Applications of machine learning in phylogenetics

YK Mo, MW Hahn, ML Smith - Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Machine learning has increasingly been applied to a wide range of questions in
phylogenetic inference. Supervised machine learning approaches that rely on simulated …

Deep learning from phylogenies for diversification analyses

S Lambert, J Voznica, H Morlon - Systematic Biology, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Birth–death (BD) models are widely used in combination with species phylogenies to study
past diversification dynamics. Current inference approaches typically rely on likelihood …

DeepDive: estimating global biodiversity patterns through time using deep learning

RB Cooper, JT Flannery-Sutherland… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Understanding how biodiversity has changed through time is a central goal of evolutionary
biology. However, estimates of past biodiversity are challenged by the inherent …

Recent evolutionary origin and localized diversity hotspots of mammalian coronaviruses

R Maestri, B Perez-Lamarque, A Zhukova, H Morlon - elife, 2024 - elifesciences.org
Several coronaviruses infect humans, with three, including the SARS-CoV2, causing
diseases. While coronaviruses are especially prone to induce pandemics, we know little …

Performance and robustness of parameter estimation from phylogenetic trees using neural networks

T Qin, KJ van Benthem, L Valente, RS Etienne - bioRxiv, 2024 - biorxiv.org
Species diversification is characterized by speciation and extinction, the rates of which can,
under some assumptions, be estimated from time-calibrated phylogenies. However …

PhyloCNN: Improving tree representation and neural network architecture for deep learning from trees in phylodynamics and diversification studies

MF Perez, O Gascuel - bioRxiv, 2024 - biorxiv.org
Phylodynamics and diversification studies using complex evolutionary models can be
challenging, especially with traditional likelihood-based approaches. As an alternative …

A critical evaluation of deep-learning based phylogenetic inference programs using simulated data sets

Y Zhu, Y Li, C Li, XX Shen… - Journal of genetics and …, 2025 - pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
A critical evaluation of deep-learning based phylogenetic inference programs using simulated
data sets A critical evaluation of deep-learning based phylogenetic inference programs using …

Dissecting Factors Underlying Phylogenetic Uncertainty Using Machine Learning Models

U Rosas-Puchuri, E Duarte-Ribeiro… - bioRxiv, 2023 - biorxiv.org
Phylogenetic inference can be influenced by both underlying biological processes and
methodological factors. While biological processes can be modeled, these models …