From 4e4169625ad3937527d47937fed0ecfebf922f65 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Farid Mohammadi <farid.mohammadi@iws.uni-stuttgart.de>
Date: Mon, 12 Sep 2022 11:14:12 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] [surrogate] add metamodel engine for better memory
 management.

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 .../surrogate_models/meta_model_engine.py     | 2219 +++++++++++++++++
 .../surrogate_models/sequential_design.py     |  279 ++-
 2 files changed, 2358 insertions(+), 140 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 src/bayesvalidrox/surrogate_models/meta_model_engine.py

diff --git a/src/bayesvalidrox/surrogate_models/meta_model_engine.py b/src/bayesvalidrox/surrogate_models/meta_model_engine.py
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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+"""
+Created on Fri Jan 28 09:21:18 2022
+
+@author: farid
+"""
+import numpy as np
+from scipy import stats, signal, linalg, sparse
+from scipy.spatial import distance
+from copy import deepcopy, copy
+from tqdm import tqdm
+import scipy.optimize as opt
+from sklearn.metrics import mean_squared_error
+import multiprocessing
+import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
+import sys
+import os
+import gc
+import seaborn as sns
+from joblib import Parallel, delayed
+import resource
+from .exploration import Exploration
+
+
+class MetaModelEngine():
+    """ Sequential experimental design
+    This class provieds method for trainig the meta-model in an iterative
+    manners.
+    The main method to execute the task is `train_seq_design`, which
+      recieves a model object and returns the trained metamodel.
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, meta_model_opts):
+        self.MetaModel = meta_model_opts
+
+    # -------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    def run(self):
+
+        Model = self.MetaModel.ModelObj
+        self.MetaModel.n_params = len(self.MetaModel.input_obj.Marginals)
+        self.MetaModel.ExpDesignFlag = 'normal'
+        # --- Prepare pce degree ---
+        if self.MetaModel.meta_model_type.lower() == 'pce':
+            if type(self.MetaModel.pce_deg) is not np.ndarray:
+                self.MetaModel.pce_deg = np.array(self.MetaModel.pce_deg)
+
+        if self.MetaModel.ExpDesign.method == 'normal':
+            self.MetaModel.ExpDesignFlag = 'normal'
+            self.MetaModel.train_norm_design(verbose=True)
+
+        elif self.MetaModel.ExpDesign.method == 'sequential':
+            self.train_seq_design()
+        else:
+            raise Exception("The method for experimental design you requested"
+                            " has not been implemented yet.")
+
+        # Zip the model run directories
+        if self.MetaModel.ModelObj.link_type.lower() == 'pylink' and\
+           self.MetaModel.ExpDesign.sampling_method.lower() != 'user':
+            Model.zip_subdirs(Model.name, f'{Model.name}_')
+
+    # -------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    def train_seq_design(self):
+        """
+        Starts the adaptive sequential design for refining the surrogate model
+        by selecting training points in a sequential manner.
+
+        Returns
+        -------
+        MetaModel : object
+            Meta model object.
+
+        """
+        Model = self.MetaModel.ModelObj
+        # MetaModel = self.MetaModel
+        self.Model = Model
+
+        # Initialization
+        self.MetaModel.SeqModifiedLOO = {}
+        self.MetaModel.seqValidError = {}
+        self.MetaModel.SeqBME = {}
+        self.MetaModel.SeqKLD = {}
+        self.MetaModel.SeqDistHellinger = {}
+        self.MetaModel.seqRMSEMean = {}
+        self.MetaModel.seqRMSEStd = {}
+        self.MetaModel.seqMinDist = []
+
+        # Determine the metamodel type
+        if self.MetaModel.meta_model_type.lower() != 'gpe':
+            pce = True
+        else:
+            pce = False
+        mc_ref = True if bool(Model.mc_reference) else False
+        if mc_ref:
+            Model.read_mc_reference()
+
+        if not hasattr(self.MetaModel, 'valid_samples'):
+            self.MetaModel.valid_samples = []
+            self.MetaModel.valid_model_runs = []
+            self.MetaModel.valid_likelihoods = []
+
+        # Get the parameters
+        max_n_samples = self.MetaModel.ExpDesign.n_max_samples
+        mod_LOO_threshold = self.MetaModel.ExpDesign.mod_LOO_threshold
+        n_canddidate = self.MetaModel.ExpDesign.n_canddidate
+        post_snapshot = self.MetaModel.ExpDesign.post_snapshot
+        n_replication = self.MetaModel.ExpDesign.n_replication
+        util_func = self.MetaModel.ExpDesign.util_func
+        output_name = Model.Output.names
+        validError = None
+        # Handle if only one UtilityFunctions is provided
+        if not isinstance(util_func, list):
+            util_func = [self.MetaModel.ExpDesign.util_func]
+
+        # Read observations or MCReference
+        if len(Model.observations) != 0 or Model.meas_file is not None:
+            self.observations = Model.read_observation()
+            obs_data = self.observations
+        else:
+            obs_data = []
+            TotalSigma2 = {}
+        # TODO: ---------- Initial self.MetaModel ----------
+        # self.MetaModel.train_norm_design(parallel=False, verbose=True)
+        self.MetaModel.train_norm_design(verbose=True)
+        initMetaModel = deepcopy(self.MetaModel)
+
+        # Validation error if validation set is provided.
+        if self.MetaModel.valid_model_runs:
+            init_rmse, init_valid_error = self.__validError(initMetaModel)
+            init_valid_error = list(init_valid_error.values())
+        else:
+            init_rmse = None
+
+        # Check if discrepancy is provided
+        if len(obs_data) != 0 and hasattr(self.MetaModel, 'Discrepancy'):
+            TotalSigma2 = self.MetaModel.Discrepancy.parameters
+
+            # Calculate the initial BME
+            out = self.__BME_Calculator(
+                initMetaModel, obs_data, TotalSigma2, init_rmse)
+            init_BME, init_KLD, init_post, init_likes, init_dist_hellinger = out
+            print(f"\nInitial BME: {init_BME:.2f}")
+            print(f"Initial KLD: {init_KLD:.2f}")
+
+            # Posterior snapshot (initial)
+            if post_snapshot:
+                parNames = self.MetaModel.ExpDesign.par_names
+                print('Posterior snapshot (initial) is being plotted...')
+                self.__posteriorPlot(init_post, parNames, 'SeqPosterior_init')
+
+        # Check the convergence of the Mean & Std
+        if mc_ref and pce:
+            init_rmse_mean, init_rmse_std = self.__error_Mean_Std()
+            print(f"Initial Mean and Std error: {init_rmse_mean:.2f},"
+                  f" {init_rmse_std:.2f}")
+
+        # Read the initial experimental design
+        Xinit = initMetaModel.ExpDesign.X
+        init_n_samples = len(initMetaModel.ExpDesign.X)
+        initYprev = initMetaModel.ModelOutputDict
+        initLCerror = initMetaModel.LCerror
+        n_itrs = max_n_samples - init_n_samples
+
+        # Read the initial ModifiedLOO
+        if pce:
+            Scores_all, varExpDesignY = [], []
+            for out_name in output_name:
+                y = self.MetaModel.ExpDesign.Y[out_name]
+                Scores_all.append(list(
+                    self.MetaModel.score_dict['b_1'][out_name].values()))
+                if self.MetaModel.dim_red_method.lower() == 'pca':
+                    pca = self.MetaModel.pca['b_1'][out_name]
+                    components = pca.transform(y)
+                    varExpDesignY.append(np.var(components, axis=0))
+                else:
+                    varExpDesignY.append(np.var(y, axis=0))
+
+            Scores = [item for sublist in Scores_all for item in sublist]
+            weights = [item for sublist in varExpDesignY for item in sublist]
+            init_mod_LOO = [np.average([1-score for score in Scores],
+                                       weights=weights)]
+
+        prevMetaModel_dict = {}
+        # Replicate the sequential design
+        for repIdx in range(n_replication):
+            print(f'\n>>>> Replication: {repIdx+1}<<<<')
+
+            # To avoid changes ub original aPCE object
+            self.MetaModel.ExpDesign.X = Xinit
+            self.MetaModel.ExpDesign.Y = initYprev
+            self.MetaModel.LCerror = initLCerror
+
+            for util_f in util_func:
+                print(f'\n>>>> Utility Function: {util_f} <<<<')
+                # To avoid changes ub original aPCE object
+                self.MetaModel.ExpDesign.X = Xinit
+                self.MetaModel.ExpDesign.Y = initYprev
+                self.MetaModel.LCerror = initLCerror
+
+                # Set the experimental design
+                Xprev = Xinit
+                total_n_samples = init_n_samples
+                Yprev = initYprev
+
+                Xfull = []
+                Yfull = []
+
+                # Store the initial ModifiedLOO
+                if pce:
+                    print("\nInitial ModifiedLOO:", init_mod_LOO)
+                    SeqModifiedLOO = np.array(init_mod_LOO)
+
+                if len(self.MetaModel.valid_model_runs) != 0:
+                    SeqValidError = np.array(init_valid_error)
+
+                # Check if data is provided
+                if len(obs_data) != 0:
+                    SeqBME = np.array([init_BME])
+                    SeqKLD = np.array([init_KLD])
+                    SeqDistHellinger = np.array([init_dist_hellinger])
+
+                if mc_ref and pce:
+                    seqRMSEMean = np.array([init_rmse_mean])
+                    seqRMSEStd = np.array([init_rmse_std])
+
+                # ------- Start Sequential Experimental Design -------
+                postcnt = 1
+                for itr_no in range(1, n_itrs+1):
+                    print(f'\n>>>> Iteration number {itr_no} <<<<')
+
+                    # Save the metamodel prediction before updating
+                    m_1 = resource.getrusage(resource.RUSAGE_SELF).ru_maxrss/1024
+                    prevMetaModel_dict[itr_no] = deepcopy(self.MetaModel)
+                    if itr_no > 1:
+                        pc_model = prevMetaModel_dict[itr_no-1]
+                        self._y_hat_prev, _ = pc_model.eval_metamodel(
+                            samples=Xfull[-1].reshape(1, -1))
+                        del prevMetaModel_dict[itr_no-1]
+
+                    # Optimal Bayesian Design
+                    self.MetaModel.ExpDesignFlag = 'sequential'
+                    Xnew, updatedPrior = self.opt_SeqDesign(TotalSigma2,
+                                                            n_canddidate,
+                                                            util_f)
+                    m_2 = resource.getrusage(resource.RUSAGE_SELF).ru_maxrss/1024
+                    S = np.min(distance.cdist(Xinit, Xnew, 'euclidean'))
+                    self.MetaModel.seqMinDist.append(S)
+                    print(f"\nmin Dist from OldExpDesign: {S:2f}")
+                    print("\n")
+
+                    # Evaluate the full model response at the new sample
+                    Ynew, _ = Model.run_model_parallel(
+                        Xnew, prevRun_No=total_n_samples
+                        )
+                    total_n_samples += Xnew.shape[0]
+
+                    # ------ Plot the surrogate model vs Origninal Model ------
+                    if hasattr(self.MetaModel, 'adapt_verbose') and \
+                       self.MetaModel.adapt_verbose:
+                        from .adaptPlot import adaptPlot
+                        y_hat, std_hat = self.MetaModel.eval_metamodel(
+                            samples=Xnew
+                            )
+                        adaptPlot(
+                            self.MetaModel, Ynew, y_hat, std_hat,
+                            plotED=False
+                            )
+
+                    # -------- Retrain the surrogate model -------
+                    # Extend new experimental design
+                    Xfull = np.vstack((Xprev, Xnew))
+
+                    # Updating experimental design Y
+                    for out_name in output_name:
+                        Yfull = np.vstack((Yprev[out_name], Ynew[out_name]))
+                        self.MetaModel.ModelOutputDict[out_name] = Yfull
+
+                    # Pass new design to the metamodel object
+                    self.MetaModel.ExpDesign.sampling_method = 'user'
+                    self.MetaModel.ExpDesign.X = Xfull
+                    self.MetaModel.ExpDesign.Y = self.MetaModel.ModelOutputDict
+
+                    # Save the Experimental Design for next iteration
+                    Xprev = Xfull
+                    Yprev = self.MetaModel.ModelOutputDict
+
+                    # Pass the new prior as the input
+                    self.MetaModel.input_obj.poly_coeffs_flag = False
+                    if updatedPrior is not None:
+                        self.MetaModel.input_obj.poly_coeffs_flag = True
+                        print("updatedPrior:", updatedPrior.shape)
+                        # Arbitrary polynomial chaos
+                        for i in range(updatedPrior.shape[1]):
+                            self.MetaModel.input_obj.Marginals[i].dist_type = None
+                            x = updatedPrior[:, i]
+                            self.MetaModel.input_obj.Marginals[i].raw_data = x
+
+                    # Train the surrogate model for new ExpDesign
+                    self.MetaModel.train_norm_design(parallel=False)
+                    m_3 = resource.getrusage(resource.RUSAGE_SELF).ru_maxrss/1024
+
+                    # -------- Evaluate the retrained surrogate model -------
+                    # Extract Modified LOO from Output
+                    if pce:
+                        Scores_all, varExpDesignY = [], []
+                        for out_name in output_name:
+                            y = self.MetaModel.ExpDesign.Y[out_name]
+                            Scores_all.append(list(
+                                self.MetaModel.score_dict['b_1'][out_name].values()))
+                            if self.MetaModel.dim_red_method.lower() == 'pca':
+                                pca = self.MetaModel.pca['b_1'][out_name]
+                                components = pca.transform(y)
+                                varExpDesignY.append(np.var(components,
+                                                            axis=0))
+                            else:
+                                varExpDesignY.append(np.var(y, axis=0))
+                        Scores = [item for sublist in Scores_all for item
+                                  in sublist]
+                        weights = [item for sublist in varExpDesignY for item
+                                   in sublist]
+                        ModifiedLOO = [np.average(
+                            [1-score for score in Scores], weights=weights)]
+
+                        print('\n')
+                        print(f"Updated ModifiedLOO {util_f}:\n", ModifiedLOO)
+                        print('\n')
+
+                    # Compute the validation error
+                    if self.MetaModel.valid_model_runs:
+                        rmse, validError = self.__validError(self.MetaModel)
+                        ValidError = list(validError.values())
+                    else:
+                        rmse = None
+
+                    # Store updated ModifiedLOO
+                    if pce:
+                        SeqModifiedLOO = np.vstack(
+                            (SeqModifiedLOO, ModifiedLOO))
+                        if len(self.MetaModel.valid_model_runs) != 0:
+                            SeqValidError = np.vstack(
+                                (SeqValidError, ValidError))
+                    m_4 = resource.getrusage(resource.RUSAGE_SELF).ru_maxrss/1024
+                    # -------- Caclulation of BME as accuracy metric -------
+                    # Check if data is provided
+                    if len(obs_data) != 0:
+                        # Calculate the initial BME
+                        out = self.__BME_Calculator(self.MetaModel, obs_data,
+                                                    TotalSigma2, rmse)
+                        BME, KLD, Posterior, likes, DistHellinger = out
+                        print('\n')
+                        print(f"Updated BME: {BME:.2f}")
+                        print(f"Updated KLD: {KLD:.2f}")
+                        print('\n')
+
+                        # Plot some snapshots of the posterior
+                        step_snapshot = self.MetaModel.ExpDesign.step_snapshot
+                        if post_snapshot and postcnt % step_snapshot == 0:
+                            parNames = self.MetaModel.ExpDesign.par_names
+                            print('Posterior snapshot is being plotted...')
+                            self.__posteriorPlot(Posterior, parNames,
+                                                 f'SeqPosterior_{postcnt}')
+                        postcnt += 1
+                    m_5 = resource.getrusage(resource.RUSAGE_SELF).ru_maxrss/1024
+
+                    # Check the convergence of the Mean&Std
+                    if mc_ref and pce:
+                        print('\n')
+                        RMSE_Mean, RMSE_std = self.__error_Mean_Std()
+                        print(f"Updated Mean and Std error: {RMSE_Mean:.2f}, "
+                              f"{RMSE_std:.2f}")
+                        print('\n')
+
+                    # Store the updated BME & KLD
+                    # Check if data is provided
+                    if len(obs_data) != 0:
+                        SeqBME = np.vstack((SeqBME, BME))
+                        SeqKLD = np.vstack((SeqKLD, KLD))
+                        SeqDistHellinger = np.vstack((SeqDistHellinger,
+                                                      DistHellinger))
+                    if mc_ref and pce:
+                        seqRMSEMean = np.vstack((seqRMSEMean, RMSE_Mean))
+                        seqRMSEStd = np.vstack((seqRMSEStd, RMSE_std))
+
+                    if pce and any(LOO < mod_LOO_threshold
+                                   for LOO in ModifiedLOO):
