Publications

Research contributions in AI4Science and ML optimization

Each publication includes research diagrams and video explanations of key concepts (videos being added progressively)

Learnable-Differentiable Finite Volume Solver for Accelerated Simulation of Flows

Authors: Mengtao Yan, Qi Wang, Haining Wang, Ruizhi Chengze, Yi Zhang, Hongsheng Liu, Zidong Wang, Fan Yu, Qi Qi, Hao Sun

Proceedings of the 31st ACM SIGKDD Conference on Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining (KDD) 2025

AI4Science

We present a novel learnable-differentiable finite volume solver that significantly accelerates computational fluid dynamics simulations. By combining traditional finite volume methods with differentiable programming and machine learning techniques, our approach enables end-to-end optimization of flow simulations while maintaining physical accuracy and computational efficiency.

AI4ScienceComputational Fluid DynamicsDifferentiable ProgrammingFinite Volume MethodFlow SimulationScientific ML
Learnable-Differentiable Finite Volume Solver for Accelerated Simulation of Flows - Research Diagram

SlotPi: Physics-informed Object-centric Reasoning Models

Authors: Jian Li, Wan Han, Ning Lin, Yu-Liang Zhan, Ruizhi Chengze, Haining Wang, Yi Zhang, Hongsheng Liu, Zidong Wang, Fan Yu, Hao Sun

Proceedings of the 31st ACM SIGKDD Conference on Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining (KDD) 2025

AI4Science

We introduce SlotPi, a novel physics-informed framework that combines object-centric representation learning with physical reasoning. By integrating physics principles into slot attention mechanisms, our approach enables more interpretable and physically consistent object-centric reasoning in complex dynamic systems.

AI4SciencePhysics-informed MLObject-centric LearningSlot AttentionPhysical Reasoning
SlotPi: Physics-informed Object-centric Reasoning Models - Research Diagram

Conservation-informed Graph Learning for Spatiotemporal Dynamics Prediction

Authors: Yuan Mi, Pu Ren, Hongteng Xu, Hongsheng Liu, Zidong Wang, Yike Guo, Ji-Rong Wen, Hao Sun, Yang Liu

Proceedings of the 31st ACM SIGKDD Conference on Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining (KDD) 2025

AI4Science

We present a novel conservation-informed graph learning approach for predicting spatiotemporal dynamics in complex systems. By incorporating physical conservation laws into graph neural networks, our method achieves superior accuracy in modeling spatiotemporal phenomena while maintaining physical consistency, advancing the field of AI4Science.

AI4ScienceGraph LearningSpatiotemporal DynamicsConservation LawsScientific ML
Conservation-informed Graph Learning for Spatiotemporal Dynamics Prediction - Research Diagram

P²C Net: PDE-Preserved Coarse Correction Network for efficient prediction of spatiotemporal dynamics

Authors: Qi Wang, Pu Ren, Haoyu Zhou, Xiao-Yu Liu, Zidong Deng, Yi Zhang, Ruizhi Chengze, Hongsheng Liu, et al.

Advances in Neural Information Processing Systems (NeurIPS) 2024

AI4Science

We introduce P²C Net, a novel PDE-preserved coarse correction network that efficiently predicts spatiotemporal dynamics. Our method combines coarse-scale predictions with fine-scale corrections while preserving the underlying physical constraints, achieving significant computational speedup without sacrificing accuracy in spatiotemporal modeling tasks.

AI4ScienceSpatiotemporal DynamicsPDE PreservationCoarse CorrectionEfficient PredictionScientific ML
P²C Net: PDE-Preserved Coarse Correction Network for efficient prediction of spatiotemporal dynamics - Research Diagram

PhyMPGN: Physics-encoded Message Passing Graph Network for spatiotemporal PDE systems

Authors: Bindi Zeng, Qi Wang, Mengtao Yan, Yang Liu, Ruizhi Chengze, Yi Zhang, Hongsheng Liu, Zidong Wang, et al.

International Conference on Learning Representations (ICLR) 2025

AI4Science

We present PhyMPGN, a physics-encoded message passing graph network designed for solving spatiotemporal PDE systems. Our approach integrates physical principles directly into the message passing framework, enabling more accurate and physically consistent predictions for complex spatiotemporal dynamics while maintaining computational efficiency.

AI4ScienceGraph Neural NetworksMessage PassingPhysics-encodedSpatiotemporal PDEsScientific ML
PhyMPGN: Physics-encoded Message Passing Graph Network for spatiotemporal PDE systems - Research Diagram

PDEformer: Towards a Foundation Model for One-Dimensional Partial Differential Equations

Authors: Zhanhong Ye, Xiang Huang, Lei Chen, Hongsheng Liu, Zidong Wang, Bin Dong

International Conference on Learning Representations (ICLR) 2024 Workshops

AI4Science

We present PDEformer, a transformer-based foundation model designed specifically for solving one-dimensional partial differential equations. By leveraging the transformer architecture's sequence modeling capabilities, our approach demonstrates strong generalization across diverse PDE families and boundary conditions, paving the way for unified neural PDE solvers.

