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AI for Science

Overview

Applying AI to scientific discovery, scientific modeling, and complex simulation, with emphasis on differentiable modeling, physics-informed learning, and robust inference.

Key Questions

  • How can AI accelerate scientific discovery without sacrificing physical fidelity?
  • What role can differentiable simulation play in end-to-end optimization of scientific models?
  • How can multimodal AI systems handle complex scientific documents and data?

Our Contributions

  • Developed multimodal AI systems for specialized scientific document analysis
  • Explored AI methods for differentiable simulation and physics-informed learning
  • Studied how scientific models can combine data, structure, and prior knowledge

Recommended Papers

Yunpeng Gong and Yongjie Hou and Zhenzhong Wang and Zexin Lin and Min Jiang · arXiv preprint arXiv:2409.02431 2024
Jiajing Lin, Zhenzhong Wang, Dejun Xu, Shu Jiang, Yunpeng Gong, Min Jiang · ACM MM 2025
Generates 4D scenes that stay physically consistent across time and materials.
Xin Zhang and Yipeng Huang and Shu Jiang and Zhenzhong Wang and Min Jiang · arXiv preprint arXiv:2606.09963 2026

Recent Work

ZhenZhong Wang and Xin Zhang and Jun Liao and Min Jiang · AAAI Conference 2025
Makes neural operators respect interface physics in multiphase flow simulation.
Can Yang, Zhenzhong Wang, Junyuan Liu, Yunpeng Gong, Min Jiang · AAAI 2026
Embeds physics in graph networks for stable long-horizon multiphysics simulation.

Open Problems

  • Bridging the gap between data-driven and physics-based models
  • Ensuring interpretability and trustworthiness of AI in scientific applications
  • Scaling differentiable simulation to complex real-world systems

Prospective Student Projects

  • Differentiable simulation for engineering optimization
  • Physics-informed neural networks for dynamic system modeling
  • AI-assisted scientific literature mining and knowledge graph construction

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