process
dc.title Fast methods for identifying high dimensional systems using observations
dc.type Text
dc.type.genre Dissertation
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local.contributor.advisor Shi, Jianjun
local.contributor.advisor Joesph, V. Roshan
local.contributor.corporatename H. Milton Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering
local.contributor.corporatename College of Engineering
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thesis.degree.level Doctoral
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