Liliana IRONI

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Liliana Ironi, Ettore Lanzarone: Optimal robust search for parameter values of qualitative models of gene regulatory network, IEEE/ACM Transactions on Computational Biology and Bioinformatics, Vol. 19, No. 2, (2022), 1050-1063, doi:10.1109/TCBB.2020.3006920.
Liliana Ironi, Ettore Lanzarone: A model-based tool for the analysis and design of gene regulatory network, IEEE/ACM Transactions on Computational Biology and Bioinformatics,Vol. 15, No. 4 (2018), 1301-1314, doi:10.1109/TCBB.2017.2716942.
Liliana Ironi, Diana X. Tran: Nonlinear and temporal multiscale dynamics of gene regulatory networks: A qualitative simulator, Mathematics and Computers in Simulation, 125 (2016), 15-37, doi:10.1016/j.matcom.2015.11.007.
Roderick Edwards, Liliana Ironi: Periodic solutions of gene networks with steep sigmoidal regulatory functions, Physica D: Nonlinear Phenomena, 282 (2014) 1-15.
Liliana Ironi, Ettore Lanzarone: Assigning probabilities to qualitative dynamics of gene regulatory networks, Journal of Mathematical Biology, Vol. 69, Issue 6 (2014) pages 1661-1692, doi: 10.1007/s00285-014-0765-z.
L. Ironi, D.X. Tran: Model-based design of synthetic networks, Proc. of the 2nd International Work-Conference on Bioinformatics and Biomedical Engineering, in: F. Ortuno, I. Rojas Eds., Granada 2014, Vol.2, 977-988
R. Guglielmann, L. Ironi: A divide-and-conquer strategy for qualitative simulation and fuzzy identification of complex dynamical systems, Int. J. of Uncertainty, Fuzziness and Knowledge-Based Systems, (2011) 19(3), pp. 423-452 doi:10.1142/S0218488511007076.
Liliana Ironi, Luigi Panzeri, Erik Plahte, Valeria Simoncini: Dynamics of actively regulated gene networks, Physica D (2011) 240, pp. 779-794, doi:10.1016/j.physd.2010.12.010,
Liliana Ironi, Stefania Tentoni: Interplay of spatial aggregation and computational geometry in extracting diagnostic features from cardiac activation data, Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine, (2011) doi: 10.1016/j.cmpb.2011.01.009.
Liliana Ironi, Stefania Tentoni: An Automated Tool for the Detection of Electrocardiographic Diagnostic Features based on Spatial Aggregation and Computational Geometry, Proc. of 2nd International Workshop on Medical Image Analysis and Description for Diagnosis Systems (in conjuntion with BIOSTEC 2011), Rome, January 2011, pp. 3-12.
R. Guglielmann, L. Ironi: A divide-and-conquer strategy for qualitative simulation of complex dynamical systems, in: J. de Kleer, K.D. Forbus (Eds.), Proc. 24th International Workshop on Qualitative Reasoning, Portland (Oregon), 8-10 August 2010, pp.10-17.
A. Vercesi, S.L. Toffolatti, G.Zocchi, R. Guglielmann, L. Ironi: A new approach to modelling the dynamics of oospore germination in Plasmopara viticola, European Journal of Plant Pathology (2010) 128(1), pp. 113-126.
L. Ironi, L. Panzeri: A computational framework for qualitative simulation of nonlinear dynamical models of gene-regulatory networks, BMC Bioinformatics (2009), 10(suppl 12):S14 doi:10.1186/1471-2105-10-S12-S14
A. Vercesi, S.L. Toffolatti, P. Fremiot, M. Prandato, N. Parisi, L. Ironi, R. Guglielmann: Monitoraggio e simulazione dell'andamento epidemico di Plasmopara Viticola in Lombardia, Quaderno della Ricerca n.103 – Luglio 2009, pp. 1-40, Regione Lombardia.
L. Ironi, S. Tentoni: Automated detection of electrocardiographic diagnostic features through an interplay between Spatial Aggregation and Computational Geometry, in: J. Zabkar, I. Bratko (Eds.), Proc 23rd International Workshop on Qualitative Reasoning, Ljubljana, Slovenia, 22-24 June 2009, pp.54-61.
L. Ironi, S. Tentoni: An innovative approach to automatically detect and interpret salient spatiotemporal features of a numeric field: a case study in Electrocardiographic Imaging, in: T.E. Simos, G. Maroulis (Eds.), Int. Conf. on Computational Methods in Science end Engineering 2008 (ICCMSE 2008), American Institute of Physics Conference Proceedings, 1148(2009) 142-145.
