Diff-SPORT: Diffusion-based Sensor Placement Optimization and Reconstruction of Turbulent flows in urban environments

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Main Authors: Vishwasrao, Abhijeet, Gutha, Sai Bharath Chandra, Cremades, Andres, Wijk, Klas, Patil, Aakash, Gorle, Catherine, McKeon, Beverley J, Azizpour, Hossein, Vinuesa, Ricardo
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author Vishwasrao, Abhijeet
Gutha, Sai Bharath Chandra
Cremades, Andres
Wijk, Klas
Patil, Aakash
Gorle, Catherine
McKeon, Beverley J
Azizpour, Hossein
Vinuesa, Ricardo
author_facet Vishwasrao, Abhijeet
Gutha, Sai Bharath Chandra
Cremades, Andres
Wijk, Klas
Patil, Aakash
Gorle, Catherine
McKeon, Beverley J
Azizpour, Hossein
Vinuesa, Ricardo
contents Rapid urbanization demands accurate and efficient monitoring of turbulent wind patterns to support air quality, climate resilience and infrastructure design. Traditional sparse reconstruction and sensor placement strategies face major accuracy degradations under practical constraints. Here, we introduce Diff-SPORT, a diffusion-based framework for high-fidelity flow reconstruction and optimal sensor placement in urban environments. Diff-SPORT combines a generative diffusion model with a maximum a posteriori (MAP) inference scheme and a Shapley-value attribution framework to propose a scalable and interpretable solution. Compared to traditional numerical methods, Diff-SPORT achieves significant speedups while maintaining both statistical and instantaneous flow fidelity. Our approach offers a modular, zero-shot alternative to retraining-intensive strategies, supporting fast and reliable urban flow monitoring under extreme sparsity. Diff-SPORT paves the way for integrating generative modeling and explainability in sustainable urban intelligence.
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spellingShingle Diff-SPORT: Diffusion-based Sensor Placement Optimization and Reconstruction of Turbulent flows in urban environments
Vishwasrao, Abhijeet
Gutha, Sai Bharath Chandra
Cremades, Andres
Wijk, Klas
Patil, Aakash
Gorle, Catherine
McKeon, Beverley J
Azizpour, Hossein
Vinuesa, Ricardo
Fluid Dynamics
Artificial Intelligence
Rapid urbanization demands accurate and efficient monitoring of turbulent wind patterns to support air quality, climate resilience and infrastructure design. Traditional sparse reconstruction and sensor placement strategies face major accuracy degradations under practical constraints. Here, we introduce Diff-SPORT, a diffusion-based framework for high-fidelity flow reconstruction and optimal sensor placement in urban environments. Diff-SPORT combines a generative diffusion model with a maximum a posteriori (MAP) inference scheme and a Shapley-value attribution framework to propose a scalable and interpretable solution. Compared to traditional numerical methods, Diff-SPORT achieves significant speedups while maintaining both statistical and instantaneous flow fidelity. Our approach offers a modular, zero-shot alternative to retraining-intensive strategies, supporting fast and reliable urban flow monitoring under extreme sparsity. Diff-SPORT paves the way for integrating generative modeling and explainability in sustainable urban intelligence.
title Diff-SPORT: Diffusion-based Sensor Placement Optimization and Reconstruction of Turbulent flows in urban environments
topic Fluid Dynamics
Artificial Intelligence
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.00214