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Maya Horii¹, Aidan Gould¹, Zachary Yun¹

¹Mechanical Engineering Department, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, California, United States of America.

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Robust calibration verification is essential for reliable disease spread models. Simulation-based calibration using synthetic data helps identify challenges missed by standard validation, particularly with Bayesian inference and approximate Bayesian computation methods.

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Area of Science:

Epidemiology
Computational Biology
Statistical Modeling

Background:

Accurate disease spread modeling is vital for public health interventions.
Current calibration methods often lack independent verification, potentially masking errors.
Model validation alone may not fully assess calibration procedure reliability.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop and test a stochastic agent-based model for evaluating calibration techniques.
To compare a Bayesian inference method with a likelihood-free approximate Bayesian computation (ABC) approach.
To assess the utility of simulation-based calibration for verifying model calibration.

Main Methods:

Developed a stochastic agent-based disease spread model as a testing environment.
Employed simulation-based calibration using synthetic data for verification.
Implemented and compared a Bayesian inference method (with Markov chain Monte Carlo) and an ABC approach.

Main Results:

Simulation-based calibration revealed challenges with the empirical likelihood in the Bayesian method.
Approximate Bayesian computation (ABC) alleviated issues found with the Bayesian approach.
The Bayesian method performed adequately in standard synthetic data model validation tests.

Conclusions:

Stand-alone calibration verification using synthetic data is valuable for epidemiological research.
This approach can uncover calibration issues not apparent through standard model validation.
Simulation-based calibration offers a robust method for enhancing the reliability of disease spread models.