Guided Self Organization Inception

Author : Mikhail Prokopenko
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 475 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2013-12-19
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9783642537349

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Guided Self-Organization: Inception by Mikhail Prokopenko Pdf

Is it possible to guide the process of self-organisation towards specific patterns and outcomes? Wouldn’t this be self-contradictory? After all, a self-organising process assumes a transition into a more organised form, or towards a more structured functionality, in the absence of centralised control. Then how can we place the guiding elements so that they do not override rich choices potentially discoverable by an uncontrolled process? This book presents different approaches to resolving this paradox. In doing so, the presented studies address a broad range of phenomena, ranging from autopoietic systems to morphological computation, and from small-world networks to information cascades in swarms. A large variety of methods is employed, from spontaneous symmetry breaking to information dynamics to evolutionary algorithms, creating a rich spectrum reflecting this emerging field. Demonstrating several foundational theories and frameworks, as well as innovative practical implementations, Guided Self-Organisation: Inception, will be an invaluable tool for advanced students and researchers in a multiplicity of fields across computer science, physics and biology, including information theory, robotics, dynamical systems, graph theory, artificial life, multi-agent systems, theory of computation and machine learning.

Author : Yan M. Yufik,Biswa Sengupta,Karl Friston
Publisher : Frontiers Media SA
Page : 137 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2017-11-30
Category : Electronic book
ISBN : 9782889453405

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Self-Organization in the Nervous System by Yan M. Yufik,Biswa Sengupta,Karl Friston Pdf

This special issue reviews state-of-the-art approaches to the biophysical roots of cognition. These approaches appeal to the notion that cognitive capacities serve to optimize responses to changing external conditions. Crucially, this optimisation rests on the ability to predict changes in the environment, thus allowing organisms to respond pre-emptively to changes before their onset. The biophysical mechanisms that underwrite these cognitive capacities remain largely unknown; although a number of hypotheses has been advanced in systems neuroscience, biophysics and other disciplines. These hypotheses converge on the intersection of thermodynamic and information-theoretic formulations of self-organization in the brain. The latter perspective emerged when Shannon’s theory of message transmission in communication systems was used to characterise message passing between neurons. In its subsequent incarnations, the information theory approach has been integrated into computational neuroscience and the Bayesian brain framework. The thermodynamic formulation rests on a view of the brain as an aggregation of stochastic microprocessors (neurons), with subsequent appeal to the constructs of statistical mechanics and thermodynamics. In particular, the use of ensemble dynamics to elucidate the relationship between micro-scale parameters and those of the macro-scale aggregation (the brain). In general, the thermodynamic approach treats the brain as a dissipative system and seeks to represent the development and functioning of cognitive mechanisms as collective capacities that emerge in the course of self-organization. Its explicanda include energy efficiency; enabling progressively more complex cognitive operations such as long-term prediction and anticipatory planning. A cardinal example of the Bayesian brain approach is the free energy principle that explains self-organizing dynamics in the brain in terms of its predictive capabilities – and selective sampling of sensory inputs that optimise variational free energy as a proxy for Bayesian model evidence. An example of thermodynamically grounded proposals, in this issue, associates self-organization with phase transitions in neuronal state-spaces; resulting in the formation of bounded neuronal assemblies (neuronal packets). This special issue seeks a discourse between thermodynamic and informational formulations of the self-organising and self-evidencing brain. For example, could minimization of thermodynamic free energy during the formation of neuronal packets underlie minimization of variational free energy?

Author : Georgi Yordanov Georgiev,John M. Smart,Claudio L. Flores Martinez,Michael E. Price
Publisher : Springer
Page : 454 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2019-06-25
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783030000752

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Evolution, Development and Complexity by Georgi Yordanov Georgiev,John M. Smart,Claudio L. Flores Martinez,Michael E. Price Pdf

This book explores the universe and its subsystems from the three lenses of evolutionary (contingent), developmental (predictable), and complex (adaptive) processes at all scales. It draws from prolific experts within the academic disciplines of complexity science, physical science, information and computer science, theoretical and evo-devo biology, cosmology, astrobiology, evolutionary theory, developmental theory, and philosophy. The chapters come from a Satellite Meeting, "Evolution, Development and Complexity" (EDC) hosted at the Conference on Complex Systems, in Cancun, 2017. The contributions have been peer-reviewed and contributors from outside the conference were invited to submit chapters to ensure full coverage of the topics. This book explores many issues within the field of EDC such as the interaction of evolutionary stochasticity and developmental determinism in biological systems and what they might teach us about these twin processes in other complex systems. This text will appeal to students and researchers within the complex systems and EDC fields.

