Fundamentals of natural computing : basic concepts, algorithms, and applications /: basic concepts, algorithms, and applications. (2006)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Leandro Nunes de Castro.
• Other Names: De Castro, Leandro N, 1974-
• Contents: Introduction; A Small Sample of Ideas; The Philosophy of Natural Computing; The Three Branches: A Brief Overview; When to Use Natural Computing Approaches; ; Conceptualization; General Concepts; ; PART I - COMPUTING INSPIRED BY NATURE; ; Evolutionary Computing; Problem Solving as a Search Task; Hill Climbing and Simulated Annealing; Evolutionary Biology; Evolutionary Computing; The Other Main Evolutionary Algorithms; From Evolutionary Biology to Computing; Scope of Evolutionary Computing; ; Neurocomputing; The Nervous System; Artificial Neural Networks; Typical ANNS and Learning Algorithms; From Natural to Artificial Neural Networks; Scope of Neurocomputing; ; Swarm Intelligence; Ant Colonies; Swarm Robotics; Social Adaptation of Knowledge; ; Immunocomputing; The Immune System; Artificial Immune Systems; Bone Marrow Models; Negative Selection Algorithms; Clonal Selection and Affinity Maturation; Artificial Immune Networks; From Natural to Artificial Immune Systems; Scope of Artificial Immune Systems; ; PART II - SIMULATION AND EMULATION OF NATURAL PHENOMENA IN COMPUTERS; ; Fractal Geometry of Nature; The Fractal Geometry of Nature; Cellular Automata; L-Systems; Iterated Function Systems; Fractional Brownian Motion; Particle Systems; Evolving the Geometry of Nature; From Natural to Fractal Geometry; ; Artificial Life; Concepts and Features of Artificial Life Systems; Examples of Artificial Life Projects; Scope of Artificial Life; From Artificial Life to Life-As-We-Know-It; ; PART III - COMPUTING WITH NATURAL MATERIALS; ; DNA Computing; Basic Concepts from Molecular Biology; Filtering Models; Formal Models: A Brief Description; Universal DNA Computers; Scope of DNA Computing; From Classical to DNA Computing; ; Quantum Computing; Basic Concepts from Quantum Theory; Principles from Quantum Mechanics; Quantum Information; Universal Quantum Computers; Quantum Algorithms; Physical Realizations of Quantum Computers: A Brief Description; Scope of Quantum Computing; From Classical to Quantum Computing; ; Afterwords; New Prospects; The Growth of Natural Computing; Some Lessons from Natural Computing; Artificial Intelligence and Natural Computing; Visions; ; Appendix A: Glossary of Terms; ; Appendix B: Theoretical Background; Linear Algebra; Statistics; Theory of Computation and Complexity; Other Concepts; Bibliography; ; Appendix C: A Quick Guide to the Literature; Introduction; Conceptualization; Evolutionary Computing; Neurocomputing; Swarm Intelligence; Immunocomputing; Fractal Geometry of Nature; Artificial Life; DNA Computing; Quantum Computing; ; Index; *All Chapters contain an Introduction, Summaries, Discussions, Exercises, and References
• Publisher Details: Place of publication not identified : Chapman and Hall/CRC
• Publication Date: 2006
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations
• Subjects: 005.1; Evolutionary programming (Computer science); Neural networks (Computer science); Quantum computers; Molecular computers
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781420011449; 1420011448
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