Georgia Institute of Technology

Wang Y., Tran A., and McDowell D.L. Fundamentals of Uncertainty Quantification for Engineers: Methods and Models. Elsevier, 2025.

Wang Y. and McDowell D.L. (eds.) Uncertainty Quantification in Multiscale Materials Modeling. Elsevier, 2020. [PDF download - Chapter 1] copyrighted

Tran A., Wildey T., Sun J., Liu D. and Wang Y. (2022) A stochastic reduced-order model for statistical microstructure descriptors evolution. Journal of Computing and Information Science in Engineering, 22(6): 061005. [PDF download] copyrighted

Wang Y. and McDowell D.L. (2020) Uncertainty quantification in materials modeling. In Uncertainty Quantification in Multiscale Materials Modeling, Chapter 1, pp.1-40. [PDF download] copyrighted

Tran A.V., Liu D., Tran H., and Wang Y. (2019) Quantifying uncertainty in the process-structure relationship for Al-Cu solidification. Modelling and Simulation in Materials Science and Engineering, 27(6): 064005. [PDF download] copyrighted

Tallman A.E., Swiler L.P., Wang Y., and McDowell D.L. (2019) Hierarchical top-down bottom-up calibration with consideration for uncertainty and inter-scale discrepancy of Peierls stress of bcc Fe. Modelling and Simulation in Materials Science and Engineering, 27(6): 064004. [PDF download] copyrighted

Zhang B., Guo Q., Wang Y., and Zhan M. (2019) Model-form and parameter uncertainty quantification in structural vibration simulation using fractional derivatives. Journal of Computational and Nonlinear Dynamics, 14(5): 051006. [PDF download] copyrighted

Tallman A.E., Swiler L.P., Wang Y., and McDowell D.L. (2017) Reconciled top-down and bottom-up hierarchical multiscale calibration of bcc Fe crystal plasticity. International Journal for Multiscale Computational Engineering, 15(6): 505-523. [PDF download] copyrighted

Tran A.V. and Wang Y. (2017) Reliable molecular dynamics: Uncertainty quantification using interval analysis in molecular dynamics simulation. Computational Materials Science, 127: 141-160. [PDF download] copyrighted

Wang Y. (2016) "Model form calibration in drift-diffusion simulation using fractional derivatives," ASCE-ASME Journal of Risk and Uncertainty in Engineering Systems, Part B, 2(3): 031006. [PDF download] copyrighted

Wang Y. (2014) "Stochastic dynamics simulation with generalized interval probability," International Journal of Computer Mathematics, (in press) [PDF download] copyrighted

Wang Y. (2013) "Reliable kinetic Monte Carlo simulation based on random set sampling," Soft Computing, 17(8): 1439-1451 [PDF download] copyrighted

Wang Y. (2013) "Generalized Fokker-Planck Equation with Generalized Interval Probability," Mechanical Systems & Signal Processing, 37(1-2): 92-104 [PDF download] copyrighted

Batarseh O.G., Nazzal D., and Wang Y. (2010) "An Interval-based Metamodeling Approach to Simulate Material Handling in Semiconductor Wafer Fabs," IEEE Transactions on Semiconductor Manufacturing, 23(4):527-537 [PDF download] copyrighted

Conference Proceedings:

Wang Y., "Uncertainty in materials modeling, simulation, and development for ICME," 2015 Materials Science & Technology (MS&T 2015), Oct. 4-8, 2015, Columbus, Ohio. [PDF download] copyrighted

Wang Y., "Quantification of model-form uncertainty in drift-diffusion simulation using fractional derivatives," 2015 ASME International Design Engineering Technical Conferences & The Computer and Information in Engineering Conference (IDETC/CIE 2015), Aug. 2-5, 2015, Boston, Massachusetts, Paper No.DETC2015-47677 [PDF download] copyrighted

Tran A.V. and Wang Y. "A molecular dynamics simulation mechanism with imprecise interatomic potentials," The 3rd World Congress on Integrated Computational Materials Engineering (ICME’15), May 31-June 4, 2015, Colorado Spring, Colorada [PDF download] copyrighted

