DRP | Optimal Control

20 Dec 2025 in Projects

“Direct Reading Program in Mathematics at University of Florida”

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• How to mathematically optimize drug regimens using optimal control
  • Week 1

Directed Reading Program (DRP) is mentoring initiative designed to give motivated undergraduates an opportunity to explore advanced mathematics topics under the guidance of a graduate stduent mentor.

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How to mathematically optimize drug regimens using optimal control

🔬 Kyle Adams, Julia Bruner, Alexandra Haddad, Drew Nelson, Lauren Song, Kayla Adams

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Meetings: Every Tuesday Period 7(1:55-2:45) in LIT 368

Week 1

Reading

• “Introduction” Section of How to mathematically optimize drug regimens using optimal control, referred to as “main paper.”

• Guied Questions

  1. Why is optimal control preferred to standard “guess-and-check” methods?
  2. How “good” does a model have to be to apply optimal control to it?
  3. What does QSP stand for? Compare optimal control systems to QSP models.
  4. Take a look at the outline in figure 1. What questions or comments about it can you come up with?