+                        break
+
+                    print(f"Memory itr {itr_no}: I: {m_2-m_1:.2f} MB")
+                    print(f"Memory itr {itr_no}: II: {m_3-m_2:.2f} MB")
+                    print(f"Memory itr {itr_no}: III: {m_4-m_3:.2f} MB")
+                    print(f"Memory itr {itr_no}: IV: {m_5-m_4:.2f} MB")
+                    m_6 = resource.getrusage(resource.RUSAGE_SELF).ru_maxrss/1024
+                    print(f"Memory itr {itr_no}: total: {m_6:.2f} MB")
+
+                    # Clean up
+                    if len(obs_data) != 0:
+                        del out
+                    gc.collect()
+                    print()
+                    print('-'*50)
+                    print()
+
+                # Store updated ModifiedLOO and BME in dictonary
+                strKey = f'{util_f}_rep_{repIdx+1}'
+                if pce:
+                    self.MetaModel.SeqModifiedLOO[strKey] = SeqModifiedLOO
+                if len(self.MetaModel.valid_model_runs) != 0:
+                    self.MetaModel.seqValidError[strKey] = SeqValidError
+
+                # Check if data is provided
+                if len(obs_data) != 0:
+                    self.MetaModel.SeqBME[strKey] = SeqBME
+                    self.MetaModel.SeqKLD[strKey] = SeqKLD
+                if hasattr(self.MetaModel, 'valid_likelihoods') and \
+                   self.MetaModel.valid_likelihoods:
+                    self.MetaModel.SeqDistHellinger[strKey] = SeqDistHellinger
+                if mc_ref and pce:
+                    self.MetaModel.seqRMSEMean[strKey] = seqRMSEMean
+                    self.MetaModel.seqRMSEStd[strKey] = seqRMSEStd
+
+        # return self.MetaModel
+
+    # -------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    def util_VarBasedDesign(self, X_can, index, util_func='Entropy'):
+        """
+        Computes the exploitation scores based on:
+        active learning MacKay(ALM) and active learning Cohn (ALC)
+        Paper: Sequential Design with Mutual Information for Computer
+        Experiments (MICE): Emulation of a Tsunami Model by Beck and Guillas
+        (2016)
+
+        Parameters
+        ----------
+        X_can : array of shape (n_samples, n_params)
+            Candidate samples.
+        index : int
+            Model output index.
+        UtilMethod : string, optional
+            Exploitation utility function. The default is 'Entropy'.
+
+        Returns
+        -------
+        float
+            Score.
+
+        """
+        MetaModel = self.MetaModel
+        ED_X = MetaModel.ExpDesign.X
+        out_dict_y = MetaModel.ExpDesign.Y
+        out_names = MetaModel.ModelObj.Output.names
+
+        # Run the Metamodel for the candidate
+        X_can = X_can.reshape(1, -1)
+        Y_PC_can, std_PC_can = MetaModel.eval_metamodel(samples=X_can)
+
+        if util_func.lower() == 'alm':
+            # ----- Entropy/MMSE/active learning MacKay(ALM)  -----
+            # Compute perdiction variance of the old model
+            canPredVar = {key: std_PC_can[key]**2 for key in out_names}
+
+            varPCE = np.zeros((len(out_names), X_can.shape[0]))
+            for KeyIdx, key in enumerate(out_names):
+                varPCE[KeyIdx] = np.max(canPredVar[key], axis=1)
+            score = np.max(varPCE, axis=0)
+
+        elif util_func.lower() == 'eigf':
+            # ----- Expected Improvement for Global fit -----
+            # Find closest EDX to the candidate
+            distances = distance.cdist(ED_X, X_can, 'euclidean')
+            index = np.argmin(distances)
+
+            # Compute perdiction error and variance of the old model
+            predError = {key: Y_PC_can[key] for key in out_names}
+            canPredVar = {key: std_PC_can[key]**2 for key in out_names}
+
+            # Compute perdiction error and variance of the old model
+            # Eq (5) from Liu et al.(2018)
+            EIGF_PCE = np.zeros((len(out_names), X_can.shape[0]))
+            for KeyIdx, key in enumerate(out_names):
+                residual = predError[key] - out_dict_y[key][int(index)]
+                var = canPredVar[key]
+                EIGF_PCE[KeyIdx] = np.max(residual**2 + var, axis=1)
+            score = np.max(EIGF_PCE, axis=0)
+
+        return -1 * score   # -1 is for minimization instead of maximization
+
+    # -------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    def util_BayesianActiveDesign(self, X_can, sigma2Dict, var='DKL'):
+        """
+        Computes scores based on Bayesian active design criterion (var).
+
+        It is based on the following paper:
+        Oladyshkin, Sergey, Farid Mohammadi, Ilja Kroeker, and Wolfgang Nowak.
+        "Bayesian3 active learning for the gaussian process emulator using
+        information theory." Entropy 22, no. 8 (2020): 890.
+
+        Parameters
+        ----------
+        X_can : array of shape (n_samples, n_params)
+            Candidate samples.
+        sigma2Dict : dict
+            A dictionary containing the measurement errors (sigma^2).
+        var : string, optional
+            BAL design criterion. The default is 'DKL'.
+
+        Returns
+        -------
+        float
+            Score.
+
+        """
+
+        # Evaluate the PCE metamodels at that location ???
+        Y_mean_can, Y_std_can = self.MetaModel.eval_metamodel(
+            samples=np.array([X_can])
+            )
+
+        # Get the data
+        obs_data = self.observations
+        n_obs = self.Model.n_obs
+        # TODO: Analytical DKL
+        # Sample a distribution for a normal dist
+        # with Y_mean_can as the mean and Y_std_can as std.
+
+        # priorMean, priorSigma2, Obs = np.empty((0)),np.empty((0)),np.empty((0))
+
+        # for key in list(Y_mean_can):
+        #     # concatenate the measurement error
+        #     Obs = np.hstack((Obs,ObservationData[key]))
+
+        #     # concatenate the mean and variance of prior predictive
+        #     means, stds = Y_mean_can[key][0], Y_std_can[key][0]
+        #     priorMean = np.hstack((priorSigma2,means))
+        #     priorSigma2 = np.hstack((priorSigma2,stds**2))
+
+        # # Covariance Matrix of prior
+        # covPrior = np.zeros((priorSigma2.shape[0], priorSigma2.shape[0]), float)
+        # np.fill_diagonal(covPrior, priorSigma2)
+
+        # # Covariance Matrix of Likelihood
+        # covLikelihood = np.zeros((sigma2Dict.shape[0], sigma2Dict.shape[0]), float)
+        # np.fill_diagonal(covLikelihood, sigma2Dict)
+
+        # # Calculate moments of the posterior (Analytical derivation)
+        # n = priorSigma2.shape[0]
+        # covPost = np.dot(np.dot(covPrior,np.linalg.inv(covPrior+(covLikelihood/n))),covLikelihood/n)
+
+        # meanPost = np.dot(np.dot(covPrior,np.linalg.inv(covPrior+(covLikelihood/n))) , Obs) + \
+        #             np.dot(np.dot(covPrior,np.linalg.inv(covPrior+(covLikelihood/n))),
+        #                     priorMean/n)
+        # # Compute DKL from prior to posterior
+        # term1 = np.trace(np.dot(np.linalg.inv(covPrior),covPost))
+        # deltaMean = priorMean-meanPost
+        # term2 = np.dot(np.dot(deltaMean,np.linalg.inv(covPrior)),deltaMean[:,None])
+        # term3 = np.log(np.linalg.det(covPrior)/np.linalg.det(covPost))
+        # DKL = 0.5 * (term1 + term2 - n + term3)[0]
+
+        # ---------- Inner MC simulation for computing Utility Value ----------
+        # Estimation of the integral via Monte Varlo integration
+        MCsize = 20000
+        ESS = 0
+
+        while ((ESS > MCsize) or (ESS < 1)):
+
+            # Sample a distribution for a normal dist
+            # with Y_mean_can as the mean and Y_std_can as std.
+            Y_MC, std_MC = {}, {}
+            logPriorLikelihoods = np.zeros((MCsize))
+            for key in list(Y_mean_can):
+                means, stds = Y_mean_can[key][0], Y_std_can[key][0]
+                # cov = np.zeros((means.shape[0], means.shape[0]), float)
+                # np.fill_diagonal(cov, stds**2)
+
+                Y_MC[key] = np.zeros((MCsize, n_obs))
+                logsamples = np.zeros((MCsize, n_obs))
+                for i in range(n_obs):
+                    NormalDensity = stats.norm(means[i], stds[i])
+                    Y_MC[key][:, i] = NormalDensity.rvs(MCsize)
+                    logsamples[:, i] = NormalDensity.logpdf(Y_MC[key][:, i])
+
+                logPriorLikelihoods = np.sum(logsamples, axis=1)
+                std_MC[key] = np.zeros((MCsize, means.shape[0]))
+
+            #  Likelihood computation (Comparison of data and simulation
+            #  results via PCE with candidate design)
+            likelihoods = self.__normpdf(Y_MC, std_MC, obs_data, sigma2Dict)
+
+            # Check the Effective Sample Size (1<ESS<MCsize)
+            ESS = 1 / np.sum(np.square(likelihoods/np.nansum(likelihoods)))
+
+            # Enlarge sample size if it doesn't fulfill the criteria
+            if ((ESS > MCsize) or (ESS < 1)):
+                MCsize *= 10
+                ESS = 0
+
+        # Rejection Step
+        # Random numbers between 0 and 1
+        unif = np.random.rand(1, MCsize)[0]
+
+        # Reject the poorly performed prior
+        accepted = (likelihoods/np.max(likelihoods)) >= unif
+
+        # Prior-based estimation of BME
+        logBME = np.log(np.nanmean(likelihoods))
+
+        # Posterior-based expectation of likelihoods
+        postLikelihoods = likelihoods[accepted]
+        postExpLikelihoods = np.mean(np.log(postLikelihoods))
+
+        # Posterior-based expectation of prior densities
+        postExpPrior = np.mean(logPriorLikelihoods[accepted])
+
+        # Utility function Eq.2 in Ref. (2)
+        # Posterior covariance matrix after observing data y
+        # Kullback-Leibler Divergence (Sergey's paper)
+        if var == 'DKL':
+
+            # TODO: Calculate the correction factor for BME
+            # BMECorrFactor = self.BME_Corr_Weight(PCE_SparseBayes_can,
+            #                                      ObservationData, sigma2Dict)
+            # BME += BMECorrFactor
+            # Haun et al implementation
+            # U_J_d = np.mean(np.log(Likelihoods[Likelihoods!=0])- logBME)
+            U_J_d = postExpLikelihoods - logBME
+
+        # Marginal log likelihood
+        elif var == 'BME':
+            U_J_d = logBME
+
+        # Entropy-based information gain
+        elif var == 'infEntropy':
+            logBME = np.log(np.nanmean(likelihoods))
+            infEntropy = logBME - postExpPrior - postExpLikelihoods
+            U_J_d = infEntropy * -1  # -1 for minimization
+
+        # Bayesian information criterion
+        elif var == 'BIC':
+            coeffs = self.MetaModel.coeffs_dict.values()
+            nModelParams = max(len(v) for val in coeffs for v in val.values())
+            maxL = np.nanmax(likelihoods)
+            U_J_d = -2 * np.log(maxL) + np.log(n_obs) * nModelParams
+
+        # Akaike information criterion
+        elif var == 'AIC':
+            coeffs = self.MetaModel.coeffs_dict.values()
+            nModelParams = max(len(v) for val in coeffs for v in val.values())
+            maxlogL = np.log(np.nanmax(likelihoods))
+            AIC = -2 * maxlogL + 2 * nModelParams
+            # 2 * nModelParams * (nModelParams+1) / (n_obs-nModelParams-1)
+            penTerm = 0
+            U_J_d = 1*(AIC + penTerm)
+
+        # Deviance information criterion
+        elif var == 'DIC':
+            # D_theta_bar = np.mean(-2 * Likelihoods)
+            N_star_p = 0.5 * np.var(np.log(likelihoods[likelihoods != 0]))
+            Likelihoods_theta_mean = self.__normpdf(
+                Y_mean_can, Y_std_can, obs_data, sigma2Dict
+                )
+            DIC = -2 * np.log(Likelihoods_theta_mean) + 2 * N_star_p
+
+            U_J_d = DIC
+
+        else:
+            print('The algorithm you requested has not been implemented yet!')
+
+        # Handle inf and NaN (replace by zero)
+        if np.isnan(U_J_d) or U_J_d == -np.inf or U_J_d == np.inf:
+            U_J_d = 0.0
+
+        # Clear memory
+        del likelihoods
+        del Y_MC
+        del std_MC
+        gc.collect(generation=2)
+
+        return -1 * U_J_d   # -1 is for minimization instead of maximization
+
+    # -------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    def update_metamodel(self, MetaModel, output, y_hat_can, univ_p_val, index,
+                         new_pca=False):
+        BasisIndices = MetaModel.basis_dict[output]["y_"+str(index+1)]
+        clf_poly = MetaModel.clf_poly[output]["y_"+str(index+1)]
+        Mn = clf_poly.coef_
+        Sn = clf_poly.sigma_
+        beta = clf_poly.alpha_
+        active = clf_poly.active_
+        Psi = self.MetaModel.create_psi(BasisIndices, univ_p_val)
+
+        Sn_new_inv = np.linalg.inv(Sn)
+        Sn_new_inv += beta * np.dot(Psi[:, active].T, Psi[:, active])
+        Sn_new = np.linalg.inv(Sn_new_inv)
+
+        Mn_new = np.dot(Sn_new_inv, Mn[active]).reshape(-1, 1)
+        Mn_new += beta * np.dot(Psi[:, active].T, y_hat_can)
+        Mn_new = np.dot(Sn_new, Mn_new).flatten()
+
+        # Compute the old and new moments of PCEs
+        mean_old = Mn[0]
+        mean_new = Mn_new[0]
+        std_old = np.sqrt(np.sum(np.square(Mn[1:])))
+        std_new = np.sqrt(np.sum(np.square(Mn_new[1:])))
+
+        # Back transformation if PCA is selected.
+        if MetaModel.dim_red_method.lower() == 'pca':
+            old_pca = MetaModel.pca[output]
+            mean_old = old_pca.mean_[index]
+            mean_old += np.sum(mean_old * old_pca.components_[:, index])
+            std_old = np.sqrt(np.sum(std_old**2 *
+                                     old_pca.components_[:, index]**2))
+            mean_new = new_pca.mean_[index]
+            mean_new += np.sum(mean_new * new_pca.components_[:, index])
+            std_new = np.sqrt(np.sum(std_new**2 *
+                                     new_pca.components_[:, index]**2))
+            # print(f"mean_old: {mean_old:.2f} mean_new: {mean_new:.2f}")
+            # print(f"std_old: {std_old:.2f} std_new: {std_new:.2f}")
+        # Store the old and new moments of PCEs
+        results = {
+            'mean_old': mean_old,
+            'mean_new': mean_new,
+            'std_old': std_old,
+            'std_new': std_new
+            }
+        return results
+
+    # -------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    def util_BayesianDesign_old(self, X_can, X_MC, sigma2Dict, var='DKL'):
+        """
+        Computes scores based on Bayesian sequential design criterion (var).
+
+        Parameters
+        ----------
+        X_can : array of shape (n_samples, n_params)
+            Candidate samples.
+        sigma2Dict : dict
+            A dictionary containing the measurement errors (sigma^2).
+        var : string, optional
+            Bayesian design criterion. The default is 'DKL'.
+
+        Returns
+        -------
+        float
+            Score.
+
+        """
+
+        # To avoid changes ub original aPCE object
+        Model = self.Model
+        MetaModel = deepcopy(self.MetaModel)
+        old_EDY = MetaModel.ExpDesign.Y
+
+        # Evaluate the PCE metamodels using the candidate design
+        Y_PC_can, Y_std_can = self.MetaModel.eval_metamodel(
+            samples=np.array([X_can])
+            )
+
+        # Generate y from posterior predictive
+        m_size = 100
+        y_hat_samples = {}
+        for idx, key in enumerate(Model.Output.names):
+            means, stds = Y_PC_can[key][0], Y_std_can[key][0]
+            y_hat_samples[key] = np.random.multivariate_normal(
+                means, np.diag(stds), m_size)
+
+        # Create the SparseBayes-based PCE metamodel:
+        MetaModel.input_obj.poly_coeffs_flag = False
+        univ_p_val = self.MetaModel.univ_basis_vals(X_can)
+        G_n_m_all = np.zeros((m_size, len(Model.Output.names), Model.n_obs))
+
+        for i in range(m_size):
+            for idx, key in enumerate(Model.Output.names):
+                if MetaModel.dim_red_method.lower() == 'pca':
+                    # Equal number of components
+                    new_outputs = np.vstack(
+                        (old_EDY[key], y_hat_samples[key][i])
+                        )
+                    new_pca, _ = MetaModel.pca_transformation(new_outputs)
+                    target = new_pca.transform(
+                        y_hat_samples[key][i].reshape(1, -1)
+                        )[0]
+                else:
+                    new_pca, target = False, y_hat_samples[key][i]
+
+                for j in range(len(target)):
+
+                    # Update surrogate
+                    result = self.update_metamodel(
+                        MetaModel, key, target[j], univ_p_val, j, new_pca)
+
+                    # Compute Expected Information Gain (Eq. 39)
+                    G_n_m = np.log(result['std_old']/result['std_new']) - 1./2
+                    G_n_m += result['std_new']**2 / (2*result['std_old']**2)
+                    G_n_m += (result['mean_new'] - result['mean_old'])**2 /\
+                        (2*result['std_old']**2)
+
+                    G_n_m_all[i, idx, j] = G_n_m
+
+        U_J_d = G_n_m_all.mean(axis=(1, 2)).mean()
+        return -1 * U_J_d
+
+    # -------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    def util_BayesianDesign(self, X_can, X_MC, sigma2Dict, var='DKL'):
+        """
+        Computes scores based on Bayesian sequential design criterion (var).
+
+        Parameters
+        ----------
+        X_can : array of shape (n_samples, n_params)
+            Candidate samples.
+        sigma2Dict : dict
+            A dictionary containing the measurement errors (sigma^2).
+        var : string, optional
+            Bayesian design criterion. The default is 'DKL'.
+
+        Returns
+        -------
+        float
+            Score.
+
+        """
+
+        # To avoid changes ub original aPCE object
+        Model = self.Model
+        MetaModel = deepcopy(self.MetaModel)
+        out_names = MetaModel.ModelObj.Output.names
+        if X_can.ndim == 1:
+            X_can = X_can.reshape(1, -1)
+
+        # Compute the mean and std based on the MetaModel
+        # pce_means, pce_stds = self._compute_pce_moments(MetaModel)
+        if var == 'ALC':
+            Y_MC, Y_MC_std = MetaModel.eval_metamodel(samples=X_MC)