Wang Y., "Solving interval master equation in simulation of jump processes under uncertainties," 2013 ASME International Design Engineering Technical Conferences & The Computer and Information in Engineering Conference (IDETC2013), Aug. 4-7, 2013, Portland, Oregon, Paper No.DETC2013-12740 [PDF download] copyrighted

Wang Y., McDowell D.L., Tallman A.E. "Cross-scale, cross-domain model validation based on generalized hidden Markov model and generalized interval Bayes’ rule," The 2nd World Congress on Integrated Computational Materials Engineering (ICME’13), July 7-11, 2013, Salt Lake City, Utah, pp.149-154 [PDF download] copyrighted

Batarseh O.G. and Wang Y., "Reliable simulation with input uncertainties using an interval-based approach," Proceedings of 2008 Winter Simulation Conference, pp.344-352 [PDF download] copyrighted

Theses:

Tallman, A.E. (2018) "Hierarchical multiscale materials modeling: calibration, uncertainty quantification, and decision support", Ph.D. dissertation copyrighted

Batarseh O.G. (2010) "An Interval based Approach to Model Input Uncertainty in Discrete-Event Simulation", Ph.D. dissertation copyrighted

Shu L., Jiang P., and Wang Y. (2021) "A multi-fidelity Bayesian optimization approach based on the expected further improvement. Structural & Multidisciplinary Optimization, 63: 1709-1719. [PDF download] copyrighted

Shu L., Jiang P., Shao X., and Wang Y. (2020) "A new multi-objective Bayesian optimization formulation with the acquisition function for convergence and diversity. Journal of Mechanical Design, 142(9): 091703. [PDF download] copyrighted

Tran A.V., Sun J., Furlan J.M., Pagalthivarthi K.V., Visintainer R.J., and Wang Y. (2019) "pBO-2GP-3B: A batch parallel known/unknown constrained Bayesian optimization with feasibility classification and its applications in computational fluid dynamics Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, 347: 827-852. [PDF download] copyrighted

Tran A.V., Furlan J.M., Pagalthivarthi K.V., Visintainer R.J., Wildey J., and Wang Y. (2019) "WearGP: A computationally efficient machine learning framework for local erosive wear predictions via nodal Gaussian processes Wear, 422–423: 9-26. [PDF download] copyrighted

Tran A.V., Tran M., and Wang Y. (2019) "Constrained mixed-integer Gaussian mixture Bayesian optimization and its applications in designing fractal and auxetic metamaterials Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization, 59(6): 2131–2154. [PDF download] copyrighted

Tran A.V., He L., and Wang Y. (2018) "An efficient first-principles saddle point searching method based on distributed kriging metamodels ASCE-ASME Journal of Risk and Uncertainty in Engineering Systems, Part B, 4(1): 011006. [PDF download] copyrighted

Zhou Q., Wang Y., Choi S.-K., Jiang P., Shao X., Hu J., and Shu, L. (2018) "A robust optimization approach based on multi-fidelity metamodel Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization, 57(2): 775–797. [PDF download] copyrighted

Zhou Q., Wang Y., Choi S.-K., Jiang P., Shao X., Hu J. (2017) "A sequential multi-fidelity metamodeling approach for data regression Knowledge-Based Systems, 134:199-212. [PDF download] copyrighted

Conference Proceedings:

Tran A.,Eldred M., McCann S., and Wang Y. (2020) "srMO-BO-3GP: Asequential regularized multi- objective constrained Bayesian optimization for design applications," In Proc. of 2020 ASME International Design Engineering Technical Conferences & Computers and Information in Engineering Conference (IDETC-CIE2020), August 16-19, 2020, Paper No. DETC2020-22184. [Best Paper of CIE2020 Conference]

Zhang J., Yao X., Liu M., and Wang Y. (2019) ""A Bayesian discrete optimization algorithm for permutation based combinatorial problems," In Proc. of 2019 IEEE Symposium Series on Computational Intelligence (SSCI), pp. 874-881. [PDF download] copyrighted

