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  1. import argparse
  2. import os
  3. import random
  4. from concurrent.futures import ProcessPoolExecutor
  5. from copy import deepcopy
  7. import h5py
  8. import numpy as np
  9. import torch
  10. import torch.nn as nn
  11. import torch.optim as optim
  12. from sklearn.model_selection import KFold
  13. from torch.utils.data import DataLoader, Dataset
  14. from torchdiffeq import odeint
  16. learning_rate = 0.001
  17. num_epochs = 500
  18. device = torch.device("cpu")
  20. t3 = torch.tensor([0, 12, 24], dtype=torch.float32)
  21. t5 = torch.tensor([0, 6, 12, 18, 24], dtype=torch.float32)
  22. t10 = torch.tensor([0, 1, 2, 3, 7, 10, 12, 15, 18, 24], dtype=torch.float32)
  23. t15 = torch.tensor([0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21, 24], dtype=torch.float32)
  24. t20 = torch.tensor(
  25. [0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24],
  26. dtype=torch.float32,
  27. )
  28. t25 = torch.tensor(
  29. [0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24],
  30. dtype=torch.float32,
  31. )
  33. timepoint_map = {
  34. "t3": t3,
  35. "t5": t5,
  36. "t10": t10,
  37. "t15": t15,
  38. "t20": t20,
  39. "t25": t25,
  40. }
  43. class CustomDataset(Dataset):
  44. def __init__(self, tensor):
  45. self.tensor = tensor
  47. def __len__(self):
  48. return len(self.tensor)
  50. def __getitem__(self, idx):
  51. input_data = self.tensor[idx, 0, :]
  52. output_data = self.tensor[idx, :, :]
  53. return input_data, output_data
  56. def loss_fn(pred_y, y):
  57. return torch.mean((y - pred_y) ** 2)
  60. class ODEFunc(nn.Module):
  61. def __init__(self, p_dim, run_device):
  62. super().__init__()
  63. self.p_dim = p_dim
  64. self.net = nn.Sequential(
  65. nn.Linear(p_dim, 2 * p_dim),
  66. nn.Tanh(),
  67. nn.Linear(2 * p_dim, p_dim),
  68. )
  70. for m in self.net.modules():
  71. if isinstance(m, nn.Linear):
  72. nn.init.normal_(m.weight, mean=0.0, std=0.1)
  73. nn.init.constant_(m.bias, val=0.0)
  75. def forward(self, t, y):
  76. indicator = (y > 0).int()
  77. return torch.mul(self.net(y), indicator)
  80. def set_seed(seed):
  81. torch.manual_seed(seed)
  82. if torch.cuda.is_available():
  83. torch.cuda.manual_seed_all(seed)
  84. np.random.seed(seed)
  85. random.seed(seed)
  86. torch.backends.cudnn.deterministic = True
  87. torch.backends.cudnn.benchmark = False
  90. def evaluate_full_validation_set(model, val_dataset, timepoints, run_device, output_dir, fold_idx):
  91. model.eval()
  92. predictions = []
  93. val_targets = []
  95. with torch.no_grad():
  96. for i in range(len(val_dataset)):
  97. val_input, val_output = val_dataset[i]
  98. val_input = val_input.to(run_device).float()
  99. val_output = val_output.to(run_device)
  101. pred_val_y = odeint(model, val_input.unsqueeze(0), timepoints)[:, 0, :] # [T, p]
  103. predictions.append(pred_val_y.cpu().numpy())
  104. val_targets.append(val_output.cpu().numpy())
  106. pred_val_y_file_path = os.path.join(
  107. output_dir, f"pred_val_y_fold_{fold_idx}_individual_{i}.txt"
