Survey of Engineering Models for Systems Biology

Table 3

Taxonomy of time-based modeling of cellular behavior.

Model type	Research maturity	Formalism	Time	Concurrency	Model structure	Spatial parameters	Ergodic
Analog control system	Well known	Ordinary differential equations (math)	Steady state, with some transient	Ensemble view	Time based	No	Yes
Digital control system	Speculative	Ordinary differential equations (math)	Steady state, with some transient	Ensemble view	Time based	No	Yes
Process	Initial results	Process language	Simulated or stochastic	Medium	Top-down view	Yes	No
Actor	Initial results	Distributed autonomous	Simulated or stochastic	High	Bottom-up view	Yes	No