Identifying Markov chain models from time-to-event data: an algebraic approach

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Autori principali: Radulescu, Ovidiu, Grigoriev, Dima, Seiss, Matthias, Douaihy, Maria, Lagha, Mounia, Bertrand, Edouard
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author Radulescu, Ovidiu
Grigoriev, Dima
Seiss, Matthias
Douaihy, Maria
Lagha, Mounia
Bertrand, Edouard
author_facet Radulescu, Ovidiu
Grigoriev, Dima
Seiss, Matthias
Douaihy, Maria
Lagha, Mounia
Bertrand, Edouard
contents Many biological and medical questions can be modeled using time-to-event data in finite-state Markov chains, with the phase-type distribution describing intervals between events. We solve the inverse problem: given a phase-type distribution, can we identify the transition rate parameters of the underlying Markov chain? For a specific class of solvable Markov models, we show this problem has a unique solution up to finite symmetry transformations, and we outline a recursive method for computing symbolic solutions for these models across any number of states. Using the Thomas decomposition technique from computer algebra, we further provide symbolic solutions for any model. Interestingly, different models with the same state count but distinct transition graphs can yield identical phase-type distributions. To distinguish among these, we propose additional properties beyond just the time to the next event. We demonstrate the method's applicability by inferring transcriptional regulation models from single-cell transcription imaging data.
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spellingShingle Identifying Markov chain models from time-to-event data: an algebraic approach
Radulescu, Ovidiu
Grigoriev, Dima
Seiss, Matthias
Douaihy, Maria
Lagha, Mounia
Bertrand, Edouard
Dynamical Systems
Quantitative Methods
60J28
Many biological and medical questions can be modeled using time-to-event data in finite-state Markov chains, with the phase-type distribution describing intervals between events. We solve the inverse problem: given a phase-type distribution, can we identify the transition rate parameters of the underlying Markov chain? For a specific class of solvable Markov models, we show this problem has a unique solution up to finite symmetry transformations, and we outline a recursive method for computing symbolic solutions for these models across any number of states. Using the Thomas decomposition technique from computer algebra, we further provide symbolic solutions for any model. Interestingly, different models with the same state count but distinct transition graphs can yield identical phase-type distributions. To distinguish among these, we propose additional properties beyond just the time to the next event. We demonstrate the method's applicability by inferring transcriptional regulation models from single-cell transcription imaging data.
title Identifying Markov chain models from time-to-event data: an algebraic approach
topic Dynamical Systems
Quantitative Methods
60J28
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2311.03593