  108. )
  109. np.savetxt(pred_val_y_file_path, pred_val_y.cpu().numpy(), fmt="%f")
  111. predictions = np.stack(predictions, axis=0)
  112. val_targets = np.stack(val_targets, axis=0)
  114. if predictions.shape != val_targets.shape:
  115. raise ValueError(
  116. f"Shape mismatch in validation: predictions {predictions.shape} vs targets {val_targets.shape}"
  117. )
  119. rmse = np.sqrt(np.mean((val_targets - predictions) ** 2))
  120. relative_rmse = rmse / np.sqrt(np.mean(val_targets ** 2))
  121. return relative_rmse
  124. def train_and_evaluate(train_data, val_data, run_device, batch_size, output_dir, fold_idx, timepoints, p_dim):
  125. set_seed(1)
  127. if not isinstance(train_data, torch.Tensor):
  128. train_data = torch.tensor(train_data, dtype=torch.float32)
  129. if not isinstance(val_data, torch.Tensor):
  130. val_data = torch.tensor(val_data, dtype=torch.float32)
  132. train_dataset = CustomDataset(train_data)
  133. val_dataset = CustomDataset(val_data)
  134. train_loader = DataLoader(train_dataset, batch_size=batch_size, shuffle=True)
  136. model = ODEFunc(p_dim, run_device).to(run_device)
  137. optimizer = optim.Adam(model.parameters(), lr=learning_rate)
  139. best_model = None
  140. best_loss = float("inf")
  141. loss_history = []
  143. avg_loss_file = os.path.join(output_dir, f"average_loss_fold_{fold_idx}.txt")
  144. with open(avg_loss_file, "w", encoding="utf-8") as file:
  145. file.write("")
  147. for epoch in range(num_epochs):
  148. epoch_losses = []
  150. for input_data, output_data in train_loader:
  151. input_data = input_data.to(run_device).float()
  152. output_data = output_data.to(run_device)
  154. optimizer.zero_grad()
  155. pred_y = odeint(model, input_data, timepoints)
  156. pred_y = pred_y.transpose(1, 0)
  157. loss = loss_fn(pred_y, output_data)
  159. loss.backward()
  160. optimizer.step()
  162. epoch_losses.append(loss.item())
  164. if loss.item() < best_loss:
  165. best_loss = deepcopy(loss.item())
  166. best_model = deepcopy(model.state_dict())
  168. avg_loss = np.mean(epoch_losses)
  169. with open(avg_loss_file, "a", encoding="utf-8") as file:
  170. file.write(f"Epoch [{epoch + 1}/{num_epochs}], Average Loss: {avg_loss:.4f}\n")
  172. loss_history.extend(epoch_losses)
  174. if best_model is None:
  175. raise RuntimeError(f"Fold {fold_idx}: best_model was never set.")
  177. model_path = os.path.join(output_dir, f"best_model_fold_{fold_idx}.pth")
  178. torch.save(best_model, model_path)
  180. loss_file_path = os.path.join(output_dir, f"loss_history_fold_{fold_idx}.txt")
  181. np.savetxt(loss_file_path, loss_history, fmt="%f")
  183. model.load_state_dict(best_model)
  184. relative_rmse = evaluate_full_validation_set(
  185. model, val_dataset, timepoints, run_device, output_dir, fold_idx
  186. )
  188. print(f"Fold {fold_idx} trained successfully.")
  189. return fold_idx, relative_rmse
  192. def k_fold_cross_validation(data, num_folds, run_device, batch_size, output_dir, timepoints, p_dim):
  193. kf = KFold(n_splits=num_folds, shuffle=True, random_state=1)
