Tutorial Workshop on Parameter Estimation for Biological Models
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Talks: SAS Hall 1102
Coffee Breaks: SAS Hall 4th floor
Sunday July 28th: Check in to campus housing
Monday July 29th: Identifiability and Least Squares
8:00 – 8:45 Registration in SAS Hall first floor lobby
8:45 – 9:00 Welcoming remarks (Alun Lloyd)
9:00 – 10:15 Tutorial Lecture: Least squares (Alun Lloyd – NCSU) Slides. Complex step method for sensitivity analysis: Martins et al. 2000
10:15 – 10:45 Coffee Break
10:45 – 12:15 Computer Practical: Least squares (Alun Lloyd – NCSU) Slides and Code (zipfile)
12:15 – 1:30 Lunch Break
1:30 – 2:15 Research Talks:
1) Parameter Estimation and Uncertainty Quantification in the Presence of Numerical Error, John Nardini, (NCSU) and Slides
2) TDA for biological ring channels, Veronica Ciocanel (MBI, OSU) slides
2:15 – 3:30 Tutorial Lecture: Identifiability (Marisa Eisenberg, University of Michigan) Slides
3:30 – 4:00 Coffee Break
4:00 – 5:30 Computer Practical: Identifiability (Marisa Eisenberg, University of Michigan) Slides and code
Tuesday July 30th: Sensitivity Analysis and Experimental Design
8:30 – 8:45 Remarks (Mette Olufsen)
8:45 – 10:00 Tutorial Lecture: Optimal experimental design (Alen Alexanderian, NCSU) Slides
10:00 – 10:30 Coffee Break
10:30 – 12:15 Computer Practical: Optimal experimental design (Alen Alexanderian, NCSU) Slides and Code
12:15 – 1:30 Lunch Break
1:30 – 2:15 Research Talk: Using parameter estimation to analyze outcomes for heart transplant patients (Mette Olufsen, NCSU) Slides
2:15 – 3:30 Tutorial Lecture: Ensemble Modeling (David Swigon, University of Pittsburgh)Slides
3:30 – 3:45 Coffee Break
3:45 – 5:15 Computer Practical: Ensemble Modeling (David Swigon, University of Pittsburgh) Code
5:30 – 7:30 Poster Session (Light refreshments served)
Wednesday July 31st: Bayesian Analysis and Machine Learning
8:30 – 8:45 Remarks (Mette Olufsen)
8:45 – 10:00 Tutorial Lecture: Uncertainty Quantification for Biological Models (Ralph Smith, NCSU) Slides
10:00 – 10:30 Coffee Break
10:30 – 12:15 Computer Practical: Uncertainty Quantification for Biological Models (Ralph Smith, NCSU) Slides and code.
12:15 – 1:30 Lunch Break
1:30 – 2:15 Research Talk: Hybridizing non-parametric and parametric models for biological data (Kevin Flores, NCSU) Slides
2:15 – 3:30 Tutorial Lecture: Machine learning (Hien Tran, NCSU) Slides
3:30 – 3:45 Coffee Break
3:45 – 5:15 Computer Practical: Machine learning (Hien Tran, NCSU) Code for practical
Thursday Aug 1st: Global Sensitivity Analysis
8:30 – 8:45 Remarks (Mette Olufsen)
8:45 – 10:00 Tutorial Lecture: global sensitivity analysis (Pierre Gremaud, NCSU) Slides
10:00 – 10:30 Coffee Break
10:30 – 12:15 Computer practical: global sensitivity analysis (Pierre Gremaud, NCSU) Code for practical
12:15 – 12:30 Closing Remarks (Lloyd and Olufsen)
12:30 – Transport to RDU