Toward robust network based complex systems: from evolutionary cellular automata to biological models (original) (raw)

2011, Intelligenza Artificiale

Sitting between your past and your future doesn't mean you are in the present. Dakota Skye Don't worry about the future; or worry, but know that worrying is as effective as trying to solve an algebra equation by chewing bubblegum. Mary Schmich Many thanks to... ... Prof. Marco Tomassini, my Ph.D. advisor, supervisor, mentor, and a brilliant scientist for sharing with me his absolute passion and devotion to research. He made me discover what it means to love science, and offered me the freedom to think independently, and to grow personally and intellectually. He really is "il più grande". ... Prof. Ferdinando Di Cunto, for agreeing to become my Ph.D. advisor in the cotutelle, for sharing his invaluable biological insight, for being incredibly kind, patient, and tolerant with me and my models. ... all the members of my jury, Dr. Andreas Kremer, Prof. Roberto Serra, Dr. Paolo Provero, Prof. Alessandro Villa, for agreeing to share your expertise in the domain at hand. I appreciate your comments and the time spent on reviewing my work. ... Dr. Mario Giacobini, with whom everything started about 6 years ago. We worked together on my masters dissertation. We became great friends. He is the reason I started a Ph.D. in the first place and the reason I undertook the adventure of a cotutelle with the University of Torino. He's been part of all my successes, our successes... Mario and his family, Silvia, Martina, Davide, and his parents Giacomo and Maria Giuseppina, are the kindest, most generous people I have ever met: I slept under their roofs, ate their food, took part in their daily life. They made me feel like I belong. I cannot thank them enough. ... Prof. Monty Kier, and his wife Martha, for their kindness, their generosity, their encouragements, their insight in the world of science and its underlying politics. ... those who shared my office at some point: Enea, Marc, Fabio, and Javier. Enea, we shared good times, stressful times, teaching, winter school, conferences, travels, stomach bugs, you are the most easy going person I know. Marc, we had some good rants, good raves, and awesome laughs. Fabio, you're the most patient person I know, you've put up with so much with me, never calling me out on anything, how do you do this ? I sometimes cannot stand myself, you always seem to be able to. ... the ISI faculty and staff, Prof. François Grize, Prof. Yves Pigneur, Prof. Benoît Garbinato, who taught me about how a department works, gave me a task for faculty politics, and gave me great advices and encouragements. Ms. Elisabeth Fournier for her outstanding work as administrative assistant, her professionalism, and her efficiency. All these qualities are greatly appreciated and underestimated by many. François Vessaz for his help maintaining and administrating the computer systems, the grid, the database and backups.