The ability to predict, design, and control systems stems from our ability to reduce their dimensionality to a few key variables that accurately capture much of the behavior of the system. In theoretical physics, this has led to some of the most precise predictions ever made and the ability to control physical systems also with high precision. However,...

Steering complex networks, with many interconnected nodes, towards a desired evolution or target “attractor” state is difficult. However, it is of great practical interest in many areas of science, particularly genetics. Current methods that attempt to steer complex networks to a desired attractor state need continual intervention with the...