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SUMMARY:Modelling and controlling non-linear dynamics from data (without ne
 ural networks)
DESCRIPTION:Abstract\nThe notion of data-driven modelling has been become p
 ractically synonymous with the use of increasingly complex neural network 
 architectures to explore physical systems. This modelling approach promise
 s to learn the system dynamics purely from observed trajectory data\, retu
 rning an input-output relationship in the form of a convoluted network. Th
 is is to be contrasted with the conventional approach of applied science t
 hat seeks to understand the governing principles and derive a compact\, in
 terpretable representation of the core system behavior. Each approach clai
 ms benefits over the other\, but systematic and fair in-situ comparisons o
 n physical systems are rare. \nIn this talk\, I discuss how data-driven mo
 delling and control based on contemporary nonlinear dynamical systems meth
 ods compare with contemporary neural network-based methods in structural d
 ynamics and soft robotics.\nAbout the speaker\nGeorge Haller is a Professo
 r of Mechanical Engineering at ETH Zürich\, where he holds the Chair in N
 onlinear Dynamics. His prior appointments include tenured faculty position
 s at Brown\, McGill and MIT. He also served as the first director of Morga
 n Stanley’s mathematical modeling center. Professor Haller is a former S
 loan Fellow\, Thomas Hughes Young Investigator (ASME) and School of Engine
 ering Distinguished Professor (McGill)\, as well member of the Hungarian A
 cademy of Science and the Academia Europaea. He serves as associate editor
  at the Journal of Applied Mechanics\, feature editor at Nonlinear Dynamic
 s and senior editor at the Journal of Nonlinear Science. He is an elected 
 fellow of SIAM\, APS and ASME\, the recipient of the 2023 Stanley Corrsin 
 Award of the APS and the 2025 Lyapunov Award of the ASME.\nThis event is p
 art of the Aerodynamics & Control Seminars hosted at the Department of Aer
 onautics.
URL:https://www.imperial.ac.uk/events/216666/modelling-and-controlling-non-
 linear-dynamics-from-data/
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LOCATION:640\, City and Guilds Building\, South Kensington Campus\, Imperia
 l College London\, London\, SW7 2AZ\, United Kingdom
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