FCModeler

This FCModeler picture shows a sample metabolic network for the plant hormone Gibberellin. For more pictures click here.


Project Abstract

The FCModeler project focuses on the dynamic display of directed graphs for projects such as metabolic networks and computer networks. Graph theory is used to analyze complex networks for common cycles and path search between nodes. The goals of this program are to:

The graphical display program is written in Java. The modeling software is currently implemented in Matlab with an XML interface between the packages. The software is freely available for noncommercial use. If you improve the code, please share your innovations with the rest of the user community.

FCModeler Current Development


Software / Files / Documents Used in this Project

Version 2.0 : Self-installing version for windows 2000 and XP; requires the Java 2 SDK, version 1.4.1 or above. (April 19, 2004)

 This version represents a major upgrade

Version 1.0 Software: (requires the Java 2 SDK version 1.3.x (http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.3/))

Note: This software uses the dot layout routine from the graphviz opensource software developed at AT&T labs (http://www.research.att.com/sw/tools/graphviz/) and the diva information software infrastructure. (http://www.gigascale.org/diva/)  


Project Participants

Dr. Julie A. Dickerson (Electrical and Computer Engineering)  

Dr. Eve Wurtele (Botany)

Mr. Zach Cox (MS, graduated 8/2002)  

Mr. Paul Jennings (Undergraduate Research Assistant) Computer Engineering

Mr. Adam Tomjack (Undergraduate Research Assistant)   Computer Science

Dr. Daniel Ashlock (Mathematics)

Ms. Josette Etzel (Ph.D. Student, Computational Biology)  

 

Mr. Pan Du (Ph.D. Student, Electrical Engineering)  

 


Project Funding

This work has been supported by

 


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