Controllability of complex networks

YY Liu, JJ Slotine, AL Barabási - nature, 2011 - nature.com
The ultimate proof of our understanding of natural or technological systems is reflected in
our ability to control them. Although control theory offers mathematical tools for steering …

Control profiles of complex networks

J Ruths, D Ruths - Science, 2014 - science.org
Studying the control properties of complex networks provides insight into how designers and
engineers can influence these systems to achieve a desired behavior. Topology of a …

Controlling edge dynamics in complex networks

T Nepusz, T Vicsek - Nature Physics, 2012 - nature.com
The interaction of distinct units in physical, social, biological and technological systems
naturally gives rise to complex network structures. Networks have constantly been in the …

Controlling complex networks: How much energy is needed?

G Yan, J Ren, YC Lai, CH Lai, B Li - Physical review letters, 2012 - APS
The outstanding problem of controlling complex networks is relevant to many areas of
science and engineering, and has the potential to generate technological breakthroughs as …

Physical controllability of complex networks

LZ Wang, YZ Chen, WX Wang, YC Lai - Scientific reports, 2017 - nature.com
A challenging problem in network science is to control complex networks. In existing
frameworks of structural or exact controllability, the ability to steer a complex network toward …

Exploring complex networks

SH Strogatz - nature, 2001 - nature.com
The study of networks pervades all of science, from neurobiology to statistical physics. The
most basic issues are structural: how does one characterize the wiring diagram of a food …

[HTML][HTML] Target control of complex networks

J Gao, YY Liu, RM D'souza, AL Barabási - Nature communications, 2014 - nature.com
Controlling large natural and technological networks is an outstanding challenge. It is
typically neither feasible nor necessary to control the entire network, prompting us to explore …

Network controllability is determined by the density of low in-degree and out-degree nodes

G Menichetti, L Dall'Asta, G Bianconi - Physical review letters, 2014 - APS
The problem of controllability of the dynamical state of a network is central in network theory
and has wide applications ranging from network medicine to financial markets. The driver …

[HTML][HTML] Emergence of bimodality in controlling complex networks

T Jia, YY Liu, E Csóka, M Pósfai, JJ Slotine… - Nature …, 2013 - nature.com
Our ability to control complex systems is a fundamental challenge of contemporary science.
Recently introduced tools to identify the driver nodes, nodes through which we can achieve …

Control capacity and a random sampling method in exploring controllability of complex networks

T Jia, AL Barabási - Scientific reports, 2013 - nature.com
Controlling complex systems is a fundamental challenge of network science. Recent
advances indicate that control over the system can be achieved through a minimum driver …