Scale-free network inference methods

An apparatus for inferring a network model of a process, comprising:

• means for generating a search space of candidate networks;
• means for reducing said search space by eliminating one or more non-fitting candidate networks to form a reduced search space;
• computer means for testing said candidate networks in said reduced search space against one or more criteria to identify an ensemble of networks;
• and
• computer means for modeling said process using said ensemble of networks.

A computer system for use in inferring a network model of a process, comprising computer instructions for:

• generating a search space of candidate networks;
• reducing said search space by eliminating one or more non-fitting candidate networks to form a reduced search space;
• testing said candidate networks in said reduced search space against one or more criteria to identify an ensemble of networks;
• and
• modeling said process using said ensemble of networks.

A computer-readable medium storing a computer program executable by a plurality of server computers, the computer program comprising computer instructions for:

• generating a search space of candidate networks;
• reducing said search space by eliminating one or more non-fitting candidate networks to form a reduced search space;
• testing said candidate networks in said reduced search space against one or more criteria to identify an ensemble of networks;
• and
• modeling said process using said ensemble of networks.

A computer data signal embodied in a carrier wave, comprising computer instructions for:

• generating a search space of candidate networks;
• reducing said search space by eliminating one or more non-fitting candidate networks to form a reduced search space;
• testing said candidate networks in said reduced search space against one or more criteria to identify an ensemble of networks;
• and
• modeling said process using said ensemble of networks.