NOCAD

NOCAD (Network-based Observability and Controllability Analysis of Dynamical systems) is a software toolbox compatible with Octave and MATLAB that facilitates the analysis of structural controllability and observability in linear or linearized dynamical systems, particularly in life sciences. The toolbox is introduced to analyze the neural network of Caenorhabditis elegans, a nematode widely used as a model organism in biological research.

Key features of the NOCAD toolbox include:

1. Automatic generation of relevant measures associated with structural controllability and observability for linear or linearized systems.

2. Comparison of different sensor placement methods to optimize the system's observability.

3. Applicability in the field of life sciences, demonstrated through the analysis of the C. elegans neural network.

Topic

Machine learning;Biology;Endocrinology and metabolism

Detail

  • Operation: Pathway or network analysis

  • Software interface: Command-line interface

  • Language: MATLAB

  • License: Not stated

  • Cost: Free of charge

  • Version name: v2.0

  • Credit: National Research, Development and Innovation Office NKFIH, Ministry of Human Capacities.

  • Input: -

  • Output: -

  • Contact: János Abonyi abonyij@fmt.uni-pannon.hu

  • Collection: -

  • Maturity: -

Publications

  • Network-based Observability and Controllability Analysis of Dynamical Systems: the NOCAD toolbox.
  • Leitold D, et al. Network-based Observability and Controllability Analysis of Dynamical Systems: the NOCAD toolbox. Network-based Observability and Controllability Analysis of Dynamical Systems: the NOCAD toolbox. 2019; 8:646. doi: 10.12688/f1000research.19029.2
  • https://doi.org/10.12688/F1000RESEARCH.19029.2
  • PMID: 31608146
  • PMC: PMC6777013

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