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V&V 2020
Virtual, Online

Verification & Validation Symposium

Live Presentations
May 20-22, 2020

Virtual Recordings Available
May 26th through July 31st

Program

All times are in Eastern Daylight Time.

9-9:10 am Welcome and Plenary Session Webinar
Plenary
9:10-10:10 am		 Joe Powers Verification in Scientific Computing: From Pristine to Practical to
Perimeter-Extending
  Zoom Room 1 Zoom Room 2 Zoom Room 3
Session 1
10:30 am-12:35 pm		 08-01 VVUQ for Solid Mechanics, Structures, Impact, and Blast Sessions 06-01 Methods for Uncertainty Quantification, Sensitivity Analysis, and Prediction Sessions 03-01 Topics in Verification, Validation & Uncertainty Quantification Sessions
10:30-10:55 Submission ID: 15416
ASME Paper Number: VVS2020-8849
Corresponding Author: Louay S. Yousuf, San Diego State University
Title: Effect of Contact Load on the Bending Deflection of Globoidal 		 Submission ID: 6448
ASME Paper Number: VVS2020-8816
Corresponding Author: Evan Chodora, Clemson University
Title: Improving the Interpretability of Physics-Based Bias in Material Models		 ASME Paper Number: VVS2020-8841
Corresponding Author: John Grove, Los Alamos National Laboratory
Title: A Verification and Validation Study of the Cyclops I Pbx 9502 Experiment
10:55-11:20 Submission ID: 17009
ASME Paper Number: VVS2020-8896
Corresponding Author: Matthew Kirby, Southwest Research Institute
Title: Modeling of Fracture Risk and Fatigue Life in 17-4 Ph Main Steam Isolation Valve Stems		 Submission ID: 11740
ASME Paper Number: VVS2020-8806
Corresponding Author: Jun Guo, Michigan State University
Title: Non-Uniqueness in Model Parameterization and Its Potential Contribution to Uncertainty		 Submission ID: 16741
ASME Paper Number: VVS2020-8867
Corresponding Author: George Orient, Sandia National Laboratories
Title: Credibility Framework – an End-to-End Credibility Workflow Platform
11:20-11:45 Submission ID: 15736
ASME Paper Number: VVS2020-8847
Corresponding Author: Walter Ponge-Ferreira, Minerva Serviços Técnicos Especializados
Title: Stress Error Affected Zone of Finite Element of Truss Structures by Data Cluster Analysis		 Submission ID: 12015
ASME Paper Number: VVS2020-8811
Corresponding Author: Joshua Kaizer, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Title: A Complete Set of Errors for Modeling and Simulation		 Submission ID: 16744
ASME Paper Number: VVS2020-8868
Corresponding Author: George Orient, Sandia National Laboratories
Title: Next Generation Workflow – an Open Source Software System for Computational Modeling to Support Agile Vvuq
Track: Topics in Verification, Validation & Uncertainty Quantification
11:45-12:10 Submission ID: 16949
ASME Paper Number: VVS2020-8903
Corresponding Author: Wongon Kim, Seoul National University
Title: A Recursive Model Updating to Estimate Fatigue Crack Initiation and Growth		 Submission ID: 16201
ASME Paper Number: VVS2020-8853
Corresponding Author: Kenneth Tanski, Logica
Title: Engineering Models and Response Sensitivity 		 Submission ID: 16831
ASME Paper Number: VVS2020-8876
Corresponding Author: Blake Lance, Sandia National Laboratories
Title: Experimental Credibility for Modeling and Simulation
12:10-12:35   Submission ID: 16798
ASME Paper Number: VVS2020-8869
Corresponding Author: Avinash Vaidheeswaran, National Energy Technology Laboratory
Title: Sensitivity Analysis of Particle-in-Cell Modeling Parameters in Mfix-Pic		 Submission ID: 16982
ASME Paper Number: VVS2020-8904
Corresponding Author: Eric Dodgen, Honeywell/FM&T
Title: Credible Evidence Package for Structural Dynamics Applications in Fabrication Environmental Testing
