{"id":239152,"date":"2026-06-17T11:03:56","date_gmt":"2026-06-17T16:03:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2026\/06\/from-worm-to-ai-how-control-theory-unlocks-neural-networks"},"modified":"2026-06-17T11:03:56","modified_gmt":"2026-06-17T16:03:56","slug":"from-worm-to-ai-how-control-theory-unlocks-neural-networks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2026\/06\/from-worm-to-ai-how-control-theory-unlocks-neural-networks","title":{"rendered":"From Worm to AI: How Control Theory Unlocks Neural Networks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"display: block; margin: 0 auto; width: 100%; aspect-ratio: 4\/3; object-fit: contain;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fUZxdngnLy8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope;\n   picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>In this video, Dr. Ardavan (Ahmad) Borzou will discuss the control theory in network science and its application in C. elegans \\&amp; artificial neural networks. A short history of network science and the basics of control theory will also be reviewed.<\/p>\n<p>Comprehensive Python Checklist (machine learning and more advanced libraries will be covered on a different page):<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/compu-flair.com\/blogs\/program\">https:\/\/compu-flair.com\/blogs\/program<\/a>\u2026 Website: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.compu-flair.com\">www.compu-flair.com<\/a> Chapters: 00:00 \u2014 Introduction 01:52 \u2014 Application of control theory in the neural net of worm 03:23 \u2014 Networks in Data Science &amp; Seven Bridges of Konigsberg Problem 05:00 \u2014 History of network science 06:22 \u2014 Basics of control theory 10:23 \u2014 Results of applying control theory to the neural net of worm 11:27 \u2014 Control theory for artificial neural networks 12:44 \u2014 Comprehensive Python checklist for data scientists.<\/p>\n<p>CompuFlair Website:<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.compu-flair.com\">www.compu-flair.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Chapters:<br \/> 00:00 \u2014 Introduction.<br \/> 01:52 \u2014 Application of control theory in the neural net of worm.<br \/> 03:23 \u2014 Networks in Data Science \\&amp; Seven Bridges of Konigsberg Problem.<br \/> 05:00 \u2014 History of network science.<br \/> 06:22 \u2014 Basics of control theory.<br \/> 10:23 \u2014 Results of applying control theory to the neural net of worm.<br \/> 11:27 \u2014 Control theory for artificial neural networks.<br \/> 12:44 \u2014 Comprehensive Python checklist for data scientists.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this video, Dr. Ardavan (Ahmad) Borzou will discuss the control theory in network science and its application in C. elegans \\&amp; artificial neural networks. A short history of network science and the basics of control theory will also be reviewed. Comprehensive Python Checklist (machine learning and more advanced libraries will be covered on a [\u2026]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":661,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-239152","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-robotics-ai"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/239152","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/661"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=239152"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/239152\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=239152"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=239152"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=239152"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}