+
+        # Old Experimental design
+        oldExpDesignX = MetaModel.ExpDesign.X
+        oldExpDesignY = MetaModel.ExpDesign.Y
+
+        # Evaluate the PCE metamodels at that location ???
+        Y_PC_can, Y_std_can = MetaModel.eval_metamodel(samples=X_can)
+
+        # Add all suggestion as new ExpDesign
+        NewExpDesignX = np.vstack((oldExpDesignX, X_can))
+
+        NewExpDesignY = {}
+        for key in oldExpDesignY.keys():
+            try:
+                NewExpDesignY[key] = np.vstack((oldExpDesignY[key],
+                                                Y_PC_can[key]))
+            except:
+                NewExpDesignY[key] = oldExpDesignY[key]
+
+        MetaModel.ExpDesign.sampling_method = 'user'
+        MetaModel.ExpDesign.X = NewExpDesignX
+        MetaModel.ExpDesign.Y = NewExpDesignY
+
+        # Train the model for the observed data using x_can
+        MetaModel.input_obj.poly_coeffs_flag = False
+        PCE_Model_can = MetaModel.train_norm_design(Model, parallel=False)
+
+        if var.lower() == 'mi':
+            # Mutual information based on Krause et al
+            # Adapted from Beck & Guillas (MICE) paper
+            _, std_PC_can = PCE_Model_can.eval_metamodel(samples=X_can)
+            std_can = {key: std_PC_can[key] for key in out_names}
+
+            std_old = {key: Y_std_can[key] for key in out_names}
+
+            varPCE = np.zeros((len(out_names)))
+            for i, key in enumerate(out_names):
+                varPCE[i] = np.mean(std_old[key]**2/std_can[key]**2)
+            score = np.mean(varPCE)
+
+            return -1 * score
+
+        elif var.lower() == 'alc':
+            # Active learning based on Gramyc and Lee
+            # Adaptive design and analysis of supercomputer experiments Techno-
+            # metrics, 51 (2009), pp. 130–145.
+
+            # Evaluate the MetaModel at the given samples
+            Y_MC_can, Y_MC_std_can = PCE_Model_can.eval_metamodel(samples=X_MC)
+
+            # Compute the score
+            score = []
+            for i, key in enumerate(out_names):
+                pce_var = Y_MC_std_can[key]**2
+                pce_var_can = Y_MC_std[key]**2
+                score.append(np.mean(pce_var-pce_var_can, axis=0))
+            score = np.mean(score)
+
+            return -1 * score
+
+        # ---------- Inner MC simulation for computing Utility Value ----------
+        # Estimation of the integral via Monte Varlo integration
+        MCsize = X_MC.shape[0]
+        ESS = 0
+
+        while ((ESS > MCsize) or (ESS < 1)):
+
+            # Enriching Monte Carlo samples if need be
+            if ESS != 0:
+                X_MC = self.MetaModel.ExpDesign.generate_samples(
+                    MCsize, 'random'
+                    )
+
+            # Evaluate the MetaModel at the given samples
+            Y_MC, std_MC = PCE_Model_can.eval_metamodel(samples=X_MC)
+
+            # Likelihood computation (Comparison of data and simulation
+            # results via PCE with candidate design)
+            likelihoods = self.__normpdf(
+                Y_MC, std_MC, self.observations, sigma2Dict
+                )
+
+            # Check the Effective Sample Size (1<ESS<MCsize)
+            ESS = 1 / np.sum(np.square(likelihoods/np.sum(likelihoods)))
+
+            # Enlarge sample size if it doesn't fulfill the criteria
+            if ((ESS > MCsize) or (ESS < 1)):
+                print("--- increasing MC size---")
+                MCsize *= 10
+                ESS = 0
+
+        # Rejection Step
+        # Random numbers between 0 and 1
+        unif = np.random.rand(1, MCsize)[0]
+
+        # Reject the poorly performed prior
+        accepted = (likelihoods/np.max(likelihoods)) >= unif
+
+        # -------------------- Utility functions --------------------
+        # Utility function Eq.2 in Ref. (2)
+        # Kullback-Leibler Divergence (Sergey's paper)
+        if var == 'DKL':
+
+            # Prior-based estimation of BME
+            logBME = np.log(np.nanmean(likelihoods, dtype=np.float128))
+
+            # Posterior-based expectation of likelihoods
+            postLikelihoods = likelihoods[accepted]
+            postExpLikelihoods = np.mean(np.log(postLikelihoods))
+
+            # Haun et al implementation
+            U_J_d = np.mean(np.log(likelihoods[likelihoods != 0]) - logBME)
+
+            # U_J_d = np.sum(G_n_m_all)
+            # Ryan et al (2014) implementation
+            # importanceWeights = Likelihoods[Likelihoods!=0]/np.sum(Likelihoods[Likelihoods!=0])
+            # U_J_d = np.mean(importanceWeights*np.log(Likelihoods[Likelihoods!=0])) - logBME
+
+            # U_J_d = postExpLikelihoods - logBME
+
+        # Marginal likelihood
+        elif var == 'BME':
+
+            # Prior-based estimation of BME
+            logBME = np.log(np.nanmean(likelihoods))
+            U_J_d = logBME
+
+        # Bayes risk likelihood
+        elif var == 'BayesRisk':
+
+            U_J_d = -1 * np.var(likelihoods)
+
+        # Entropy-based information gain
+        elif var == 'infEntropy':
+            # Prior-based estimation of BME
+            logBME = np.log(np.nanmean(likelihoods))
+
+            # Posterior-based expectation of likelihoods
+            postLikelihoods = likelihoods[accepted] / np.nansum(likelihoods[accepted])
+            postExpLikelihoods = np.mean(np.log(postLikelihoods))
+
+            # Posterior-based expectation of prior densities
+            postExpPrior = np.mean(logPriorLikelihoods[accepted])
+
+            infEntropy = logBME - postExpPrior - postExpLikelihoods
+
+            U_J_d = infEntropy * -1  # -1 for minimization
+
+        # D-Posterior-precision
+        elif var == 'DPP':
+            X_Posterior = X_MC[accepted]
+            # covariance of the posterior parameters
+            U_J_d = -np.log(np.linalg.det(np.cov(X_Posterior)))
+
+        # A-Posterior-precision
+        elif var == 'APP':
+            X_Posterior = X_MC[accepted]
+            # trace of the posterior parameters
+            U_J_d = -np.log(np.trace(np.cov(X_Posterior)))
+
+        else:
+            print('The algorithm you requested has not been implemented yet!')
+
+        # Clear memory
+        del likelihoods
+        del Y_MC
+        del std_MC
+        gc.collect(generation=2)
+
+        return -1 * U_J_d   # -1 is for minimization instead of maximization
+
+    # -------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    def subdomain(self, Bounds, n_new_samples):
+        """
+        Divides a domain defined by Bounds into sub domains.
+
+        Parameters
+        ----------
+        Bounds : list of tuples
+            List of lower and upper bounds.
+        n_new_samples : TYPE
+            DESCRIPTION.
+
+        Returns
+        -------
+        Subdomains : TYPE
+            DESCRIPTION.
+
+        """
+        n_params = self.MetaModel.n_params
+        n_subdomains = n_new_samples + 1
+        LinSpace = np.zeros((n_params, n_subdomains))
+
+        for i in range(n_params):
+            LinSpace[i] = np.linspace(start=Bounds[i][0], stop=Bounds[i][1],
+                                      num=n_subdomains)
+        Subdomains = []
+        for k in range(n_subdomains-1):
+            mylist = []
+            for i in range(n_params):
+                mylist.append((LinSpace[i, k+0], LinSpace[i, k+1]))
+            Subdomains.append(tuple(mylist))
+
+        return Subdomains
+
+    # -------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    def run_util_func(self, method, candidates, index, sigma2Dict=None,
+                      var=None, X_MC=None):
+        """
+        Runs the utility function based on the given method.
+
+        Parameters
+        ----------
+        method : string
+            Exploitation method: `VarOptDesign`, `BayesActDesign` and
+            `BayesOptDesign`.
+        candidates : array of shape (n_samples, n_params)
+            All candidate parameter sets.
+        index : int
+            ExpDesign index.
+        sigma2Dict : dict, optional
+            A dictionary containing the measurement errors (sigma^2). The
+            default is None.
+        var : string, optional
+            Utility function. The default is None.
+        X_MC : TYPE, optional
+            DESCRIPTION. The default is None.
+
+        Returns
+        -------
+        index : TYPE
+            DESCRIPTION.
+        List
+            Scores.
+
+        """
+
+        if method.lower() == 'varoptdesign':
+            # U_J_d = self.util_VarBasedDesign(candidates, index, var)
+            U_J_d = np.zeros((candidates.shape[0]))
+            for idx, X_can in tqdm(enumerate(candidates), ascii=True,
+                                   desc="varoptdesign"):
+                U_J_d[idx] = self.util_VarBasedDesign(X_can, index, var)
+
+        elif method.lower() == 'bayesactdesign':
+            NCandidate = candidates.shape[0]
+            U_J_d = np.zeros((NCandidate))
+            for idx, X_can in tqdm(enumerate(candidates), ascii=True,
+                                   desc="OptBayesianDesign"):
+                U_J_d[idx] = self.util_BayesianActiveDesign(X_can, sigma2Dict,
+                                                            var)
+        elif method.lower() == 'bayesoptdesign':
+            NCandidate = candidates.shape[0]
+            U_J_d = np.zeros((NCandidate))
+            for idx, X_can in tqdm(enumerate(candidates), ascii=True,
+                                   desc="OptBayesianDesign"):
+                U_J_d[idx] = self.util_BayesianDesign(X_can, X_MC, sigma2Dict,
+                                                      var)
+        return (index, -1 * U_J_d)
+
+    # -------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    def dual_annealing(self, method, Bounds, sigma2Dict, var, Run_No,
+                       verbose=False):
+        """
+        Exploration algorithim to find the optimum parameter space.
+
+        Parameters
+        ----------
+        method : string
+            Exploitation method: `VarOptDesign`, `BayesActDesign` and
+            `BayesOptDesign`.
+        Bounds : list of tuples
+            List of lower and upper boundaries of parameters.
+        sigma2Dict : dict
+            A dictionary containing the measurement errors (sigma^2).
+        Run_No : int
+            Run number.
+        verbose : bool, optional
+            Print out a summary. The default is False.
+
+        Returns
+        -------
+        Run_No : int
+            Run number.
+        array
+            Optimial candidate.
+
+        """
+
+        Model = self.Model
+        max_func_itr = self.MetaModel.ExpDesign.max_func_itr
+
+        if method == 'VarOptDesign':
+            Res_Global = opt.dual_annealing(self.util_VarBasedDesign,
+                                            bounds=Bounds,
+                                            args=(Model, var),
+                                            maxfun=max_func_itr)
+
+        elif method == 'BayesOptDesign':
+            Res_Global = opt.dual_annealing(self.util_BayesianDesign,
+                                            bounds=Bounds,
+                                            args=(Model, sigma2Dict, var),
+                                            maxfun=max_func_itr)
+
+        if verbose:
+            print(f"global minimum: xmin = {Res_Global.x}, "
+                  f"f(xmin) = {Res_Global.fun:.6f}, nfev = {Res_Global.nfev}")
+
+        return (Run_No, Res_Global.x)
+
+    # -------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    def tradoff_weights(self, tradeoff_scheme, old_EDX, old_EDY):
+        """
+        Calculates weights for exploration scores based on the requested
+        scheme: `None`, `equal`, `epsilon-decreasing` and `adaptive`.
+
+        `None`: No exploration.
+        `equal`: Same weights for exploration and exploitation scores.
+        `epsilon-decreasing`: Start with more exploration and increase the
+            influence of exploitation along the way with a exponential decay
+            function
+        `adaptive`: An adaptive method based on:
+            Liu, Haitao, Jianfei Cai, and Yew-Soon Ong. "An adaptive sampling
+            approach for Kriging metamodeling by maximizing expected prediction
+            error." Computers & Chemical Engineering 106 (2017): 171-182.
+
+        Parameters
+        ----------
+        tradeoff_scheme : string
+            Trade-off scheme for exloration and exploitation scores.
+        old_EDX : array (n_samples, n_params)
+            Old experimental design (training points).
+        old_EDY : dict
+            Old model responses (targets).
+
+        Returns
+        -------
+        exploration_weight : float
+            Exploration weight.
+        exploitation_weight: float
+            Exploitation weight.
+
+        """
+        if tradeoff_scheme is None:
+            exploration_weight = 0
+
+        elif tradeoff_scheme == 'equal':
+            exploration_weight = 0.5
+
+        elif tradeoff_scheme == 'epsilon-decreasing':
+            # epsilon-decreasing scheme
+            # Start with more exploration and increase the influence of
+            # exploitation along the way with a exponential decay function
+            initNSamples = self.MetaModel.ExpDesign.n_init_samples
+            n_max_samples = self.MetaModel.ExpDesign.n_max_samples
+
+            itrNumber = (self.MetaModel.ExpDesign.X.shape[0] - initNSamples)
+            itrNumber //= self.MetaModel.ExpDesign.n_new_samples
+
+            tau2 = -(n_max_samples-initNSamples-1) / np.log(1e-8)
+            exploration_weight = signal.exponential(n_max_samples-initNSamples,
+                                                    0, tau2, False)[itrNumber]
+
+        elif tradeoff_scheme == 'adaptive':
+
+            # Extract itrNumber
+            initNSamples = self.MetaModel.ExpDesign.n_init_samples
+            n_max_samples = self.MetaModel.ExpDesign.n_max_samples
+            itrNumber = (self.MetaModel.ExpDesign.X.shape[0] - initNSamples)
+            itrNumber //= self.MetaModel.ExpDesign.n_new_samples
+
+            if itrNumber == 0:
+                exploration_weight = 0.5
+            else:
+                # New adaptive trade-off according to Liu et al. (2017)
+                # Mean squared error for last design point
+                last_EDX = old_EDX[-1].reshape(1, -1)
+                lastPCEY, _ = self.MetaModel.eval_metamodel(samples=last_EDX)
+                pce_y = np.array(list(lastPCEY.values()))[:, 0]
+                y = np.array(list(old_EDY.values()))[:, -1, :]
+                mseError = mean_squared_error(pce_y, y)
+
+                # Mean squared CV - error for last design point
+                pce_y_prev = np.array(list(self._y_hat_prev.values()))[:, 0]
+                mseCVError = mean_squared_error(pce_y_prev, y)
+
+                exploration_weight = min([0.5*mseError/mseCVError, 1])
+
+        # Exploitation weight
+        exploitation_weight = 1 - exploration_weight
+
+        return exploration_weight, exploitation_weight
+
+    # -------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    def opt_SeqDesign(self, sigma2, n_candidates=5, var='DKL'):
+        """
+        Runs optimal sequential design.
+
+        Parameters
+        ----------
+        sigma2 : dict, optional
+            A dictionary containing the measurement errors (sigma^2). The
+            default is None.
+        n_candidates : int, optional
+            Number of candidate samples. The default is 5.
+        var : string, optional
+            Utility function. The default is None.
+
+        Raises
+        ------
+        NameError
+            Wrong utility function.
+
+        Returns
+        -------
+        Xnew : array (n_samples, n_params)
+            Selected new training point(s).
+        """
+
+        # Initialization
+        MetaModel = self.MetaModel
+        Bounds = MetaModel.bound_tuples
+        n_new_samples = MetaModel.ExpDesign.n_new_samples
+        explore_method = MetaModel.ExpDesign.explore_method
+        exploit_method = MetaModel.ExpDesign.exploit_method
+        n_cand_groups = MetaModel.ExpDesign.n_cand_groups
+        tradeoff_scheme = MetaModel.ExpDesign.tradeoff_scheme
+
+        old_EDX = MetaModel.ExpDesign.X
+        old_EDY = MetaModel.ExpDesign.Y.copy()
+        ndim = MetaModel.ExpDesign.X.shape[1]
+        OutputNames = MetaModel.ModelObj.Output.names
+
+        # -----------------------------------------
+        # ----------- CUSTOMIZED METHODS ----------
+        # -----------------------------------------
+        # Utility function exploit_method provided by user
+        if exploit_method.lower() == 'user':
+
+            Xnew, filteredSamples = MetaModel.ExpDesign.ExploitFunction(self)
+
+            print("\n")
+            print("\nXnew:\n", Xnew)
+
+            return Xnew, filteredSamples
+
+        # -----------------------------------------
+        # ---------- EXPLORATION METHODS ----------
+        # -----------------------------------------
+        if explore_method == 'dual annealing':
+            # ------- EXPLORATION: OPTIMIZATION -------
+            import time
+            start_time = time.time()
+
+            # Divide the domain to subdomains
+            args = []
+            subdomains = self.subdomain(Bounds, n_new_samples)
+            for i in range(n_new_samples):
+                args.append((exploit_method, subdomains[i], sigma2, var, i))
+
+            # Multiprocessing
+            pool = multiprocessing.Pool(multiprocessing.cpu_count())
+
+            # With Pool.starmap_async()
+            results = pool.starmap_async(self.dual_annealing, args).get()
+
+            # Close the pool
+            pool.close()
+
+            Xnew = np.array([results[i][1] for i in range(n_new_samples)])
+
+            print("\nXnew:\n", Xnew)
+
+            elapsed_time = time.time() - start_time
+            print("\n")
+            print(f"elapsed_time: {round(elapsed_time,2)} sec.")
+            print('-'*20)
+
+        elif explore_method == 'LOOCV':
+            # -----------------------------------------------------------------
+            # TODO: LOOCV model construnction based on Feng et al. (2020)
+            # 'LOOCV':
+            # Initilize the ExploitScore array