Wednesday Lunch 12:35-1:30pm
Session 2
1:30-3:35 pm 		 08-02 VVUQ for Solid Mechanics, Structures, Impact, and Blast Sessions 06-02 Methods for Uncertainty Quantification, Sensitivity Analysis, and Prediction Sessions 02-01 Development and Application of Verification and Validation Standards Sessions
1:30-1:55 Submission ID: 17013
ASME Paper Number: VVS2020-8899
Corresponding Author: David Riha, Southwest Research Institute
Title: Layered Pressure Vessel Fracture Risk Assessment Model Development Using a Verification and Validation Framework		 Submission ID: 2360
ASME Paper Number: VVS2020-8881
Corresponding Author: Michael Prime, Los Alamos National Laboratory
Title: Physical Regime Sensitivity		 Submission ID: 13077
ASME Paper Number: VVS2020-8826
Corresponding Author: Luis Eca, IST
Title: On the Interpretation and Scope of the V&v 20 Standard for Verification and Validation in Computational Fluid Dynamics and Heat Transfer
1:55-2:20 Submission ID: 16806
ASME Paper Number: VVS2020-8873
Corresponding Author: Stephen A. Andrews, Los Alamos National Laboratory
Title: Quantifying Uncertainty in Models for High Explosive Equations of State		 Submission ID: 16809
ASME Paper Number: VVS2020-8870
Corresponding Author: Gavin Jones, SmartUQ
Title: Predictive Analytics and Uncertainty Quantification of a Microwave Ablation Simulation With a Spatially Varying Response		 Submission ID: 15919
ASME Paper Number: VVS2020-8852
Corresponding Author: Mehul Dharia, Zimmer Biomet
Title: Tibial Baseplate Strength in Total Knee Replacement: Application of Asme Vv40-2018 Standard
2:20-2:45 15-01 VVUQ for Computational Electromagnetics, Plasma, Radiation Transport Sessions
Submission ID: 16919
ASME Paper Number: VVS2020-8889
Corresponding Author: Shawn Pautz, Sandia National Laboratories
Title: Verification of Deterministic Radiation Transport Codes		 Submission ID: 16864
ASME Paper Number: VVS2020-8875
Corresponding Author: Vicente Romero, Sandia National Laboratories
Title: Processing Experimental Data With Random and Systematic Uncertainties in Replicate Tests of Stochastic Systems		 Submission ID: 16911
ASME Paper Number: VVS2020-8920
Corresponding Author: Mark Goodin, SimuTech Group, Inc.
Title: Applying the Asme V&v40 Standard to a Patient-Specific Computational Model Used in a Software as a Medical Device
2:45-3:10 Submission ID: 17015
ASME Paper Number: VVS2020-8897
Corresponding Author: Shawn Pautz, Sandia National Laboratories
Title: Adjoint-Based Uq and Optimization Under Uncertainty for Satellite Shield Designs		 Submission ID: 16943
ASME Paper Number: VVS2020-8880
Corresponding Author: Justin Winokur, Sandia National Laboratories
Title: Empirical Sensitivity Analysis for Scalar and Field Quantities		 Submission ID: 18351
ASME Paper Number: VVS2020-8921
Corresponding Author: William Oberkampf, W L Oberkampf Consulting
Title: Nafems Simulation Governance and Management Working Group Activities
3:10-3:35 Submission ID: 18297
ASME Paper Number: VVS2020-8918
Corresponding Author: Jim Ferguson, Los Alamos National University
Title: Asymptotic Preserving Radiative-Shock Solutions		 Submission ID: 15733
ASME Paper Number: VVS2020-8846
Corresponding Author: Benjamin Schroeder, Sandia National Laboratories
Title: Characterizing Material Emissivity Uncertainty in Fire Environments for Computational Simulation		 Submission ID: 18230
ASME Paper Number: VVS2020-8915
Corresponding Author: Alexander Karl, Rolls-Royce
Title: Nafems Stochastics Working Group Activities
Track: Development and Application of Verification and Validation Standards
Break 3:35-4:00 pm
Session 3 4:00-5:40 pm
