diff --git a/Examples/qfem-0001/src/input.json b/Examples/qfem-0001/src/input.json
index 46b3b49a..b48759a9 100644
--- a/Examples/qfem-0001/src/input.json
+++ b/Examples/qfem-0001/src/input.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-    "UQ_Method": {
+    "UQ": {
         "samplingMethodData": {
             "method": "LHS",
             "samples": 50,
diff --git a/Examples/qfem-0002/src/input.json b/Examples/qfem-0002/src/input.json
index 5913828b..d4cfb546 100644
--- a/Examples/qfem-0002/src/input.json
+++ b/Examples/qfem-0002/src/input.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
     "FEM": {
     },    
-    "UQ_Method": {
+    "UQ": {
         "samplingMethodData": {
             "method": "LHS",
             "samples": 200,
diff --git a/Examples/qfem-0003/src/input.json b/Examples/qfem-0003/src/input.json
index d1d66fe7..7e2ee8ed 100644
--- a/Examples/qfem-0003/src/input.json
+++ b/Examples/qfem-0003/src/input.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-    "UQ_Method": {
+    "UQ": {
         "reliabilityMethodData": {
             "integrationMethod": "Second Order",
             "levelType": "Probability Levels",
diff --git a/Examples/qfem-0004/src/input.json b/Examples/qfem-0004/src/input.json
index 7f85cb1e..5f3e5d48 100644
--- a/Examples/qfem-0004/src/input.json
+++ b/Examples/qfem-0004/src/input.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-    "UQ_Method": {
+    "UQ": {
         "samplingMethodData": {
             "method": "LHS",
             "samples": 1000,
diff --git a/Examples/qfem-0005/src/input.json b/Examples/qfem-0005/src/input.json
index cc29276a..4a9d4365 100644
--- a/Examples/qfem-0005/src/input.json
+++ b/Examples/qfem-0005/src/input.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-    "UQ_Method": {
+    "UQ": {
         "samplingMethodData": {
             "method": "LHS",
             "samples": 200,
diff --git a/Examples/qfem-0006/src/input.json b/Examples/qfem-0006/src/input.json
index 905c56c9..5c51c5d2 100644
--- a/Examples/qfem-0006/src/input.json
+++ b/Examples/qfem-0006/src/input.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-    "UQ_Method": {
+    "UQ": {
         "calibrationMethodData": {
 			"calibrationDataFile": "{Current_Dir}/minimumValue.txt",
             "convergenceTol": 1e-10,
diff --git a/Examples/qfem-0007/src/input.json b/Examples/qfem-0007/src/input.json
index eaae8138..105469f2 100644
--- a/Examples/qfem-0007/src/input.json
+++ b/Examples/qfem-0007/src/input.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-    "UQ_Method": {
+    "UQ": {
         "calibrationMethodData": {
             "convergenceTol": 1e-10,
             "factors": "",
diff --git a/Examples/qfem-0008/src/input.json b/Examples/qfem-0008/src/input.json
index aed8713d..71aa7e86 100644
--- a/Examples/qfem-0008/src/input.json
+++ b/Examples/qfem-0008/src/input.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-    "UQ_Method": {
+    "UQ": {
         "bayesianCalibrationMethodData": {
             "burnInSamples": 0,
 			"calibrationDataFile": "{Current_Dir}/eigData.csv",
diff --git a/Examples/qfem-0009/src/input.json b/Examples/qfem-0009/src/input.json
index 8c180b85..e9b3d566 100644
--- a/Examples/qfem-0009/src/input.json
+++ b/Examples/qfem-0009/src/input.json
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
             "name": "Node_2_Disp_2"
         }
     ],
-    "UQ_Method": {
+    "UQ": {
         "samplingMethodData": {
             "method": "Monte Carlo",
             "samples": 500,
diff --git a/Examples/qfem-0010/src/input.json b/Examples/qfem-0010/src/input.json
index f0115713..53f5e0de 100644
--- a/Examples/qfem-0010/src/input.json
+++ b/Examples/qfem-0010/src/input.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-    "UQ_Method": {
+    "UQ": {
         "samplingMethodData": {
             "method": "LHS",
             "samples": 200,
diff --git a/Examples/qfem-0014/src/input.json b/Examples/qfem-0014/src/input.json
index ece52e90..157718c8 100644
--- a/Examples/qfem-0014/src/input.json
+++ b/Examples/qfem-0014/src/input.json
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
             "type": "scalar"
         }
     ],
-    "UQ_Method": {
+    "UQ": {
         "calDataFile": "eigData.csv",
         "calDataFilePath": "{Current_Dir}/.",
         "logLikelihoodFile": "",
diff --git a/Examples/qfem-0015/src/input.json b/Examples/qfem-0015/src/input.json
index fb77941a..513bcb9f 100644
--- a/Examples/qfem-0015/src/input.json
+++ b/Examples/qfem-0015/src/input.json
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
     ],
     "FEM": {
     },
-    "UQ_Method": {
+    "UQ": {
         "surrogateMethodInfo": {
             "DoEmethod": "None",
             "accuracyLimit": 0.02,
diff --git a/Examples/qfem-0016/src/input.json b/Examples/qfem-0016/src/input.json
index 0842a40b..d168d9c8 100644
--- a/Examples/qfem-0016/src/input.json
+++ b/Examples/qfem-0016/src/input.json
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
     ],
     "FEM": {
     },
-    "UQ_Method": {
+    "UQ": {
         "surrogateMethodInfo": {
             "DoEmethod": "None",
             "accuracyLimit": 0.02,
