A Quasi Monte Carlo Method for Large-Scale Inverse Problems

Abstract

We consider large-scale linear inverse problems with a simulation-based algorithm that approximates the solution within a low-dimensional subspace. The algorithm uses Tikhonov regularization, regression, and low-dimensional linear algebra calculations and storage. For sampling efficiency, we implement importance sampling schemes, specially tailored to the structure of inverse problems. We emphasize various alternative methods for approximating the optimal sampling distribution and we demonstrate their impact on the reduction of simulation noise. The performance of our algorithm is tested on a practical inverse problem arising from Fredholm integral equations of the first kind.