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The document summarizes work from last summer optimizing allocation of resources for HIV prevention in South Africa. It describes using random sampling to explore the parameter space and build surrogate models to efficiently solve the constrained optimization problem. For next steps, it plans to generate more sample points in an 11-dimensional parameter space that includes additional model parameters and use the same approach to find the optimal allocation.
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Dive into the fascinating realm of solid-state physics with our meticulously crafted online PowerPoint presentation. This immersive educational resource offers a comprehensive exploration of the fundamental concepts, theories, and applications within the realm of solid-state physics.
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- 1. Trying to build off of last summer’s work!
- 2. Last Summer • Allocative optimization for South Africa model. • 3 parameter problem – ART, PrEP, VMMC • Solved through random sampling of the parameter space, manual estimation of trends + a little bit of statistical analysis • Goals: • Find a more efficient/organized solution • Generalize approach to higher dimensions/other models.
- 3. Generated Hypercube in Parameter Space • 11 x 11 x 10 points sampled - DALYs and Cost calculated for each point. • Built surrogate model for Objective (DALYs) and Constraint (Cost) • Model represents DALY, Cost as a product of univariate functions in ART, PrEP, and VMMC. (Separation of variables) • Used surrogate models to solve constrained optimization problem.
- 6. Findings • ART has the most influence on DALYs. • ART, PrEP have around equal influence on cost. • Main strategy: invest in ART, remainder goes to PrEP • Suspicious observation: • VMMC parameter has almost no effect – did I make a mistake? (I probably made a mistake)
- 7. Next Week • Future work – I found additional parameters in the model: • 8 for ART • 1 for PrEP • 1 for VMMC • 1 for HCT • Generating 1000 random points in the 11-dimension hypercube. • Generate surrogate model using separation of variables. • Use the same code to solve the constrained optimization.