Machine learning for active matter

F Cichos, K Gustavsson, B Mehlig… - Nature Machine …, 2020 - nature.com
The availability of large datasets has boosted the application of machine learning in many
fields and is now starting to shape active-matter research as well. Machine learning …

Machine learning for micro-and nanorobots

L Yang, J Jiang, F Ji, Y Li, KL Yung, A Ferreira… - Nature Machine …, 2024 - nature.com
Abstract Machine learning (ML) has revolutionized robotics by enhancing perception,
adaptability, decision-making and more, enabling robots to work in complex scenarios …

Scientific multi-agent reinforcement learning for wall-models of turbulent flows

HJ Bae, P Koumoutsakos - Nature Communications, 2022 - nature.com
The predictive capabilities of turbulent flow simulations, critical for aerodynamic design and
weather prediction, hinge on the choice of turbulence models. The abundance of data from …

Deep reinforcement learning for turbulent drag reduction in channel flows

L Guastoni, J Rabault, P Schlatter, H Azizpour… - The European Physical …, 2023 - Springer
We introduce a reinforcement learning (RL) environment to design and benchmark control
strategies aimed at reducing drag in turbulent fluid flows enclosed in a channel. The …

Automating turbulence modelling by multi-agent reinforcement learning

G Novati, HL de Laroussilhe… - Nature Machine …, 2021 - nature.com
Turbulent flow models are critical for applications such as aircraft design, weather
forecasting and climate prediction. Existing models are largely based on physical insight …

Gait switching and targeted navigation of microswimmers via deep reinforcement learning

Z Zou, Y Liu, YN Young, OS Pak… - Communications Physics, 2022 - nature.com
Swimming microorganisms switch between locomotory gaits to enable complex navigation
strategies such as run-and-tumble to explore their environments and search for specific …

Deep reinforcement learning in fluid mechanics: A promising method for both active flow control and shape optimization

J Rabault, F Ren, W Zhang, H Tang, H Xu - Journal of Hydrodynamics, 2020 - Springer
In recent years, artificial neural networks (ANNs) and deep learning have become
increasingly popular across a wide range of scientific and technical fields, including fluid …

Introduction to focus issue: When machine learning meets complex systems: Networks, chaos, and nonlinear dynamics

Y Tang, J Kurths, W Lin, E Ott, L Kocarev - Chaos: An Interdisciplinary …, 2020 - pubs.aip.org
Machine learning (ML), a subset of artificial intelligence, refers to methods that have the
ability to “learn” from experience, enabling them to carry out designated tasks. Examples of …

Controlling Rayleigh–Bénard convection via reinforcement learning

G Beintema, A Corbetta, L Biferale… - Journal of Turbulence, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Thermal convection is ubiquitous in nature as well as in many industrial applications. The
identification of effective control strategies to, eg suppress or enhance the convective heat …

Learning efficient navigation in vortical flow fields

P Gunnarson, I Mandralis, G Novati… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Efficient point-to-point navigation in the presence of a background flow field is important for
robotic applications such as ocean surveying. In such applications, robots may only have …