L. Ironi, L. Panzeri, E. Plahte: An algorithm for Qualitative Simulation of Gene Regulatory Networks with Steep Sigmoidal Response Functions, Lecture Notes in Computer Science, 5147 (2008) 110-124.
L. Ironi, L. Panzeri: Qualitative simulation of nonlinear dynamical models of gene-regulatory networks, in Proc. 22nd international Workshop on Qualitative Reasoning (Elizabeth Bradley, Louise Travé-Massuyès Eds.), Boulder, USA, 24-26 June 2008, pp. 58-67.
Raffaella Guglielmann, Liliana Ironi: Qualitative-fuzzy system identification of complex dynamical systems, Proc. 2007 IEEE Conference on Fuzzy Systems, London 23-26 July 2007, 716-721.
Liliana Ironi, Stefania Tentoni: Automated detection of qualitative spatio-temporal features in electrocardiac activation maps, Artificial intelligence in Medicine, 39, (2007), 99-111.
C.J. Price, L. Travé-Massuyès, R. Milne, L. Ironi, K. Forbus, B. Bredeweg, M.H. Lee, P. Struss. N. Snooke, P. Lucas, M. Cavazza, G.M. Coghill: Qualitative Futures, The Knowledge Engineering Review , 21 (4), (2006), 317-334.
R. Guglielmann, L. Ironi: Generating fuzzy models from deep knowledge: robustness and interpretability issues, Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence , 3571 , (2005), 600-612.
L. Ironi, S. Tentoni: Activation time imaging of ventricular excitation: a qualitative spatio-temporal feature detector, Proc. 19th International Workshop on Qualitative Reasoning (QR2005), Graz 18-20 maggio 2005, pp.16 - 22.
C.J. Price, L. Travé-Massuyès, R. Milne, L. Ironi, B. Bredeweg, M.H. Lee, P. Struss. N. Snooke, P. Lucas, M. Cavazza: Qualitative Futures, Proc. 19th International Workshop on Qualitative Reasoning (QR2005), Graz 18-20 maggio 2005, pp. 29-37.
L. Ironi, S. Tentoni: Electrocardiographic Imaging: towards automated interpretation of activation maps, Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence , 3581 , (2005), 323-332.
R. Guglielmann, L. Ironi: The need for qualitative reasoning in fuzzy modeling: robustness and interpretability issues, 18th International Workshop on Qualitative Reasoning (QR2004), Evanston August 2-4, 2004, 113-120.
L. Ironi, S. Tentoni: On the problem of adjacency relations in the Spatial Aggregation approach, Seventheen International Workshop on Qualitative Reasoning (QR2003), Brasilia 20-22 August 2003, 111-118.
L. Ironi, S. Tentoni: Towards automated electrocardiac map interpretation: an intelligent contouring tool based on Spatial Aggregation, Lecture Notes in Computer Science , 2810 , (2003), 397-408.
L. Travé-Massuyès, L. Ironi, P. Dague: Mathematical foundations of qualitative reasoning, AI Magazine, Special Issue on Qualitative Reasoning, 24 (4) , (2003), 91-106.
L. Ironi, S. Tentoni: A model-based approach to the assessment of physicochemical properties of drug delivery materials, Computers & Chemical Engineering, 27, 6, (2003), 803-812.
R. Guglielmann, L.Ironi: Strategies for improving neuro-fuzzy identification of nonlinear dynamical systems, Proc. FSKD'02, Singapore 18-22 November 2002, Vol 1, 59-63.
R. Guglielmann, L.Ironi, D. Liberati, A. Vercesi: A fuzzy-neural model of the germination of Plasmopara Viticola oospores , Notiziario sulla Protezione delle Piante, 15, (2002), 309-314.
R. Bellazzi, R. Guglielmann, L. Ironi, C. Patrini: A hybrid input-output approach to model metabolic systems: An application to intracellular thiamine kinetics, Journal of Biomedical Informatics, 34(4), (2001), 221-248.
R. Bellazzi, R. Guglielmann, L. Ironi: Learning from biomedical time series through the integration of qualitative models and fuzzy systems, Artificial Intelligence in Medicine , 21, 1-3 (2001), 215-220.
