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ArticleNPJ systems biology and applications2024

Robust parameter estimation and identifiability analysis with hybrid neural ordinary differential equations in computational biology.

Stefano Giampiccolo, Federico Reali, Anna Fochesato, Giovanni Iacca, Luca Marchetti

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Stefano GiampiccoloFondazione The Microsoft Research-University of Trento Centre for Computational and Systems Biology (COSBI), Rovereto, Trento, Italy.
Federico RealiFondazione The Microsoft Research-University of Trento Centre for Computational and Systems Biology (COSBI), Rovereto, Trento, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-7891-5695
Anna FochesatoFondazione The Microsoft Research-University of Trento Centre for Computational and Systems Biology (COSBI), Rovereto, Trento, Italy.
Giovanni IaccaDepartment of Information Engineering and Computer Science (DISI), University of Trento, Povo, Trento, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-9723-1830
Luca MarchettiFondazione The Microsoft Research-University of Trento Centre for Computational and Systems Biology (COSBI), Rovereto, Trento, Italy. marchetti@cosbi.eu.ORCID 0000-0001-9043-7705

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Abstract

Parameter estimation is one of the central challenges in computational biology. In this paper, we present an approach to estimate model parameters and assess their identifiability in cases where only partial knowledge of the system structure is available. The partially known model is embedded into a system of hybrid neural ordinary differential equations, with neural networks capturing unknown system components. Integrating neural networks into the model presents two main challenges: global exploration of the mechanistic parameter space during optimization and potential loss of parameter identifiability due to the neural network flexibility. To tackle these challenges, we treat biological parameters as hyperparameters, allowing for global search during hyperparameter tuning. We then conduct a posteriori identifiability analysis, extending a well-established method for mechanistic models. The pipeline performance is evaluated on three test cases designed to replicate real-world conditions, including noisy data and limited system observability.

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