+
+            # Generate random samples
+            allCandidates = MetaModel.ExpDesign.generate_samples(n_candidates,
+                                                                'random')
+
+            # Construct error model based on LCerror
+            errorModel = MetaModel.create_ModelError(old_EDX, self.LCerror)
+            self.errorModel.append(copy(errorModel))
+
+            # Evaluate the error models for allCandidates
+            eLCAllCands, _ = errorModel.eval_errormodel(allCandidates)
+            # Select the maximum as the representative error
+            eLCAllCands = np.dstack(eLCAllCands.values())
+            eLCAllCandidates = np.max(eLCAllCands, axis=1)[:, 0]
+
+            # Normalize the error w.r.t the maximum error
+            scoreExploration = eLCAllCandidates / np.sum(eLCAllCandidates)
+
+        else:
+            # ------- EXPLORATION: SPACE-FILLING DESIGN -------
+            # Generate candidate samples from Exploration class
+            explore = Exploration(MetaModel, n_candidates)
+            explore.w = 100  # * ndim #500
+            # Select criterion (mc-intersite-proj-th, mc-intersite-proj)
+            explore.mc_criterion = 'mc-intersite-proj'
+            allCandidates, scoreExploration = explore.get_exploration_samples()
+
+            # Temp: ---- Plot all candidates -----
+            if ndim == 2:
+                def plotter(points, allCandidates, Method,
+                            scoreExploration=None):
+                    if Method == 'Voronoi':
+                        from scipy.spatial import Voronoi, voronoi_plot_2d
+                        vor = Voronoi(points)
+                        fig = voronoi_plot_2d(vor)
+                        ax1 = fig.axes[0]
+                    else:
+                        fig = plt.figure()
+                        ax1 = fig.add_subplot(111)
+                    ax1.scatter(points[:, 0], points[:, 1], s=10, c='r',
+                                marker="s", label='Old Design Points')
+                    ax1.scatter(allCandidates[:, 0], allCandidates[:, 1], s=10,
+                                c='b', marker="o", label='Design candidates')
+                    for i in range(points.shape[0]):
+                        txt = 'p'+str(i+1)
+                        ax1.annotate(txt, (points[i, 0], points[i, 1]))
+                    if scoreExploration is not None:
+                        for i in range(allCandidates.shape[0]):
+                            txt = str(round(scoreExploration[i], 5))
+                            ax1.annotate(txt, (allCandidates[i, 0],
+                                               allCandidates[i, 1]))
+
+                    plt.xlim(self.bound_tuples[0])
+                    plt.ylim(self.bound_tuples[1])
+                    # plt.show()
+                    plt.legend(loc='upper left')
+
+        # -----------------------------------------
+        # --------- EXPLOITATION METHODS ----------
+        # -----------------------------------------
+        if exploit_method == 'BayesOptDesign' or\
+           exploit_method == 'BayesActDesign':
+
+            # ------- Calculate Exoploration weight -------
+            # Compute exploration weight based on trade off scheme
+            explore_w, exploit_w = self.tradoff_weights(tradeoff_scheme,
+                                                        old_EDX,
+                                                        old_EDY)
+            print(f"\n Exploration weight={explore_w:0.3f} "
+                  f"Exploitation weight={exploit_w:0.3f}\n")
+
+            # ------- EXPLOITATION: BayesOptDesign & ActiveLearning -------
+            if explore_w != 1.0:
+
+                # Create a sample pool for rejection sampling
+                MCsize = 15000
+                X_MC = MetaModel.ExpDesign.generate_samples(MCsize, 'random')
+                candidates = MetaModel.ExpDesign.generate_samples(
+                    MetaModel.ExpDesign.max_func_itr, 'latin_hypercube')
+
+                # Split the candidates in groups for multiprocessing
+                split_cand = np.array_split(
+                    candidates, n_cand_groups, axis=0
+                    )
+
+                results = Parallel(n_jobs=-1, backend='threading')(
+                        delayed(self.run_util_func)(
+                            exploit_method, split_cand[i], i, sigma2, var, X_MC)
+                        for i in range(n_cand_groups))
+                # out = map(self.run_util_func,
+                #           [exploit_method]*n_cand_groups,
+                #           split_cand,
+                #           range(n_cand_groups),
+                #           [sigma2] * n_cand_groups,
+                #           [var] * n_cand_groups,
+                #           [X_MC] * n_cand_groups
+                #           )
+                # results = list(out)
+
+                # Retrieve the results and append them
+                U_J_d = np.concatenate([results[NofE][1] for NofE in
+                                        range(n_cand_groups)])
+
+                # Check if all scores are inf
+                if np.isinf(U_J_d).all() or np.isnan(U_J_d).all():
+                    U_J_d = np.ones(len(U_J_d))
+
+                # Get the expected value (mean) of the Utility score
+                # for each cell
+                if explore_method == 'Voronoi':
+                    U_J_d = np.mean(U_J_d.reshape(-1, n_candidates), axis=1)
+
+                # create surrogate model for U_J_d
+                from sklearn.preprocessing import MinMaxScaler
+                # Take care of inf entries
+                good_indices = [i for i, arr in enumerate(U_J_d)
+                                if np.isfinite(arr).all()]
+                scaler = MinMaxScaler()
+                X_S = scaler.fit_transform(candidates[good_indices])
+                gp = MetaModel.gaussian_process_emulator(
+                    X_S, U_J_d[good_indices], autoSelect=True
+                    )
+                U_J_d = gp.predict(scaler.transform(allCandidates))
+
+                # Normalize U_J_d
+                norm_U_J_d = U_J_d / np.sum(U_J_d)
+                print("norm_U_J_d:\n", norm_U_J_d)
+            else:
+                norm_U_J_d = np.zeros((len(scoreExploration)))
+
+            # ------- Calculate Total score -------
+            # ------- Trade off between EXPLORATION & EXPLOITATION -------
+            # Total score
+            totalScore = exploit_w * norm_U_J_d
+            totalScore += explore_w * scoreExploration
+
+            # temp: Plot
+            # dim = self.ExpDesign.X.shape[1]
+            # if dim == 2:
+            #     plotter(self.ExpDesign.X, allCandidates, explore_method)
+
+            # ------- Select the best candidate -------
+            # find an optimal point subset to add to the initial design by
+            # maximization of the utility score and taking care of NaN values
+            temp = totalScore.copy()
+            temp[np.isnan(totalScore)] = -np.inf
+            sorted_idxtotalScore = np.argsort(temp)[::-1]
+            bestIdx = sorted_idxtotalScore[:n_new_samples]
+
+            # select the requested number of samples
+            if explore_method == 'Voronoi':
+                Xnew = np.zeros((n_new_samples, ndim))
+                for i, idx in enumerate(bestIdx):
+                    X_can = explore.closestPoints[idx]
+
+                    # Calculate the maxmin score for the region of interest
+                    newSamples, maxminScore = explore.get_mc_samples(X_can)
+
+                    # select the requested number of samples
+                    Xnew[i] = newSamples[np.argmax(maxminScore)]
+            else:
+                Xnew = allCandidates[sorted_idxtotalScore[:n_new_samples]]
+
+        elif exploit_method == 'VarOptDesign':
+            # ------- EXPLOITATION: VarOptDesign -------
+            UtilMethod = var
+
+            # ------- Calculate Exoploration weight -------
+            # Compute exploration weight based on trade off scheme
+            explore_w, exploit_w = self.tradoff_weights(tradeoff_scheme,
+                                                        old_EDX,
+                                                        old_EDY)
+            print(f"\nweightExploration={explore_w:0.3f} "
+                  f"weightExploitation={exploit_w:0.3f}")
+
+            # Generate candidate samples from Exploration class
+            nMeasurement = old_EDY[OutputNames[0]].shape[1]
+
+            # Find sensitive region
+            if UtilMethod == 'LOOCV':
+                LCerror = MetaModel.LCerror
+                allModifiedLOO = np.zeros((len(old_EDX), len(OutputNames),
+                                           nMeasurement))
+                for y_idx, y_key in enumerate(OutputNames):
+                    for idx, key in enumerate(LCerror[y_key].keys()):
+                        allModifiedLOO[:, y_idx, idx] = abs(
+                            LCerror[y_key][key])
+
+                ExploitScore = np.max(np.max(allModifiedLOO, axis=1), axis=1)
+
+            elif UtilMethod in ['EIGF', 'ALM']:
+                # ----- All other in  ['EIGF', 'ALM'] -----
+                # Initilize the ExploitScore array
+                ExploitScore = np.zeros((len(old_EDX), len(OutputNames)))
+
+                # Split the candidates in groups for multiprocessing
+                if explore_method != 'Voronoi':
+                    split_cand = np.array_split(allCandidates,
+                                                n_cand_groups,
+                                                axis=0)
+                    goodSampleIdx = range(n_cand_groups)
+                else:
+                    # Find indices of the Vornoi cells with samples
+                    goodSampleIdx = []
+                    for idx in range(len(explore.closest_points)):
+                        if len(explore.closest_points[idx]) != 0:
+                            goodSampleIdx.append(idx)
+                    split_cand = explore.closest_points
+
+                # Split the candidates in groups for multiprocessing
+                args = []
+                for index in goodSampleIdx:
+                    args.append((exploit_method, split_cand[index], index,
+                                 sigma2, var))
+
+                # Multiprocessing
+                pool = multiprocessing.Pool(multiprocessing.cpu_count())
+                # With Pool.starmap_async()
+                results = pool.starmap_async(self.run_util_func, args).get()
+
+                # Close the pool
+                pool.close()
+                # out = map(self.run_util_func,
+                #           [exploit_method]*len(goodSampleIdx),
+                #           split_cand,
+                #           range(len(goodSampleIdx)),
+                #           [sigma2] * len(goodSampleIdx),
+                #           [var] * len(goodSampleIdx)
+                #           )
+                # results = list(out)
+
+                # Retrieve the results and append them
+                if explore_method == 'Voronoi':
+                    ExploitScore = [np.mean(results[k][1]) for k in
+                                    range(len(goodSampleIdx))]
+                else:
+                    ExploitScore = np.concatenate(
+                        [results[k][1] for k in range(len(goodSampleIdx))])
+
+            else:
+                raise NameError('The requested utility function is not '
+                                'available.')
+
+            # print("ExploitScore:\n", ExploitScore)
+
+            # find an optimal point subset to add to the initial design by
+            # maximization of the utility score and taking care of NaN values
+            # Total score
+            # Normalize U_J_d
+            ExploitScore = ExploitScore / np.sum(ExploitScore)
+            totalScore = exploit_w * ExploitScore
+            totalScore += explore_w * scoreExploration
+
+            temp = totalScore.copy()
+            sorted_idxtotalScore = np.argsort(temp, axis=0)[::-1]
+            bestIdx = sorted_idxtotalScore[:n_new_samples]
+
+            Xnew = np.zeros((n_new_samples, ndim))
+            if explore_method != 'Voronoi':
+                Xnew = allCandidates[bestIdx]
+            else:
+                for i, idx in enumerate(bestIdx.flatten()):
+                    X_can = explore.closest_points[idx]
+                    # plotter(self.ExpDesign.X, X_can, explore_method,
+                    # scoreExploration=None)
+
+                    # Calculate the maxmin score for the region of interest
+                    newSamples, maxminScore = explore.get_mc_samples(X_can)
+
+                    # select the requested number of samples
+                    Xnew[i] = newSamples[np.argmax(maxminScore)]
+
+        elif exploit_method == 'alphabetic':
+            # ------- EXPLOITATION: ALPHABETIC -------
+            Xnew = self.util_AlphOptDesign(allCandidates, var)
+
+        elif exploit_method == 'Space-filling':
+            # ------- EXPLOITATION: SPACE-FILLING -------
+            totalScore = scoreExploration
+
+            # ------- Select the best candidate -------
+            # find an optimal point subset to add to the initial design by
+            # maximization of the utility score and taking care of NaN values
+            temp = totalScore.copy()
+            temp[np.isnan(totalScore)] = -np.inf
+            sorted_idxtotalScore = np.argsort(temp)[::-1]
+
+            # select the requested number of samples
+            Xnew = allCandidates[sorted_idxtotalScore[:n_new_samples]]
+
+        else:
+            raise NameError('The requested design method is not available.')
+
+        print("\n")
+        print("\nRun No. {}:".format(old_EDX.shape[0]+1))
+        print("Xnew:\n", Xnew)
+
+        return Xnew, None
+
+    # -------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    def util_AlphOptDesign(self, candidates, var='D-Opt'):
+        """
+        Enriches the Experimental design with the requested alphabetic
+        criterion based on exploring the space with number of sampling points.
+
+        Ref: Hadigol, M., & Doostan, A. (2018). Least squares polynomial chaos
+        expansion: A review of sampling strategies., Computer Methods in
+        Applied Mechanics and Engineering, 332, 382-407.
+
+        Arguments
+        ---------
+        NCandidate : int
+            Number of candidate points to be searched
+
+        var : string
+            Alphabetic optimality criterion
+
+        Returns
+        -------
+        X_new : array of shape (1, n_params)
+            The new sampling location in the input space.
+        """
+        MetaModelOrig = self
+        Model = self.Model
+        n_new_samples = MetaModelOrig.ExpDesign.n_new_samples
+        NCandidate = candidates.shape[0]
+
+        # TODO: Loop over outputs
+        OutputName = Model.Output.names[0]
+
+        # To avoid changes ub original aPCE object
+        MetaModel = deepcopy(MetaModelOrig)
+
+        # Old Experimental design
+        oldExpDesignX = MetaModel.ExpDesign.X
+
+        # TODO: Only one psi can be selected.
+        # Suggestion: Go for the one with the highest LOO error
+        Scores = list(MetaModel.score_dict[OutputName].values())
+        ModifiedLOO = [1-score for score in Scores]
+        outIdx = np.argmax(ModifiedLOO)
+
+        # Initialize Phi to save the criterion's values
+        Phi = np.zeros((NCandidate))
+
+        BasisIndices = MetaModelOrig.basis_dict[OutputName]["y_"+str(outIdx+1)]
+        P = len(BasisIndices)
+
+        # ------ Old Psi ------------
+        univ_p_val = MetaModelOrig.univ_basis_vals(oldExpDesignX)
+        Psi = MetaModelOrig.create_psi(BasisIndices, univ_p_val)
+
+        # ------ New candidates (Psi_c) ------------
+        # Assemble Psi_c
+        univ_p_val_c = self.univ_basis_vals(candidates)
+        Psi_c = self.create_psi(BasisIndices, univ_p_val_c)
+
+        for idx in range(NCandidate):
+
+            # Include the new row to the original Psi
+            Psi_cand = np.vstack((Psi, Psi_c[idx]))
+
+            # Information matrix
+            PsiTPsi = np.dot(Psi_cand.T, Psi_cand)
+            M = PsiTPsi / (len(oldExpDesignX)+1)
+
+            if np.linalg.cond(PsiTPsi) > 1e-12 \
+               and np.linalg.cond(PsiTPsi) < 1 / sys.float_info.epsilon:
+                # faster
+                invM = linalg.solve(M, sparse.eye(PsiTPsi.shape[0]).toarray())
+            else:
+                # stabler
+                invM = np.linalg.pinv(M)
+
+            # ---------- Calculate optimality criterion ----------
+            # Optimality criteria according to Section 4.5.1 in Ref.
+
+            # D-Opt
+            if var == 'D-Opt':
+                Phi[idx] = (np.linalg.det(invM)) ** (1/P)
+
+            # A-Opt
+            elif var == 'A-Opt':
+                Phi[idx] = np.trace(invM)
+
+            # K-Opt
+            elif var == 'K-Opt':
+                Phi[idx] = np.linalg.cond(M)
+
+            else:
+                raise Exception('The optimality criterion you requested has '
+                      'not been implemented yet!')
+
+        # find an optimal point subset to add to the initial design
+        # by minimization of the Phi
+        sorted_idxtotalScore = np.argsort(Phi)
+
+        # select the requested number of samples
+        Xnew = candidates[sorted_idxtotalScore[:n_new_samples]]
+
+        return Xnew
+
+    # -------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    def __normpdf(self, y_hat_pce, std_pce, obs_data, total_sigma2s,
+                  rmse=None):
+
+        Model = self.Model
+        likelihoods = 1.0
+
+        # Loop over the outputs
+        for idx, out in enumerate(Model.Output.names):
+
+            # (Meta)Model Output
+            nsamples, nout = y_hat_pce[out].shape
+
+            # Prepare data and remove NaN
+            try:
+                data = obs_data[out].values[~np.isnan(obs_data[out])]
+            except AttributeError:
+                data = obs_data[out][~np.isnan(obs_data[out])]
+
+            # Prepare sigma2s
+            non_nan_indices = ~np.isnan(total_sigma2s[out])
+            tot_sigma2s = total_sigma2s[out][non_nan_indices][:nout].values
