Xu Chu will give hisr habilitation colloquium talk on "Data-driven causal analysis in fluid mechanics" on 30 January 2025 at the University of Stuttgart. The joint habilitation committee of SC SimTech and Faculty 6 cordially invites you to this event.
Abstract:
Causal inference is pivotal for scientific discovery, yet the fluid mechanics community has primarily relied on intervention-based approaches (e.g., controlled experiments). This colloquium introduces data-driven causal inference, as a powerful new tool within AI4Fluids 2.0. Moving beyond correlation, this framework pinpoints dominant flow mechanisms, guides sensor placement, and refines modeling strategies. We then show how differentiable fluid dynamics seamlessly integrates classical CFD and machine learning. Finally, we explore the potential of agentic AI in CFD.