R. Bellazzi, R. Guglielmann, L. Ironi: Qualitative models and fuzzy systems: an integrated approach to system identification, in A. Bonarini, F. Masulli, G. Pasi (Eds.), Soft Computing Applications - Advances in Soft Computing, Physica-Verlag, Berlin, (2003), 83-94
L. Ironi, S. Tentoni: Model-based assessment of physico-chemical properties of pharmaceutical polymers, 2nd CIRP International Seminar on Intelligence Computation in Manufacturing Engineering, Capri 21-23 June 2000, 321-326.
R. Bellazzi, R. Guglielmann, L. Ironi: Using QR to solve quantitative modeling problems: an application to intracellular thiamine kinetics, Fourtheen International Workshop on Qualitative Reasoning (QR2000), Morelia 5-7 June 2000, 9-17.
R. Bellazzi, R. Guglielmann, L. Ironi: How to improve fuzzy-neural system modeling by means of qualitative simulation, IEEE Trans. on Neural Networks, 11, 1, (2000), 249-253.
L. Ironi, S. Tentoni: Assessment of physico-chemical properties of materials using a model based system, in: R. Milne (ed.), Qualitative and Model Based Reasoning for Complex Systems and their Control, IJCAI-99 Workshop, Stockholm 31 July 1999, 33-41.
C. Bonferoni, C. Caramella, L. Ironi, S. Rossi, S. Tentoni: Model-based interpretation of creep profiles for the assessment of polymer-mucin interaction, Pharmaceutical Research, 16, 9 (1999), 1456-1463.
R. Bellazzi, R. Guglielmann, L. Ironi: A qualitative-fuzzy framework for nonlinear black-box system identification, in: T. Dean (ed.), Proc. Sixteenth International Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence (IJCAI 99), Stockholm, 2, Morgan Kaufmann, San Francisco, (1999), 1041-1046.
A.C. Capelo, L. Ironi, S. Tentoni: Automated mathematical modeling from experimental data: an application to material science, IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man and Cybernetics - Part C., 28, 3 (1998), 356-370.
Bellazzi, L. Ironi, R. Guglielmann, M. Stefanelli: Qualitative models and fuzzy systems: an integrated approach for learning from data, Artificial Intelligence in Medicine , 14(1-2), (1998), 5-28.
R. Bellazzi, L. Ironi, R. Guglielmann, M. Stefanelli: Forecasting patient's behavior: a qualitative-fuzzy approach, in: P. Borne, M. Ksouri, A. El Kamel (eds.), Proc. CESA98, IMACS-IEEE Multiconference, 4, (1998), 410-415.
L. Ironi, S. Tentoni: An integrated quantitative-qualitative approach to automated modeling of visco-elastic materials from experimental data, in: R. Teti (ed.), Proc. ICME 98 - CIRP International Seminar on Intelligent Computation in Manufacturing Engineering, Capri, 1-3 July 1998, CUES-Salerno & RES Communication-Naples, 381-388.
R. Bellazzi, L. Ironi, R. Guglielmann, M. Stefanelli: Learning from data through the integration of qualitative models and fuzzy systems, in: E. Keravnou, C. Garbay, R. Baud, J. Wyatt (eds.), Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence, 1211, Springer, (1997), 501-512.
L. Ironi (ed.): Qualitative Reasoning - 11th International Workshop, Pubbl. 1036, IAN - CNR, (1997), 1-387.
A.C. Capelo, L. Ironi, S. Tentoni: The need for qualitative reasoning in automated modeling: a case study, in: Y. Iwasaki, A.Farquhar (eds.), Qualitative Reasoning - The Tenth Int. Workshop, Stanford Sierra Camp (USA), 21-24 May 1996, AAAI TR WS-96-01, AAAI Press (1996), 32-39.
L. Ironi, M. Stefanelli: Generating explanations of pathophysiological system behaviors from qualitative simulation of compartmental models, in: P. Barahona, M. Stefanelli, J. Wyatt (eds.), Lectures Notes in Artificial Intelligence, 934, Springer, (1995), 115--126.
A.C. Capelo, L. Ironi, S. Tentoni: Qualitative interpretation of creep and relaxation experimental data, in: G. Rzevski, R.A. Adey, C. Tasso (eds.), Applications of Artificial Intelligence in Engineering X, Computational Mechanics Publications, (1995), 129--136.
A.C. Capelo, L. Ironi, S. Tentoni: Automated selection of an accurate model of a visco-elastic material, in: B. Bredeweg (ed.), Proceedings of the 9th International Workshop on Qualitative Reasoning about Physical Systems, Amsterdam (1995), 32-43.

Submitted Papers

ironi@imati.cnr.it, September 2015.