Bilkent University
Department of Computer Engineering


S E M I N A R

Molecular Networks: from a formal description to a software tool

 

Gabriel Ciobanu

Professor, Romanian Academy
Institute of Computer Science

 

 

A system of interacting molecular entities can be described and modeled by a system of communicating processes or communicating automata. The pi-calculus is a useful abstraction for biomolecular systems, particularly to provide a qualitative description. In order to include quantities, we use a network of communicating automata, and provide some theoretical results. This formal model can provide a detailed description of the biological system, and its implementation is able to deal with large amounts of data. We use our software tool to simulate and analyze the T cell behaviour. Links to a recent approach in the mathematical theory of modeling and simulation can help and improve the biological software experiments.


 

DATE: October 08, 2003, Wednesday @ 16:40
PLACE: EA-409