Special Sessions

SS 03

Physics-Informed Machine Learning for Prognostics and Health Management of Industrial Equipment


The practical deployment of Machine Learning (ML) and Artifical Intelligence (AI) for Prognostics and Health Management (PHM) of industrial equipment is often hindered by "black-box" limitations, including data scarcity, physical inconsistency, the lack of explainability and the lack of generalizability to unseen operating conditions. To address these challenges, Physics-Informed Machine Learning (PIML) integrates prior physics-based knowledge, such as governing equations and domain expertise, directly into the learning process. This session explores how PIML enables PHM to move toward physically grounded, interpretable and trustworthy AI solutions. We invite researchers and industry experts to share recent advancements in PIML methodologies and their specific applications to the reliability and maintenance of complex systems.

Main topics are (but not limited to):

Methods:

  • Physics-informed Neural Networks
  • Physics-Informed Data Augmentation
  • Physics-Informed Architecture Design
  • Physics-Informed Loss Function and Constraints
  • Physics-Informed Explainability and Causality
  • Physics-informed Transfer Learning & Domain Adaptation
  • Probabilistic and Uncertainty-Aware PIML

Applications:

  • Surrogate modeling
  • Virtual Sensing
  • Parameter Estimation
  • Anomaly Detection
  • Fault Diagnostics
  • Remaining Useful Life Prediction
Predictive Maintenance

Info.

Special Session Chair(s):

Chenyang Lai
Polytechnic University of Milan, Italy
Enrico Zio
Polytechnic University of Milan, Italy
Piero Baraldi
Polytechnic University of Milan, Italy