AI4ScienceFoundation ModelsTransformersPartial Differential EquationsNeural PDE SolversScientific ML
PDEformer: Towards a Foundation Model for One-Dimensional Partial Differential Equations - Research Diagram

Prediction of transonic flow over supercritical airfoils using geometric-encoding and deep-learning strategies

Authors: Zhiwen Deng, Jing Wang, Hongsheng Liu, Hairun Xie, BoKai Li, Miao Zhang, Tingmeng Jia, Yi Zhang, Zidong Wang, Bin Dong

Physics of Fluids 35, 075146 (2023)

AI4Science

We present a novel approach for predicting transonic flow over supercritical airfoils using geometric-encoding and deep-learning strategies. Our method combines advanced geometric encoding techniques with deep neural networks to accurately predict complex flow patterns around airfoils, enabling efficient aerodynamic analysis and design optimization for transonic flight conditions.

AI4ScienceComputational Fluid DynamicsDeep LearningGeometric EncodingTransonic FlowAirfoil DesignAerodynamics
Prediction of transonic flow over supercritical airfoils using geometric-encoding and deep-learning strategies - Research Diagram

Deep learning-based reduced order model for three-dimensional unsteady flow using mesh transformation and stitching

Authors: Xin Li, Zhiwen Deng, Rui Feng, Ziyang Liu, Renkun Han, Hongsheng Liu, Gang Chen

Computers & Fluids 2024

AI4Science

We present a novel deep learning-based reduced order model for three-dimensional unsteady flow simulation. Our approach combines mesh transformation techniques with stitching methods to efficiently model complex fluid dynamics, enabling fast and accurate predictions of unsteady flows while maintaining computational efficiency and physical accuracy.

AI4ScienceReduced Order ModelsDeep LearningComputational Fluid DynamicsMesh TransformationUnsteady FlowScientific ML
Deep learning-based reduced order model for three-dimensional unsteady flow using mesh transformation and stitching - Research Diagram

Transportation origin-destination demand estimation with quasi-sparsity

Authors: Jingxing Wang, Shu Lu, Hongsheng Liu, Xuegang Ban

Transportation Science 57 (2), 289-312 (2023)

Operations Research

We propose a novel approach for transportation origin-destination (OD) demand estimation using quasi-sparsity techniques. Our method addresses the challenge of estimating OD flows in transportation networks by leveraging advanced optimization algorithms and sparsity constraints, enabling more accurate and efficient transportation planning and traffic management.

TransportationOrigin-DestinationDemand EstimationQuasi-SparsityOptimizationTraffic AnalysisOperations Research
Transportation origin-destination demand estimation with quasi-sparsity - Research Diagram

Meta-auto-decoder for solving parametric partial differential equations

Authors: Xiang Huang, Zhanhong Ye, Hongsheng Liu, Shi Ji, Zidong Wang, Kang Yang, Yang Li, Min Wang, Haotian Chu, Fan Yu, Bei Hua, Lei Chen, Bin Dong

Advances in Neural Information Processing Systems (NeurIPS) 2022

AI4Science

We introduce Meta-auto-decoder, a novel meta-learning framework for solving parametric partial differential equations (PDEs). Our approach combines meta-learning with auto-decoder architectures to efficiently adapt to new PDE parameters and boundary conditions, enabling rapid solution of parametric PDE families with minimal computational overhead and superior generalization capabilities.

AI4ScienceMeta-learningPartial Differential EquationsAuto-decoderParametric PDEsScientific ML
Meta-auto-decoder for solving parametric partial differential equations - Research Diagram

A Universal PINNs Method for Solving Partial Differential Equations with a Point Source

Authors: Xiang Huang, Hongsheng Liu, Boming Shi, Zidong Wang, Kang Yang, Yang Li, Min Wang, Haotian Chu, Jing Zhou, et al.

Proceedings of the Thirty-First International Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence (IJCAI-22)

AI4Science

We propose a universal Physics-Informed Neural Networks (PINNs) method for solving partial differential equations with point sources. Our approach addresses the challenge of handling singular point sources in PDEs by developing a novel neural network architecture that can effectively capture the complex behavior around singularities while maintaining high accuracy across the entire domain.

AI4SciencePhysics-Informed Neural NetworksPINNsPartial Differential EquationsPoint SourcesScientific ML
A Universal PINNs Method for Solving Partial Differential Equations with a Point Source - Research Diagram

Convergence of the augmented decomposition algorithm

Authors: Hongsheng Liu, Shiqian Lu

Computational Optimization and Applications 72 (1), 179-213 (2019)

Operations Research

We analyze the convergence properties of the augmented decomposition algorithm for solving large-scale optimization problems. Our theoretical analysis provides convergence guarantees and establishes convergence rates for this important class of decomposition methods, with applications to distributed optimization and ML infrastructure.

ML OptimizationOptimization TheoryDecomposition AlgorithmsConvergence AnalysisDistributed SystemsML Infrastructure
Convergence of the augmented decomposition algorithm - Research Diagram