Nature Communications (Dec 2021)

Emulator-based Bayesian optimization for efficient multi-objective calibration of an individual-based model of malaria

  • Theresa Reiker,
  • Monica Golumbeanu,
  • Andrew Shattock,
  • Lydia Burgert,
  • Thomas A. Smith,
  • Sarah Filippi,
  • Ewan Cameron,
  • Melissa A. Penny

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-27486-z
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 12, no. 1
pp. 1 – 11

Abstract

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Individual-based models have become important tools in the global battle against infectious diseases, yet model complexity can make calibration challenging. Here, the authors propose a Bayesian optimization framework to calibrate a complex malaria transmission simulator.