MS012 - Verification, Validation and Uncertainty Quantification in Modeling and Simulation

Organized by: L. Eca (IST, Portugal), B. Freno (Sandia National Laboratories, United States) and K. Dowding (Sandia National Laboratories, United States)
Keywords: Uncertainty Quantification, Validation, Verification
Modeling and simulation play a critical role in contemporary engineering practices, often informing decision-making processes. Modeling and simulation are frequently used in several physics disciplines, including computational fluid dynamics (CFD), computational solid mechanics (CSM), and computational electromagnetics (CEM). Consequently, it is essential to assess the credibility of the simulation results. To this end, the activities of verification, validation, and uncertainty quantification (VVUQ) are central to assessing the credibility of the modeling and simulation outcomes. Several relevant organizations, including the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)[1-6], the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)[7], and the International Association for the Engineering Modelling, Analysis and Simulation Community (NAFEMS) [8], have published comprehensive guidelines and motivations for VVUQ. The proposed minisymposium welcomes presentations on different aspects of verification, validation, and uncertainty quantification, which include, but are not limited to the following: • Standard and novel code-verification, solution-verification, validation, and uncertainty-quantification techniques. • Descriptions and explanations of published VVUQ standards and guides. • Applications of VVUQ techniques to practical engineering problems.