AUTHOR=Miao Yanping , Cai Chiheng , Zheng Xuhe , Liu Changyue , Ren Jianxi , Xu Baojun , Wang Ke , Zhang Kun , Zhang Pengfei , Yuan Jianqiang TITLE=Research on a coal-rock burst risk evaluation model based on particle swarm optimized BP neural network JOURNAL=Frontiers in Built Environment VOLUME=Volume 11 - 2025 YEAR=2025 URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/built-environment/articles/10.3389/fbuil.2025.1699662 DOI=10.3389/fbuil.2025.1699662 ISSN=2297-3362 ABSTRACT=Coal-rock dynamic disasters, especially rock bursts, pose serious threats to mining safety and production efficiency in deep mining operations. To improve the accuracy and intelligence of coal-rock burst risk assessment, this paper proposes a BP neural network model optimized by Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO). The model integrates coal seam mechanical parameters, mining conditions, and surrounding rock properties as input indicators to construct a comprehensive evaluation system. PSO is applied to optimize the initial weights and thresholds of the BP neural network to avoid local minima and improve convergence speed and prediction accuracy. The optimized model is trained using field monitoring and testing data. Comparative experiments demonstrate that the PSO-BP model exhibits higher prediction accuracy and better generalization ability compared to the traditional BP network. The results indicate that this method can effectively evaluate the risk of coal-rock burst and provides technical support for early warning and disaster prevention in coal mines.