SANGE - Stochastic Automata Networks Generator. A tool to efficiently predict events through structured Markovian models

The use of stochastic formalisms, such as Stochastic Automata Networks (SAN), can be very useful for statistical prediction and behavior analysis. Once well fitted, such formalisms can generate probabilities about a target reality. These probabilities can be seen as a statistical approach of knowledge discovery. However, the building process of models for real world problems is time consuming even for experienced modelers. Furthermore, it is often necessary to be a domain specialist to create a model. This work illustrates a new method to automatically learn simple SAN models directly from a data source. This method is encapsulated in a tool called SAN GEnerator (SANGE). This new model fitting method is powerful and relatively easy to use; therefore this can grant access to a much broader community to such powerful modeling formalisms.