Author : Butun, Ismail
Publisher : IGI Global
Page : 285 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2021-06-25
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9781799874706

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Decision Support Systems and Industrial IoT in Smart Grid, Factories, and Cities by Butun, Ismail Pdf

Internet of things (IoT) is an emerging research field that is rapidly becoming an important part of our everyday lives including home automation, smart buildings, smart things, and more. This is due to cheap, efficient, and wirelessly-enabled circuit boards that are enabling the functions of remote sensing/actuating, decentralization, autonomy, and other essential functions. Moreover, with the advancements in embedded artificial intelligence, these devices are becoming more self-aware and autonomous, hence making decisions themselves. Current research is devoted to the understanding of how decision support systems are integrated into industrial IoT. Decision Support Systems and Industrial IoT in Smart Grid, Factories, and Cities presents the internet of things and its place during the technological revolution, which is taking place now to bring us a better, sustainable, automated, and safer world. This book also covers the challenges being faced such as relations and implications of IoT with existing communication and networking technologies; applications like practical use-case scenarios from the real world including smart cities, buildings, and grids; and topics such as cyber security, user privacy, data ownership, and information handling related to IoT networks. Additionally, this book focuses on the future applications, trends, and potential benefits of this new discipline. This book is essential for electrical engineers, computer engineers, researchers in IoT, security, and smart cities, along with practitioners, researchers, academicians, and students interested in all aspects of industrial IoT and its applications.

Author : Ronggui Ding,Reinhard Wagner,Constanta-Nicoleta Bodea
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 321 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2022-01-24
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9783030862480

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Research on Project, Programme and Portfolio Management by Ronggui Ding,Reinhard Wagner,Constanta-Nicoleta Bodea Pdf

This volume brings together selected and extended papers representative of work presented at the 8th IPMA Research Conference, which was held online between 9th and 11th September 2020. It explores the topics of project, programme and portfolio management, and self-organizing in and through projects. Offering international and multidisciplinary perspectives, this book answers questions such as: What is the impact of self-organization on organizational structures, processes, cultures and leadership? How can we define the transformative power of self-organization? What is the motivation of individuals to perform activities, to engage with others and organizations in order to get things done? Which kinds of leadership best support self-organizing in projects? What have disciplines like natural science, psychology, philosophy, sociology and management to offer in this respect? What are the cultural limitations and potentials regarding self-organization in projects and how do we deal with them? Research on Project, Programme and Portfolio Management is a valuable resource for all researchers and project management professionals interested in autonomous working and self-organizing.

Author : Michel Verleysen
Publisher : Presses universitaires de Louvain
Page : 615 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9782875870155

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Proceedings by Michel Verleysen Pdf

Author : Fivos Papadimitriou
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 153 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2022-02-03
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9783658355968

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Spatial Entropy and Landscape Analysis by Fivos Papadimitriou Pdf

This is the first book on spatial entropy in the scientific literature. It links spatial entropy with landscape analysis, landscape diversity and geo-information. It gives all the essential tools that a researcher needs in order to study the spatial entropy of physical as well as artificial landscapes (created with artificial life, swarm intelligence etc). This book explores the fascinating world of the interplay between spatial entropy, spatial information, self-organization and emergence and gives geographers and landscape scientists several alternative mathematical methods to study them, i.e. Shannon's formula, measures from non-extensive thermodynamics, from directional statistics and network theory. An essential book for researchers in landscape analysis and geo-informatics.

Author : Carlos Gershenson,Daniel Polani,Georg Martius
Publisher : Frontiers Media SA
Page : 116 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2021-05-19
Category : Science
ISBN : 9782889667819

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Complexity and Self-Organization by Carlos Gershenson,Daniel Polani,Georg Martius Pdf

Author : Francisco Antônio Doria,Shyam Wuppuluri
Publisher : World Scientific
Page : 445 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2020
Category : Computational complexity
ISBN : 9789811200076

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Unravelling Complexity by Francisco Antônio Doria,Shyam Wuppuluri Pdf

The revolutions that Gregory Chaitin brought within the fields of science are well known. From his discovery of algorithmic information complexity to his work on Gödel's theorem, he has contributed deeply and expansively to such diverse fields. This book attempts to bring together a collection of articles written by his colleagues, collaborators and friends to celebrate his work in a festschrift. It encompasses various aspects of the scientific work that Chaitin has accomplished over the years. Topics range from philosophy to biology, from foundations of mathematics to physics, from logic to computer science, and all other areas Chaitin has worked on. It also includes sketches of his personality with the help of biographical accounts in some unconventional articles that will provide a rare glimpse into the personal life and nature of Chaitin. Compared to the other books that exist along a similar vein, this book stands out primarily due to its highly interdisciplinary nature and its scope that will attract readers into Chaitin's world

