FRNN

Package description

The Fusion Recurrent Neural Net (FRNN) software is a Python package that implements deep learning models for disruption prediction in tokamak fusion plasmas.

It consists of 4 core modules:

• models: Python classes necessary to construct, train and optimize deep RNN models. Including a distributed data-parallel synchronous implementation of mini-batch gradient descent. FRNN makes use of MPI for communication and supports TensorFlow via the high-level Keras API. FRNN offers the built-in ability to run hyperparameter search optimizations.

• preprocessors: signal preprocessing and normalization classes, including the methods necessary to prepare physical data for stateful LSTM training.

• primitives: contains abstractions specific to the domain, implemented as Python classes. For instance, Shot: a measurement of plasma current as a function of time. The Shot object contains attributes corresponding to unique identifier of a shot, disruption time in milliseconds, time profile of the shot converted to time-to-disruption values, validity of a shot (whether plasma current reaches a certain value during the shot), etc. Other primitives include Machines and Signals which carry the relevant information necessary for incorporating physics data into the overall pipeline. Signals know the Machine they live on, their mds+ paths, code for being downloaded, preprocessing approaches, their dimensionality, etc. Machines know which Signals are defined on them, which mds+ server houses the data, etc.

• utilities: a set of auxiliary functions for preprocessing, performance evaluation and learning curves analysis.

In addition to the utilities FRNN supports TensorBoard scaler variable summaries, histogramms of layers, activations and gradients and graph visualizations.

This is a pure Python implementation for Python versions 3.6+.

Installation

The package comes with a standard setup script and a list of dependencies which include: mpi4py, TensorFlow, h5py, Pathos. It also requires a standard set of CUDA drivers to run on GPU.

Then checkout the repo and use the setup script:

git clone https://github.com/PPPLDeepLearning/plasma-python
cd plasma-python
pip install -e .

with sudo if superuser permissions are needed or --home=~ to install in a home directory. The latter option requires an appropriate PYTHONPATH.

Alternatively run (no need to checkout the repository in that case):

pip install -i https://testpypi.python.org/pypi plasma

optionally add --user to install in a home directory.

Tutorials

For a tutorial, check out: PrincetonUTutorial.md