Robust Synchronization in Networks of Compartmental Systems
Milad Alekajbaf · TSpace (University of Toronto) · 2014
This thesis studies robust synchronization in networks of compartmental systems motivated by cellular networks. These networks consist of compartments each of which is composed by interconnected subunits. We investigate conditions on the dynamics of the subunits and on the interconnection topology that guarantee robust synchronization in the presence of external disturbances and possibly nonlinear perturbations on the network. The results are illustrated with several examples, including a network of genetic oscillators.