Title: Introduction to the Special Issue on Approaches to Control Biological and Biologically Inspired Networks,
Abstract: The emerging field at the intersection of quantitative biology, network
modeling, and control theory has enjoyed significant progress in recent years.
This Special Issue brings together a selection of papers on complementary
approaches to observe, identify, and control biological and biologically
inspired networks. These approaches advance the state of the art in the field
by addressing challenges common to many such networks, including high
dimensionality, strong nonlinearity, uncertainty, and limited opportunities for
observation and intervention. Because these challenges are not unique to
biological systems, it is expected that many of the results presented in these
contributions will also find applications in other domains, including physical,
social, and technological networks.