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Table 2 Modeling formalisms and implemented features

From: Modeling formalisms in Systems Biology

 

BN

Bay

PN

PA

CB

DE

RB

ISM

CA

AB

Visualization

+

+

+

   

+

+

+

+

Topology

+

+

+

 

+

     

Modularity

  

+

+

  

+

+

  

Hierarchy

  

e

e

   

+

  

Multi-state

  

e

   

+

+

+

+

Compartments

   

e

  

+

+

 

+

Spatial

     

e

e

 

+

+

Qualitative

+

+

+

+

+

 

+

   

Synchronized

+

 

e

     

+

 

Stochastic

e

+

e

+

 

e

+

+

+

+

Continuous

  

e

  

+

+

   
  1. Modeling formalisms and implemented features. (+) Supported feature; (e) Available through extension; (BN) Boolean networks; (Bay) Bayesian networks; (PN) Petri nets; (PA) Process algebras; (CB) Constraint-based models; (DE) Differential equations; (RB) Rule-based models; (ISM) Interacting state machines; (CA) Cellular automata; (AB) Agent-based models.