01- 03 Workshop on the Assessment of the Multivariate Metric V&V 20 Workshop Session 		 05-01 Validation Methods Sessions
02-02 ASME and NAFEMS Collaboration for the Development and Improvement of VVUQ Sessions
4:00-4:25 Submission ID: 16297
ASME Paper Number: VVS2020-8872
Corresponding Author: Brandon Wilson, Los Alamos National Laboratory
Title: Multi-Fidelity Model Validation Over a Multidimensional Use-Space
4:25-4:50 Submission ID: 16444
ASME Paper Number: VVS2020-8855
Corresponding Author: Edward Schwalb, MSC Software
Title: Analysis of Hazards for Autonomous Driving
4:50-5:15 Submission ID: 16828
ASME Paper Number: VVS2020-8871
Corresponding Author: Joanne Budzien, Los Alamos National Laboratory
Title: Incorporating Ejecta Models Into a Common Modeling Framework
5:15-5:40 Submission ID: 16862
ASME Paper Number: VVS2020-8874
Corresponding Author: Vicente Romero, Sandia National Laboratories
Title: Relationships Between Asme Vv 10 & 20, Aiaa Cfd, Real Space, and Several Other Model Validation Frameworks
Reception 6:00 - 7:00 pm

9-9:10 am  Welcome and Plenary Session Webinar
Plenary
9:10- 10:45 am 		   Mirela Gavrilas, Jennifer Wolk and TBD 01- 01 The Role of V&V in Decision Making
  Zoom Room 1 Zoom Room 2
Session 1
11:00 am-12:40 pm		 10-2 ASME V&V 40 Subcommittee Verification Working Group Challenge Problems for Computational Modeling of Medical Devices 07-01 VVUQ for Fluid Dynamics and Heat Transfer Sessions
11:00-11:25   Submission ID: 15393
ASME Paper Number: VVS2020-8843
Corresponding Author: Filipe Pereira, Los Alamos National Laboratory
Title: The Importance of Verification and Validation for Scale-Resolving Simulations of Turbulence
11:25-11:50   Submission ID: 15410
ASME Paper Number: VVS2020-8854
Corresponding Author: Gustavo Montoya, ANSYS, Inc.
Title: Validation and Verification of Ansys Fluent Boiling Capabilities
11:50-12:15   Submission ID: 15983
ASME Paper Number: VVS2020-8895
Corresponding Author: William Fullmer, Purdue University
Title: Benchmarking Activities With Mfix-Exa
12:15-12:40   Submission ID: 16914
ASME Paper Number: VVS2020-8890
Corresponding Author: Giancarlo Lenci, Dominion Engineering, Inc.
Title: Supersonic Jets for Filter Regeneration: Overview of Experimental and Validation Activities
Thursday Lunch 12:40-1:30pm - Student Presentations Q&A
Session 2
1:30-3:35 pm 		 10-01 VVUQ for Biomedical Engineering Sessions 09-01 VVUQ for Nuclear Power Applications Sessions
1:30-1:55 Submission ID: 11912
ASME Paper Number: VVS2020-8808
Corresponding Author: Weiyong Gu, SILICOSPINE
Title: Verification of a Numerical Model for Simulating Intervertebral Disc Pathophysiology		 Submission ID: 12039
ASME Paper Number: VVS2020-8812
Corresponding Author: Tyler Remedes, LANL
Title: Radiation Transport Simulation Results Assessment Through Comparison With Reduced Complexity Analytic and Computational Models
1:55-2:20 Submission ID: 15914
ASME Paper Number: VVS2020-8850
Corresponding Author: Jeffrey Bodner, Medtronic Corp
Title: Strategies for Performing Uq for Biomedical Models Dominated by Epistemic Uncertainties		 Submission ID: 13437
ASME Paper Number: VVS2020-8836
Corresponding Author: Kevin Irick, Sandia National Laboratories
Title: High-Fidelity Calculation of Effective Thermal Response of Composite Media With Heat Generation Source
2:20-2:45 Submission ID: 16288
ASME Paper Number: VVS2020-8862
Corresponding Author: Ramin Bighamian, Food & Drug Administration
Title: A Learning-Enabled Tool for Model Performance Assessment Toward in Silico Closed-Loop Control Evaluation		 Submission ID: 12936
ASME Paper Number: VVS2020-8821