Theses:

Tran, A.V. (2018) "Multiscale uncertainty quantification for physics-based data-driven materials design and optimization", Ph.D. dissertation copyrighted

Yoo, D.-Y. (2018) " Simulation-Based Design of Lithium Ion Battery Configuration Using Bayesian Optimization ", M.S. thesis copyrighted

Batarseh O.G., and Wang Y. (2018) "An interval-based approach to model input uncertainty in M/M/1 simulation," International Journal of Approximate Reasoning, 95: 46-61 [PDF download] copyrighted

Hu J., Wang Y., Cheng A., and Zhong Z. (2015) "An extended Kalman filtering mechanism based on generalized interval probability," ASCE-ASME Journal of Risk and Uncertainty in Engineering Systems, Part B, 1(3): 031002. [PDF download] copyrighted

Xie F., Wu B., Hu Y., Wang Y., Jia G., and Cheng Y. (2014) "A generalized interval probability-based optimization method for training generalized hidden Markov model," Signal Processing, 94(1):319-329 [PDF download] copyrighted

Wang Y. (2011) "Multiscale Uncertainty Quantification based on A Generalized Hidden Markov Model," ASME Journal of Mechanical Design, 133(3):031004(1-10) [PDF download] copyrighted

Wang Y. (2010) "Imprecise Probabilities based on Generalized Intervals for System Reliability Assessment," International Journal of Reliability & Safety, 4(4): 319-342 [PDF download] copyrighted

Shevtshenko E. and Wang Y. (2009) "Decision Support under Uncertainties based on Robust Bayesian Networks in Reverse Logistics," International Journal of Computer Applications in Technology, 36(3/4): 247-258 [PDF download]

Conference Proceedings:

Wang Y., "Training generalized hidden Markov model with interval probability parameters," Proceedings of 2nd International Conference on Vulnerability and Risk Analysis and Management (ICVRAM2014) and 6th International Symposium on Uncertainty Modeling and Analysis (ISUMA2014), July 13-16, 2014, Liverpool, UK, pp.876-886 [PDF download] copyrighted

Wang Y., "Independence in Generalized Interval Probability," Proceedings of 2011 International Conference on Vulnerability and Risk Analysis and Management (ICVRAM) and International Symposium on Uncertainty Modeling and Analysis (ISUMA), April 11-13, 2011, Hyattsville, Maryland, pp.37-44 [PDF download] copyrighted

Wang Y., "Multiscale Variability and Uncertainty Quantifications based on A Generalized Multiscale Markov Model," 2010 ASME International Design Engineering Technical Conferences & The Computer and Information in Engineering Conference (IDETC2010), Aug. 15-18, 2010, Montreal, Quebec, Paper No.DETC2010-28790 copyrighted

Wang Y., "Imprecise Probabilities with a Generalized Interval Form," Proceedings of International Workshop on Reliable Engineering Computing (REC'08), February 20-22, 2008 Georgia Institute of Technology, Savannah, GA, ed. by R.L. Muhanna and R.L. Mullen slides copyrighted

Theses:

Blumer, J. D. (2015) " Cross-Scale Model Validation with Aleatory and Epistemic Uncertainty ", M.S. thesis copyrighted

Hu J., Wang Y., Cheng A., and Zhong Z. (2015) "Sensitivity analysis for quantified interval constraints problems," Journal of Mechanical Design, 137(4): 041701. [PDF download] copyrighted

Hu, J., Aminzadeh, M., and Wang, Y. (2014) "Searching Feasible Design Space by Solving Quantified Constraint Satisfaction Problems," ASME Journal of Mechanical Design, 136(3): 031002 [PDF download] copyrighted

Wang, Y., (2008) "Interpretable Interval Constraint Solvers in Semantic Tolerance Analysis," Computer-Aided Design & Applications, 5(5): 654-666 [PDF download] copyrighted

Wang, Y. (2008) "Closed-Loop Analysis in Semantic Tolerance Modeling," ASME Journal of Mechanical Design, 130(6): 061701 [PDF download] copyrighted

