CEE 5745 - Inverse Problems: Theory and Applications

Spring. 3 credits. Letter grades only.

Prerequisite: MATH 2940. Co-meets with CEE 6745.

C. Earls.

The course covers foundational theory underpinning the inverse problems that naturally arise when developing technology for society. Through a treatment of theory and application, the course aims to equip students to answer questions such as: “what source/forcing/action has caused the system response I am currently observing?”; “what model parameters best instantiate a predictive model explaining certain noisy/incomplete observations of the subject system?”; and “how certain am I about any of the foregoing results?”

Outcome 1: Identify an inverse problem.

Outcome 2: Analyze it from a theoretical point of view.

Outcome 3: Employ deterministic and stochastic methods to solve it.

Outcome 4: Apply solution methods in real-world contexts.

Outcome 5: Critically analyze their resulting solutions.