Corresponding Author: Jason Thompson, Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Title: Cfd Verification and Validation Exercise: Turbulent Mixing of Stratified Layer
2:45-3:10 Submission ID: 7363
ASME Paper Number: VVS2020-8893
Corresponding Author: Pras Pathmanathan, US Food and Drug Administration
Title: Impact of Parameter Uncertainty on Cardiac Electrophysiological Model Predictions		 11-01 VVUQ for Power Systems
Submission ID: 13432
ASME Paper Number: VVS2020-8835
Corresponding Author: Kevin Irick, Sandia National Laboratories
Title: Evaluation of Pore Geometry Effects on Porous Cell Thermal Behavior
3:10-3:35 Submission ID: 18275
ASME Paper Number: VVS2020-8917
Corresponding Author: Karl Johannes, University of Colorado Boulder
Title: Bulk Experimental Data and Micro Scale Contact Modeling of Adhesion Mechanics of Highly Strained Silicone Micro-Patterned Surfaces in Contact With Soft Polyvinyl Chloride (Pvc) Material		 Submission ID: 12573
ASME Paper Number: VVS2020-8815
Corresponding Author: David (Weidong) Cheng, Fluor Enterprises Inc
Title: Predictive Uncertainty Quantification of Artificial Neural Network Models in Pipeline Leak Detection
Break 3:35-4:00 pm
Session 3
 4:00-6:30 pm		 06-03 Methods for Uncertainty Quantification, Sensitivity Analysis, and Prediction Sessions 04-01 Verification Methods Sessions
4:00-4:25 Submission ID: 13055
ASME Paper Number: VVS2020-8825
Corresponding Author: Luis Eca, IST
Title: On the Role of Discretization Errors in the Quantification of Parameter Uncertainties		 Submission ID: 16523
ASME Paper Number: VVS2020-8859
Corresponding Author: Jeff Beisheim, ANSYS Inc.
Title: Verifiable Improved Results for Finite Element Analysis of Three-Dimensional Stress Concentrations
4:25-4:50 Submission ID: 16997
ASME Paper Number: VVS2020-8888
Corresponding Author: Joshua Kaizer, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Title: From Error to Uncertainty Models		 Submission ID: 18298
ASME Paper Number: VVS2020-8919
Corresponding Author: Jim Ferguson, Los Alamos National University
Title: Defensible Error Estimation by Transitioning Between Analytic Solutions
4:50-5:15 Submission ID: 17493
ASME Paper Number: VVS2020-8910
Corresponding Author: Grant Meadors, Los Alamos National Laboratory
Title: Data Assimilative Optimization of Wsa Source Surface and Interface Radii Using Particle Filtering		 Submission ID: 16564
ASME Paper Number: VVS2020-8863
Corresponding Author: António Brito, Instituto Superior Técnico - Universidade de Lisboa
Title: Solution Verification in Dem Simulations
5:15-5:40 Submission ID: 13417
ASME Paper Number: VVS2020-8834
Corresponding Author: Kevin Irick, Sandia National Laboratories
Title: Full Function Sampling of Uncertain Correlations		 Submission ID: 16957
ASME Paper Number: VVS2020-8900
Corresponding Author: Takahiro Yamada, Yokohama Nat'l Univ
Title: Code Verification of Finite Element Method for Elastodynamics Problems
5:40-6:05 Submission ID: 16872
ASME Paper Number: VVS2020-8882
Corresponding Author: Seth Lawrence, Intelligent Light
Title: Reducing the Cost of Uncertainty Quantification at Hypersonic Speeds		 Submission ID: 16460
ASME Paper Number: VVS2020-8857
Corresponding Author: Ajay Kardak, Louisiana State University
Title: A Demonstration of Verification of Submodeling With Finite Elements
6:05-6:30 Submission ID: 17296
ASME Paper Number: VVS2020-8907
Corresponding Author: Gage Walters, The Pennsylvania State University
Title: Reconstructing Probability Distributions From Generalized Polynomial Chaos Expansions		  

9-9:10 am  Welcome and Plenary Session Webinar
Plenary
9:10- 11:10 am 		 Jeff Bodner, George Hazelrigg, Josh Kaizer, William Oberkampf  01-02 The Unanswered Questions in VVUQ: Quantifying the Unknown
