European Conference on Mathematical and Theoretical Biology (ECMTB 2026)

Using inference to obtain models for biological systems

MS87-02

13 Jul 2026, 11:00

20m

15.06 - HS (University of Graz)

Minisymposium Talk Numerical, Computational, and Data-Driven Methods Uncovering life’s equations: hybrid AI for biological dynamics learning

Speaker

Marta Sales Pardo (Universitat Rovira i Virgili)

Description

I will discuss how to use Bayesian inference approaches to obtain models for biological data in different contexts. In particular, I will discuss two examples: First, I will describe how we can use inference approaches to obtain the underlying differential equations that govern a specific biological process and apply it to the case of bacterial growth. Second, I will describe how we can use inference to develop a statistical generative model for neural connectomes of a developing animal using C. elegans as an example.