Verification, Validation, and Uncertainty Quantification for Computational Plasma Physics

Verification, Validation, and Uncertainty Quantification (VVUQ) is effectively the scientific method applied to computational sciences and provides the paradigm shift necessitated to effectively leverage modern computational methods within the experimental design cycle. In this talk, we examine how advanced tools for computational plasma physics are both being developed and applied to enable deep understanding the physics at working within integrated plasma physics experiments. We will describe development of model formulations and verification hierarchies and examine how these will be assessed on realistic integrated plasma physics experiments.