I will introduce some basic ideas from the theory of control, which is used for flying aircraft and other engineering applications, but is also the language for splitting biological networks into pieces. As an example of its use, we will prove the global stability of a class of dynamical systems, based on the stability of so-called monotone systems. Some seats will be reserved for several fruit flies invited.

(As an added bonus, you might be able to better understand J.M. Coron's Lewis Memorial Lectures this week, which are precisely on Control Theory.)