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Parameter estimation in nonlinear mixed effect models based on ordinary differential equations: An optimal control approach

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We present a parameter estimation method for nonlinear mixed effect models based on ordinary differential equations (NLME-ODEs). The method presented here aims at regularizing the estimation problem in presence of model misspecifications, practical identifiability issues and unknown initial conditions. For doing so, we define our estimator as the minimizer of a cost function which incorporates a possible gap between the assumed model at the population level and the specific individual dynamic. The cost function computation leads to formulate and solve optimal control problems at the subject level. This control theory approach allows to bypass the need to know or estimate initial conditions for each subject and it regularizes the estimation problem in presence of poorly identifiable parameters. Comparing to maximum likelihood, we show on simulation examples that our method improves estimation accuracy in possibly partially observed systems with unknown initial conditions or poorly identifiable parameters with or without model error. We conclude this work with a real application on antibody concentration data after vaccination against Ebola virus coming from phase 1 trials. We use the estimated model discrepancy at the subject level to analyze the presence of model misspecification.
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hal-03335826 , version 1 (06-09-2021)
hal-03335826 , version 2 (19-01-2023)

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Quentin Clairon, Chloé Pasin, Irene Balelli, Rodolphe Thiébaut, Mélanie Prague. Parameter estimation in nonlinear mixed effect models based on ordinary differential equations: An optimal control approach. Computational Statistics, 2023. ⟨hal-03335826v2⟩
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