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20152025
most citedAccurate estimation of influenza epidemics using Google search data via ARGO

417 citations · 420 across the 5 of their papers we have counts for

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6 papers

stat.CO2025

Are Statistical Methods Obsolete in the Era of Deep Learning? A Study of ODE Inverse Problems

Skyler Wu, Shihao Yang, S. C. Kou

In the era of AI, neural networks have become increasingly popular for modeling, inference, and prediction, largely due to their potential for universal approximation. With the pro…

q-bio.MN2022

Estimating and Assessing Differential Equation Models with Time-Course Data

Samuel W. K. Wong, Shihao Yang, S. C. Kou

Ordinary differential equation (ODE) models are widely used to describe chemical or biological processes. This article considers the estimation and assessment of such models on the…

stat.CO2022

MAGI: A Package for Inference of Dynamic Systems from Noisy and Sparse Data via Manifold-constrained Gaussian Processes

Samuel W. K. Wong, Shihao Yang, S. C. Kou

This article presents the MAGI software package for the inference of dynamic systems. The focus of MAGI is on dynamics modeled by nonlinear ordinary differential equations with unk…

stat.ME2020★ 1 cited

Inference of dynamic systems from noisy and sparse data via manifold-constrained Gaussian processes

Shihao Yang, Samuel W. K. Wong, S. C. Kou

Parameter estimation for nonlinear dynamic system models, represented by ordinary differential equations (ODEs), using noisy and sparse data is a vital task in many fields. We prop…

stat.AP2020★ 2 cited

Use Internet Search Data to Accurately Track State-Level Influenza Epidemics

Shihao Yang, Shaoyang Ning, S. C. Kou

For epidemics control and prevention, timely insights of potential hot spots are invaluable. Alternative to traditional epidemic surveillance, which often lags behind real time by…

stat.AP2015★ 417 cited

Accurate estimation of influenza epidemics using Google search data via ARGO

Shihao Yang, Mauricio Santillana, S. C. Kou

Accurate real-time tracking of influenza outbreaks helps public health officials make timely and meaningful decisions that could save lives. We propose an influenza tracking model,…