Wang, Y. (2008) "Semantic Tolerance Modeling with Generalized Intervals," ASME Journal of Mechanical Design, 130(8): 081701 [PDF download] copyrighted

Wang, Y. (2007) "Semantic Tolerancing with Generalized Intervals," Computer-Aided Design & Applications, 4(1-4): 257-266 [PDF download] copyrighted

Wang, Y. and Nnaji, B.O. (2007) "Solving Interval Constraint by Linearization in Computer-Aided Design," Reliable Computing, 13(2): 211-244 [PDF download] copyrighted

Conference Proceedings:

Hu, J. and Wang, Y., "Sensitivity Analysis for Quantified Interval Constraints," Proceedings of The 11th International Conference on Structural Safety & Reliability, June 16-20, 2013, New York, NY, pp.2931-2938 copyrighted

Wang, Y., "Algebraic Interval Constraint Driven Exploration in Human-Agent Collaborative Problem Solving," Proceedings of The 7th IEEE International Symposium on Computational Intelligence in Robotics and Automation (CIRA2007), June 20-23, 2007, Jacksonville, Florida [PDF download] copyrighted

Wang, Y., "Semantic Tolerancing," Proceedings of Industrial Engineering Research Conference (IERC'07), May 19-23, 2007, Nashville, Tennessee, Paper No. 667 [Best Paper Award of IERC'07 in Manufacturing & Design] copyrighted

Wang, Y., "Semantic Tolerance Modeling based on Modal Interval Analysis," Proceedings of NSF Workshop on Reliable Engineering Computing (REC'06), February 22-24, 2006 Georgia Institute of Technology, Savannah, GA, ed. by R.L. Muhanna and R.L. Mullen, pp.293-318 copyrighted

Wang, Y. (2021) "Probabilistic modeling of information dynamics in networked cyber-physical-social systems", IEEE Internet of Things Journal, (in press). [PDF download] copyrighted

Wang, Y. (2021) "Design of trustworthy cyber-physical-social systems with discrete Bayesian optimization", Journal of Mechanical Design, 143(7): 071702. [PDF download] copyrighted

Wang, Y. (2018) "Trust quantification for networked cyber-physical systems", IEEE Internet of Things Journal, 5(3): 2055 - 2070. [PDF download] copyrighted

Wang, Y. (2018) "Resilience quantification for probabilistic design of cyber-physical system networks", ASCE-ASME Journal of Risk and Uncertainty in Engineering Systems, Part B, 4(3), 031006. [PDF download] copyrighted

Wang, Y. (2017) "On Social Value of Risk Information in Risk Communication", ASCE-ASME Journal of Risk and Uncertainty in Engineering Systems, Part B, 3(4), 041009. [PDF download] copyrighted

Wang, Y. (2020) "Quantifying Trust Perception to Enable Design for Connectivity in Cyber-Physical-Social Systems", In: Emotional Engineering, (ed. by S. Fukuda) Vol. 8, Ch. 6, pp. 85-113. [PDF download] copyrighted

Cai M., Seligsohn E.N., Zhang Z., Wang Y. "Risk perception and product safety in user-centered design." Proceedings of the ASME 2019 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences & Computers and Information in Engineering Conference (IDETC/CIE2019), August 18-21, 2019, Anaheim, California. [PDF download] copyrighted

Wang Y. "Trustworthiness in designing cyber-physical systems." Proceedings of The 12th International Symposium on Tools and Methods of Competitive Engineering (TMCE2018), May 7-11, 2018, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain.

Wang Y. "System resilience quantification for probabilistic design of Internet-of-Things architecture." 2016 ASME International Design Engineering Technical Conferences & The Computer and Information in Engineering Conference (IDETC/CIE2016), Aug. 21-24, 2016, Charlotte, North Carolina, Paper No. DETC2016-59426 [PDF download] copyrighted

Wang, Y., "On Rational Decision with Subjective Probability in Design" copyrighted