Enhancing generalizability of model discovery across parameter space with multi-experiment equation learning (ME-EQL)

Fuente: arXiv
Salvato in:
Dettagli Bibliografici
Autori principali: Ciocanel, Maria-Veronica, Nardini, John T., Flores, Kevin B., Rutter, Erica M., Sindi, Suzanne S., Volkening, Alexandria
Natura: Preprint
Pubblicazione: 2025
Soggetti:
Accesso online:
Tags: Aggiungi Tag
Nessun Tag, puoi essere il primo ad aggiungerne!!
_version_ 1866908907583045632
author Ciocanel, Maria-Veronica
Nardini, John T.
Flores, Kevin B.
Rutter, Erica M.
Sindi, Suzanne S.
Volkening, Alexandria
author_facet Ciocanel, Maria-Veronica
Nardini, John T.
Flores, Kevin B.
Rutter, Erica M.
Sindi, Suzanne S.
Volkening, Alexandria
contents Agent-based modeling (ABM) is a powerful tool for understanding self-organizing biological systems, but it is computationally intensive and often not analytically tractable. Equation learning (EQL) methods can derive continuum models from ABM data, but they typically require extensive simulations for each parameter set, raising concerns about generalizability. In this work, we extend EQL to Multi-experiment equation learning (ME-EQL) by introducing two methods: one-at-a-time ME-EQL (OAT ME-EQL), which learns individual models for each parameter set and connects them via interpolation, and embedded structure ME-EQL (ES ME-EQL), which builds a unified model library across parameters. We demonstrate these methods using a birth--death mean-field model and an on-lattice agent-based model of birth, death, and migration with spatial structure. Our results show that both methods significantly reduce the relative error in recovering parameters from agent-based simulations, with OAT ME-EQL offering better generalizability across parameter space. Our findings highlight the potential of equation learning from multiple experiments to enhance the generalizability and interpretability of learned models for complex biological systems.
format Preprint
id arxiv_https___arxiv_org_abs_2506_08916
institution arXiv
publishDate 2025
record_format arxiv
spellingShingle Enhancing generalizability of model discovery across parameter space with multi-experiment equation learning (ME-EQL)
Ciocanel, Maria-Veronica
Nardini, John T.
Flores, Kevin B.
Rutter, Erica M.
Sindi, Suzanne S.
Volkening, Alexandria
Machine Learning
Dynamical Systems
Quantitative Methods
Agent-based modeling (ABM) is a powerful tool for understanding self-organizing biological systems, but it is computationally intensive and often not analytically tractable. Equation learning (EQL) methods can derive continuum models from ABM data, but they typically require extensive simulations for each parameter set, raising concerns about generalizability. In this work, we extend EQL to Multi-experiment equation learning (ME-EQL) by introducing two methods: one-at-a-time ME-EQL (OAT ME-EQL), which learns individual models for each parameter set and connects them via interpolation, and embedded structure ME-EQL (ES ME-EQL), which builds a unified model library across parameters. We demonstrate these methods using a birth--death mean-field model and an on-lattice agent-based model of birth, death, and migration with spatial structure. Our results show that both methods significantly reduce the relative error in recovering parameters from agent-based simulations, with OAT ME-EQL offering better generalizability across parameter space. Our findings highlight the potential of equation learning from multiple experiments to enhance the generalizability and interpretability of learned models for complex biological systems.
title Enhancing generalizability of model discovery across parameter space with multi-experiment equation learning (ME-EQL)
topic Machine Learning
Dynamical Systems
Quantitative Methods
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.08916