  194. rmses = [None] * num_folds
  196. with ProcessPoolExecutor(max_workers=5) as executor:
  197. futures = []
  198. for fold_idx, (train_index, val_index) in enumerate(kf.split(data)):
  199. train_data = data[train_index]
  200. val_data = data[val_index]
  201. futures.append(
  202. executor.submit(
  203. train_and_evaluate,
  204. train_data,
  205. val_data,
  206. run_device,
  207. batch_size,
  208. output_dir,
  209. fold_idx,
  210. timepoints,
  211. p_dim,
  212. )
  213. )
  215. for future in futures:
  216. fold_idx, relative_rmse = future.result()
  217. rmses[fold_idx] = relative_rmse
  219. rmses_file_path = os.path.join(output_dir, "k_fold_rrmses.txt")
  220. np.savetxt(rmses_file_path, rmses, fmt="%f")
  221. avg_rmse = np.mean(rmses)
  222. return avg_rmse
  225. def main():
  226. parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
  227. parser.add_argument("--p", type=int, default=10)
  228. parser.add_argument("--sparsity_label", type=str, required=True)
  229. parser.add_argument("--s_label", type=str, required=True)
  230. parser.add_argument("--t_label", type=str, required=True)
  231. parser.add_argument("--input_root", type=str, required=True)
  232. parser.add_argument("--output_root", type=str, required=True)
  233. parser.add_argument("--iter_start", type=int, default=1)
  234. parser.add_argument("--iter_end", type=int, default=10)
  235. args = parser.parse_args()
  237. p_dim = args.p
  238. if args.t_label not in timepoint_map:
  239. raise ValueError(f"Unsupported t_label: {args.t_label}")
  241. timepoints = timepoint_map[args.t_label].to(device)
  243. for iter_num in range(args.iter_start, args.iter_end + 1):
  244. input_file_path = os.path.join(
  245. args.input_root, f"p{p_dim}", args.s_label, args.t_label, f"iter{iter_num}"
  246. )
  248. output_dir_path = os.path.join(
  249. args.output_root,
  250. f"p{p_dim}",
  251. "training",
  252. args.s_label,
  253. args.t_label,
  254. f"iter{iter_num}",
  255. )
  256. os.makedirs(output_dir_path, exist_ok=True)
  258. data_file = os.path.join(input_file_path, "true_initial_state.h5")
  259. if not os.path.exists(data_file):
  260. raise FileNotFoundError(f"Missing input file: {data_file}")
  262. with h5py.File(data_file, "r") as hdf:
  263. data = hdf["true_initial_state"][:]
  264. tensor_data = torch.tensor(data, dtype=torch.float32).permute(0, 2, 1)
  266. num_folds = 5
  267. batch_size = max(1, int(tensor_data.shape[0] * 0.2))
  269. avg_rmse = k_fold_cross_validation(
  270. tensor_data,
  271. num_folds,
  272. device,
  273. batch_size,
  274. output_dir_path,
  275. timepoints,
  276. p_dim,
  277. )
  279. print(
  280. f"sparsity={args.sparsity_label}, subject={args.s_label}, "
  281. f"time={args.t_label}, iter={iter_num}, "
  282. f"Average Relative RMSE: {avg_rmse:.4f}"
  283. )
  285. avg_rmse_file_path = os.path.join(output_dir_path, "average_relative_rmse.txt")
  286. with open(avg_rmse_file_path, "w", encoding="utf-8") as file:
  287. file.write(f"Average Relative RMSE: {avg_rmse:.4f}\n")
  290. if __name__ == "__main__":
  291. main()

