Dr Georgios Rigas: Real-time control of turbulent flow systems with reinforcement learning AbstractReinforcement learning (RL) is increasingly used to discover control strategies for complex physical systems, yet turbulent flows remain a challenge: the dynamics are high-dimensional and nonlinear, sensing is sparse and noisy, high-fidelity simulations are computationally intractable, and experiments are expensive. In this talk, I will present recent work aimed at making RL practical for real-world flow control by combining sample-efficient learning with physics-aware representations of partially observable dynamics inherent to realistic sensor configurations. Jan 15 2026 15.30 - 16.30 Dr Georgios Rigas: Real-time control of turbulent flow systems with reinforcement learning Edinburgh Fluid Dynamics Group welcomes Dr Georgios Rigas in series of colloquia co-funded by the Schools of Engineering, Mathematics, and Physics and Astronomy. Oak Lecture Theatre (Nucleus 1.14), King’s Buildings This article was published on Wednesday 2 September 2026
Dr Georgios Rigas: Real-time control of turbulent flow systems with reinforcement learning AbstractReinforcement learning (RL) is increasingly used to discover control strategies for complex physical systems, yet turbulent flows remain a challenge: the dynamics are high-dimensional and nonlinear, sensing is sparse and noisy, high-fidelity simulations are computationally intractable, and experiments are expensive. In this talk, I will present recent work aimed at making RL practical for real-world flow control by combining sample-efficient learning with physics-aware representations of partially observable dynamics inherent to realistic sensor configurations. Jan 15 2026 15.30 - 16.30 Dr Georgios Rigas: Real-time control of turbulent flow systems with reinforcement learning Edinburgh Fluid Dynamics Group welcomes Dr Georgios Rigas in series of colloquia co-funded by the Schools of Engineering, Mathematics, and Physics and Astronomy. Oak Lecture Theatre (Nucleus 1.14), King’s Buildings This article was published on Wednesday 2 September 2026
Jan 15 2026 15.30 - 16.30 Dr Georgios Rigas: Real-time control of turbulent flow systems with reinforcement learning Edinburgh Fluid Dynamics Group welcomes Dr Georgios Rigas in series of colloquia co-funded by the Schools of Engineering, Mathematics, and Physics and Astronomy.