+
+            # Surrogate error if valid dataset is given.
+            if rmse is not None:
+                tot_sigma2s += rmse[out]**2
+
+            likelihoods *= stats.multivariate_normal.pdf(
+                y_hat_pce[out], data, np.diag(tot_sigma2s),
+                allow_singular=True)
+        self.Likelihoods = likelihoods
+
+        return likelihoods
+
+    # -------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    def __corr_factor_BME(self, obs_data, total_sigma2s, logBME):
+        """
+        Calculates the correction factor for BMEs.
+        """
+        MetaModel = self.MetaModel
+        samples = MetaModel.ExpDesign.X  # valid_samples
+        model_outputs = MetaModel.ExpDesign.Y  # valid_model_runs
+        Model = MetaModel.ModelObj
+        n_samples = samples.shape[0]
+
+        # Extract the requested model outputs for likelihood calulation
+        output_names = Model.Output.names
+
+        # TODO: Evaluate MetaModel on the experimental design and ValidSet
+        OutputRS, stdOutputRS = MetaModel.eval_metamodel(samples=samples)
+
+        logLik_data = np.zeros((n_samples))
+        logLik_model = np.zeros((n_samples))
+        # Loop over the outputs
+        for idx, out in enumerate(output_names):
+
+            # (Meta)Model Output
+            nsamples, nout = model_outputs[out].shape
+
+            # Prepare data and remove NaN
+            try:
+                data = obs_data[out].values[~np.isnan(obs_data[out])]
+            except AttributeError:
+                data = obs_data[out][~np.isnan(obs_data[out])]
+
+            # Prepare sigma2s
+            non_nan_indices = ~np.isnan(total_sigma2s[out])
+            tot_sigma2s = total_sigma2s[out][non_nan_indices][:nout]
+
+            # Covariance Matrix
+            covMatrix_data = np.diag(tot_sigma2s)
+
+            for i, sample in enumerate(samples):
+
+                # Simulation run
+                y_m = model_outputs[out][i]
+
+                # Surrogate prediction
+                y_m_hat = OutputRS[out][i]
+
+                # CovMatrix with the surrogate error
+                # covMatrix = np.diag(stdOutputRS[out][i]**2)
+                covMatrix = np.diag((y_m-y_m_hat)**2)
+                covMatrix = np.diag(
+                    np.mean((model_outputs[out]-OutputRS[out]), axis=0)**2
+                    )
+
+                # Compute likelilhood output vs data
+                logLik_data[i] += self.__logpdf(
+                    y_m_hat, data, covMatrix_data
+                    )
+
+                # Compute likelilhood output vs surrogate
+                logLik_model[i] += self.__logpdf(y_m_hat, y_m, covMatrix)
+
+        # Weight
+        logLik_data -= logBME
+        weights = np.exp(logLik_model+logLik_data)
+
+        return np.log(np.mean(weights))
+
+    # -------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    def __logpdf(self, x, mean, cov):
+        """
+        computes the likelihood based on a multivariate normal distribution.
+
+        Parameters
+        ----------
+        x : TYPE
+            DESCRIPTION.
+        mean : array_like
+            Observation data.
+        cov : 2d array
+            Covariance matrix of the distribution.
+
+        Returns
+        -------
+        log_lik : float
+            Log likelihood.
+
+        """
+        n = len(mean)
+        L = linalg.cholesky(cov, lower=True)
+        beta = np.sum(np.log(np.diag(L)))
+        dev = x - mean
+        alpha = dev.dot(linalg.cho_solve((L, True), dev))
+        log_lik = -0.5 * alpha - beta - n / 2. * np.log(2 * np.pi)
+
+        return log_lik
+
+    # -------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    def __posteriorPlot(self, posterior, par_names, key):
+
+        # Initialization
+        newpath = (r'Outputs_SeqPosteriorComparison/posterior')
+        os.makedirs(newpath, exist_ok=True)
+
+        bound_tuples = self.MetaModel.bound_tuples
+        n_params = len(par_names)
+        font_size = 40
+        if n_params == 2:
+
+            figPosterior, ax = plt.subplots(figsize=(15, 15))
+
+            sns.kdeplot(x=posterior[:, 0], y=posterior[:, 1],
+                        fill=True, ax=ax, cmap=plt.cm.jet,
+                        clip=bound_tuples)
+            # Axis labels
+            plt.xlabel(par_names[0], fontsize=font_size)
+            plt.ylabel(par_names[1], fontsize=font_size)
+
+            # Set axis limit
+            plt.xlim(bound_tuples[0])
+            plt.ylim(bound_tuples[1])
+
+            # Increase font size
+            plt.xticks(fontsize=font_size)
+            plt.yticks(fontsize=font_size)
+
+            # Switch off the grids
+            plt.grid(False)
+
+        else:
+            import corner
+            figPosterior = corner.corner(posterior, labels=par_names,
+                                         title_fmt='.2e', show_titles=True,
+                                         title_kwargs={"fontsize": 12})
+
+        figPosterior.savefig(f'./{newpath}/{key}.pdf', bbox_inches='tight')
+        plt.close()
+
+        # Save the posterior as .npy
+        np.save(f'./{newpath}/{key}.npy', posterior)
+
+        return figPosterior
+
+    # -------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    def __hellinger_distance(self, P, Q):
+        """
+        Hellinger distance between two continuous distributions.
+
+        The maximum distance 1 is achieved when P assigns probability zero to
+        every set to which Q assigns a positive probability, and vice versa.
+        0 (identical) and 1 (maximally different)
+
+        Parameters
+        ----------
+        P : array
+            Reference likelihood.
+        Q : array
+            Estimated likelihood.
+
+        Returns
+        -------
+        float
+            Hellinger distance of two distributions.
+
+        """
+        mu1 = P.mean()
+        Sigma1 = np.std(P)
+
+        mu2 = Q.mean()
+        Sigma2 = np.std(Q)
+
+        term1 = np.sqrt(2*Sigma1*Sigma2 / (Sigma1**2 + Sigma2**2))
+
+        term2 = np.exp(-.25 * (mu1 - mu2)**2 / (Sigma1**2 + Sigma2**2))
+
+        H_squared = 1 - term1 * term2
+
+        return np.sqrt(H_squared)
+
+    # -------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    def __BME_Calculator(self, MetaModel, obs_data, sigma2Dict, rmse=None):
+        """
+        This function computes the Bayesian model evidence (BME) via Monte
+        Carlo integration.
+
+        """
+        # Initializations
+        if hasattr(MetaModel, 'valid_likelihoods'):
+            valid_likelihoods = MetaModel.valid_likelihoods
+        else:
+            valid_likelihoods = []
+
+        post_snapshot = MetaModel.ExpDesign.post_snapshot
+        if post_snapshot or len(valid_likelihoods) != 0:
+            newpath = (r'Outputs_SeqPosteriorComparison/likelihood_vs_ref')
+            os.makedirs(newpath, exist_ok=True)
+
+        SamplingMethod = 'random'
+        MCsize = 10000
+        ESS = 0
+
+        # Estimation of the integral via Monte Varlo integration
+        while (ESS > MCsize) or (ESS < 1):
+
+            # Generate samples for Monte Carlo simulation
+            X_MC = MetaModel.ExpDesign.generate_samples(
+                MCsize, SamplingMethod
+                )
+
+            # Monte Carlo simulation for the candidate design
+            m_1 = resource.getrusage(resource.RUSAGE_SELF).ru_maxrss/1024
+            Y_MC, std_MC = MetaModel.eval_metamodel(samples=X_MC)
+            m_2 = resource.getrusage(resource.RUSAGE_SELF).ru_maxrss/1024
+            print(f"\nMemory eval_metamodel in BME: {m_2-m_1:.2f} MB")
+
+            # Likelihood computation (Comparison of data and
+            # simulation results via PCE with candidate design)
+            Likelihoods = self.__normpdf(
+                Y_MC, std_MC, obs_data, sigma2Dict, rmse
+                )
+
+            # Check the Effective Sample Size (1000<ESS<MCsize)
+            ESS = 1 / np.sum(np.square(Likelihoods/np.sum(Likelihoods)))
+
+            # Enlarge sample size if it doesn't fulfill the criteria
+            if (ESS > MCsize) or (ESS < 1):
+                print(f'ESS={ESS} MC size should be larger.')
+                MCsize *= 10
+                ESS = 0
+
+        # Rejection Step
+        # Random numbers between 0 and 1
+        unif = np.random.rand(1, MCsize)[0]
+
+        # Reject the poorly performed prior
+        accepted = (Likelihoods/np.max(Likelihoods)) >= unif
+        X_Posterior = X_MC[accepted]
+
+        # ------------------------------------------------------------
+        # --- Kullback-Leibler Divergence & Information Entropy ------
+        # ------------------------------------------------------------
+        # Prior-based estimation of BME
+        logBME = np.log(np.nanmean(Likelihoods))
+
+        # TODO: Correction factor
+        # log_weight = self.__corr_factor_BME(obs_data, sigma2Dict, logBME)
+
+        # Posterior-based expectation of likelihoods
+        postExpLikelihoods = np.mean(np.log(Likelihoods[accepted]))
+
+        # Posterior-based expectation of prior densities
+        postExpPrior = np.mean(
+            np.log(MetaModel.ExpDesign.JDist.pdf(X_Posterior.T))
+            )
+
+        # Calculate Kullback-Leibler Divergence
+        # KLD = np.mean(np.log(Likelihoods[Likelihoods!=0])- logBME)
+        KLD = postExpLikelihoods - logBME
+
+        # Information Entropy based on Entropy paper Eq. 38
+        infEntropy = logBME - postExpPrior - postExpLikelihoods
+
+        # If post_snapshot is True, plot likelihood vs refrence
+        if post_snapshot or valid_likelihoods:
+            # Hellinger distance
+            ref_like = np.log(valid_likelihoods[valid_likelihoods > 0])
+            est_like = np.log(Likelihoods[Likelihoods > 0])
+            distHellinger = self.__hellinger_distance(ref_like, est_like)
+
+            idx = len([name for name in os.listdir(newpath) if 'Likelihoods_'
+                       in name and os.path.isfile(os.path.join(newpath, name))])
+            fig, ax = plt.subplots()
+            try:
+                sns.kdeplot(np.log(valid_likelihoods[valid_likelihoods > 0]),
+                            shade=True, color="g", label='Ref. Likelihood')
+                sns.kdeplot(np.log(Likelihoods[Likelihoods > 0]), shade=True,
+                            color="b", label='Likelihood with PCE')
+            except:
+                pass
+
+            text = f"Hellinger Dist.={distHellinger:.3f}\n logBME={logBME:.3f}"
+            "\n DKL={KLD:.3f}"
+
+            plt.text(0.05, 0.75, text, bbox=dict(facecolor='wheat',
+                                                 edgecolor='black',
+                                                 boxstyle='round,pad=1'),
+                     transform=ax.transAxes)
+
+            fig.savefig(f'./{newpath}/Likelihoods_{idx}.pdf',
+                        bbox_inches='tight')
+            plt.close()
+
+        else:
+            distHellinger = 0.0
+
+        # Bayesian inference with Emulator only for 2D problem
+        if post_snapshot and MetaModel.n_params == 2 and not idx % 5:
+            from bayes_inference.bayes_inference import BayesInference
+            from bayes_inference.discrepancy import Discrepancy
+            import pandas as pd
+            BayesOpts = BayesInference(MetaModel)
+            BayesOpts.emulator = True
+            BayesOpts.plot_post_pred = False
+
+            # Select the inference method
+            import emcee
+            BayesOpts.inference_method = "MCMC"
+            # Set the MCMC parameters passed to self.mcmc_params
+            BayesOpts.mcmc_params = {
+                'n_steps': 1e5,
+                'n_walkers': 30,
+                'moves': emcee.moves.KDEMove(),
+                'verbose': False
+                }
+
+            # ----- Define the discrepancy model -------
+            obs_data = pd.DataFrame(obs_data, columns=self.Model.Output.names)
+            BayesOpts.measurement_error = obs_data
+
+            # # -- (Option B) --
+            DiscrepancyOpts = Discrepancy('')
+            DiscrepancyOpts.type = 'Gaussian'
+            DiscrepancyOpts.parameters = obs_data**2
+            BayesOpts.Discrepancy = DiscrepancyOpts
+            # Start the calibration/inference
+            Bayes_PCE = BayesOpts.create_inference()
+            X_Posterior = Bayes_PCE.posterior_df.values
+
+        return (logBME, KLD, X_Posterior, Likelihoods, distHellinger)
+
+    # -------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    def __validError(self, MetaModel):
+
+        # MetaModel = self.MetaModel
+        Model = MetaModel.ModelObj
+        OutputName = Model.Output.names
+
+        # Extract the original model with the generated samples
+        valid_samples = MetaModel.valid_samples
+        valid_model_runs = MetaModel.valid_model_runs
+
+        # Run the PCE model with the generated samples
+        m_1 = resource.getrusage(resource.RUSAGE_SELF).ru_maxrss/1024
+        valid_PCE_runs, _ = MetaModel.eval_metamodel(samples=valid_samples)
+        m_2 = resource.getrusage(resource.RUSAGE_SELF).ru_maxrss/1024
+        print(f"\nMemory eval_metamodel: {m_2-m_1:.2f} MB")
+
+        rms_error = {}
+        valid_error = {}
+        # Loop over the keys and compute RMSE error.
+        for key in OutputName:
+            rms_error[key] = mean_squared_error(
+                valid_model_runs[key], valid_PCE_runs[key],
+                multioutput='raw_values',
+                sample_weight=None,
+                squared=False)
+            # Validation error
+            valid_error[key] = (rms_error[key]**2)
+            valid_error[key] /= np.var(valid_model_runs[key], ddof=1, axis=0)
+
+            # Print a report table
+            print("\n>>>>> Updated Errors of {} <<<<<".format(key))
+            print("\nIndex  |  RMSE   |  Validation Error")
+            print('-'*35)
+            print('\n'.join(f'{i+1}  |  {k:.3e}  |  {j:.3e}' for i, (k, j)
+                            in enumerate(zip(rms_error[key],
+                                             valid_error[key]))))
+
+        return rms_error, valid_error
+
+    # -------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    def __error_Mean_Std(self):
+
+        MetaModel = self.MetaModel
+        # Extract the mean and std provided by user
+        df_MCReference = MetaModel.ModelObj.mc_reference
+
+        # Compute the mean and std based on the MetaModel
+        pce_means, pce_stds = self._compute_pce_moments(MetaModel)
+
+        # Compute the root mean squared error
+        for output in MetaModel.ModelObj.Output.names:
+
+            # Compute the error between mean and std of MetaModel and OrigModel
+            RMSE_Mean = mean_squared_error(
+                df_MCReference['mean'], pce_means[output], squared=False
+                )
+            RMSE_std = mean_squared_error(
+                df_MCReference['std'], pce_means[output], squared=False
+                )
+
+        return RMSE_Mean, RMSE_std
+
+    # -------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    def _compute_pce_moments(self, MetaModel):
+        """
+        Computes the first two moments using the PCE-based meta-model.
+
+        Returns
+        -------
+        pce_means: dict
+            The first moment (mean) of the surrogate.
+        pce_stds: dict
+            The second moment (standard deviation) of the surrogate.
+
+        """
+        outputs = MetaModel.ModelObj.Output.names
+        pce_means_b = {}
+        pce_stds_b = {}
+
+        # Loop over bootstrap iterations
+        for b_i in range(MetaModel.n_bootstrap_itrs):
+            # Loop over the metamodels
+            coeffs_dicts = MetaModel.coeffs_dict[f'b_{b_i+1}'].items()
+            means = {}
+            stds = {}
+            for output, coef_dict in coeffs_dicts:
+
+                pce_mean = np.zeros((len(coef_dict)))
+                pce_var = np.zeros((len(coef_dict)))
+
+                for index, values in coef_dict.items():
+                    idx = int(index.split('_')[1]) - 1
+                    coeffs = MetaModel.coeffs_dict[f'b_{b_i+1}'][output][index]
+
+                    # Mean = c_0
+                    if coeffs[0] != 0:
+                        pce_mean[idx] = coeffs[0]
+                    else:
+                        clf_poly = MetaModel.clf_poly[f'b_{b_i+1}'][output]
+                        pce_mean[idx] = clf_poly[index].intercept_
+                    # Var = sum(coeffs[1:]**2)
+                    pce_var[idx] = np.sum(np.square(coeffs[1:]))
+
+                # Save predictions for each output
+                if MetaModel.dim_red_method.lower() == 'pca':
+                    PCA = MetaModel.pca[f'b_{b_i+1}'][output]
+                    means[output] = PCA.inverse_transform(pce_mean)
+                    stds[output] = PCA.inverse_transform(np.sqrt(pce_var))
+                else:
+                    means[output] = pce_mean
+                    stds[output] = np.sqrt(pce_var)
+
+            # Save predictions for each bootstrap iteration
+            pce_means_b[b_i] = means
+            pce_stds_b[b_i] = stds
+
+        # Change the order of nesting
+        mean_all = {}
+        for i in sorted(pce_means_b):
+            for k, v in pce_means_b[i].items():
+                if k not in mean_all:
+                    mean_all[k] = [None] * len(pce_means_b)
+                mean_all[k][i] = v
+        std_all = {}
+        for i in sorted(pce_stds_b):
+            for k, v in pce_stds_b[i].items():
+                if k not in std_all:
+                    std_all[k] = [None] * len(pce_stds_b)
+                std_all[k][i] = v
+
+        # Back transformation if PCA is selected.
+        pce_means, pce_stds = {}, {}
+        for output in outputs:
+            pce_means[output] = np.mean(mean_all[output], axis=0)
+            pce_stds[output] = np.mean(std_all[output], axis=0)
+
+        return pce_means, pce_stds
diff --git a/src/bayesvalidrox/surrogate_models/sequential_design.py b/src/bayesvalidrox/surrogate_models/sequential_design.py
index e24652d53..ddd0ad852 100644
--- a/src/bayesvalidrox/surrogate_models/sequential_design.py
+++ b/src/bayesvalidrox/surrogate_models/sequential_design.py
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ class SeqDesign():
 
