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Exact Discrete Stochastic Simulation With Deep-Learning-Scale Gradient Optimization.

Jose M G Vilar1,2, Leonor Saiz3

  • 1Biofisika Institute (CSIC, UPV/EHU), University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Bilbao, Spain.

Advanced Science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany)
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We developed a novel method for exact stochastic simulation of continuous-time Markov chains (CTMCs) that enables gradient-based learning. This breakthrough allows for accurate parameter inference and inverse design in complex biological and physical systems.

Keywords:
GPU accelerationGumbel‐Softmaxcontinuous‐time Markov chainsdeep learningdifferentiable stochastic simulationgene regulatory networksion channel gating

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Area of Science:

  • Computational Biology
  • Biophysics
  • Machine Learning

Background:

  • Continuous-time Markov chains (CTMCs) are crucial for modeling systems with inherent discreteness and noise.
  • Traditional Gillespie-type algorithms for CTMC simulation lack gradient-based learning capabilities due to hard categorical event selection.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop a differentiable simulation method for CTMCs that overcomes the limitations of existing algorithms.
  • To enable gradient-based optimization and high-dimensional parameter inference in complex systems.

Main Methods:

  • Decoupled forward simulation from backward differentiation.
  • Employed hard categorical sampling for exact trajectory generation.
  • Utilized a continuous massively-parallel Gumbel-Softmax straight-through surrogate for gradient propagation.
  • Implemented a GPU-accelerated simulation achieving 1.9 billion steps per second.

Main Results:

  • Achieved accurate optimization at parameter scales four orders of magnitude larger than previous methods.
  • Validated on diverse models including a dimerization model (0.09% error), genetic oscillator (1.2% error), and a large gene regulatory network.
  • Demonstrated high accuracy (98.4%) on the MNIST dataset, a deep learning benchmark.
  • Showcased excellent performance on experimental ion channel gating data (R² = 0.987).

Conclusions:

  • The developed method makes exact stochastic simulation massively parallel and compatible with automatic differentiation.
  • Enables high-dimensional parameter inference and inverse design for CTMC-governed systems in systems biology, chemical kinetics, and physics.