Lecturer:
External Lecturer:
Francesca Cairoli
Course Type:
PhD Course
Academic Year:
2026-2027
Period:
September 2026 – January 2027
Duration:
48 h
Description:
This course introduces the principles and methodologies of Scientific Machine Learning and Simulation Intelligence for the development of data-driven and physics-informed models of complex systems. It provides students with the theoretical foundations and practical skills required to develop, analyse, and critically assess surrogate models and digital twins, integrate physical knowledge with machine learning techniques, and reason about dynamical systems through simulation, inference, and causal analysis. Particular emphasis is placed on bridging theory and practice through hands-on activities, in which students implement and evaluate scientific machine learning methods using modern computational frameworks and tools.Lectures:
- Mon 28/09/2026, 14:00 – 17:00 — Niccolò Tonicello: Introduction to Differential Equations and Numerical Solvers
- Thu 01/10/2026, 09:00 – 11:00 — Francesca Cairoli: Introduction to Simulation-Based Analysis and Surrogate Modeling
- Mon 05/10/2026, 14:00 – 17:00 — Niccolò Tonicello: Reduced Order Modeling
- Thu 08/10/2026, 09:00 – 11:00 — Niccolò Tonicello: Reduced Order Modeling
- Mon 12/10/2026, 14:00 – 17:00 — Niccolò Tonicello: Reduced Order Modeling
- Thu 15/10/2026, 09:00 – 11:00 — Niccolò Tonicello: Reduced Order Modeling
- Mon 19/10/2026, 14:00 – 17:00 — Francesca Cairoli: Introduction to Differentiable Programming and Neural Ordinary Differential Equations
- Thu 22/10/2026, 09:00 – 11:00 — Francesca Cairoli: Neural Ordinary Differential Equations
- Mon 26/10/2026, 14:00 – 16:00 — Niccolò Tonicello: Reduced Order Modeling
- Thu 29/10/2026, 09:00 – 11:00 — Niccolò Tonicello: Reduced Order Modeling
- Thu 05/11/2026, 09:00 – 11:00 — Francesca Cairoli: Physics-Informed Neural Networks
- Mon 09/11/2026, 14:00 – 17:00 — Francesca Cairoli: Physics-Informed Neural Networks
- Thu 12/11/2026, 09:00 – 11:00 — Francesca Cairoli: Physics-Informed Neural Networks
- Mon 16/11/2026, 14:00 – 17:00 — Niccolò Tonicello: Neural Operators
- Thu 19/11/2026, 09:00 – 11:00 — Niccolò Tonicello: Neural Operators
- Mon 23/11/2026, 14:00 – 16:00 — Niccolò Tonicello: Neural Operators
- Thu 26/11/2026, 09:00 – 11:00 — Francesca Cairoli: Simulation-Based Inference
- Mon 30/11/2026, 14:00 – 17:00 — Francesca Cairoli: Causal Analysis
- Thu 03/12/2026, 09:00 – 11:00 — Francesca Cairoli: Causal Analysis
- Mon 07/12/2026, 14:00 – 17:00 — Francesca Cairoli: Causal Analysis
Research Group:
Location:
4A edificio h2bis units