Title
Foundational aspects of multiscale modeling of biological systems with process algebras
Abstract
We propose a variant of the CCS process algebra with new features aiming at allowing multiscale modeling of biological systems. In the usual semantics of process algebras for modeling biological systems actions are instantaneous. When different scale levels of biological systems are considered in a single model, one should take into account that actions at a level may take much more time than actions at a lower level. Moreover, it might happen that while a component is involved in one long lasting high level action, it is involved also in several faster lower level actions. Hence, we propose a process algebra with operations and with a semantics aimed at dealing with these aspects of multiscale modeling. We give both a reduction semantics and an SOS semantics for our new algebra with a result of operational correspondence between the two. Moreover, we study behavioral equivalences for such an algebra and give some examples.
Year
DOI
Venue
2012
10.1016/j.tcs.2011.12.058
Theor. Comput. Sci.
Keywords
DocType
Volume
foundational aspect,lower level,process algebra,new algebra,long lasting high level,CCS process algebra,multiscale modeling,biological system,faster lower level action,SOS semantics,different scale level
Journal
431,
ISSN
Citations 
PageRank 
0304-3975
8
0.48
References 
Authors
35
5
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Roberto Barbuti186681.03
Giulio Caravagna215616.46
Andrea Maggiolo-Schettini378989.11
Paolo Milazzo432821.14
Simone Tini530633.19