         Returns
         -------
-        PCEModel : object
+        MetaModel : object
             Meta model object.
 
         """
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ class SeqDesign():
         MetaModel.seqRMSEStd = {}
         MetaModel.seqMinDist = []
         pce = True if MetaModel.meta_model_type.lower() != 'gpe' else False
-        mc_ref = True if hasattr(Model, 'mc_reference') else False
+        mc_ref = True if bool(Model.mc_reference) else False
         if mc_ref:
             Model.read_mc_reference()
 
@@ -92,31 +92,30 @@ class SeqDesign():
         else:
             obs_data = []
             TotalSigma2 = {}
-        # ---------- Initial PCEModel ----------
-        PCEModel = MetaModel#.train_norm_design(Model)
-        initPCEModel = deepcopy(PCEModel)
+        # ---------- Initial MetaModel ----------
+        initMetaModel = deepcopy(MetaModel)
 
-        # Check if discrepancy is provided
-        if len(obs_data) != 0 and hasattr(PCEModel, 'Discrepancy'):
-            TotalSigma2 = PCEModel.Discrepancy.parameters
+        # Validation error if validation set is provided.
+        if len(MetaModel.valid_model_runs) != 0:
+            init_rmse, init_valid_error = self.__validError(initMetaModel)
+            init_valid_error = list(init_valid_error.values())
+        else:
+            init_rmse = None
 
-            # Validation error if validation set is provided.
-            if len(PCEModel.valid_model_runs) != 0:
-                init_rmse, init_valid_error = self.__validError(initPCEModel)
-                init_valid_error = list(init_valid_error.values())
-            else:
-                init_rmse = None
+        # Check if discrepancy is provided
+        if len(obs_data) != 0 and hasattr(MetaModel, 'Discrepancy'):
+            TotalSigma2 = MetaModel.Discrepancy.parameters
 
