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ArticleBioinformatics (Oxford, England)2026

Topological model selection: a case-study in tumour-induced angiogenesis.

Robert A McDonald, Helen M Byrne, Heather A Harrington, Thomas Thorne, Bernadette J Stolz

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Article in Bioinformatics (Oxford, England), 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Robert A McDonaldMathematical Institute, University of Oxford, Radcliffe Observatory Quarter, Oxford OX2 6GG, United Kingdom.ORCID 0009-0003-2227-6622
Helen M ByrneMathematical Institute, University of Oxford, Radcliffe Observatory Quarter, Oxford OX2 6GG, United Kingdom.
Heather A HarringtonMathematical Institute, University of Oxford, Radcliffe Observatory Quarter, Oxford OX2 6GG, United Kingdom.
Thomas ThorneComputer Science Research Centre, University of Surrey, Guildford GU2 7XH, United Kingdom.ORCID 0000-0002-7396-5116
Bernadette J StolzDepartment of Machine Learning and Systems Biology, Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry, Martinsried 82152, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-8658-8666

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Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)EPSRC EP/Y028872/1EPSRC EP/Z531224/1Royal Society RGF\EA\201074Royal Society UF150238UK Centre for Topological Data Analysis EPSRC EP/R018472/1
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motivationComparing mathematical models offers a means to evaluate competing scientific theories. However, exact methods of model calibration are not applicable to many probabilistic models which simulate high-dimensional spatio-temporal data. Approximate Bayesian Computation is a widely used method for parameter inference and model selection in such scenarios, and it may be combined with Topological Data Analysis to study models which simulate data with fine spatial structure.

resultsWe develop a flexible pipeline for parameter inference and model selection in spatio-temporal models. Our pipeline identifies topological summary statistics which quantify spatio-temporal data and uses them to approximate parameter and model posterior distributions. We validate our pipeline on models of tumour-induced angiogenesis, inferring four parameters in three established models and identifying the correct model in synthetic test-cases. AVAILABILITY AND IMPLEMENTATION: Simulation code for all models, data analyses, parameter inference and model selection is available online at https://github.com/rmcdomaths/tms/ and archived at https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17392787.

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Computational BiologyModels, BiologicalNeoplasmsNeovascularization, PathologicBayes TheoremHumans

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