Author : Mikhail Prokopenko
Publisher : MDPI
Page : 269 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2018-04-06
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9783038425144

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Complexity, Criticality and Computation (C³) by Mikhail Prokopenko Pdf

This book is a printed edition of the Special Issue "Complexity, Criticality and Computation (C³)" that was published in Entropy

Author : Angel P. del Pobil,Eris Chinellato,Ester Martínez-Martín,John Hallam,Enric Cervera,Antonio Morales
Publisher : Springer
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2014-07-08
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9783319088648

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From Animals to Animats 13 by Angel P. del Pobil,Eris Chinellato,Ester Martínez-Martín,John Hallam,Enric Cervera,Antonio Morales Pdf

This book constitutes the proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Simulation of Adaptive Behavior, SAB 2014, held in Castellón, Spain, in July 2014. The 32 papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected for inclusion in the proceedings. They cover the main areas in animat research, including the animat approach and methodology, perception and motor control, navigation and internal world models, learning and adaptation, evolution and collective and social behavior.

Author : Poramate Manoonpong,Christian Tetzlaff
Publisher : Frontiers Media SA
Page : 278 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2018-10-11
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9782889456055

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Neural Computation in Embodied Closed-Loop Systems for the Generation of Complex Behavior: From Biology to Technology by Poramate Manoonpong,Christian Tetzlaff Pdf

How can neural and morphological computations be effectively combined and realized in embodied closed-loop systems (e.g., robots) such that they can become more like living creatures in their level of performance? Understanding this will lead to new technologies and a variety of applications. To tackle this research question, here, we bring together experts from different fields (including Biology, Computational Neuroscience, Robotics, and Artificial Intelligence) to share their recent findings and ideas and to update our research community. This eBook collects 17 cutting edge research articles, covering neural and morphological computations as well as the transfer of results to real world applications, like prosthesis and orthosis control and neuromorphic hardware implementation.

Author : Stephan Chalup,Tim Niemueller,Jackrit Suthakorn,Mary-Anne Williams
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 671 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2019-11-30
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9783030356996

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RoboCup 2019: Robot World Cup XXIII by Stephan Chalup,Tim Niemueller,Jackrit Suthakorn,Mary-Anne Williams Pdf

This book includes the post-conference proceedings of the 23rd RoboCup International Symposium, held in Sydney, NSW, Australia, in July 2019. The 38 full revised papers and 14 invited papers presented in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 74 submissions. This book highlights the approaches of champion teams from the competitions and documents the proceedings of the 23rd annual RoboCup International Symposium. Due to the complex research challenges set by the RoboCup initiative, the RoboCup International Symposium offers a unique perspective for exploring scientific and engineering principles underlying advanced robotic and AI systems.

Author : Luis F. Castillo,Marco Cristancho,Gustavo Isaza,Andrés Pinzón,Juan Manuel Corchado Rodríguez
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 397 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2013-08-04
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9783319015682

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Advances in Computational Biology by Luis F. Castillo,Marco Cristancho,Gustavo Isaza,Andrés Pinzón,Juan Manuel Corchado Rodríguez Pdf

This volume compiles accepted contributions for the 2nd Edition of the Colombian Computational Biology and Bioinformatics Congress CCBCOL, after a rigorous review process in which 54 papers were accepted for publication from 119 submitted contributions. Bioinformatics and Computational Biology are areas of knowledge that have emerged due to advances that have taken place in the Biological Sciences and its integration with Information Sciences. The expansion of projects involving the study of genomes has led the way in the production of vast amounts of sequence data which needs to be organized, analyzed and stored to understand phenomena associated with living organisms related to their evolution, behavior in different ecosystems, and the development of applications that can be derived from this analysis.

Author : Pietro Michelucci
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 1059 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2013-12-04
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9781461488064

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Handbook of Human Computation by Pietro Michelucci Pdf

This volume addresses the emerging area of human computation, The chapters, written by leading international researchers, explore existing and future opportunities to combine the respective strengths of both humans and machines in order to create powerful problem-solving capabilities. The book bridges scientific communities, capturing and integrating the unique perspective and achievements of each. It coalesces contributions from industry and across related disciplines in order to motivate, define, and anticipate the future of this exciting new frontier in science and cultural evolution. Readers can expect to find valuable contributions covering Foundations; Application Domains; Techniques and Modalities; Infrastructure and Architecture; Algorithms; Participation; Analysis; Policy and Security and the Impact of Human Computation. Researchers and professionals will find the Handbook of Human Computation a valuable reference tool. The breadth of content also provides a thorough foundation for students of the field.