             # Calculate the initial BME
             out = self.__BME_Calculator(
-                initPCEModel, obs_data, TotalSigma2, init_rmse)
+                initMetaModel, obs_data, TotalSigma2, init_rmse)
             init_BME, init_KLD, init_post, init_likes, init_dist_hellinger = out
             print(f"\nInitial BME: {init_BME:.2f}")
             print(f"Initial KLD: {init_KLD:.2f}")
 
             # Posterior snapshot (initial)
             if post_snapshot:
-                parNames = PCEModel.ExpDesign.par_names
+                parNames = MetaModel.ExpDesign.par_names
                 print('Posterior snapshot (initial) is being plotted...')
                 self.__posteriorPlot(init_post, parNames, 'SeqPosterior_init')
 
@@ -127,21 +126,21 @@ class SeqDesign():
                   f" {init_rmse_std}")
 
         # Read the initial experimental design
-        Xinit = initPCEModel.ExpDesign.X
-        init_n_samples = len(PCEModel.ExpDesign.X)
-        initYprev = initPCEModel.ModelOutputDict
-        initLCerror = initPCEModel.LCerror
+        Xinit = initMetaModel.ExpDesign.X
+        init_n_samples = len(MetaModel.ExpDesign.X)
+        initYprev = initMetaModel.ModelOutputDict
+        initLCerror = initMetaModel.LCerror
         n_itrs = max_n_samples - init_n_samples
 
         # Read the initial ModifiedLOO
         if pce:
             Scores_all, varExpDesignY = [], []
             for out_name in output_name:
-                y = initPCEModel.ExpDesign.Y[out_name]
+                y = initMetaModel.ExpDesign.Y[out_name]
                 Scores_all.append(list(
-                    initPCEModel.score_dict['b_1'][out_name].values()))
-                if PCEModel.dim_red_method.lower() == 'pca':
-                    pca = PCEModel.pca['b_1'][out_name]
+                    initMetaModel.score_dict['b_1'][out_name].values()))
+                if MetaModel.dim_red_method.lower() == 'pca':
+                    pca = MetaModel.pca['b_1'][out_name]
                     components = pca.transform(y)
                     varExpDesignY.append(np.var(components, axis=0))
                 else:
@@ -152,22 +151,22 @@ class SeqDesign():
             init_mod_LOO = [np.average([1-score for score in Scores],
                                        weights=weights)]
 
-        prevPCEModel_dict = {}
+        prevMetaModel_dict = {}
         # Replicate the sequential design
         for repIdx in range(n_replication):
             print(f'\n>>>> Replication: {repIdx+1}<<<<')
 
             # To avoid changes ub original aPCE object
-            PCEModel.ExpDesign.X = Xinit
-            PCEModel.ExpDesign.Y = initYprev
-            PCEModel.LCerror = initLCerror
+            MetaModel.ExpDesign.X = Xinit
+            MetaModel.ExpDesign.Y = initYprev
+            MetaModel.LCerror = initLCerror
 
             for util_f in util_func:
                 print(f'\n>>>> Utility Function: {util_f} <<<<')
                 # To avoid changes ub original aPCE object
-                PCEModel.ExpDesign.X = Xinit
-                PCEModel.ExpDesign.Y = initYprev
-                PCEModel.LCerror = initLCerror
+                MetaModel.ExpDesign.X = Xinit
+                MetaModel.ExpDesign.Y = initYprev
+                MetaModel.LCerror = initLCerror
 
                 # Set the experimental design
                 Xprev = Xinit
@@ -182,7 +181,7 @@ class SeqDesign():
                     print("\nInitial ModifiedLOO:", init_mod_LOO)
                     SeqModifiedLOO = np.array(init_mod_LOO)
 
-                if len(PCEModel.valid_model_runs) != 0:
+                if len(MetaModel.valid_model_runs) != 0:
                     SeqValidError = np.array(init_valid_error)
 
                 # Check if data is provided
@@ -201,21 +200,21 @@ class SeqDesign():
                     print(f'\n>>>> Iteration number {itr_no} <<<<')
 
                     # Save the metamodel prediction before updating
-                    prevPCEModel_dict[itr_no] = deepcopy(PCEModel)
+                    prevMetaModel_dict[itr_no] = deepcopy(MetaModel)
                     if itr_no > 1:
-                        pc_model = prevPCEModel_dict[itr_no-1]
+                        pc_model = prevMetaModel_dict[itr_no-1]
                         self._y_hat_prev, _ = pc_model.eval_metamodel(
                             samples=Xfull[-1].reshape(1, -1))
 
                     # Optimal Bayesian Design
                     m_1 = resource.getrusage(resource.RUSAGE_SELF).ru_maxrss/1024
-                    PCEModel.ExpDesignFlag = 'sequential'
+                    MetaModel.ExpDesignFlag = 'sequential'
                     Xnew, updatedPrior = self.opt_SeqDesign(TotalSigma2,
                                                             n_canddidate,
                                                             util_f)
                     m_2 = resource.getrusage(resource.RUSAGE_SELF).ru_maxrss/1024
                     S = np.min(distance.cdist(Xinit, Xnew, 'euclidean'))
-                    PCEModel.seqMinDist.append(S)
+                    MetaModel.seqMinDist.append(S)
                     print(f"\nmin Dist from OldExpDesign: {S:2f}")
                     print("\n")
 
@@ -225,11 +224,11 @@ class SeqDesign():
                         )
                     total_n_samples += Xnew.shape[0]
                     # ------ Plot the surrogate model vs Origninal Model ------
-                    if hasattr(PCEModel, 'adapt_verbose') and \
-                       PCEModel.adapt_verbose:
+                    if hasattr(MetaModel, 'adapt_verbose') and \
+                       MetaModel.adapt_verbose:
                         from .adaptPlot import adaptPlot
-                        y_hat, std_hat = PCEModel.eval_metamodel(samples=Xnew)
-                        adaptPlot(PCEModel, Ynew, y_hat, std_hat, plotED=False)
+                        y_hat, std_hat = MetaModel.eval_metamodel(samples=Xnew)
+                        adaptPlot(MetaModel, Ynew, y_hat, std_hat, plotED=False)
 
                     # -------- Retrain the surrogate model -------
                     # Extend new experimental design
@@ -238,30 +237,30 @@ class SeqDesign():
                     # Updating experimental design Y
                     for out_name in output_name:
                         Yfull = np.vstack((Yprev[out_name], Ynew[out_name]))
-                        PCEModel.ModelOutputDict[out_name] = Yfull
+                        MetaModel.ModelOutputDict[out_name] = Yfull
 
                     # Pass new design to the metamodel object
-                    PCEModel.ExpDesign.sampling_method = 'user'
-                    PCEModel.ExpDesign.X = Xfull
-                    PCEModel.ExpDesign.Y = PCEModel.ModelOutputDict
+                    MetaModel.ExpDesign.sampling_method = 'user'
+                    MetaModel.ExpDesign.X = Xfull
+                    MetaModel.ExpDesign.Y = MetaModel.ModelOutputDict
 
                     # Save the Experimental Design for next iteration
                     Xprev = Xfull
-                    Yprev = PCEModel.ModelOutputDict
+                    Yprev = MetaModel.ModelOutputDict
 
                     # Pass the new prior as the input
-                    PCEModel.input_obj.poly_coeffs_flag = False
+                    MetaModel.input_obj.poly_coeffs_flag = False
                     if updatedPrior is not None:
-                        PCEModel.input_obj.poly_coeffs_flag = True
+                        MetaModel.input_obj.poly_coeffs_flag = True
                         print("updatedPrior:", updatedPrior.shape)
                         # Arbitrary polynomial chaos
                         for i in range(updatedPrior.shape[1]):
-                            PCEModel.input_obj.Marginals[i].dist_type = None
+                            MetaModel.input_obj.Marginals[i].dist_type = None
                             x = updatedPrior[:, i]
-                            PCEModel.input_obj.Marginals[i].raw_data = x
+                            MetaModel.input_obj.Marginals[i].raw_data = x
 
                     # Train the surrogate model for new ExpDesign
-                    PCEModel = PCEModel.train_norm_design(Model, parallel=True)
+                    MetaModel.train_norm_design(parallel=False)
                     m_3 = resource.getrusage(resource.RUSAGE_SELF).ru_maxrss/1024
 
                     # -------- Evaluate the retrained surrogate model -------
@@ -269,11 +268,11 @@ class SeqDesign():
                     if pce:
                         Scores_all, varExpDesignY = [], []
                         for out_name in output_name:
-                            y = PCEModel.ExpDesign.Y[out_name]
+                            y = MetaModel.ExpDesign.Y[out_name]
                             Scores_all.append(list(
-                                PCEModel.score_dict['b_1'][out_name].values()))
-                            if PCEModel.dim_red_method.lower() == 'pca':
-                                pca = PCEModel.pca['b_1'][out_name]
+                                MetaModel.score_dict['b_1'][out_name].values()))
+                            if MetaModel.dim_red_method.lower() == 'pca':
+                                pca = MetaModel.pca['b_1'][out_name]
                                 components = pca.transform(y)
                                 varExpDesignY.append(np.var(components,
                                                             axis=0))
@@ -291,8 +290,8 @@ class SeqDesign():
                         print('\n')
 
                     # Compute the validation error
-                    if len(PCEModel.valid_model_runs) != 0:
-                        rmse, validError = self.__validError(PCEModel)
+                    if len(MetaModel.valid_model_runs) != 0:
+                        rmse, validError = self.__validError(MetaModel)
                         ValidError = list(validError.values())
                     else:
                         rmse = None
@@ -301,7 +300,7 @@ class SeqDesign():
                     if pce:
                         SeqModifiedLOO = np.vstack(
                             (SeqModifiedLOO, ModifiedLOO))
-                        if len(PCEModel.valid_model_runs) != 0:
+                        if len(MetaModel.valid_model_runs) != 0:
                             SeqValidError = np.vstack(
                                 (SeqValidError, ValidError))
                     m_4 = resource.getrusage(resource.RUSAGE_SELF).ru_maxrss/1024
@@ -309,7 +308,7 @@ class SeqDesign():
                     # Check if data is provided
                     if len(obs_data) != 0:
                         # Calculate the initial BME
-                        out = self.__BME_Calculator(PCEModel, obs_data,
+                        out = self.__BME_Calculator(MetaModel, obs_data,
                                                     TotalSigma2, rmse)
                         BME, KLD, Posterior, likes, DistHellinger = out
                         print('\n')
@@ -318,9 +317,9 @@ class SeqDesign():
                         print('\n')
 
                         # Plot some snapshots of the posterior
-                        step_snapshot = PCEModel.ExpDesign.step_snapshot
+                        step_snapshot = MetaModel.ExpDesign.step_snapshot
                         if post_snapshot and postcnt % step_snapshot == 0:
-                            parNames = PCEModel.ExpDesign.par_names
+                            parNames = MetaModel.ExpDesign.par_names
                             print('Posterior snapshot is being plotted...')
                             self.__posteriorPlot(Posterior, parNames,
                                                  f'SeqPosterior_{postcnt}')
@@ -368,21 +367,21 @@ class SeqDesign():
                 # Store updated ModifiedLOO and BME in dictonary
                 strKey = f'{util_f}_rep_{repIdx+1}'
                 if pce:
-                    PCEModel.SeqModifiedLOO[strKey] = SeqModifiedLOO
-                if len(PCEModel.valid_model_runs) != 0:
-                    PCEModel.seqValidError[strKey] = SeqValidError
+                    MetaModel.SeqModifiedLOO[strKey] = SeqModifiedLOO
+                if len(MetaModel.valid_model_runs) != 0:
+                    MetaModel.seqValidError[strKey] = SeqValidError
 
                 # Check if data is provided
                 if len(obs_data) != 0:
-                    PCEModel.SeqBME[strKey] = SeqBME
-                    PCEModel.SeqKLD[strKey] = SeqKLD
-                if len(PCEModel.valid_likelihoods) != 0:
-                    PCEModel.SeqDistHellinger[strKey] = SeqDistHellinger
+                    MetaModel.SeqBME[strKey] = SeqBME
+                    MetaModel.SeqKLD[strKey] = SeqKLD
+                if len(MetaModel.valid_likelihoods) != 0:
+                    MetaModel.SeqDistHellinger[strKey] = SeqDistHellinger
                 if mc_ref and pce:
-                    PCEModel.seqRMSEMean[strKey] = seqRMSEMean
-                    PCEModel.seqRMSEStd[strKey] = seqRMSEStd
+                    MetaModel.seqRMSEMean[strKey] = seqRMSEMean
+                    MetaModel.seqRMSEStd[strKey] = seqRMSEStd
 
-        return PCEModel
+        return MetaModel
 
     # -------------------------------------------------------------------------
     def util_VarBasedDesign(self, X_can, index, util_func='Entropy'):
@@ -641,10 +640,10 @@ class SeqDesign():
         return -1 * U_J_d   # -1 is for minimization instead of maximization
 
     # -------------------------------------------------------------------------
-    def update_metamodel(self, PCEModel, output, y_hat_can, univ_p_val, index,
+    def update_metamodel(self, MetaModel, output, y_hat_can, univ_p_val, index,
                          new_pca=False):
-        BasisIndices = PCEModel.basis_dict[output]["y_"+str(index+1)]
-        clf_poly = PCEModel.clf_poly[output]["y_"+str(index+1)]
+        BasisIndices = MetaModel.basis_dict[output]["y_"+str(index+1)]
+        clf_poly = MetaModel.clf_poly[output]["y_"+str(index+1)]
         Mn = clf_poly.coef_
         Sn = clf_poly.sigma_
         beta = clf_poly.alpha_
@@ -666,8 +665,8 @@ class SeqDesign():
         std_new = np.sqrt(np.sum(np.square(Mn_new[1:])))
 
         # Back transformation if PCA is selected.
-        if PCEModel.dim_red_method.lower() == 'pca':
-            old_pca = PCEModel.pca[output]
+        if MetaModel.dim_red_method.lower() == 'pca':
+            old_pca = MetaModel.pca[output]
             mean_old = old_pca.mean_[index]
             mean_old += np.sum(mean_old * old_pca.components_[:, index])
             std_old = np.sqrt(np.sum(std_old**2 *
@@ -710,8 +709,8 @@ class SeqDesign():
 
         # To avoid changes ub original aPCE object
         Model = self.Model
-        PCEModel = deepcopy(self.MetaModel)
-        old_EDY = PCEModel.ExpDesign.Y
+        MetaModel = deepcopy(self.MetaModel)
+        old_EDY = MetaModel.ExpDesign.Y
 
         # Evaluate the PCE metamodels using the candidate design
         Y_PC_can, Y_std_can = self.MetaModel.eval_metamodel(
@@ -727,18 +726,18 @@ class SeqDesign():
                 means, np.diag(stds), m_size)
 
