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Optimized expected information gain for nonlinear dynamical systems

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Optimized expected information gain for nonlinear dynamical systems
This paper addresses the problem of active model selection for nonlinear dynamical systems. We propose a novel learning approach that selects the most informative subset of time-dependent variables for the purpose of Bayesian model inference. The model selection criterion maximizes the expected Kullback-Leibler divergence between the prior and the posterior probabilities over the models. The proposed strategy generalizes the standard D-optimal design, which is obtained from a uniform prior with Gaussian noise. In addition, our approach allows us to determine an information halting criterion for model identification. We illustrate the benefits of our approach by differentiating between 18 published biochemical models of the TOR signaling pathway, a model selection problem in systems biology. By generating pivotal selection experiments, our strategy outperforms the standard Aoptimal, D-optimal and E-optimal sequential design techniques.
Alberto Giovanni Busetto, Cheng Soon Ong, Joachim
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Type Conference
Year 2009
Where ICML
Authors Alberto Giovanni Busetto, Cheng Soon Ong, Joachim M. Buhmann
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