  Zoom Room 1 Zoom Room 2
Session 1
11:30 am-12:45 pm		 05-02 Validation Methods Sessions 01- 04 V&V Benchmark Problem #2 - Single Jet Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) Numerical Model Validation
11:30-11:55 Submission ID: 15993
ASME Paper Number: VVS2020-8891
Corresponding Author: Ian Tregillis, Los Alamos National Laboratory
Title: A Case Study in Improvement of a Multiphysics Model Through the Application of Verification and Validation Methods		 Submission ID: 12188
ASME Paper Number: VVS2020-8813
Corresponding Author: Suryanarayana Prasad Vegendla, Argonne National Lab
Title: Cfd Model Validation for a Benchmark Data of Texas A&m 1/16th Scaled Vhtr Upper Plenum
11:55-12:20 Submission ID: 16282
ASME Paper Number: VVS2020-8905
Corresponding Author: Christopher Roy, Virginia Tech
Title: Overview of the Nasa / Virginia Tech Turbulent Flow Validation Experiment
12:20-12:45 Submission ID: 17494
ASME Paper Number: VVS2020-8909
Corresponding Author: William Oberkampf, W L Oberkampf Consulting
Title: Model Validation Experiments: They Can't Be That Hard
Friday Lunch 12:45-1:30pm
Session 2
1:30-3:35 pm 		 16-01 VVUQ for Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Models Sessions 13-01 VVUQ for Advanced Manufacturing Sessions
1:30-1:55 Submission ID: 6318
ASME Paper Number: VVS2020-8802
Corresponding Author: Derek Armstrong, Los Alamos National Laboratory
Title: Using Deep Neural Networks to Extract Fireball Parameters From Infrared Spectral Data		 Submission ID: 13714
ASME Paper Number:
Corresponding Author: Johnathan Goodsell, Purdue University
Title: Validation of Manufacturing-Informed Performance in Composite Prepreg Platelet Molding Compound
1:55-2:20 Submission ID: 13345
ASME Paper Number: VVS2020-8833
Corresponding Author: Kyle Haas, Hinman Consulting Engineers
Title: Limiting Machine Learning Overfitting Uncertainties Through Persistent Homology		 Submission ID: 18452
ASME Paper Number: VVS2020-8925
Corresponding Author: Joe Hightower, The Boeing Company
Title: Verification and Validation Interactions With the Model Life Cycle
2:20-2:45 Submission ID: 16299
ASME Paper Number: VVS2020-8866
Corresponding Author: Lorraine Guerin, ATA Engineering
Title: Model Calibration in Latent Response Space Using Principal Component Analysis		 Submission ID: 13445
ASME Paper Number: VVS2020-8842
Corresponding Author: Hamed Hosseinzadeh, Rowan University
Title: Computational Software for Additive Manufacturing: Predictive Validation and Sensitivity Analysis
2:45-3:10 Submission ID: 15340
ASME Paper Number: VVS2020-8878
Corresponding Author: Gregory Banyay, Westinghouse Electric Company
Title: Credibility Assessment of Machine Learning Enhanced Manufacturing Process Quality Control for Nuclear Components		 14-01 VVUQ for Transportation Systems, Aerospace, and Automotive Sessions
Submission ID: 11930
ASME Paper Number: VVS2020-8822
Corresponding Author: Shaun Eshraghi, Volpe National Transportation Systems Center
Title: Comparison of Methodologies for Finite Element Model Validation of Railroad Tank Car Side Impact Tests
3:10-3:35 Submission ID: 16860
ASME Paper Number: VVS2020-8912
Corresponding Author: M. Giselle Fernandez-Godino, Los Alamos National Laboratory
Title: Using Machine Learning Techniques to Study and Validate Plasma Fusion Experiments		 Submission ID: 18422
ASME Paper Number: VVS2020-8923
Corresponding Author: David Moorcroft, Federal Aviation Administration
Title: Experiences From Five Years of Certification by Analysis: Anonymized Case Studies From the Aviation Industry
End of Program 3:35 pm