diff --git a/Examples/qfem-0017/src/input.json b/Examples/qfem-0017/src/input.json
index c883743d..7a33ed40 100644
--- a/Examples/qfem-0017/src/input.json
+++ b/Examples/qfem-0017/src/input.json
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
             "name": "Node_3_Disp_2"
         }
     ],
-    "UQ_Method": {
+    "UQ": {
         "Config File": "{Current_Dir}/UQpySimpleExample.json",
         "Parameters": [
             {
diff --git a/Examples/qfem-0017/src/scInput.json b/Examples/qfem-0017/src/scInput.json
index bd3ef530..35503e8e 100644
--- a/Examples/qfem-0017/src/scInput.json
+++ b/Examples/qfem-0017/src/scInput.json
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     ],
     "FEM": {
     },
-    "UQ_Method": {
+    "UQ": {
         "Config File": "{Current_Dir}/UQpySimpleExample.json",
         "Parameters": [
             {
diff --git a/Examples/qfem-0018/src/input.json b/Examples/qfem-0018/src/input.json
index 3e6b1803..47f10e22 100644
--- a/Examples/qfem-0018/src/input.json
+++ b/Examples/qfem-0018/src/input.json
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     ],
     "FEM":{
     },
-    "UQ_Method": {
+    "UQ": {
         "calibrationMethodData": {
             "calibrationDataFile": "{Current_Dir}/calDataField.csv",
             "convergenceTol": 0.0001,
diff --git a/Examples/qfem-0019/src/input.json b/Examples/qfem-0019/src/input.json
index fa35ca1c..6e302b9b 100644
--- a/Examples/qfem-0019/src/input.json
+++ b/Examples/qfem-0019/src/input.json
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
             "type": "field"
         }
     ],
-    "UQ_Method": {
+    "UQ": {
         "calDataFile": "calDataField.csv",
         "calDataFilePath": "{Current_Dir}/.",
         "logLikelihoodFile": "",
diff --git a/Examples/qfem-0020/src/templatedir/HeirBayesRunner.py b/Examples/qfem-0020/src/templatedir/HeirBayesRunner.py
index 72016941..387565ea 100644
--- a/Examples/qfem-0020/src/templatedir/HeirBayesRunner.py
+++ b/Examples/qfem-0020/src/templatedir/HeirBayesRunner.py
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ def getUQData(self):
             input_data = json.load(f)
 
         self.ApplicationData = input_data["Applications"]
-        self.uqData = input_data["UQ_Method"]
+        self.uqData = input_data["UQ"]
         self.simulationData = self.ApplicationData["FEM"]
         self.randomVarsData = input_data["randomVariables"]
         self.demandParams = input_data["EDP"]
@@ -237,4 +237,4 @@ def main():
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
-    main()
\ No newline at end of file
+    main()
diff --git a/Examples/qfem-0020/src/templatedir/HierBayesRunner.py b/Examples/qfem-0020/src/templatedir/HierBayesRunner.py
index 8903700c..b0bcd538 100644
--- a/Examples/qfem-0020/src/templatedir/HierBayesRunner.py
+++ b/Examples/qfem-0020/src/templatedir/HierBayesRunner.py
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ def getUQData(self):
             input_data = json.load(f)
 
         self.ApplicationData = input_data["Applications"]
-        self.uqData = input_data["UQ_Method"]
+        self.uqData = input_data["UQ"]
         self.simulationData = self.ApplicationData["FEM"]
         self.randomVarsData = input_data["randomVariables"]
         self.demandParams = input_data["EDP"]
@@ -237,4 +237,4 @@ def main():
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
-    main()
\ No newline at end of file
+    main()
diff --git a/Examples/qfem-0020/src/templatedir/scInput.json b/Examples/qfem-0020/src/templatedir/scInput.json
index a50825f0..0615f8b7 100644
--- a/Examples/qfem-0020/src/templatedir/scInput.json
+++ b/Examples/qfem-0020/src/templatedir/scInput.json
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
     ],
     "FEM": {
     },
-    "UQ_Method": {
+    "UQ": {
         "Config File": "{Current_Dir}/ConfigHierBayes.json",
         "Parameters": [
             {
diff --git a/Examples/qfem-0021/src/input.json b/Examples/qfem-0021/src/input.json
index 8d06a6a2..589ddb70 100644
--- a/Examples/qfem-0021/src/input.json
+++ b/Examples/qfem-0021/src/input.json
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     ],
     "FEM": {
     },
-    "UQ_Method": {
+    "UQ": {
         "surrogateMethodInfo": {
             "DoEmethod": "IMSEw",
             "accuracyLimit": 0.02,
diff --git a/Examples/qfem-0022/src/input.json b/Examples/qfem-0022/src/input.json
index 9fbff059..ec88f5af 100644
--- a/Examples/qfem-0022/src/input.json
+++ b/Examples/qfem-0022/src/input.json
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
     ],
     "FEM": {
     },
-    "UQ_Method": {
+    "UQ": {
         "surrogateMethodInfo": {
             "advancedOpt": false,
             "inpFile": "PLoM_variables.csv",
diff --git a/Examples/qfem-0023/src/input.json b/Examples/qfem-0023/src/input.json
index d0b67b76..cd2cdb96 100644
--- a/Examples/qfem-0023/src/input.json
+++ b/Examples/qfem-0023/src/input.json
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     ],
     "FEM": {
     },
-    "UQ_Method": {
+    "UQ": {
         "PCAvarianceRatio": 0.99,
         "RVdataGroup": "",
         "RVsensitivityGroup": "",