Approximate Methods for Bayesian Computation

RV Craiu, E Levi - Annual Review of Statistics and Its Application, 2023 - annualreviews.org
Rich data generating mechanisms are ubiquitous in this age of information and require
complex statistical models to draw meaningful inference. While Bayesian analysis has seen …

Surge-NF: Neural Fields inspired peak storm surge surrogate modeling with multi-task learning and positional encoding

W Jiang, X Zhong, J Zhang - Coastal Engineering, 2024 - Elsevier
Storm surges pose a significant threat to coastal communities, necessitating rapid and
precise storm surge prediction methods for long-time risk assessment and emergency …

[HTML][HTML] A novel hybrid machine learning model for rapid assessment of wave and storm surge responses over an extended coastal region

SS Naeini, R Snaiki - Coastal Engineering, 2024 - Elsevier
Storm surge and waves are responsible for a substantial portion of tropical and extratropical
cyclones-related damages. While high-fidelity numerical models have significantly …

Spatio-temporal storm surge emulation using Gaussian Process techniques

AP Kyprioti, C Irwin, AA Taflanidis… - Coastal …, 2023 - Elsevier
Surrogate models (also referenced as metamodels) are recognized as powerful, data-
driven, predictive tools for the approximation (emulation) of storm surge. For this application …

Improvements in storm surge surrogate modeling for synthetic storm parameterization, node condition classification and implementation to small size databases

AP Kyprioti, AA Taflanidis, M Plumlee, TG Asher… - Natural Hazards, 2021 - Springer
Surrogate models are becoming increasingly popular for storm surge predictions. Using
existing databases of storm simulations, developed typically during regional flood studies …

Adaptive multi-fidelity Monte Carlo for real-time probabilistic storm surge predictions

WH Jung, AA Taflanidis, AP Kyprioti, J Zhang - Reliability Engineering & …, 2024 - Elsevier
Real-time, probabilistic predictions of the expected storm surge represent an important
information source for guiding emergency response decisions during landfalling tropical …

Real-time simulated storm surge predictions during Hurricane Michael (2018)

MV Bilskie, TG Asher, PW Miller… - Weather and …, 2022 - journals.ametsoc.org
Storm surge caused by tropical cyclones can cause overland flooding and lead to loss of life
while damaging homes, businesses, and critical infrastructure. In 2018, Hurricane Michael …

The zero problem: Gaussian process emulators for range-constrained computer models

ET Spiller, RL Wolpert, P Tierz, TG Asher - SIAM/ASA Journal on Uncertainty …, 2023 - SIAM
We introduce a zero-censored Gaussian process as a systematic, model-based approach to
building Gaussian process emulators for range-constrained simulator output. This approach …

Constructing a simulation surrogate with partially observed output

MYH Chan, M Plumlee, SM Wild - Technometrics, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Gaussian process surrogates are a popular alternative to directly using computationally
expensive simulation models. When the simulation output consists of many responses …

Advancing Spatio-temporal Storm Surge Prediction with Hierarchical Deep Neural Networks

SS Naeini, R Snaiki, T Wu - arXiv preprint arXiv:2410.12823, 2024 - arxiv.org
Coastal regions in North America face major threats from storm surges caused by hurricanes
and nor'easters. Traditional numerical models, while accurate, are computationally …