Cheng, S;
Bocquet, M;
Ding, W;
Finn, TS;
Fu, R;
Fu, J;
Guo, Y;
... Arcucci, R; + view all
(2025)
Machine learning for modelling unstructured grid data in computational physics: A review.
Information Fusion
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, Article 103255. 10.1016/j.inffus.2025.103255.
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Abstract
Unstructured grid data are essential for modelling complex geometries and dynamics in computational physics. Yet, their inherent irregularity presents significant challenges for conventional machine learning (ML) techniques. This paper provides a comprehensive review of advanced ML methodologies designed to handle unstructured grid data in high-dimensional dynamical systems. Key approaches discussed include graph neural networks, transformer models with spatial attention mechanisms, interpolation-integrated ML methods, and meshless techniques such as physics-informed neural networks. These methodologies have proven effective across diverse fields, including fluid dynamics and environmental simulations. This review is intended as a guidebook for computational scientists seeking to apply ML approaches to unstructured grid data in their domains, as well as for ML researchers looking to address challenges in computational physics. It places special focus on how ML methods can overcome the inherent limitations of traditional numerical techniques and, conversely, how insights from computational physics can inform ML development. For this purpose, we mainly focus in this review on recent papers from the past decade that reflect strong interactions between computational physics and deep learning methods. To support benchmarking, this review also provides a summary of open-access datasets of unstructured grid data in computational physics. Finally, emerging directions such as generative models with unstructured data, reinforcement learning for mesh generation, and hybrid physics-data-driven paradigms are discussed to inspire future advancements in this evolving field.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Machine learning for modelling unstructured grid data in computational physics: A review |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.inffus.2025.103255 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.inffus.2025.103255 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | © 2025 The Authors. Published by Elsevier B.V. under a Creative Commons license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science > Engineering Science Faculty Office |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10209075 |
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