Data-driven functional state estimation of complex networks

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Main Authors: Zhang, Yuan, Luo, Ziyuan, Xu, Wenxuan, Wu, Jiayu, Cao, Wenqi, Cheng, Ranbo, Qin, Tingting, Xia, Yuanqing, Darouach, Mohamed, Li, Aming, Fernando, Tyrone
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author Zhang, Yuan
Luo, Ziyuan
Xu, Wenxuan
Wu, Jiayu
Cao, Wenqi
Cheng, Ranbo
Qin, Tingting
Xia, Yuanqing
Darouach, Mohamed
Li, Aming
Fernando, Tyrone
author_facet Zhang, Yuan
Luo, Ziyuan
Xu, Wenxuan
Wu, Jiayu
Cao, Wenqi
Cheng, Ranbo
Qin, Tingting
Xia, Yuanqing
Darouach, Mohamed
Li, Aming
Fernando, Tyrone
contents The internal state of a dynamical system, a set of variables that defines its evolving configuration, is often hidden and cannot be fully measured, posing a central challenge for real-time monitoring and control. While observers are designed to estimate these latent states from sensor outputs, their classical designs rely on precise system models, which are often unattainable for complex network systems. Here, we introduce a data-driven framework for estimating a targeted set of state variables, known as functional observers, without identifying the model parameters. We establish a fundamental functional observability criterion based on historical trajectories that guarantees the existence of such observers. We then develop methods to construct observers using either input-output data or partial state data. These observers match or exceed the performance of model-based counterparts while remaining applicable even to unobservable systems. The framework incorporates noise mitigation and can be easily extended to nonlinear networks via Koopman embeddings. We demonstrate its broad utility through applications including sensor fault detection in water networks, load-frequency control in power grids, and target estimation in nonlinear neuronal systems. Our work provides a practical route for real-time target state inference in complex systems where models are unavailable.
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spellingShingle Data-driven functional state estimation of complex networks
Zhang, Yuan
Luo, Ziyuan
Xu, Wenxuan
Wu, Jiayu
Cao, Wenqi
Cheng, Ranbo
Qin, Tingting
Xia, Yuanqing
Darouach, Mohamed
Li, Aming
Fernando, Tyrone
Systems and Control
The internal state of a dynamical system, a set of variables that defines its evolving configuration, is often hidden and cannot be fully measured, posing a central challenge for real-time monitoring and control. While observers are designed to estimate these latent states from sensor outputs, their classical designs rely on precise system models, which are often unattainable for complex network systems. Here, we introduce a data-driven framework for estimating a targeted set of state variables, known as functional observers, without identifying the model parameters. We establish a fundamental functional observability criterion based on historical trajectories that guarantees the existence of such observers. We then develop methods to construct observers using either input-output data or partial state data. These observers match or exceed the performance of model-based counterparts while remaining applicable even to unobservable systems. The framework incorporates noise mitigation and can be easily extended to nonlinear networks via Koopman embeddings. We demonstrate its broad utility through applications including sensor fault detection in water networks, load-frequency control in power grids, and target estimation in nonlinear neuronal systems. Our work provides a practical route for real-time target state inference in complex systems where models are unavailable.
title Data-driven functional state estimation of complex networks
topic Systems and Control
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2512.06614