From Computational Logic to Computational Biology : Essays Dedicated to Alfredo Ferro to Celebrate His Scientific Career / edited by Domenico Cantone, Alfredo Pulvirenti.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cantone, Domenico.

Contributor:

Pulvirenti, Alfredo.

Series:

Lecture Notes in Computer Science, 1611-3349 ; 14070

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Logic, Symbolic and mathematical.

Bioinformatics.

Mathematical Logic and Foundations.

Computational and Systems Biology.

Local Subjects:

Mathematical Logic and Foundations.

Computational and Systems Biology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (280 pages)

Edition:

1st ed. 2024.

Place of Publication:

Cham : Springer Nature Switzerland : Imprint: Springer, 2024.

Summary:

Alfredo Ferro’s impact on information technology has traversed diverse domains, encompassing Computational Logic, Data Mining, Bioinformatics, and Complex Systems. After first studying Mathematics at the University of Catania, he received a Ph.D. in Computer Science from NYU in 1981, working under the supervision of Jacob Theodor (Jack) Schwartz. He returned to the University of Catania where he established the Computer Science undergraduate program, served as the coordinator of the Ph.D. program in Computer Science, cofounded the Ph.D. program in Biology, Human Genetics, and Bioinformatics, and retired as a full professor in 2021. Alfredo’s academic career as a computer scientist is characterized by two distinct research phases: Computational Logic until approximately 1995, followed by a notable focus on Data Mining and Bioinformatics. The contributions in this volume reflect the quality and the scope of his personal and collaborative successes. He also taught and inspired many excellent scientists. A pioneering initiative was to establish summer schools for Ph.D. students in 1989, leading to the so-called Lipari School, now the J.T. Schwartz International School for Scientific Research, where Alfredo continues to serve as director. This prestigious series includes schools focused on Computer Science, Complex Systems, and Computational Biology, featuring world-class scientists as lecturers and mentors.

Contents:

Computational Logic

The Early Development of SETL

Onset and Today’s Perspectives of Multilevel Syllogistic

An Automatically Verified Prototype of a Landing Gear System

A Sound and Complete Validity Test for Formulas in Extensional Multi-Level Syllogistic

Computational Biology and Complex Systems

Advances in Network-Based Drug Repositioning

Integer Programming Based Algorithms for Overlapping Correlation Clustering

Deep Learning Models for LC-MS Untargeted Metabolomics Data Analysis

The Search for Cancer Drivers: Basic Principles and Computational Approaches

Inferring a Gene Regulatory Network from Gene Expression Data. An Overview of Best Methods and a Reverse Engineering Approach

Efficient Random Strategies for Taming Complex Socio-Economic Systems

Critical Density for Network Reconstruction

Motif Finding Algorithms: a Performance Comparison.

Notes:

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ISBN:

9783031552489

3031552482

OCLC:

1427363015