MsFEM-Inspired CNNs with Transfer Learning for Multiscale Model Reduction

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Main Authors: Zhang, Xuehan, Jiang, Lijian, Chung, Eric T.
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author Zhang, Xuehan
Jiang, Lijian
Chung, Eric T.
author_facet Zhang, Xuehan
Jiang, Lijian
Chung, Eric T.
contents Deep learning-based surrogate models have been extensively developed for efficiently approximating multiscale systems with random input fields. However, most existing approaches require retraining neural networks from scratch when source terms, boundary conditions, or differential operators change, resulting in significant computational costs and limited adaptability. To address this challenge, we integrate our previous CNN-based reduced-order model (ROM) framework with the multiscale finite element method (MsFEM) and propose an MsFEM-inspired transfer learning strategy, termed MITL. The CNN-based ROM consists of two components: Basis CNNs, which learn reduced basis functions, and Coef CNNs, which predict the corresponding linear combination coefficients. To enhance the transferability of learned multiscale representations, global MsFEM basis problems are employed as source tasks during pretraining. For new target problems, MITL requires training only lightweight adaptation networks to construct task-specific reduced bases and coefficients, thereby substantially reducing the computational burden. Numerical experiments demonstrate that MITL achieves accurate and efficient predictions across a range of target tasks, with particularly significant advantages in data-scarce scenarios.
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spellingShingle MsFEM-Inspired CNNs with Transfer Learning for Multiscale Model Reduction
Zhang, Xuehan
Jiang, Lijian
Chung, Eric T.
Computational Engineering, Finance, and Science
Deep learning-based surrogate models have been extensively developed for efficiently approximating multiscale systems with random input fields. However, most existing approaches require retraining neural networks from scratch when source terms, boundary conditions, or differential operators change, resulting in significant computational costs and limited adaptability. To address this challenge, we integrate our previous CNN-based reduced-order model (ROM) framework with the multiscale finite element method (MsFEM) and propose an MsFEM-inspired transfer learning strategy, termed MITL. The CNN-based ROM consists of two components: Basis CNNs, which learn reduced basis functions, and Coef CNNs, which predict the corresponding linear combination coefficients. To enhance the transferability of learned multiscale representations, global MsFEM basis problems are employed as source tasks during pretraining. For new target problems, MITL requires training only lightweight adaptation networks to construct task-specific reduced bases and coefficients, thereby substantially reducing the computational burden. Numerical experiments demonstrate that MITL achieves accurate and efficient predictions across a range of target tasks, with particularly significant advantages in data-scarce scenarios.
title MsFEM-Inspired CNNs with Transfer Learning for Multiscale Model Reduction
topic Computational Engineering, Finance, and Science
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2606.01259