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Informatics
luis rocha 2007 fall 2007
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biologically-inspired computing
Instructor
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Prof. Luis M. Rocha
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Office Hours: Wednesdays: 10am – 12pm,
Eigenmann Hall, Room #905
Resources
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Web page
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Blog: Life Inspired
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http://informatics.indiana.edu/rocha/i-bic
http://life-inspired.blogspot.com/
Oncourse.iu.edu
biologically
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computing
rocha@indiana.edu
http://informatics.indiana.edu/rocha/i-bic
INDIANA
UNIVERSITY
Informatics
luis rocha 2007
biologically-inspired computing
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Overview
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Aims
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biologically
Inspired
computing
Bio-inspired computing is a field devoted to tackling
complex problems using computational methods
modeled after design principles encountered in nature.
The goal is to produce informatics tools with enhanced
robustness, scalability, flexibility and which can interface
more effectively with humans. It is a multi-disciplinary
field strongly based on Biology, Computer Science,
Informatics, Cognitive Science, and robotics. In this
course we study bio-inspired algorithms in security,
information retrieval, computational intelligence,
robotics, modeling and simulation, machine learning,
and biology itself.
Students will be introduced to fundamental topics in bioinspired computing, and build up their proficiency in the
application of various algorithms to real-world problems.
rocha@indiana.edu
http://informatics.indiana.edu/rocha/i-bic
INDIANA
UNIVERSITY
Informatics
luis rocha 2007 syllabus
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What is Life? (3 Lectures)
What is Computation? (1 Lecture)
Imitation of Life (3 Lectures)
Artificial Life and Complex Systems (6 Lectures)
Evolutionary Algorithms (4 Lectures)
Learning (2 Lectures)
Collective Behavior (4 Lectures)
Computer Immune Systems (3 Lectures)
Discussion Topics
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biologically
Inspired
computing
Biologically-inspired computing
Evolutionary robots, embodied cognition, Inferring BioNetworks, Whole organism modeling, Biomolecular
Self-Assembly, DNA Computation, Quantum
Computation
rocha@indiana.edu
http://informatics.indiana.edu/rocha/i-bic
INDIANA
UNIVERSITY