         # Create the SparseBayes-based PCE metamodel:
-        PCEModel.input_obj.poly_coeffs_flag = False
+        MetaModel.input_obj.poly_coeffs_flag = False
         univ_p_val = self.MetaModel.univ_basis_vals(X_can)
         G_n_m_all = np.zeros((m_size, len(Model.Output.names), Model.n_obs))
 
         for i in range(m_size):
             for idx, key in enumerate(Model.Output.names):
-                if PCEModel.dim_red_method.lower() == 'pca':
+                if MetaModel.dim_red_method.lower() == 'pca':
                     # Equal number of components
                     new_outputs = np.vstack(
                         (old_EDY[key], y_hat_samples[key][i])
                         )
-                    new_pca, _ = PCEModel.pca_transformation(new_outputs)
+                    new_pca, _ = MetaModel.pca_transformation(new_outputs)
                     target = new_pca.transform(
                         y_hat_samples[key][i].reshape(1, -1)
                         )[0]
@@ -749,7 +748,7 @@ class SeqDesign():
 
                     # Update surrogate
                     result = self.update_metamodel(
-                        PCEModel, key, target[j], univ_p_val, j, new_pca)
+                        MetaModel, key, target[j], univ_p_val, j, new_pca)
 
                     # Compute Expected Information Gain (Eq. 39)
                     G_n_m = np.log(result['std_old']/result['std_new']) - 1./2
@@ -785,22 +784,22 @@ class SeqDesign():
 
         # To avoid changes ub original aPCE object
         Model = self.Model
-        PCEModel = deepcopy(self.MetaModel)
-        out_names = PCEModel.ModelObj.Output.names
+        MetaModel = deepcopy(self.MetaModel)
+        out_names = MetaModel.ModelObj.Output.names
         if X_can.ndim == 1:
             X_can = X_can.reshape(1, -1)
 
-        # Compute the mean and std based on the PCEModel
-        # pce_means, pce_stds = self._compute_pce_moments(PCEModel)
+        # Compute the mean and std based on the MetaModel
+        # pce_means, pce_stds = self._compute_pce_moments(MetaModel)
         if var == 'ALC':
-            Y_MC, Y_MC_std = PCEModel.eval_metamodel(samples=X_MC)
+            Y_MC, Y_MC_std = MetaModel.eval_metamodel(samples=X_MC)
 
         # Old Experimental design
-        oldExpDesignX = PCEModel.ExpDesign.X
-        oldExpDesignY = PCEModel.ExpDesign.Y
+        oldExpDesignX = MetaModel.ExpDesign.X
+        oldExpDesignY = MetaModel.ExpDesign.Y
 
         # Evaluate the PCE metamodels at that location ???
-        Y_PC_can, Y_std_can = PCEModel.eval_metamodel(samples=X_can)
+        Y_PC_can, Y_std_can = MetaModel.eval_metamodel(samples=X_can)
 
         # Add all suggestion as new ExpDesign
         NewExpDesignX = np.vstack((oldExpDesignX, X_can))
@@ -813,13 +812,13 @@ class SeqDesign():
             except:
                 NewExpDesignY[key] = oldExpDesignY[key]
 
-        PCEModel.ExpDesign.sampling_method = 'user'
-        PCEModel.ExpDesign.X = NewExpDesignX
-        PCEModel.ExpDesign.Y = NewExpDesignY
+        MetaModel.ExpDesign.sampling_method = 'user'
+        MetaModel.ExpDesign.X = NewExpDesignX
+        MetaModel.ExpDesign.Y = NewExpDesignY
 
         # Train the model for the observed data using x_can
-        PCEModel.input_obj.poly_coeffs_flag = False
-        PCE_Model_can = PCEModel.train_norm_design(Model, parallel=False)
+        MetaModel.input_obj.poly_coeffs_flag = False
+        PCE_Model_can = MetaModel.train_norm_design(Model, parallel=False)
 
         if var.lower() == 'mi':
             # Mutual information based on Krause et al
@@ -841,7 +840,7 @@ class SeqDesign():
             # Adaptive design and analysis of supercomputer experiments Techno-
             # metrics, 51 (2009), pp. 130–145.
 
-            # Evaluate the PCEModel at the given samples
+            # Evaluate the MetaModel at the given samples
             Y_MC_can, Y_MC_std_can = PCE_Model_can.eval_metamodel(samples=X_MC)
 
             # Compute the score
@@ -867,7 +866,7 @@ class SeqDesign():
                     MCsize, 'random'
                     )
 
-            # Evaluate the PCEModel at the given samples
+            # Evaluate the MetaModel at the given samples
             Y_MC, std_MC = PCE_Model_can.eval_metamodel(samples=X_MC)
 
             # Likelihood computation (Comparison of data and simulation
@@ -1214,18 +1213,18 @@ class SeqDesign():
         """
 
         # Initialization
-        PCEModel = self.MetaModel
-        Bounds = PCEModel.bound_tuples
-        n_new_samples = PCEModel.ExpDesign.n_new_samples
-        explore_method = PCEModel.ExpDesign.explore_method
-        exploit_method = PCEModel.ExpDesign.exploit_method
-        n_cand_groups = PCEModel.ExpDesign.n_cand_groups
-        tradeoff_scheme = PCEModel.ExpDesign.tradeoff_scheme
-
-        old_EDX = PCEModel.ExpDesign.X
-        old_EDY = PCEModel.ExpDesign.Y.copy()
-        ndim = PCEModel.ExpDesign.X.shape[1]
-        OutputNames = PCEModel.ModelObj.Output.names
+        MetaModel = self.MetaModel
+        Bounds = MetaModel.bound_tuples
+        n_new_samples = MetaModel.ExpDesign.n_new_samples
+        explore_method = MetaModel.ExpDesign.explore_method
+        exploit_method = MetaModel.ExpDesign.exploit_method
+        n_cand_groups = MetaModel.ExpDesign.n_cand_groups
+        tradeoff_scheme = MetaModel.ExpDesign.tradeoff_scheme
+
+        old_EDX = MetaModel.ExpDesign.X
+        old_EDY = MetaModel.ExpDesign.Y.copy()
+        ndim = MetaModel.ExpDesign.X.shape[1]
+        OutputNames = MetaModel.ModelObj.Output.names
 
         # -----------------------------------------
         # ----------- CUSTOMIZED METHODS ----------
@@ -1233,7 +1232,7 @@ class SeqDesign():
         # Utility function exploit_method provided by user
         if exploit_method.lower() == 'user':
 
-            Xnew, filteredSamples = PCEModel.ExpDesign.ExploitFunction(self)
+            Xnew, filteredSamples = MetaModel.ExpDesign.ExploitFunction(self)
 
             print("\n")
             print("\nXnew:\n", Xnew)
@@ -1279,11 +1278,11 @@ class SeqDesign():
             # Initilize the ExploitScore array
 
             # Generate random samples
-            allCandidates = PCEModel.ExpDesign.generate_samples(n_candidates,
+            allCandidates = MetaModel.ExpDesign.generate_samples(n_candidates,
                                                                 'random')
 
             # Construct error model based on LCerror
-            errorModel = PCEModel.create_ModelError(old_EDX, self.LCerror)
+            errorModel = MetaModel.create_ModelError(old_EDX, self.LCerror)
             self.errorModel.append(copy(errorModel))
 
             # Evaluate the error models for allCandidates
@@ -1298,7 +1297,7 @@ class SeqDesign():
         else:
             # ------- EXPLORATION: SPACE-FILLING DESIGN -------
             # Generate candidate samples from Exploration class
-            explore = Exploration(PCEModel, n_candidates)
+            explore = Exploration(MetaModel, n_candidates)
             explore.w = 100  # * ndim #500
             # Select criterion (mc-intersite-proj-th, mc-intersite-proj)
             explore.mc_criterion = 'mc-intersite-proj'
@@ -1353,9 +1352,9 @@ class SeqDesign():
 
                 # Create a sample pool for rejection sampling
                 MCsize = 15000
-                X_MC = PCEModel.ExpDesign.generate_samples(MCsize, 'random')
-                candidates = PCEModel.ExpDesign.generate_samples(
-                    PCEModel.ExpDesign.max_func_itr, 'latin_hypercube')
+                X_MC = MetaModel.ExpDesign.generate_samples(MCsize, 'random')
+                candidates = MetaModel.ExpDesign.generate_samples(
+                    MetaModel.ExpDesign.max_func_itr, 'latin_hypercube')
 
                 # Split the candidates in groups for multiprocessing
                 split_cand = np.array_split(
@@ -1396,7 +1395,7 @@ class SeqDesign():
                                 if np.isfinite(arr).all()]
                 scaler = MinMaxScaler()
                 X_S = scaler.fit_transform(candidates[good_indices])
-                gp = PCEModel.gaussian_process_emulator(
+                gp = MetaModel.gaussian_process_emulator(
                     X_S, U_J_d[good_indices], autoSelect=True
                     )
                 U_J_d = gp.predict(scaler.transform(allCandidates))
@@ -1457,7 +1456,7 @@ class SeqDesign():
 
             # Find sensitive region
             if UtilMethod == 'LOOCV':
-                LCerror = PCEModel.LCerror
+                LCerror = MetaModel.LCerror
                 allModifiedLOO = np.zeros((len(old_EDX), len(OutputNames),
                                            nMeasurement))
                 for y_idx, y_key in enumerate(OutputNames):
@@ -1600,35 +1599,35 @@ class SeqDesign():
         X_new : array of shape (1, n_params)
             The new sampling location in the input space.
         """
-        PCEModelOrig = self
+        MetaModelOrig = self
         Model = self.Model
-        n_new_samples = PCEModelOrig.ExpDesign.n_new_samples
+        n_new_samples = MetaModelOrig.ExpDesign.n_new_samples
         NCandidate = candidates.shape[0]
 
         # TODO: Loop over outputs
         OutputName = Model.Output.names[0]
 
         # To avoid changes ub original aPCE object
-        PCEModel = deepcopy(PCEModelOrig)
+        MetaModel = deepcopy(MetaModelOrig)
 
         # Old Experimental design
-        oldExpDesignX = PCEModel.ExpDesign.X
+        oldExpDesignX = MetaModel.ExpDesign.X
 
         # TODO: Only one psi can be selected.
         # Suggestion: Go for the one with the highest LOO error
-        Scores = list(PCEModel.score_dict[OutputName].values())
+        Scores = list(MetaModel.score_dict[OutputName].values())
         ModifiedLOO = [1-score for score in Scores]
         outIdx = np.argmax(ModifiedLOO)
 
         # Initialize Phi to save the criterion's values
         Phi = np.zeros((NCandidate))
 
-        BasisIndices = PCEModelOrig.basis_dict[OutputName]["y_"+str(outIdx+1)]
+        BasisIndices = MetaModelOrig.basis_dict[OutputName]["y_"+str(outIdx+1)]
         P = len(BasisIndices)
 
         # ------ Old Psi ------------
-        univ_p_val = PCEModelOrig.univ_basis_vals(oldExpDesignX)
-        Psi = PCEModelOrig.create_psi(BasisIndices, univ_p_val)
+        univ_p_val = MetaModelOrig.univ_basis_vals(oldExpDesignX)
+        Psi = MetaModelOrig.create_psi(BasisIndices, univ_p_val)
 
         # ------ New candidates (Psi_c) ------------
         # Assemble Psi_c
@@ -1893,16 +1892,16 @@ class SeqDesign():
         return np.sqrt(H_squared)
 
     # -------------------------------------------------------------------------
-    def __BME_Calculator(self, PCEModel, obs_data, sigma2Dict, rmse=None):
+    def __BME_Calculator(self, MetaModel, obs_data, sigma2Dict, rmse=None):
         """
         This function computes the Bayesian model evidence (BME) via Monte
         Carlo integration.
 
         """
         # Initializations
-        valid_likelihoods = PCEModel.valid_likelihoods
+        valid_likelihoods = MetaModel.valid_likelihoods
 
-        post_snapshot = PCEModel.ExpDesign.post_snapshot
+        post_snapshot = MetaModel.ExpDesign.post_snapshot
         if post_snapshot or len(valid_likelihoods) != 0:
             newpath = (r'Outputs_SeqPosteriorComparison/likelihood_vs_ref')
             os.makedirs(newpath, exist_ok=True)
@@ -1915,13 +1914,13 @@ class SeqDesign():
         while (ESS > MCsize) or (ESS < 1):
 
             # Generate samples for Monte Carlo simulation
-            X_MC = PCEModel.ExpDesign.generate_samples(
+            X_MC = MetaModel.ExpDesign.generate_samples(
                 MCsize, SamplingMethod
                 )
 
             # Monte Carlo simulation for the candidate design
             m_1 = resource.getrusage(resource.RUSAGE_SELF).ru_maxrss/1024
-            Y_MC, std_MC = PCEModel.eval_metamodel(samples=X_MC)
+            Y_MC, std_MC = MetaModel.eval_metamodel(samples=X_MC)
             m_2 = resource.getrusage(resource.RUSAGE_SELF).ru_maxrss/1024
             print(f"\nMemory eval_metamodel in BME: {m_2-m_1:.2f} MB")
 
@@ -1962,7 +1961,7 @@ class SeqDesign():
 
         # Posterior-based expectation of prior densities
         postExpPrior = np.mean(
-            np.log(PCEModel.ExpDesign.JDist.pdf(X_Posterior.T))
+            np.log(MetaModel.ExpDesign.JDist.pdf(X_Posterior.T))
             )
 
         # Calculate Kullback-Leibler Divergence
@@ -2006,11 +2005,11 @@ class SeqDesign():
             distHellinger = 0.0
 
         # Bayesian inference with Emulator only for 2D problem
-        if post_snapshot and PCEModel.n_params == 2 and not idx % 5:
+        if post_snapshot and MetaModel.n_params == 2 and not idx % 5:
             from bayes_inference.bayes_inference import BayesInference
             from bayes_inference.discrepancy import Discrepancy
             import pandas as pd
-            BayesOpts = BayesInference(PCEModel)
+            BayesOpts = BayesInference(MetaModel)
             BayesOpts.emulator = True
             BayesOpts.plot_post_pred = False
 
@@ -2047,7 +2046,7 @@ class SeqDesign():
     # -------------------------------------------------------------------------
     def __validError(self, MetaModel):
 
-        # PCEModel = self.MetaModel
+        # MetaModel = self.MetaModel
         Model = MetaModel.ModelObj
         OutputName = Model.Output.names
 
@@ -2088,17 +2087,17 @@ class SeqDesign():
     # -------------------------------------------------------------------------
     def __error_Mean_Std(self):
 
-        PCEModel = self.MetaModel
+        MetaModel = self.MetaModel
         # Extract the mean and std provided by user
-        df_MCReference = PCEModel.ModelObj.mc_reference
+        df_MCReference = MetaModel.ModelObj.mc_reference
 
-        # Compute the mean and std based on the PCEModel
-        pce_means, pce_stds = self._compute_pce_moments(PCEModel)
+        # Compute the mean and std based on the MetaModel
+        pce_means, pce_stds = self._compute_pce_moments(MetaModel)
 
         # Compute the root mean squared error
-        for output in PCEModel.ModelObj.Output.names:
+        for output in MetaModel.ModelObj.Output.names:
 
-            # Compute the error between mean and std of PCEModel and OrigModel
+            # Compute the error between mean and std of MetaModel and OrigModel
             RMSE_Mean = mean_squared_error(
                 df_MCReference['mean'], pce_means[output], squared=False
                 )
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