NODE_cross_validation.py at commit 7a9e194, under GPL-3.0 · at the source

Overview

Authors: Xiaoxiu Tan1, Feng Xue2, Lu Xie1, Tao Wang2,3,4
ORCID iDs: Lu Xie
  1. Shanghai-MOST Key Laboratory of Health and Disease Genomics, Shanghai Institute for Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Technologies, Shanghai, China
  2. Department of Bioinformatics and Biostatistics, School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
  3. Department of Statistics and MOE-LSC and CMA-Shanghai, School of Mathematical Sciences, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
  4. SJTU-Yale Joint Center for Biostatistics and Data Science, National Center for Translational Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
Institutions: Shanghai Jiao Tong University (China)
Journal: Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology, volume 16, article 1785750
Dates: received 12 January 2026; accepted 18 May 2026; published online 6 July 2026
Type: Research article · Language: English
License: CC BY
Identifiers: DOI 10.3389/fcimb.2026.1785750 · PMID 42518852 · PMCID PMC13381248 · OpenAlex W7167483479
Open access: gold, a free copy (OpenAlex)
Status: code verified
Categories: computational modeling (no new data) (modality), human (organism)
Methods: Statistics, Machine learning, Connectivity
Keywords: dynamic modeling, microbiome, ordinary differential equations, species interactions, time-series data
MeSH: Gastrointestinal Microbiome*, Microbiota*, Models, Biological*, Computer Simulation, Humans (* major topic)
Topic: Gut microbiota and health (Molecular Biology, Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology), according to OpenAlex
Funding: National Natural Science Foundation of China (12331009, 12571306); School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University (24JS2840300); Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities
Citations: not cited yet (Europe PMC); 45 references in the paper

Abstract

Background: The human gut microbiota is a highly complex ecological system closely linked to host health, yet the functional mechanisms underlying its dynamic behavior remain poorly understood. Accurate modeling of microbial community dynamics is essential for elucidating these mechanisms. However, most existing approaches rely on densely sampled time-series data and often lack biological interpretability.

Methods: To address these challenges, we propose gNODE, a framework that integrates the generalized Lotka-Volterra (gLV) model with neural ordinary differential equations (NeuralODEs) to jointly predict microbial community dynamics, infer species interactions, and quantify the functional contributions of key taxa. By embedding ecological equations into a neural architecture, gNODE incorporates biological constraints directly into its model structure, enabling biologically meaningful parameter estimation and accurate inference even under sparse temporal sampling.

Results: Through simulations and real datasets, gNODE demonstrates superior performance in parameter estimation, trajectory prediction, and perturbation response modeling compared with existing methods. In a Clostridioides difficile infection dataset, gNODE accurately captured post-infection community trajectories and identified key inhibitory taxa, highlighting its potential to discover microbes that suppress pathogens. In a probiotic cocktail colonization dataset, gNODE identified diet-specific keystone species, underscoring its utility for assessing perturbation responses and guiding the design of probiotic consortia.

Conclusion: gNODE provides a robust and interpretable framework for modeling complex microbial community dynamics, offering new mechanistic and functional insights into the ecological processes that shape host-associated microbiomes.

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Publicly available datasets were analyzed in this study. We applied gNODE to two real datasets. The Clostridioides difficile infection dataset and the probiotic cocktail colonization dataset were obtained from publicly available data (Bucci et al., 2016). The data and source code used in this study are deposited in the GitHub repository, available at: https://github.com/tanxiaoxiu/gNODE.

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  • Funding: added National Natural Science Foundation of China: 12331009, 12571306; Shanghai Jiao Tong University: 24JS2840300; Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities

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Tan, X., Xue, F., Xie, L., & Wang, T. (2026). gNODE: gLV model-informed neural ordinary differential equations for modeling microbial community dynamics. Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology, 16, 1785750. https://doi.org/10.3389/fcimb.2026.1785750

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@article{tan2026gnode,
author = {Tan, Xiaoxiu and Xue, Feng and Xie, Lu and Wang, Tao},
title = {{gNODE: gLV model-informed neural ordinary differential equations for modeling microbial community dynamics}},
journal = {Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology},
year = {2026},
month = jul,
volume = {16},
pages = {1785750},
publisher = {Frontiers Media SA},
issn = {2235-2988},
doi = {10.3389/fcimb.2026.1785750},
url = {https://doi.org/10.3389/fcimb.2026.1785750},
pmid = {42518852},
pmcid = {PMC13381248}
}

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AU - Xue, Feng
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J2 - Front Cell Infect Microbiol
PY - 2026
DA - 2026/07/06
VL - 16
SP - 1785750
SN - 2235-2988
PB - Frontiers Media SA
DO - 10.3389/fcimb.2026.1785750
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