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Stochastic Computational Models for Gene Regulatory Networks and Dynamic Fault Tree Analysis
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simulation. Studies of a simple p53-Mdm2 network reveal that random gene perturbation has a greater effect on the steady state distribution (SSD) compared to context switching activities. Secondly, stochastic multiple-valued networks (SMNs) are investigated to evaluate the effect of noise in a WNT5A network
Originally proposed in the 1960s, stochastic computation uses random binary bit streams to encode signal probabilities. Stochastic computation enables the implementation of basic arithmetic functions using simple logic elements. Here, the application of stochastic computation is extended to the
domain of gene network models and the fault-tree analysis of system reliability. Initially, context-sensitive stochastic Boolean networks (CSSBNs) are developed to model the effect of context sensitivity in a genetic network. A CSSBN allows for a tunable tradeoff between accuracy and efficiency in a