The goal of this course is to acquire a deeper understanding of fundamental mathematical and algorithmic concepts in the field of modeling, simulation and analysis of complex biological systems in the context of current research trends in system biology and biotechnology. Students will become capable of analyzing a given biological or medical problem, selecting a suitable modeling approach, independently developing a solution and assessing and communicating the results.

Content:
– Network structure analysis
– Graphical modeling
– Differential equation modeling of biochemical networks
– Discrete modeling of regulatory networks
– Constraint-based modeling of metabolic networks
– Stochastic modeling