The first SISSA colloquium of 2025 will take place on February 12, 2025, at 11:00 AM in Aula Magna Budinich, with a special seminar by professor Alfio Quarteroni (Politecnico di Milano and EPFL) titled "Scientific Machine Learning: When Fundamental Sciences Meet Artificial Intelligence".
Abstract:
Despite the extraordinary progress made by artificial intelligence systems in recent years, they remain prone to inaccuracies, uncertainties, and often a lack of transparency. For this reason, they are sometimes referred to as "black box algorithms." Scientific machine learning, which combines data-driven machine learning algorithms with digital models based on physical principles, represents an ideal platform for a virtuous synergy between artificial intelligence and human knowledge, grounded in natural laws and rigorous scientific principles. In my presentation, these concepts will be illustrated within the context of a specific application: the development of a mathematical simulator that fully reproduces cardiac function.
Professor Alfio Quarteroni is an internationally renowned Italian mathematician specializing in numerical analysis, mathematical modeling, and computational sciences. He is Professor Emeritus at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne (EPFL) and a Professor Emeritus at the Politecnico di Milano.
Quarteroni is known for his contributions to the development of mathematical methods applied to various fields, including engineering, medicine, and natural sciences. He led the development of models for highly innovative applications, such as the simulation of the human heart and the optimization of competitive sailing yacht designs, including those used by Alinghi team in the America’s Cup.
Author of over 30 books and more than 400 scientific articles, he has received numerous prestigious awards, including EAS Blaise Pascal Prize, ECCOMAS Ritz-Galerkin medal, ICIAM Lagrange prize and the Ghislieri Prize. Quarteroni is also a member of prominent scientific academies, such as the Accademia dei Lincei and the European Academy of Sciences.