OPEN-SOURCE SOFTWARE LICENSING OPPORTUNITY RAVEN: Comprehensive Uncertainty Quantification and Optimization for Complex Systems
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ENERGY, DEPARTMENT OFENERGY, DEPARTMENT OFBATTELLE ENERGY ALLIANCE–DOE CNTRIdaho Falls, ID, 83415, USA

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    Special Notice: ENERGY, DEPARTMENT OF is offering an open-source software licensing opportunity for RAVEN: Comprehensive Uncertainty Quantification and Optimization for Complex Systems. RAVEN is a versatile framework designed for uncertainty quantification, risk assessment, and optimization of complex systems, integrating advanced statistical, data analysis, and AI techniques for enhanced system understanding and performance. It is typically used for risk assessment and safety margin characterization in nuclear power plants, system response analysis in multi-physics environments, optimization and data analysis in engineering and scientific research, uncertainty quantification in complex physical and engineering systems, and advanced modeling and simulation in various industries. The software is available on GitHub and is copyrighted. Interested parties can partner with Idaho National Laboratory (INL) for access and licensing opportunities. For more information, contact Andrew Rankin at td@inl.gov.

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