Parameter estimation in computational systems biology models: a comparative study of initialization methods in global optimization

This paper compares different initialization methods and investigates their performance and effects on estimating kinetic parameters’ value in models of biological systems. Estimating parameters values is difficult and time-consuming process due to their highly nonlinear and huge number of kinetic p...

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Main Authors: Muhammad Akmal, Remli, Nor Syahidatul Nadiah, Ismail, Noor Azida, Sahabudin, Nor Bakiah, Abd Warif
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Language:English
Published: The Science and Information (SAI) Organization Limited 2022
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Online Access:https://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/45597/
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author Muhammad Akmal, Remli
Nor Syahidatul Nadiah, Ismail
Noor Azida, Sahabudin
Nor Bakiah, Abd Warif
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Nor Syahidatul Nadiah, Ismail
Noor Azida, Sahabudin
Nor Bakiah, Abd Warif
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description This paper compares different initialization methods and investigates their performance and effects on estimating kinetic parameters’ value in models of biological systems. Estimating parameters values is difficult and time-consuming process due to their highly nonlinear and huge number of kinetic parameters involved. Global optimization method based on an enhanced scatter search (ESS) algorithm is a suitable choice to address this issue. However, despite its resounding success, the performance of ESS may decrease in solving high dimension problem. In this work, several choices of initialization methods are compared and experimental results indicated that the algorithm is sensitive to the initial value of kinetic parameters. Statistical results revealed that uniformly distributed random number generator (RNG) and controlled randomization (CR) that being used in ESS may lead to poor algorithm performance. In addition, the different initialization methods also influenced model accuracy. Our proposed methodology shows that initialization based on opposition-based learning scheme have shown 10% better accuracy in term of cost function.
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spelling ump-455972025-09-08T09:13:50Z https://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/45597/ Parameter estimation in computational systems biology models: a comparative study of initialization methods in global optimization Muhammad Akmal, Remli Nor Syahidatul Nadiah, Ismail Noor Azida, Sahabudin Nor Bakiah, Abd Warif QA75 Electronic computers. Computer science TP Chemical technology This paper compares different initialization methods and investigates their performance and effects on estimating kinetic parameters’ value in models of biological systems. Estimating parameters values is difficult and time-consuming process due to their highly nonlinear and huge number of kinetic parameters involved. Global optimization method based on an enhanced scatter search (ESS) algorithm is a suitable choice to address this issue. However, despite its resounding success, the performance of ESS may decrease in solving high dimension problem. In this work, several choices of initialization methods are compared and experimental results indicated that the algorithm is sensitive to the initial value of kinetic parameters. Statistical results revealed that uniformly distributed random number generator (RNG) and controlled randomization (CR) that being used in ESS may lead to poor algorithm performance. In addition, the different initialization methods also influenced model accuracy. Our proposed methodology shows that initialization based on opposition-based learning scheme have shown 10% better accuracy in term of cost function. The Science and Information (SAI) Organization Limited 2022 Article PeerReviewed pdf en cc_by_4 https://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/45597/1/Parameter%20estimation%20in%20computational%20systems%20biology%20models.pdf Muhammad Akmal, Remli and Nor Syahidatul Nadiah, Ismail and Noor Azida, Sahabudin and Nor Bakiah, Abd Warif (2022) Parameter estimation in computational systems biology models: a comparative study of initialization methods in global optimization. International Journal of Advanced Computer Science and Applications (IJACSA), 13 (8). pp. 473-478. ISSN 2158-107X ; 2156-5570(Online). (Published) https://doi.org/10.14569/IJACSA.2022.0130854 https://doi.org/10.14569/IJACSA.2022.0130854 https://doi.org/10.14569/IJACSA.2022.0130854
spellingShingle QA75 Electronic computers. Computer science
TP Chemical technology
Muhammad Akmal, Remli
Nor Syahidatul Nadiah, Ismail
Noor Azida, Sahabudin
Nor Bakiah, Abd Warif
Parameter estimation in computational systems biology models: a comparative study of initialization methods in global optimization
title Parameter estimation in computational systems biology models: a comparative study of initialization methods in global optimization
title_full Parameter estimation in computational systems biology models: a comparative study of initialization methods in global optimization
title_fullStr Parameter estimation in computational systems biology models: a comparative study of initialization methods in global optimization
title_full_unstemmed Parameter estimation in computational systems biology models: a comparative study of initialization methods in global optimization
title_short Parameter estimation in computational systems biology models: a comparative study of initialization methods in global optimization
title_sort parameter estimation in computational systems biology models: a comparative study of initialization methods in global optimization
topic QA75 Electronic computers. Computer science
TP Chemical technology
url https://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/45597/
https://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/45597/
https://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/45597/